Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-12
MIKES TELL SAD TALES
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opening Of the session. His tale was nearly
identical with that Of c. A. Nelson, a
friend, who went from Alma to Council
Bluffs, except that he woke up to the game
In time.
II met Sell Adams and James e. Coons
in a drug store at Alma" said voorhees,,
telling his story on direct examination.
Adams asked me IL 1 didn't want to make
some easy money.
II said he had a cousin down In Pitts
burg who was furnishing brains for a
bunch of m~ilionaires who hired him as sec
rotary. He said they were a lot Of fools.
Il saw Nelson and asked him to come TO
Council Bluffs with me. He and I met
Coons and Adams at the depot and Coons
told Nelson the proposition.
Nelson the Money.
when we did the betting it was Nelson
who handled the money, while I looked on.
I had an eye open all the time looking for
the hole.
when we met the 'milionaires' they
didn't look like fools to me. We took
rooms in the Grand hotel that Coons paid
for. He took us to the theater, too, and
paid all bills.
1--WE had rooms next to the millionaires.
There was where we did the betting. The
millionaires had q roll of bills wrapped up
in q newspaper, all ready to do business.
They bet about $4,000 and stopped for
lunch. Nelson and l said we didn't care
for any.
Gordon, the millionaire who was Ma
bray, remarked: 1t beats-what big bills
Nelson has got Then Coons took us off
and said Nelson had better get his own
money out OF the bank to use so that the
'milllonaires' wouldn't get suspicious. 1
told Nelson 1 would not bet a cent Of my
money on it If 1 was in his place"
Emmett FINLEY, taking the witness on
cross-examination, gained first a declara-
ton in regard to the use Of the mails in
his case.
Did they show you any letters or did
you see any letters at any timer asked
FINLEY.
Never" replied Voorhees,.
How much did you expect to rob those
millionaires off, asked FINLEY.
II dldn't expect to rob anybody. I was
just to do the betting"
The witness had just testified that he
and Coons, according to the double-cross
plan, were to get one-half of the $780, 900 or
! $4O,O 900, which the millionaire victims were
expected to bet on the wrong side Of the
sure thing.
100000 Trick a Robbery"
Then you expected to get $4,000 on a
race that they had no chance to win, as
you supposed, and you had no chance to
lose?" asked FINLEY.
Yes"
isn't that robbery continued the law
yer.
well maybe 1t was" admitted Voorhees,.
FINLEY proceeded to make Voorhees, throw
more mud on himself.
when your Jockey fell off and wal hurt
began the lawyer, referring to voorhees,
account Of the famous Red Leo race, didn't
you walk way and say you hoped he'd
die?"
YES, thought he ought to die" replied
Voorhees,, with spirit.
According to your code. he ought to
have died because he didn't deliver the
goods and therefore was dishonest ?" asked
FINLEY.
The witness squirmed, but assented that
he felt that Barrett, the jockey, was not
honest.
Alexander De Lame OF Green Bay, Wis.
Swedish in accent and guileless Of manner,
MIXED" for $500 in a wrestling game at
Council Bluffs through the agency of
James Coons and Ernest Felby, states wit
nesses of the day before, furnished the
comedy of the morning session.
This Victim n Section Hand.
What is your occupation now?" asked