Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-23

ACCEPTED THEIR DIVIDENDS
FROM IMMUNITY PURCHASE
County Attorney Accused Of Getting
Percentage For Tipping" Mabray
Whenever Complaint Was Made to
Hm-Money Was Paid Thru Marks
-'tMikes" Noisy in Court.

Council Bluffs, Dec. "a former
county attorney and the First National
Bank of Council Bluffs doomed up yes
terday as divlders Of the Mabray gang
spoils during the trial OF Ben Marks,
the Council Bluffs boss politician.
charged with furnishing the gang po-
lice protection for 10 per cent Of the
profits.
The confession made by John c. Na
bray TO Inspector Swanson in the Lea--
esworth prison and admitted by him 10
be u true confession, was introduced as
evidence. The confession claims that
the bank and the former county al
tcrrey were each paid per cent Of the
proceeds from the mikes" who lost
their money on the fake horse races
and other swindles.
The bank was paid it's share of the
swas. so the confession states. for its
services in divulSirg information as
10 the value OF the paper put up by
the mikes The former county at
to--ey received his share Of the pun
der for giving Mabray the tip when
complaints were registered with .:nl.
Mabray tod how various letters AID
kilograms compla ming of the action Of
the gang and addressed TO the coun-
~ attorney, found their way TO he
office.
During the session yesterday after
noon there was almost constant up
roar Many Of the mikes" apparent
" were in the audience and they did
not hesitate 10 express themselves
,r-ta oy-<yo Two or
pertinent bit of evidence was intro-
duced. Judge Arthur was goaded al
most to desperation. He pounded the
bench with his gavel and roared at the
spectators to keep quiet
Weaving & close net about Marks
and securely forging every link in the
chain OF evidence surrounding the ac-
cused's connection with the SIabray
gang, the swindlers who reaped such
a harvest from American business
men, the prosecution scored big
poirt in the testimony Of Ira NJ. Day.
who worked in q store opposite the al
ley entrance 10 the rear OF Marks
home. He said he had often seen Ma
bray enter the home.
Ir his testimony, Nabray implicated
several officials Of the Council Bluffs
First National Bank, Of which Ernest
E. Hart is president. as well as former
County Attorney Hess, Chief of Police
Richmond and others.
Denial after denial was issued today
by the men who We're implicated by this
testimony Of Mabray. The entire city
was shaken and stirred by the testi-
nloly which he gave, duplicating var
| ious men of high standing il the COM
munity.
THE extra one per cent paid at
one time, went to J. j. Hess, who was
the county attorney" he said. On an
other occasion it went TO the officials
Of the First National Bank Of which
z. E. Hart is president. The county
attorneys share was paid thru
Marks. and Marks was to receive the
kilograms and letters wherein COM
plants were made to the county attor-
rey One one occasion Marks handed
me letter addressed to Hess. 1t was
from Ralph Maddingly, who lived at
Nashville We got $4,000 from Mad
dinghy in 1908. In the letter he COM
planned to Hess about the trea tment
he had received in Council Bluffs Al
the hands of the gang.
II received from Marks two tele-
grams and one letter which had been
sent to the chief of police.
THE bank was to give information
just as soon as possible Of the clear
ance Of the paper put up by the
mikes to tell Marks whether the pa
per had been cleared satisfactorily.
"On several occasions Marks tele-
phoned 70 the hank to find out"