Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-23


Twenty-fifth street. Mrs. Hartman wa
often with her and was nearly her SOLE
woman friend. but she never thought Of
talking about the business the men were
engaged In. She never thought TO ash
her husband why he had 80 frequently
90 skip out on short notice. She otter
saw him with large sums Of money, bul
never had curiosity enough TO ask him
where he got Il, even when he bought
an automobile and gave her $500 to buy
a horse at Fremont Neb.
Mrs. Mabray also knew Monte Mccall
and Warner and ate dinner often with
Scott and her husband at the Henshaw,
but stiii knew nothing OF the business.
She never asked why they had TO leave.
Tells of Arrest.
Her testimony grew interesting when
she began 10 tell OF the Little Rock ar
rests. Just before her husband left their
room in the Capitol hotel and was ar
rested ne gave her some money 70 keep"
she could not tell how much II was or in
how many packages. but finally ad.
mltted there were about four each. an
inch thick. as they came from the bank.
She thought the bills were large. but
never looked at them. She put them all
in her bosom.
Wouldn't package four inches thick
be noticeable thereg" inquired Mr.. Or
gan. Although very slim and petite
little woman she thought IL would not
MabrRy gave her this money before noon
and prior TO any thought OF arrests By
the nttle Rock officers. She said that
after the arrests she took the money
down to the office OF Attorney Helm,
wnom she engaged TO defend her hus-
band. She said she turned II over 10 the
lawyer without counting It and never
knew how fhtich there was or what be-
came Of u. biiei said the lawyer gave her
enough 20 live on for six weeks at the
hotel and paid herr fare to the home OF
her sister in Kansas City.
The Little Red Hook.
There Is said to have been tloVoo In the
package. Mrs. Mabray told oiso OF her
husband taking the fatal bunch OF pa
pers. including the little red book, from
his own trunk and giving them TO her
10 keep She said she hid them in her
trunk among her clothing. where they
were found when the officers raided the
room. She denied all knowledge OF the
controversy over the money and attach
ments issued 20 catch this money and
other Mabray property.
There were only two things In eonnec-
ton with Mabray she could remember
arti those~yers Aer marriage and the Wis
its TO the Marks home and what her hus-
band said he went there for.
After brief redirect examination OF
Mabray In the morning. when nothing
was elected, Ira NJ. Day. an empioye OF
the !. Mucei Ice cream plant on Bpoad-
way, which Il directly across the alley
IN the rear from the Marks barn. Day
was introduced by the state TO show that
he saw Mabray often enter the Marks
place from the rear during the latter part
OF March and first OF April. 1905 He did
not know who the man was however.
until he was shown Mabrsy's picture IN
one Of the fake fight photos captured at
Little Rock a long time after. The pic
ture was shown him by Attorney N. A.
Crawford when Crawford was prosecut-
ing his civil suits In the federal court
Ii was brought out over the objections
o fthe state that this federal matinee was
in the custody OF Prosecutor Inspector
swenson. and he was again directly con-
AHCAcQ WIN tue owl NahScs nc aaNu Ht
had understood that swenson had Isiyen
the pictures 20 Crawford for the ptrpose
Of Identifying MabTay and as the man
Day had seen slipping In from the alley.
Tom Gay ON stand.
A rather interesting witness during the
afternoon was Thomas Gay, one OF the
professional wrestlers and active steer
ers OF the gang. Gay testified that he
came from his home in streator, H.,
where be vas employed IN a cigar store
with pOOlToom and card table attach
ments. since last September. He said
he was one Of the fake wrestlers for
two years, working also as a steerer
with good results. lie said he had been
a coal miner for thirteen years. He
became Identified with the MaybFayltes
IN 1907. lie told OF bringing his first
victim 10 Council Bluffs. X. W. c. shuIl,
Of Minneapolis. IN July. 1905. and assist
ing in robbiDg him, He connected Marks
with the gang when he told about trouble
Of the mike In getting his personal check
cashed through an Omaha bank, and
when he complained 20 Mabray about Il
the latter said he would call up the
old man and see what the trouble was
Calls Up sold Man"
Cay then 6old q Alahray asking over
the phone II this was the old man.
and heard him tell him 60 so 10 the
bank and see why the Omaha check
va not Dut Ia shape. lie said this was