Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-15
JOCKEYS HAD FITS AND ROLLED
FROM HORSES AND FOOT RAG.
ERS HAD HEMoRRHAGEs DE-
CLARE "MIkES" ON STAND.
1T COST IOWA MAN
$4,000 IN GOLD CASH
J. n. sEcRIsT OF IOWA CITY
DROPPED $4,000 AND THEN $4,000
TO GET HIS FIRST LOSS BACK;
LOST 1T ALL.

Council Bluffs, March 12-(Special
and rolled from their horses and othe
| ways Of ending fixed sporting event
were unfolded today when the trial Q
J. c. Maybray and eighteen other as
sistants was resumed here in the fed
eral court. The charge on which tn
| men are now being tried is that Q
using the mail 10 defraud, and hun
dreds Of letters captured in the rait
on the "Millionaire's" club have beel
produced in evidence and are expect
ed to be of the greatest importanc,
in securing conviction. Maybray'
attorneys are making fight agains
personal letters being introduced, bu
1t is expected that Judge Smith Nc
Pherson will admit them when max
ing the ruling on this point today.
Iowa Farmer Stuck for $4,000
J. H. SecreSt, a retired farmer Of
Iowa City, told yesterday afternoon Of
the alleged operation Of the de
PENDANTS. He first contributed
5000 to the Millionaries' treasury and
still satisfied with the legitimacy OF
the scheme, put UP $4,000 more, which
he lost, both sums going into pools OF
fixed horse races at New Orleans.
Called Up on Telephone.
81 was first approached in hotel at
ST. Paul. said Secrest. "A man, civ.
ing the name of j. c. Cramer. greeted
me in casual way, and we discussed
the possibilities of making money out
of Canada and Texas lands After
had returned home, he called me up
from Davenport, Ia, on the telephone
and said he was coming to see me. He
appeared next day, and laid before me
an elaborate plan to make easy
money in New Orleans. refused to
have anything to do with the scheme,
but told him was going to New
Orleans and then to Texas. He de-
clared he would accompany me.
Showed Him Good Time.
when we reached New Orleans he
showed me the city and entertained
me in style for few days. Then J
was introduced to man named Mar
tin, whose real name later learned
was R. B. Hartman. The two con-
tinued solicitation that take a little
of the sure thing stock. still re-
fused, but finally agreed to lend Cra-
mer $4,000 to go into it. The race
was pulled off and Hartman lost the
because our jockey had fit
and fell from his horse. The Million
aires said it was not fair to take our
and that if we would put up
$500 forfeit. they would give us an
other chance in week. wanted my
1000 back and went home and raised
5000 and Martin made up the rest
All we put up the forfeit. Another
race was arranged and kept the bet
ting secret. Nearly $4,000 was bet
on that race and my $4,000 got into
the pool in some way.
'Our jockey had another accident
and thought he was dead. Martin told
me we would all be arrested and ad,
vised me to return home, which |
did,"
Secrest pointed out Maybray as one
Of the "Millionaires.'' Secrest's testi.
mony was sample of several similar
stories told yesterday.
To Remove Chief of Police
Partly as a result of the prescott
ton of the Maybray cases, Attorney
General Byers yesterday instituted
for the removal 1roln
office Chief of Police George Rich.
mond.