Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-23
HEAD OF ALLEGED swINpLE1
SYNDICATE, IN INTERVIEW,
TALKS CHRISTIANITY.
AN ADMlRER OF MRS. EDDY
AND HER MENTAL SCIENCE
Colony of "Mikes" Continue. to In.
crease as Time For Trial Approaches
Recount Their Experiences az En-
tertaininsIy As a Group Of War
Veterans.
pecial to Times-Republican.


bray, the alleged king of the Mabray
swindle syndicate now attracting re-
newed attention from almost every
state in the union, pressed for an in
terview regarding his past life and for
his version of the charges resting
against him, launched into a disserta-
Etion upon christianity.
DO exactly right between man and
man." That is Mabrays creed and
considered in relation with the
Charges that he and his pals f1eeced
victims from all parts of the United
States out of nearly $1,000OO0 pro-
vides study worth considering And
he is just as earnest as anyone could
be about the matter. "And l believe I
have come pretty near living up to it,"
Mabray added as he looked the report
err who had called on him at the coun-
t. Jail, squarely in the eye, his words
being delivered with an earnestness
that would carry conviction under or
binary circumstances.
Asked what he considered right be-
tween man and man, Mabray replied:
well now, that is a pretty big ques-
ton. People have different ideas about
that. My idea is that one of the things
is to live up to ones agreements.
have tried to keep every agreement /
ever made. If Mr.. Sutor Gone of the
MikesO was here think 1 could con-
vince him that 1 have done this,
wouldn't hurt him either"
This alleged arch conspirator in the
,windle syndicate whites his time away
With books. The bible he has studied
extensively and the works of Mrs.
eddy are his especial obpect of atten-
ion. the claims made by Mrs. Eddy
obtaining strong attraction for him.
Likes Mrs. Eddy's Books.
Yes, I've read Mrs. Eddy's books"
re said, land they have interested me
hings. My bible is not here now, it's
n my trunk. When 1 get unpacked I'll
show it to you. 1 have read it good
ileal I don't believe all that it says,
out one thing is sure, it don't hurt
,nyone to read it,"
Mabray accompanies his words with
an occasional smile and frequently dur
ing the interview laughed heartily. But
his face and manner was one of deep
interest and intense earnestness when
talking of sober subjects. Once when
he laughed was when reference was
made to John r. Dobbins, of Prince
ton, Mo-, who is alleged to have stored
T. W. Ballew, of that place, against q
100000 horse race proposition in which
Ballew lost this sum. Dobbins is ma
| tive of Princeton.
said with a smile. They tell me he
looks more like a Mike than some of
the men who claim the title" And
then he laughed. Mabray is fond of
children and boosted of his ability to
induce a child to forsake it's parents for
him. children all like me-" he said.
IF your boys were to come here I'd
take him away from You. He would
rather stay with me than with you"
Colony Of Victims Growing.
| AS new members of the Mike" fra
ternity continue to arrive those on the
ground earliest combine to make cit
pleasant for the late arrivals. They
appear to secure much enjoyment from
recounting their experiences while here
at the time that the fake horse race
or fake prize fight was pulled off for
tHelf especial DeneHt.
One of them, referring to his last
visit here, which was when he claims
to have dropped $4,000 on fake horse
race, laughed as he told how fast he
rode in the big red auto which figures
! in the stories, to get to- Omaha and
catch a train and escape the clutches
Of an Officer" of the law who was
supposed to be after the whole party
for having been principals in the MUIR
der of one of the jockies. cit was a
fast ride" he said, land I breathed
more freely, can tell you, when was
on the train and the train was speed
ing westward thru Nebraska.
| Several of the "cloth' who were par
ticipating in the postmortem, exchang-
ed significant chances and one of the
number took a long breath and laconi-
cally remarked, didn't I, too?"
4 Record Indictment Probable
Anticipating that the two indict-
ments under which, j. G. Mabray is
now held will be quashed in federal
court tomorrow, the federal grand jury
has ready a monster indictment in the
alleged "Mabray swindle" syndicate
cases, in which more than 100 persons
scattered over the United States will
be held on charges Of using the I'm
| tied States mails to defraud. 1t is said
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