The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-13
MAYBRAY CASE IS
FULL OF SUCKERS"
James Tierney Voluntarily Do
mates $4,000 to Million
aires Club.
POLICE MAGISTRATE THE
MAN TO PULL STRING
Secretary of Club Proves to Be
WelI.knOWn Business
Man of Iowa.
Ey Associated Pres.


COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia. March ia
The story on the witness stand Of James
Tierney, an iron and metal merchant OF
StreatoT, H., Of how he lost $4,000
on a wrestling match In New Orleans
early in 1908, featured today in the
trial of John c. Maybray and other de-
PENDANTS, charged with extensive swim
dies.
Tieruey bitterly denounced the de-
PENDANTS He was induced, according
to his testimony. TO go TO New Orleans
by John c. Smith, at that time police
magistrate Of Streator, ILL.,, and known
TO T!erney many years. Smith is unoer
indictment IN the present case.
He then detailed the making of the
book, in which nearly 100000 IN bets
we're registered. He said he was in
duccd To loan his own $4,000 to Smith
temporarily to make mp the purse. Then
came the match, with the usual tragic
ending, one wrestler being badly injured
and he being hurried out Of the city TO
avoid arrest
~ expected the match to be held IN
fine hail. be testified. ''but they
pulled it off in an old barn down on the
levee.'
A. S. johnson, a farmer living near
Streator, told of losing $4,000 on a
wrestling match at South Bend Ind.
and Henry Stogsdill of Cabool, No. said
be contributed $4,000 on horse race al
Denver.
William Scott of Pawnee, Okla, was
recalled and identified two letters be
wrote to StogsdIll at Cabool, urging him
TO try the game again.
Women in Court.
Local postoffice officials were called
at the afternoon session 10 the govern
ment' s contention that Maybray had
| rented box in the Council Blffs post
office and received mail there.
Interest continues to increase here in
! Interest continues to increase here in
the case of John G. Maybray and his
| eighteen associates on trial in the fed
eral court for wholesale swindling by
fraudulent use of the mails.
Mrs, f. B. Herman, who WAS snb-
poenaed from Los Angeles by the gov
ernment, has been in court since tbs
trial began She has attracted consid-
erable attention as she sat in con.
| spicuous place within the rail srrayed
in picture hat and neat fitting prin
cess dress, and wearing several large
diamond rings. She was dismissed this
morning, however, and will probably
leave the city today. She declined 20
talk for publication.
Mrs. Maybray has been present in
the courtroom throughout the trial, &c
companied By several other women. Sho
exchanges glances of confidence with
her husband whenever his counsel
scores q point IN his favor, and often
assists MS attorneys by refreshing
| their minds on points in the testimony.
Battle over Evidence.
a legal battle over the admissibilitv
Of letters and other documentary evi-
dence obtained by Postal Inspector
Swensop soon after the arrest OF May
bray at Little Rock opened today's ses-
| sion.
Z. L. McCord of Keokuk, IA, one Of
| the attorneys for tho defense, made
strong plea TO have the testimony ex-
cluded, but was finally interrupted by
| Judge Mcpherson, who said:
''You are at cross purposes with the
! supreme court Of the United States and
with all respect TO you, Mr. McCord,
night follow that court. The motion
| is overruled. -
Counsel for the government imme-
| diately began reading the letters to the
Jury. Photographs identified yesterday
as those of the man who posed as j, ".
Cramer, secretary Of the Millionaire 5
club were shown to Postmaster Re-
burn and J. r. Miller of Brooklyn, Ia,
who testified that they were the pic
tures of joseph Verstratten, for thirty
FIVE wears a resident of Brooklyn. Yer
stratten is one of the men indicted
with Maybray, but is not under arrest.
James Tjerney, merchant of Strea-
tor, H., told of q trip to New Orleans
TO witness a wrestling match which
cost him $4,000.