The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-12
ANOTHER VICTIM
TELLS HIS TALE
MAYBRAY TRIAL CONTINUES
WITH UNABATED IN
TEREST.
DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE
Introduced by Prosecution and Fol
lowed With Recital by Witness
eu O., How They Were
,,. Fieeced.

Council Bluffs, Iowa, March IL
The government continued today to
introduce evidence against John G..
Maybray and eighteen of his alleged
associates who are on trial before
Judge Mcpherson for alleged con-
spiraey to defraud by means of illegal
use of the mails to promote fixed
sporting events. Colonel Temple
prosecuting attorney, offered some
documentary evidence, in the way OF
letters exchanged between the de-
PENDANTS and their alleged victims
but in each instance followed up this
evidence by procuring recital from
the witnesses of all the events lea /
ing up to and final loss of large sums
tof money on sporting events.
The defense put forth strenuous
efforts to keep out of the records a
number Of the 1900 letters taken
from Mabray's effects when he was
arrested in Little Rock Judge Nc.
Pherson decided to wait until tomor.
row before making final ruling in
the matter.
j. Fl. Secrest, retired farmer of
Iowa City. told of the alleged opera
tions Of the defendants, He first
contributed $4,000 to the Millionaries'
Club treasury and, stll satisfied with
the legitimacy of the scheme, put up
SO 600 more, which he lost, both sums
going into pools of fixed horse races
at New Orleans.
Il was first approached in a hotel
at st. Paul." said Secrest. "a man
giving the name of ]. c. Cramer
greeted me in a casual way and we
discussed the possibilities OF money
making out Of Canada and Texas
land. After | had returned home he
called me up from Davenport, Iowa.
9 on the telephone and said he was
coming TO see me. He appeared next
day and laid before me an elaborate
I plan to make easy money in New
Orleans. | refused to have anything
to do with the scheme, but told him
| was going to New Orleans and then
| to Texas. He declared he would ac-
company me.
when we reached New Orleans
| he showed me the city and entertain
ed me in style for few days. Then
was introduced to a man named
Martin whose rea / name | later
learned was r. B. Hartman. The two
continued the solicitation that take
a; little OF the sure money. | stih re.
fused, but finally agreed to lend Cra-
mer $4,000 to go into it The race
was pulled off and Hartman lost the
money, because our Jockey had a
fit and fell from his horse
"The 'minnionaires. said it was not
fair to take our money and that If
we would put up $1,000 forfeit they
t would give US another chance in a
week. wanted my $4,000 back and
went home and raised $4,000 and Mar
tin made, up the rest and we put up
the forfeit Another race was arrang.
ed and | kept the betting sheet. Near.
| " $50,00O was bet on that race and
my $4,000 got into the pool in some
way.
Our jockey had another accident
and thought he was dead. Martin
told me we would all be. arrested
and advised me to return home, which
did"
Secrest pointed out Maybray rs
one of the "mi'lionaires.' Secrest's 5
testimony was sample of several
stories told today. Samuel Sutor
of Cass Lake, Mimi, explained the
loss Of 5000 and Alexander Delaine
Of Green Bay, told Of sosng $2,5OO,
zachariah Pierpont Of Pawnee. Okla,
lost SO 900 on fixed wrestling match.