Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-17
DECLARES mo HARD Feelings"
Takes Wife to Race and Bets Money
On Best Horse.
AsT AND GAMEsT OF THE KIND
Government Will Rest ITS Case This
Morning Early.
PREACHERS SON A sTEERER
Leads Member Of Fathers COnEreEn-
tIOn TO mig store" where He
is Relieved OF Ten Thousand
by the Gang.

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by the Gang.
Seventy-four years old, mixed for $40 OO),
and still sportsman, J, @. Klle a wealthy
farmer Of Cisco, ILL., stepped from the Wit
ness stand in United States court at Coun-
ell Bluffs and shook hands with John C.
Mabray.
mo hard feelings, John, but that was a
HI OF a race" said the old man.
It's alright, uncle" replied Mabray rls-
Ing from his seat to take the hand Of the
man who had been testlfying against him
and the other members OF the big store
gang who operated at Little Rock
Klle was the last and the gamest Of the
mikes milked. Without the usual pro-
cedure Of the private secretary" delusion,
he straight-forwardly bet his $4,000, took
his wife out to see the race and lost tho
first bet that he had made since his youth.
He chose Red Leo as the best horse, and
still trusts his judgment
The government win rest its case this
morning. probably by 10 O'clock and the
defense win begin the examination of it's
witnesses.
Attorneys Consult.
The attorneys Of each camp held consul
tatons last night and the program for tho
close Of the trial has been mapped out. The
government has little Of Importance yet to
introduce aside from technical testimony
and the collection of loose ends
William II. McGrath Of Plpestone, MIMI.
mixed through the agency OF Lewis w.
Stowe OF Miles City, Mont, son OF the
rector of Christ church at Minneapolis.
where the victim was a communicant, tes-
titled to being mixed out OF $4,000, expense
money home for the gteerer and his over
coat
The indictment against stowe has been
held in allegiance since he and McGrath be-
came reconclled last Sunday while together
in Council Bluffs, and It will probably be
cancelled. McGrath declares that he be
lieves Stowe 10 have been innocent Of guilt
in the part he played. They were achool-
mates together in colnsAr,ly
Kue, who was the last mike 20 be gath
cred in by the Mabrsy gang. before the
Little Rock raid which ended its opera
tlons was the last OF the important wit
nerees for the government He owns
half section of land at Cisco, ILL.,, droves
of cattle and city real estate. He was
steered by Monte Mccall, working under
an alias.
How kIIe Was worked.
came to me and said some one had told
him I was an old land pirate and had lots
Of money. He said that lie had friend
who represented some miionalres in Ar
kansas who had a lot of timber land to sell.
II wanted some timber land and so /
took my wife and we went to Little Rock.
Down there the timber land didn't show
up, but while we was waiting Leanard
showed me a race horse and we framed
uT the race when the millionaires showed
up.
"I want to tell you. gentlemen. right
here that that was tine first time in fifty
years that 1 had msdo bet, but when
was a young feiier l used to bet some on
hosses." explained the witness to the inter
ested jurymen.
"They wanted me to make some bets
right away but always did refuse to
before 1 seen the boss ! were bettin' on.
Anyway. 1 went to the bank and drew
$4,000 II brought down TO buy timber land
with and bet 1t on the race.
They wrapped It up in a big newspaper
and said they was going to put 1t in a
strong box"
THAT was where you bid goodbye to It,
was it?" ventured the examining attorney
mo sir, didn't bid that money goodbye
until after ths race was run" snorted the
old man, his whiskers all adquivSS.
81 ana MY wife.w
II and my wife goes out to see the race.
1t was to be four and half furlong
race, but they only measured off about
1900 yards on the turnpike. / kicked to
Mabray but he says:
It's just as fair for one as It's for the
other'-and reckon It was.
That punkin' headed jockey fell off, Just
pitched OFF like a frog when our hoss was
half way down the course and two lengths
in the lead. He bled some and the race
was lost.
Il walks over to Mabray and says that
1t was bum race and he says again Just
as fair for one as It was for nother'"
With this the old man took his wife back
to the hotel and packed up to return -
Little Rock
IF I'd a knowed how that was going rd
rode that hoss myself" declared the old
man after the close of the days session
discussing the race at Little Rock
I'm back that Red Leo now against thet
ratty mare that beat him at Little Rock.
l used to races when / was young
ster and know a hoss yet"
What did your wife say about itY" he
was asked
'HN hNNHl haAu IlplHlHBt bHe 3 game, DeL-
ter man now than am" answered the old
man proudly
Mike Evidence Near End.
In drawing the prosecution towards the
close the government. through the test-
mony OF Henry stoggsdill, a mike from
Cabool Mo. put Willard Powell, defendant,
a wealthy race horse man OF Jacksonville,
Fla. again on the defensive. Powelrs at
tOrney Is now engaged I'm an effort IN a.
tablish an albi for his client
Eddie X Morris. the negro prize fighter
defendant, from Troy n. Y, was drawn
into the trial for the first time as the
steerer named IN the testimony Of James
Weber, coal miner, mike. from Hhamokin
Pa Webber declared that he like Alberts.
had received a proffer to become mem
Der Of the gang from Morris. In this con-
nection he got message from George
Wilson, secretary. at New Orleans.
Then / said To Morris Now L knav