Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-18

Special to Times-Republican.
Council Bluffs, March 1S.-By far the
larger proportion of Mikes have either
found it the part of wisdom to pocket
their losses and say nothing, or are
afraid of the jeers of their friends If
making public confession, for only a
small percentage of the forty or more
to whom the federal officials appealed
to come here and assist in the pros
ecution Of Maybray and his confed-
crates, have signitled willingness to
join In the prosecution.
j. Hemelbracht of Bancroft, Neb a
German farmer and stock raiser who
was buncoed out of $4,000, on fake
horse race last summer, had but re-
Gently sold bunch of cattle at the
South Omaha market when ne was APP
preached by members of the gang Of
swindlers. Here is Mr.. Hemelbracht's
way Of telling what happened.
"My, my, but dem fellers had To-. Il
money 1 nefer seed so mooch money.
Dcy lookt all right to me and they
talkt all right and dey got my moneysh
all right. vas yoost tam fool and
haint got 40 squeal. A man vot Is
sooch noodlecumpoop as to be skint
by dem fellers hain't got no excuse to
squeal. 1t was smooth trick; ] bite
and nobody is to blame but me. am
yoost $4,000 wiser; dots all"
Business Done in Council Bluffs.
Among the interesting exhibits which
Postal Inspector Swensen had with
him when he appeared before the state
grand jury In these cases, were the
following:
iMaybray's summary: Business done
from April to Oct. 10, 1908, 162,5s6.
"Your share OF profits, $23,S92.
"29 tricks.
"oct. % to Nov. is, $4,000"
This is interpreted by the officials
to mean Maybray's personal account
Council Bluffs Victims.
The total winnings of the ''swindle
syndicate" in Council Bluffs from the
time that 1t opened up for business
here in 1907 to November, 1908, as
computed from data found in May
bray's effects, was $256,295 and the
total sum cleaned up thruout the time
the gang operated here, as close to
$500, 600. The original estimates of
s., 900 900 as the profit Of the syndicate
has not been reduced by later evidence.
A list of twenty nine victims feeced
in Council Bluffs, a number cores
ponding with that in Maybray's private
account to himsel twas placed before
the grand jury today as evidence in
the investigation. The list with
amounts and dates os follows;
April p. Pierpont, Marys-
Vile, Mo .............$ 2,lUU
April 25-J. Hemelbracht, Ban
croft, Neb.. $50. -. $3.50. 5000
May M. Mener, Bristol, S. ID.
..... $3.50. -. .......... 10000
May s-R. L. King, Fowler.
Col........ ........ ........ 2,ooo
May &C. E. Hayward, Garden
City, s. De-. $500. 5000
May 12-Edwin James, Blue
Springs, Col..... ........ >. 5000
May 1s-Rentle, Neenah, Wis. 1000
May 25-A. Harrington, Mime
apolis. -. ...... ...... 49,. 5000
May 2S-Stine, Chicago. ....... LAO
June 81. c.. Bowman, Silver
ton. Col. -. ...... ........ 1900
June ,15-Day & Mansfield,
Winnebago, Neb. ...... $3.50
July 3-Joseph p. Walker, Den
yer, Col. ...... ...... 5000. 5,3O6
July shull, Minneapolis,
MINI. 500. 80. $500. $500
July Isl. Corbin, Chicago.... $500
July 17-George Brown, Nor
ton, Kan. 800. $500. 5000
July 23-Thomas Gale, Fond du
Lac, Wts...... 5000. 5000
July &c. Walker, Denver, Col
.. 49,. -. ................ 5000
July 27-Adolph Yeske, Hardin
MOnt.. ......... Lou
Aug. Sc. G. Aulspagh, Terre
Haute, Ind ................. 1000
Aug. 17-Samuel Sutor. Cass
Lake. MINI :. .............. 5000
Aug. sd. G. Harrington, Pipe
stone, MINI ......s......... 1000
Aug. 20.-HaJrington, Hartsel,
Col. >. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Aug. 21-w. H. Bedford, Rae,
Mo 49,. .................. 5000
sept. l'SeTNlSS q WlletlCll, VI \
Arthur, Canada ......... 5000
Sept S-Mattingtly, Nashville,
Tenn :. ;. ............. 5000
Sept 16-Alex Delain, Walton,
Wis :. ............ $500
Sept 22-George r. Castle, Britt,
iowa .............. 5000
Oct. George S. Bedford, Gree
ley, Col 12,25O
Oct. 13-T. W. Ballew, Prince
ton, Mo .................... 10000
Total ............ 1852, 1916
Figures Verified by Victims.
It is worthy of note that in every
case, where a victim has been found
willing to tell Of his experience with
the gang, that the sums claimed to
have been lost, together with dates and
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