Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-18
converting them into cash in bills Of
large denominations. Ballew's visit to
the banks in Omaha furnished the

large denominations. Ballew's visit to-
the banks in Omaha furnished the
foundation for bit of interesting talk.
Ballew was asked about his CONVEX
satlon with Luther Drake, president of
the Merchants National Bank, You
didn't tell, him about the horse race:"
No SIR" Did you tell him you wanted
the money to buy lumber yards with?"
u may have told him l wanted it for
deal in lumber yards" 'sWhy did
you tell him that when it was not so:'
We'll, I didn't want anybody to know
what I was doing" you were
ashamed We're you?' "well, business
men are not supposed to tell their bus
mess" You didn't want to tell any
body what business you were on, did
you?' mo. didn't" "Why?" Be
cause Martin and Dobbins told me to
keep it a secret for one thing. Then
didn't want to have anybody know
what was doing"
At another point recurrence was had
to Ballew's telephone talk with the st.
Joe banks, during which Ballew was
asked: Didn't you say you telephoned
the ST. Joe banks that you needed the
money!" mo sir, said drafts" Didn't
you say to them that you were on a
deal for lumber yards and needed $780,
600 right away?" mo sir, they asked
me if it was a gold brick. told them
no, 1t was just deal for some lum-
ber yards"
When questioned about his allowing
Wilson to act as stakeholder when he
and Martin were to furnish Ballew the
money to bette on the race, after it had
$ho ;,to Te,J
in the race, the millionaires (Gordon,
Ballew was asked: why didn't you
Wilson and Martin were furnished the
money to bet on your side?"
81 didn't seem to have any side.
was Just a figurehead. 1t was none of
my business. They had me in their
hands and they had worked me up until
I didn't know what 1 was to do until
Wilson said Mr. Ballew, sit down here
and keep record of the betting"
Incidents connected with the betting
wera referred to 4 number of times by
the attorneys for Dobbins Four bets
were made on the first day, aggregating
$4,000 a side. These, according to the
witness, were supposed to have been
made with the money of Martin and
Wilson. On the 18th six bets aggre-
eating $4,000 a side We're made. bring
ing the total up to $4,000. which, with
the premium or purse of $4,000 and
the forfeit of $4,000 a side, made an
aggregate of $4,000, which the winner
would secure.
Ballew said that when the money
first furnished him by Martin was eX-
hausted on the first day, Martin con-
tinueo to bring additional funds as the
bets were made. The millonaires, as
the BITS We're made, laid the money on
the table in front of Ballew, who regis
tered the bets and covered it with a
similar wager, after which the mil
lionaire would take his money to stake
holder Wilson in an adjoining room and
Martin would do the same for Ballew
Balew was not sure whether he,sW
son or Martin met on the night of the
18th and figured up their respective
winnings.
Other Testimony corroborates.
Other witnesses called who gave IN
teresting testimony, were Gilmore
Marlley Of Centerville, Iowa; L. H.
Young, Of Ottu1nwa, Iowa; F. V. Min
ter, of Princeton, Mo-; A. s. Craig, of
Kansas City and Clint Melthorpe, of
Centerville. Iowa.
.Minter, who is an ex-sheriff of the
county in which Princeton is located
testified to working for Ballew in the
hunt and chase for Dobbins for which
work Ballew had paid him s400. 1t was
also understood that he was to get 25
percent of what money was recovered.
Minter also testified to having talked
with Dobbins on horse race deal in
Council Bluffs; that he asked Dobbins
if he was not afraid of the law, and
that Dobbins told him they were oper-
ating under the protection of the Of
ficers here.
Gilmore Markley, a hotel man, FORM
erly resided at Charlton, Iowa. where
he testified he met Dobbins, who,
Markley said, was operating poker
game there. He loaned Dobbins $500
on a diamond ring; about the 18th Of
Oct. 1908. Dobbins telephoned him from
Omaha asking Markley to meet him
on the arrival there of passenger train
No. 2, going to Chicago; that he met
Dobbins as requested and was paid the
loan on the diamond, the money being
taken from a large roll.
L. H. Young, of Ottumwa, Iowa, is a
travelling man. He testified that he
was on the same train with Dobbins
the night that Dobbins and Markley
met at the railroad station in Charlton
He testified that Dobbins told of hav-
ing pulled off big deal; that Dobbins
showed him two rolls of money, one
a large roll, which Dobbins counted in
his presence and which contained
$4,000 in cash, and another smaller
roll, which was not counted but which
Young estimated contained $4,000;
that at Dobbins' request he took $40
which Dobbins gave him and bought a
ticket at Charlton from that place to
Chicago, for Dobbins; that he saw
Markley and Dobbins exchange the dia-
mond and $500 in the vestibule of car
| on the train.
W. II. Bedford of Bolckow, Mo-; who
says that he was victimized out of
$1,000 In Council Bluffs by the Mabray
gang in the summer of 1908, was the
first of dozen self-confessed victims
who have been subpoenaed, to be called
to the witness stand ,and the right of
| the prosecution to introduce the testi-
mony of these victims was questioned
| by the defense. After considerable
argument on the admissability of their
| testimony the court took the matter
under advisement
mikes" May Testify.
| AT today's session Of court Judge
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