Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27

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~ STORE Is closed Prison xu,, ID
have locked benlnd c. Mabr&y ami AZ k
thirteen of those who H
workers in the operation of the greatest III
swindng he history of the coun III
try has known Five millions Of will #
scarcely the receipts Mabray syndicate,
and the is yet completed. A 49, -
Twelve years ago the began al
cade that followed to the proportions of 81
vast enterprise Captured indicate en-
ployment of more than 200 during period W
of operations which has just been brought o an Il NM
end. The is without count
Records of the Council Bluffs Tor he season
Of 1908 alone have been accurately traced showing
receipts o $4,000 N NJ
the tale of the Mabray So
is unfolded he hrstt me seems a fabric
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of money r.
answer is Nlabrays own In letter written +o
"steerer" gathering victims he remarked:
mo matter who he is, only question II
that you need answer is: Has he the money. We will
take Il
roll call Of the victims In fade III
court at the Council Bluffs types to an. M
swer-bankers lawyers newspaper men merchants vaa.
gamblers, miners ranchersyoung aged innocent and
worldly wise No matter who man. he but had the
to The game mott fall o
The farce drama by which parted with his
money based human trait every has az
his share-greed. N
Easy money. I'm
With those drawn into the B
tange lose all that they could betting on "
thing. True It that of greed -
relied do AS varied the victim SO -
did the game 1t drama new staged
each time by parts accord with
the mental tone of the victim The of John c.
Mabray every impulse takes its origin in
the human mind His inmos secret
desires and emotions working destruc-
tion Hatred sympathy oity
sken in which the many who helped
contribute the millions yet undeceyed
witnesses called to the stand after
then to the significance t ALL
Jhn Mabray knew knowing they
wereak and their strength they
were made to fall Once gambler always
who matched his wits against
unfair he became the ways of
Unconsciousy at hrst perhaps
with working principles His class
His results waves dollars
Nevertheless Mabray Psychologist
Did have sportive streak then makeup
appealed efficiency the plot
that laid him. sympathetic would be
above and before ALL Maby knew that each has deep his
heart love of of wealth However
den. it could be reached appealed
Then first Of ALL intended oppor
unit phrase!
Ous and douby in the light Mabrays philosophy
may now from within the confines of the United States
LeaYenwoh the his
with an air Of nonchalance
hardly two weeks a
Let every man look his
with his fellow he as
man begins trying to do other
Life in prison Tor the next
genius
will give him there the boomerang
begins trying do other is to be done"
How often will he think long toig hours of
great penitentary. the house reckoning?
Mabray, himself Of II all He knew II wears
written his of the
big He the again in more realistic
the testimony piled at the table occu
By his counsel fellows trial
the mails Technically Mabray
in the verdict came
guilty he had foresen no repv nor
evidence surprise expressed N
words es the motif OF 1
Eas$ money, Substantial justice.
Technically defense on the question
mails Evidence was enough bp
overwhelmingly the prepOnderance wind
should be punished.
we'll. the mikes that convicted in
as We" recovered from th
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