Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-03
TALKED 100 MUCH
EVIDENCE THAT MAYRRAY GANG
"srsERERs" COULDN'T STAND
PROSPERITY.
BRAGs MADE BY THEM
LEAD TO INCARCERATION
Frank Scott, Recently Arrested,
Flashed Roll of Money to Prove to
Friend His Ability as a CRATER -
"steerers" Received Regular Conn
missions for Rounding Up Victims.

Council Bluffs, July 3-Couldn't
stand prosperity when it came in
punches. That was the cause of the
downfall of one Dobbins incarcerated
in the Pottawattamie county Jail these
many weeks awaiting trial on a charge
OF being a come on" for the Maybray
gang, and the same weakness has
proven the rule with another, one
Frank Scott, fellow prisoner of Dob
bins. 1t seems to have been a COM
mon trait among the members of the
Maybray fraternity known as Steer
ers,' that they can not stand prosper
ity. Money loosens their tongues. and
success with their alleged dupes ex-
cites their bump of bravado.
The latest boaster to come to grief
is Frank Scott, resting in the Jail here
on a charge of swindling John Hemel-
brecht, Nebraska farmer out of
$1,000 while operating as member of
the Maybray gang. SO much, at least,
IS Indicated in the notice by the state.
of the Introduction of witnesses in the
case against Scott, which was served
upon the defendant today.
Patrick Dorsey, sheriff of Thurston
county, Neb.. where Scott lived, is one
of the men whom Scott, it Is claimed
told how he helped swindle the trust
ing German agriculturist from near
Pender, the county seat of Thurstoa
county.
Scott Flashed His Roll.
Dorsey will, it is claimed, testify to
a conversation that he had with the de-
PENDANT in the spring of 1908. After
telling about the Hemelbrecht deal,
Scott is alleged to have declared that
his share of the $4,000 was S1,25o Then,
10 prove the truth of his assertion. the
alleged steerer pulled out roll of bills,
it is claimed. and showed them to the
wondering Dorsey, remarked that there
was the proceeds of the deal.
The Thurston county sheriff, also, it
is stated, will tell of the whereabouts
of Scott in the spring of this year, after
the Indictment was returned in tbs
local courts. At that time Sheriff
Dorsey was trying to arrest the man,
and it is said gave the tip that enabled
the officers of Pottamattamie county
to land the much wanted Scott in
Sioux City.
Edward Gardner. who Is farmer in
Hemelbrecht's enighborhood, Is expect
| ed to testify, according to the notice
| to conversations had with Scott ir
1909, both in Bancroft and in Omaha
Then Scott declared, as the story goes
that the sheriff at Fender was trying
to arrest him and that he was trying
to keep under cover Paul Sims. OF
| having overheard the conversations be
tween Scott and Gardner in Omaha.
Discloses Regular Commission.
| An interesting fact in connection
with Dorsey's expected testimony is
| the amount of money that Scott is
claimed TO have received from the
| Hemelbrecht deal. The $3.50 referred
to was the % per cent commission
said to have been paid all the steerers
I by the Maybray gang in 1908. beine
one-half less than was paid the yea,
previous as disclosed in various WAYS
John Hemelbrecht, the Teutonic vic.
tim from Nebraska, has proven one o.
the most philosophic victims of the
many. He has plenty of money left ant
many acres of rich Nebraska land
Hem elbrecht was here yesterday ant
called at the Jail to identify Scott. TIL.
two shook hands cordially and ex
changed numerous greetings. AS Hem
elbrecht was leaving Scott remarked
that it was rather warm and close i,
Jail.
Veil, if you was oudt undt had t,
pillow corn. like L do quickly reyortet
the German, you would got plenty o
fresh air, maybe"
WAS, yah?"