Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-12
WIFE OF MAHRAY sTEERER
PROVES TO BE ONE OF
STAR WITNESSES.
CONNECTS MAsRAY WITH
FRAUDULENT USE OF MAILS
One Of the Gangs Victims Tells How
He Lost Farm on Fake Wrestling
Mateh-Woman With Many Dia-
monds An Interested Spectator
Supposed Wife Of Herman.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to imes-Republican,
Council Bluffs, March 12.-In point of
interest as well as Importance the tes-
timony of Mrs. William Scott, wife of
a steerer who turned states evidence
in the Mabray trial, is probably the
greatest yet introduced by the govern
ment. Strenuous efforts were made to
keep Mrs. SCOTS story out of the rec
ord. She told of her husband receiving
and writing letters to the members OF
the Mabray organization and swore
that one letter received bore the sig
nature of Mabray. The letters, she tes-
titled, had been destroyed. Supporting
the charge of using the mails to de-
fraud, her testimony was strictly to the
point.
Several witnesses identified Mabray
In the court room and one witness
raised laugh by Identifying two
newspaper men as Mabray and one
other member of the organization. Ma
bray's part as Pittsburg millionaire
was depicted by witnesses who remem-
bered him as Gordon Among the witt
nesses who identified Mabray in the
court room was ]. E. Coon, of Owosso,
Mich. q steerer who operated in con-
nection with the fleeing of G.. A. Nell
son, of Alma, Mich, and other victims
Ernest Fenby, wrestler, was brought
into the game by Coon, both of whom
are wrestlers. Coons told of the profits
In the operations and detailed amounts
that he received from the fleeing of
victims, sums showing that the BUSH
ness was profitable in the extreme.
Coons said that the wrestling match in
which Alexander Delaine, of Green Bay,
Wis, was feeced out of $4,000, was
pulled off in a barn in the heart of
Council Bluffs Fenby and Coons both
officiated in this match and divided the
money even, so per cent of the gross
proceeds.
Lost Farm on Wrestling Match.
lack Pierpont, of Marysville, Mo-,
a victim of the gang who testified, said
that he lost a good farm in the fake
match in which he was made a victim
and that since then he had to support
working in restaurant.
Fenby attracted more than passing
notice from the knowing ones in the
court room from his recent defeat al
Detroit where he was bested by
Zybyszko. you are professional
wrestler, are you not?" said Attorney
FINLEY for the defense.
Yes" said Fenby.
I'm fixed matches" added FINLEY.
mo sir, wrestle, split the gate re-
ceipts and let the best man win, some-
times for money on the side, but gem
orally for the gate receipts
Upon the use of the mails Fenby
testified: II got a letter stating some
dope and some horse dope
read the wrestling dope and threw
The horse dope away. It went on to
ell how could beat anybody that
brought in. got the letter from
Council Bluffs, from Box No. A. Fen
oy told of meeting members of the
gang in Council Bluffs and identified
| picture as that of Monty Mccall
Mrs. Herman Present.
"A petite-appearing woman, wearing
he largest picture hat ever seen in
Council Bluffs and exhibiting a half
,eck-more or less-of diamonds and
'ther jewels, sits near the witness box
She is said to be Mrs. HERMAN, of
San Francisco. wife of the reputed
reasurer of the Mabray gang who has
or months been busy fighting efforts
o bring him here for trial. Mrs.
Ierriman withstands the gaze Of the
'ther women Tin the court room in
manner that says she likes it. Today
lalf of the spectators inside the rail-
ng were women.
Another woman who isNa constant
is Mrs. Mabray and she at
racts much notice. She is strikingly
handsome and wears beautiful gowns.
'he is accompanied by sister and
It the close of each session of court
his wife and er-in-law
nd few friends hold levee. all APP
arently being in the best of good hui
nor. A guard discreet1y- keeps his dis
ance
Samuel Sutor, Of Cass Lake, MINI, a
rominent hotel man of. the summer
esort region. was a witness. He told |
ow he was f1eeced out of S., 900. Sutor |
7ould have lost more, he testifiedsbut
is banker in Minnesota would not |
onor his draft, insisting all the while |
hat Sutor should be able to make a |
etter showing than simply that he |
Tas going to invest the money for a |
eW days to help out a friend