Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-15
MA5RAY. COUNSEL PUTS WIT
NEssEs THRU A SEVERE
eRlLLlNe.
ANOTHER "sToREg LOCATED
BY FEDERAL ATTORNEYS
This Was in Wikesbarre, Pa, Where
Victims Lost About $3o,ooo-Post-
office Inspector swenson on Stand
Witnes. Identifie. M.bray a. Man
Known as Gordon.

FINLEY, general counsel for j. c. Ma
| bray and his associates in the United
States court, where they are charged
with wholesale swindling by the fraud
ulent use of the mails, put the govern
ment witnesses thru the most severe
gruelling they have had, and in each
case where victim testified to his
losses, brought out an admission that
the witness expected to gain by his
operations, and that he went to the
headquarters Of the "millionaires" with
the avowed purpose of making some
easy money!
Incidentally, the government located
another "store" of the defendants at
W1lkesbarre, Pa, where at least one
victim lost $4,000 on wrestling
matches Victims from Terre Haute,
Ind, Aurora, ILL.,. Argyle and Polk City.
Iowa, and st. Louis told of losses which
totaied about $4,000.
Fred s..,Mull and James r. Morrison
were dismissed because, as District At
tofneys Temple later stated, the govern
ment was unable in their cases to Sc
cure the attendance OF witnesses, who
We're in Canada.
A final ruling letting in the letters
and other documentary evidence taken
from the effects of Mabray when he
was arrested at Little Rock was con-
sidered by government counsel as a
victory and placed many Of these let
tiers in the record in connection with
the testimony of witnesses. A E.
Brande, a lufnber merchant of Grim
nell, Iowa, identified several letters ex-
nh xx,itI, Of
solicited his presence at sporting
event in Willkesbarre, Pa.
Swenson on Stand.
When court first convened Monday
morning Postal Inspector J. IS. Sven
son was called by the government to
testify to the seizure of documents
found in trunk in Mabrny's house in
Little Rock, Ark, Immediately after
Mabray and others We're arrested
there.
Following Swenson's testimony,
Judge Mcpherson confirmed his ruling
of Saturday, admitting the documents
in evidence, if offered and otherwise
material and competent.
Swenson said he signed the appli-
cation for a search warrant for the
Mabray premises on advice of United
States Prosecuting Attorney Whipple
of Little Rock. The warrant was placed
in the hands of constable. The sheriff,
deputy sheriff and Swenson, togeth-.
er with reporter for a Little Rock
paper, accompanied the constable.
They were admitted by the negro SER
want, and searched the house. Swenson
said he thought the constable broke
open the trunk in which the documents
We're found. This examination of Sven
son was only for the purpose Of as
certaining the adnfssability of the evil
dence. He will be recalled later for his
main evidence in the case.
Marts Identifies Mabray.
f. r. Marts, a merchant of Polk
City, Iowa, Monday morning on the
witness stand identified ]. c. Mabray
as Gordon one of the "Pittsburg
He also identified Tom
Robinson of Pennington, Iowa, and Ed
Leach of Montrose, Iowa, as the steer
ers who got him into the DEAL Leach,
he said, was known to him as "Riley."
Marts testified that he lost $4,000 on
fake wrestling contests in June, 1907.
He was bumped early in the career of
the syndicate in Council Bluffs in that
year and was one of the few victims
who, after being once swindled were
induced to come back for second loss.
He lost $1,000 at first, and later
return match.
Other Victims Testify.
This pleasantly was followed by the
berry Of Argyle, Iowa, who testified to
losing $4,000 on two horse races at
He told a story which, in
many respects, was similar to those re-
cited by other victims, but closed with
the statement that he Thought they
were such fine fellows and showed me
such a good time that I decided to pay
my own expenses Of $75 and did not ask
them to reimburse me. They all be-
onged to church and said they liked
me. But these boys actually fooled me,
a1ti1o never made a 'holler.'"
E. G. Allspaugh, a clothing merchant
Of 'Terre Haute, Ind, lost $1,000. ac-
.ording to his testimony, but he adj
nitted on cross that he
came to Council Bluffs expecting to
make $4,000 on a sure thing"
William Burke, a st. Louis plumb
ng contractor, recited the loss of $4,000
On a prize fight in New Orleans, In
which Harry Forbes, who lost to Attell
1t Troy, n. Y, ten days ago, was his
lighter. Forbes was in the court room.
Burke wore a large diamond stud in
lis cravat and several diamond rings
He Identified Mabray as one of the
'millionaires' and also letters whicly
passed between himself and some Of the
On cross examination,
Burke said:
Il went down there to spend my
money and made myself agreeable. We
Ill bought "a round of drinks and there |
vas plenty of good feeling.
1T looked crooked to me. but have |
,een taking chances all my life. and I |
hought could take another. bet my |