Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-22
MhBRhY SYNDICATE
CLEARED $45A.0OO
COMPLETE LIST OF VICTIMS
GIVEN OUT BY SYNDICATE
HEAD At TRIAL.
MAJORITY OF SWINDLES
AT COUNCIL BLUFFS

Of Extensive Operations - Mabray's
Testimony mistaken by Rigid Cross
Examination by Attorneys for M arks
Visited in Prison by Tom Denison.
Council Bluffs, Dec. 22.-Mabray's
alleged relations with Ben Marks and
the numerous occasions on which Ma
Draw declares he visited Marks at the
latter's home on Vine street were gone
into in detail in the cross examination
of the arch conspirator Thursday. Ma
bray's testimony in chief was not
shaken in the least. and the efforts OF
the defense SO far seem to have
achieved just one main purpOSe-the
blackening of the character Of Mabray
by the recitation of the long list of his
misdeeds. No pity has been shown him
in that regard nor in any other.
Mabray was given a supposedly com
plete list of the mikes" who We're
Swindled by the big store" either in
Seattle. New Orleans or Council Bluffs,
and was able to identify the names OF
the victims whose losses aggregated
the enormous total of S45i,205 Coun
Gil Bluffs victims numbered more than
half Of the grand total. the others be-
ing divided between New Orleans and
Seattle. The division of the mikes
in the list shows:
Council Bluffs victims. 1S01....s 1850
Council Bluffs victims, 1908. -. 1855
Total Bluffs victims S256.-1J
New Orleans victims -...... s149.0S0
Seattle victims ..... 1850
Grand total s454.205
This list does not include the names
OF a few victims regarding whom Ma
bray could not testify. Z. y. Collins. Of
Dallas Center. Iowa. was included in
the list as a victim of the gang in New
Orleans May 3. 1907, when he lost s10.-
600 on a wrestling match. Mabray said
he could not recall the name. and the
date would indicate that Mabray had
come 20 Council Bluffs shortly before
that time
There We're a number of scattering
cases of mixing" at different times on
the list as it was submitted to Ma
bray A couple of mikes were taken
/ 10 sSpulH beEC. ma. one TO san iran
cisco. one TO Los Angeles, two to Dav-
export one to st. Louis and two to
Denver. some 100000 being taken from
them. according to the list, bat Mabray
declared he knew nothing of these
sporadic instances.
| Visited by Tom Dennison.
| Referring TO his experience while IN
! prison at Leavenworth Mabray said he
y. 4 4.
people to talk about the operations of
! the gang. Among them were Post
/ office inspectors Swenson and Ranger.
! Attorney General Cosson. United States
( Marshal Clark Deputy United States
Marshal Groneweg, Tom Dennison. of
/ Omaha. and a number of others.
/ He had never made but one written
/ confession, that being to Swenson some
nine or ten months or a year before the
visit of Mr. Cosson. which he fixed as
about August Of the present year.
/ Asked as to who visited him in the
prison after the visit of Mr. Cosson,
| Mabray named Dennison and a Kansas
! City hotel man named Bond.
Did you talk with these visitors,
after the visit Of the attorney general.
q bout any promises that may have been
| HldIE 10 YOU Win reference 70 tIleSe
other cases fere?" asked Mr. Organ.
I Yes. sir
/ While the question was asked as to
/ any such conversations with regard to
such promises Of immunity. there was
/ no question asked if he had been given
i any promises of immunity The topic
of examination was Immediately
changed
Visited Attorney General.
] He was asked with considerable par
ticuiarity as 10 his visit to Council
Bluffs at the time he appeared before
/ October. before his sentence at Leav-
enworth had been completed.
| It was brought out that he was
brought here. as published at the time.
by way of Des Mcines. and that while
with his guard. and with Mrs. Mabray,
and was taken on. Sunday afternoon
to the state capitol for lengthy con-
ference with the attorney general.
/ While at Des afoines. Mahray stated
he had seen the attorney general AS
sistant Attorney General Fletcher
Assistant Attorney General Sampson
Postoffice Inspectors Swenson and
Ranger, and also some personal friends
Including Sheriff Ness, Jailer Wise and
Bob King. saloon man.
The list of victims of the swindle
gang as revealed at the trial follows:
Council Bluffs Victims in 1907.
H j. Hollister, Minneapolis,
May 25, wrestle .............s 10000
A. A. Vancleve, ST. Louis, No,
June 6, foot race ............ 5000
Joseph w. Lessen, Menominee,
Mich, June s, boxing ........ 10000
F. R. Marts, Polk City, Iowa,
June II and 90, wrestle ...... 800
c. C. Vanderbeck, ST Louis,
Mo, June 10, wrestle ...... $50
Ed Jones, Holly, Colo, July 3,
boxing 3.uo
James Weber, Shamokin, Pa,
July 8, boxing ............ 800
George A. Quimby and c. NJ.
. Mccain, Denver, July IL, box
ing ............ 4,os
Max Linderbaum, Louisville,
KY, July Is, boxing 100
NJ Jackman, Minneapolis,
Mimi, July IS, wrestle $500. 800
J. NJ. Turner, 322 West Monroe
street, Chicago, July %, box
ing land 5000 rinr) 40