Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-04
Ease With Which Horse Rae,
t'akirs Trimmed Their Vic
tins is Surprising
HOLDING EXPERIENCE MEETINGS
Dupes Not Slow to Relate Manner in
Which They Fell Prey to the Tricks
of the crooks-Maybray Suggests
Going en- tho Stage as Easy Method
of Reimbursing Losers.
Special to Times Republican

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Council Bluffs, March L. some idea
OF the thoroughncsa with which May
bray and his accomptces trimmed
their victims once they had them ON
the line. is to be had from the state
ments OF six Mikes" who. on com
pairing notes, found they had collec-
lively contributed q total Of $4S,3So to
the gang. And they didn't stut,er
when they made their play. either
disconsoately remarked one of the SIX
victims.
Joe G. kiIe Tells Ellis Story.
Joe g. kic. of Cisco, ILL.,, who SAWS he
was swindled out of $4,000, has told
MS story of the manner in which he
was worked. II differs but little from
the experience which some of the 9TH
ers have related. but the fact that Mrs.
kile was-with her husband when the
JOB was pulled off adds a glamour TO
the setting which is lacking in the 9th
cr tales.
kile says that "a man giving his name
as Ed Leonard came to him at his
'A''''S ~ NsisoSo anu Gittliileu TO nave II
triend of two OF his brothers who was
dead. The man displayed an intimate
knowledge Of his family. kile says. and
quickly secured his entire confidence.
Then Leonard told lille OF 4 big
amount of valuable timber land in Ar
kansas which could be bought for 81. %
an acre. Kile thought it a bargain and
with his wife Went to Little Rock in
company of Leonard. where they
stopped mt one of the leading hotels.
Timber Deal Falls Thru.
kile says that the very open man
ner In which Leonard worked dis
armed him from suspicion and declares
that any one would have been taken
by him. But the timber deal fell thru
when u horse race was proposed. The
race was to be u sure thing, kile says
they tod him, Leonard having by this
time having been introduced to two
other men. kile WAS not to put up any
Of his money, but finally his $4,000
went to the private secretary in the
form of q loan, with the understanding
hat he was to get it back before the |
race, Kle asserts. The race was run,
lhe jockey fell off, and blood flowed.
Mrs. kile "as Thoroughly Frightened"
My wife was with me-" says kile |
n nrrating the story and she
thought the fellow was killed, but did I
lot think so. They We're all excited and I
got back ITO town in a hurry. George /
leonard, the private secretary, who
vas stakeholder and supposedly a
.ousin of Ed Leonard, who brought me-
o Little Rock. came to ME and said:
ann ruined | am lost. am ruined if
don't set the money and I am ruined
{ l do. I'm going TO- have the money.
gorge Lewis is George Clark, who is
II the county jail"
kile says that he was hustled off ana
hat when he got back home he was
lad enough to keep still about the at
air. Not a person in Cisco had an
1kilnS OF the matter and when he re-
elved telegram from the sheriff and
tas finally located and visited by the
ostal inspector he was loath to tell ihi,
tory
When Maybray Comes Back.
Information received last night to :,
ne effect that Mayhray is to be re- :. I.
lrned TO Council Bluffs at once has
ct tho people here on the qli vive of
eeitSitiNi't gnu II - 9Hiu iIitl !pFGf}dr0-
ons are under way for his safe keep
lg. Dobbins, who has been overshad-
we'd BY recent developments, showed
lie first signs of animation and inter :
L when told that Maybray was to re-
mn, but he maintained a discreet sill
Ice, just as he has from the first. Mrs. :
obbins continues to make her home at
local hotel, where she denies herself y
all callers and even has her meals '
rived in her room. N
Maybray Mas Suggestion. !,
who is alternately in the u
Imps and in Il cheerful mood, has m -
ea for q plan for reimbursing thu u
likes. Just get good writer to put y
fer use Il one-act farce, with me, as y
e heavy man (vilain he probably
d in mind and Cavanagh and Eel
v to do the comedy and will bet >
at in two nights We can make back
that they claim to have lost to Is a
the way Maybray outlines his plan G!
Why we ought to have a royalty b'
the hotel business we are bringing az
The number of Mikes the hotels bl
, getting. to entertain should cec- ni
My entitle us to something Tie SC
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