Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-28
WITNESSES FOR DEFENSE MAKE
A BAD MESS OF THEIR
CASE.
EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT
OFFICIALS WE'RE INVOLVED
County Attorney and Chief Of Police
Knew Of Operations Of swindie
Syndicate But Refused to Act-De-
posed Police Chief substantiates
States contsntions lnvoluntarily.
,cial to Times Republican.

special TO T1meS- eS-Republican.
Council Bluffs. Dec 2S-Former
Chief Of Police George H. Richmond.
who was removed from office by for
mer Attorney General Byers because of
failure to enforce the laws in regard
to gambling. was on the witness stand
all forenoon today in the trial Of Ben
Marks Richmond was witness for
the defense. but like several of those
called by the defense yesterday, made
many admissions favoring the case of
the state.
Richmond admitted that Detective
Van Weir and another police officer re-
ported to him during the month of
November, 1908, their suspicious con-
cerning the swindles and declared he
had told them to investigate and re-
port. Richmond also admitted that
Max Lindenbaum, Of Louisville, KY,
came to his office and complained to
him that he had been swindled out of
$4,000 by the gang, and Richmond ad-
mitted that he told Lindenbaum he did
not come with very clean hands and
that he had no sympathy for him.
The witness claimed, however. that he
made an appointment with Linden
baum to meet him and the police judge
at o'clock for a consultation and that
Lindenbaum failed to show up.
Richmond Explodss.
Attorney General Cosson probed
Richmond's vulnerable spots and un-
hesitatingly rehearsed the story Of
Richmond's removal from office as
showing his sympathies had always
been with the gamblers and swindlers.
The following hot colloquy illustrates
the character Of the testimony adduced
from Richmond:
Tinley. attorney for defense: did
Marks or anybody ever offer you any
thing for protection Of thessswindlers?''
Richmond-..No. and It wouldn't be
very healthy for anybody that did"
Cosson, on cross You
did hand Justice Of the Peace Cooper
and Constable Baker $50 gold pieces,
didn't you?"
Richmond fairly exploded with wrath
but he admitted the charge.
Made . Mess Of Il. .5
Mr.. Cosson and his assistants from
the attorney generals office are
about all in as a result of the strenu-
Gus battle in court and the long hours
spent out Of court in preparing for the
coming day, but the failure Of the de-
fense thus far in refuting the testi-
mony OF the states witnesses has been
an Inspiration.
Former County Attorney j. J. Hess
and Chief Of Detectives Callaghan. who
are the chief witnesses for Marks thus
far called. clearly made a mess OF 1t
and aided the state greatly in corrob-
Grating the testimony Of Mabray.
County Attorney Hess admission that
he had told Postoffice Inspector Sven
son. who had gone to Hess with plea
that he get busy, that the victims OF
the swindle syndicate were outsiders
and that he did not think the county
should spend it's money prosecuting
the gang, came as a stupendous revela-
ton, and clearly indicated in the minds
of the public where Hess sympathies
laid during the years that Mabray and
his outfit were plundering the public
out Of 100000 and using this city
as a basis for their operations.