Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22
Some Of Them Summoned as Wit.
nsssss In Court, Others Arc Pressing
Suits Against Mabray and His Pals
Some big Surprises Predicted by
Prosecuting Attorney.
Special to Times-Republican.

"Mikes"-on all sides of.a1im-T They flled1
the bar room, the spacious office and
even In Bayliss park, across the street,
there sat group Of five "Mikes" COM
pairing notes and.sizinfi up the situa-,
tion. For be it known the Mabray
cases aresonta and "Mikes" and witnesses
from" all parts OF the United States are
here; 49,. ..n.., 49,, :. $780,. =.
bray. cases are a sleek looking lot
There are among them several million
aires and any number of them are
known to be wealthy. T. w. Ballew, of
Princeton. Mo-. the prize sucker of the
lot, Judged by the amount Of cash
which he claims to have dropped inso
the Mayhray hopper-s3O,O0 0-is here.
Ballew, whether he thinks himself
little better, morally, than his fellow
suckers or whether it is just his way
OF exclusiveness and dread of con-
tact with the world, or from whatever
cause, flocks by himself mostly and is
decidedly chary with his condolences.
Ballew is a millionaire several times
over. He acts as tho he regarded the
fellows who only lost $4,000 and $4,000
rs pikers.
Two+Grand Juries Grinding.
Two grand juries are grinding here
and in Omaha and both are said to be
giving particular attention to the Ma
bray cases, which is one of the reasons
for the appearance here at this time If
SO many interested in the matter, altho
theA arraignment of Mabray and the
trial of Dobbins are main reasons Of
the influx Of visitors.
United States federal court was con-
Eened yesterday by Judge Smith Nc
Pherson. It was expected that Ma
bray would be arraigned at once, but
he rxas not brought into court and it
Us understood will not be before Thurs
day, wilen argument will be heard up
ion the motion to quash the Indictment
against Mabray Mabray. who had
tired OF the unchanging scenes in the
Folk county JAIL was visibly pleased
tosbe given a change of environment.
AItho 1t is suspected by the initiated
that the comforts which the Potta-
wattamie county Jail afford are hardly
equal to the Polk county edifice.. Ma
bray occupies the room In the female
section so long the abiding place OF
Dobbins. +
Hearing on Motions Thursday.
Soon after the opening of court at
torneys fok Nabray brought to the at
tention Of Judge Mcpherson the two
pending indictments against Mabray
when demurrers and motions to quasi
the indictments were filed. The cour
Immediately set Thursday as the tilne
for arguing the demurrers.
In court at the time the Mabra3
cases were set were the "Mikes" ana
their attorneys, among whom are {
number from out of town. Severa
witnesses have also tbeen summoned
from Little Rock, Ark, and are her,
ready to appear in the cases.
Quite few of the plaintiffs in these
Maybrayf cases in federal court are
plaintiffs also in suitstbrought in dis.
Erict court againstNthe syndicate leader
10 recover money they claim to have
lost.
Then again the majority of then
ere here to respond to summon
FALLING them to appear, before the fed
lral grand jury which also began bus
mess soon aftertJudge Mcpherson con
Hened court! This class include a larg
humber Of men as there are man.
who claim ito have had knowledge o
the facts.connected ,withEthese affairs
Some ofathemfa1so, will be before tn
lederM' grand Jury in Omaha in tn
same relation.
Predicts Some Big Surprises.
From this sitting of the grand jur
lt.is expected will develop a new Gro
of indictments I'm the matter and it i
limited that the report of the gran
jury will be sensational. Speaking G
the matter MIL. TempleE United State
prosecuting attorney. said:
There will be some big surprises o
both sides of the river before we &c
thru with this"
The demurrers and motions to quas
the Mabray indictments are all prae
tically alike. There are two indict
ments. Both charge sending matte
thru. thesmails with intent to defrau
Rnd both are based in letters sent 1
connectiontWith the alleged swindlin
of Samuel iSdt6r of Cass Lake, MINI
put of $1,000 in this city in the sum
mer Of 1908. The demurrers and me
tions to quashsdeclares that, they fail I
allege the depositing in,or taking frol
the mails sofsany letters or packets h
the defendant in execution of tt
scheme ycharged in the indictment.
is also claimed that the indictments Z
not claim that the pretended lette
upon which, the cases are based,.wel
written by 'Mabray. These and tecl
nfnal objections are urged with IL
usual repetition.
Party from Little Rock.
In the party which came here fro
Little Rock. Ark, are the officers WI
raidedS the Maybray mansion ther
capturing the records which have no
become famous as Maybray's priva
account books. They will appear b
fore the grand juries Of the two ci
les. In,the partyvare Sheriff B. l.. Ro
erts, Deputy Sheriff j. J. Hawkir
Deputy Constables w. A. Roth and
w. Ray.
Deputy Sheriff Hawkins is the off
Ger who accomplished the capture
y. G. Maybray and ]. j. Warner as tn
were slipping from the rear Of t
Mabray. mansion in Little Rock. Be
attempted to draw revolvers when
came upon them, but he beat them
it. holding Athem at the point of /
gunEuntil other officers could ~arri
to disarm them. :