The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-12
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 ing Wound Maybra] CAUGHT RY FAKE RACES
Retired FnrmeA Tells How He Was Roped in By take Horse Race in Which He Ad others Lost
 ThousanIx of Dollars

Council Bluffs. Ial March H.-The gov ernment continued ibdav to fortify itself with strong evidene against John c. Maybray and his 1a alleged associates who are on trial bdore United States Judge Smith McPhersbn, for alleged con spiracy to defraud bA means of illegal use of the mails. Cdonel Temple, the prosecuting attorney. fatured the testi- mony with goodly supply of documen- tary evidence in the may of letters ex- changed between the dcfendants and their alleged victims, but in each instance fol- lowed up this evidence, by securing q recital from witnesses of all tho events leading up 10 and the final loss of large sums of money on fixed sporting events.
 The defense put forth strenuous efforts to keep out of the record a number of letters taken from Mabray's effects when he was arrested ir Little Rock, Ark, on search warrant. and partially sue ceeded. Judge McPherson decided to walt until tomorrow before making a final ruling in the matter. It is stated that tliere are more than 2,o00 letters. giving a complete record of the transactions of the Millionaires' club. including the names and residences of victims together with the amounts they lost
 J. II. Secrest a retired farmer residing at Iowa City. la, furnished an interest ing account of the alleged operations or the defendants. He first contributed s30oo to the millionaires' treasury, and, still satisfied with the legitimacy of their ex- stence. returned from New Orleans to his Iowa home and secured s60o0 more, which he lost, both sums going into the pools of fixed horse races.
 Secrest's story
 T was first approached in a hotel In St. Paul. said MT Secrest. whose ap- pearance gave him the stamp of a dig n,fied gentleman of wealth. He is prob ably e5 years old, and told q story which kept the entire court room in respectfui silence "A man giving the name of J. c. Cramer greeted me in a casual way al s,4ss fss.aiz zl.-sfsI and us discussed the possibilities of making ss.Sne money out of Canada and Texas lano- i few days later, after had returned home. he called me up from Davenport, la. on the telephone, and said he was coming to see me. He appeared the next day and laid before me an elaborate plan to make some easy money in New Or leans. I refused point blank to have any thing to do with hs scheme, but told him I was going to New Orleans In day or two. and then to Texas, and he de- clared he would accompany me.
 When we reached New Orleans ne showed me the city and entertained me ln style for a few days.
 Then I was introduced to man named Martin. whose real name I later learned was R. B. Hartman The two continued their solicitation that I take little Of the sure thing stock" I still refused, but finally agreed to loan Cramer $SOoO 10 go into it. The race was pulled orr and Harriman lost the money, because our jockey had fit and fell from his horse.
 Another Chance Taken
 ..The smilllonaires said it was not fair to take our money, and stated that If we would put up s7500 forfeit they would give us another chance In a week. l wanted my 5000 back, and went home and raised s60OO and Martin made up the balance, and we put up the forfeit. Another race was arranged and l kept the betting sheet Nearly $50,00O was bet on that race and my S6OO0 got into the pool some way.
 Our jockey had another accident. and when we picked him up he looked like he was dead and I thought he vas Mar tin told me we would all be arrested and advised me to return home, which did"
 Secrest pointed Mabray as one of the ..nillionaires" He also produced several letters which he testified were received from Mabrays s associates.
 Secrests testimony was only one of sew eral similar stories told during the day Samuel Sutton of Cass Lake, Minn.. ex- plained his loss of 5000 and Alex DeLaine of Green Bay, Wis. told of losing s25O0 Zacharlah Pierpont of Pawnee. Okla, lost 5000 on fixed wrestling match
 Secrest's testimony closed the afternoon session Cross-examination by Attorney Finley for the defense developed little. In fact. MT Tinley's examination of all wit ncsses has been along the same line, being confined to an attempt to show that let ters which passed through the mails did not have the direct result of victims los ing their money.
 Judge McPherson stated before court adjourned that an all-day session would be held tomorrow.
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