Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-15
MAYBRAY VICTIMS ADMIT
EASY MONEY SOUGHT
FAKE MATCHES FIXED IN THEIR
FAVOR, WAS BELIEF
Several Government Witnesses Con-
fess They Entered "MlIionaires'
Club" Expecting to Profit by
SwindlIng Other Dupes
rAssociated Pressl


charged with wholesale swindling by
fraudulent use of the mails, today put
government witnesses through the most
severe gruelling they have had, and in
the case of every victim who testified
TO his losses secured an admission that
the witness expected to gain by his
operations and that he sought the Mil
lionaires' club to make easy money"
incidentally, the government today
located another store" of the defend
ants-Wilkesbarre, Pa.-Where at least
one victim lost $4,000 on wrestling
matches.
Victims from Terre Haute, Ind. Au
rora, ILL.,, Argyle, Ia, Polk City. Ia,
and st. Louis told of losses that to-
tailed 100000.
Fred S. Null and James r. Morrison
were dismissed because, as District At
torney Temple stated, the government
was unable to secure the attendance of
witnesses who were in Canada.
A final ruling letting in evidence the
letters and other documents taken from
Maybray's effects when he was arrest
ed at Little Rock was considered by
government counsel victory, and the
prosecution throughout the day placed
many of these letters in the record.
A. S. Brande, a lumber merchant of
Grinnell, Ia, identified several letters
exchanged with the defendants when
they solicited his presence at a sport
ing event in Wilkesbarre, Pa Mr..
Brande, however, declined to be victim
lied, although he admitted they had
asked him to furnish $4,000 for the
proposed match
Attorney Tinley, for the defense, did
not cross-examine Brande, but re-
marked
Il am glad to meet you, sir; you
are the first man here who has not
testified to having lost his money
Lost $4,000 on Horse Race
This pleasantyr was followed by the
testimony of o. o. Newberry of Ar
gyle, Ia, who testified to losing $4,000
on two horse races at Wilkesbarre. He
told a story which in many respects
was similar to those recited by other
victims, but closed with the statement
that "he thought they were such line
fellows and showed me such good
time that I decided to pay my own
expenses of SIS, and did not ask them
to reimburse me.
"They all belonged to church." said |
the witness, land said they liked me. |
These boys actually fooled me, al
though l never made a holler.'
E. G. Allspaugh, clothing merchant
of Terre Haute, lost $1,000, according TO
his testimony, but he admitted upon
cross-examination that he came to
Council Bluffs expecting to make $4,000
on a sure thing
"You thoroughly understood this 10 |
be a fixed match?" asked Attorney !
Tinley, for the defense.
"Yes; | understood it was sure
thing"
you simply came to Council Bluffs |
believing you had a sure thing, and by |
personal solicitation-and not by rea-
son of any letters that passed through /
the mails?"
THAT is right"
Expected to Win $4,000
"Didn't you come here expecting to |
get $4,000 of somebody's money!
Yes, sir"
"You also came to assist two friends /
to secure $4,000 each on a sure thing?' |
yes"
You knew you were putting up
sham money against the real money Of |
these other men?"
Yes"
"Then, you came specifically for the |
purpose of winning $4,000 of some |
body else's money?"
mo, sir; L came to do as l was told |
Just as you, Mr.. Tinley, are defending |
these clients, whether right or wrong
William Burke. st. Louis plumbing /
contractor, recited the loss of $4,000 on I
a prize fight in New Orleans, in which /
Harry Forbes. who lost to Attell a /
Troy, n. Y, ten days ago, was his /
fighter. Forbes was In the courtroom. |
Burke wore a large diamond stud in |
his cravat and several diamond rings, /
He identified Maybray as one of the |
"millionaires," and identified letters I
that passed between himself and some |
of the defendants. On cross examina- |
tion Burke said:
II went down there to spend my |
money and make myself agreeable. We |
all bought round of drinks and there |
was plenty of good feeling.
1T looked crooked to me, but / have |
been taking chances all my life, and l |
thought 1 could take another. ] bet |
my $4,000, and Forbes was hurt in the |
second round. The 'millionaires' sec
retary, who was stakeholder started |
for doctor, and I never saw the sec
retary nor my money again. I packed |
my grip and returned to St. Louis"
Jockey Is Involved
The government still has about sew
enty-five witnesses to examine.
Attorney Emmet Tinley principal
counsel for the defense, stated today
that 1t would be impossible for him to
outline the extent Of the testimony he
would offer until the government rest
ed.
Willard Powell, one Of the defend
ants, learned today a fine of $1,000 as
sessed against him by the judges for
the action Of horse he rode in a race
ten days ago at jacksonville, Fla.
Powell in the present case is charged
with having "steered" Joseph Walker
to a horse race which cost the latter
$4,000.
Postoffice Inspector Swenson de-
scribed the manner in which letters
and other documents offered in the
present trial as exhibits were OBJ
tained.
Swenson testified that he filed the
information on which the search war
rant was issued. He declared, how
ever, he had not anticipated finding
the letters when the warrant was is
sued. The defense has attempted to
exclude these letters on a fine point
of law and the prosecution used Sven
sons testimony to combat that point.
After his testimony, the court per-
mitted the introduction of all Of 2500
letters taken from Maybray's trunk,
should the government desire to offer
them.
Says Fight Was Fake
c. M. McKane of Denver was called
TO identify the signature Of Ed Mccoy
fixed to a challenge for a boxing
Attorney Tinley cross exam
med the witness and secured from
him an admission that he had operat-