Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20
CONSPIRACY, CASES AGAINST
BANKRUPT MERCHANTS
LONG DRAWN OUT.
NEARING MAY CONTINUE
INTO THIRD WEEK
Telephone Conversation Between Cities
Figures in Evidence Introduced BY
covsrnmsnt-Testimony For Defense
Being Heard--M akins Hard Fight in
Federal Court at Dubuque.

Dubuque, Dec. 20.-The case OF the
United States against Sam Robirfo-
witt, Max Sch"eitzer, Jake Hayden,
Max Robinowitz. Sam Fetterman and
Arthur Roberts charged with having
entered into conspiracy early in Sep
TENDER, 1914, to secrete and conceal
the goods of Arthur Robert tArthur
Robinowitz) bring about his bankrupt
cy and to withhold the goods and the
proceeds derived from them from the
trustee in bankruptcy. is now entering
upon its third week. Attic the case
has reached its last stage it is hardly
possible that It will reach climax
earlier than. Tuesday morning.
S An Interesting Case.
This case is one Of the most inter-
esting and complicated in the court
annals Of the northern district of
Iowa. The government alone exam
ined In the neighborhood of eighty
witnesses. from approximately fifteen
towns Of Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and
Nebraska. The defense had in the
neighborhood OF fourteen witnesses. A
striking feature regarding the trial is
tionalities -American. Russian Jews,
Germans. Irish, and Norwegian.
There ara only four Of the six men
charged with conspiracy now on trial
Sam Robinowitz. Max Schweitzer,
Arthur Roberts and Sam Fetterman.
These men are putting up a strong de-
tense and say that they are innocent
OF any Wrongdoing, THAT the real Of
tenders are Jake Hayden (Hooden)
and Max Robinowitz, who have SO far
been successful in eluding federal Of
ficers.
Government Rests.
The government completed it's testf-
mcny at 3 O'Clock Friday afternoon,
but from that time until II o'clock
Saturday morning objections were
heard by the court from the defense
relative to the testimony Of certain
witnesses. The telephone conversation
between Mr.. Gedes, billing clerk for
the Great Western, and Sam F'etter-
man In Minneapolis; claims OF the
creditors offered at the bankruptcy
hearing Of Arthur Robert at Charles
City and the testimony of Roberts at
the hearing were taken from the jury.
The striking out Of this testimony has
had but little effect upon the govern
ment's case. it Is said.
Following the above action the jury
was recalled and the court then ad-
vised that body OF the ruling he had
made relative to the, above Testimony.
ut was then that /. the defense started
to offer testimony.
Physician ls Called.
DR.. w. w. McCray, practicing
physician at Charles City, testified
relative to. his association in medi-
cal way with one Of the defendants,
Arthur Roberts. He asserted that
Roberts was IN his care during the
months of July, August, September and
October and that the defendant was
troubled with hay fever. He said that
early in July he advised Roberts to
go to Rochester for an operation. On
cfoss-examination DIR. McCray said
that when Roberts returned from Ros
chester his condition was not much
improved. He said he was gone about
twelve days.
Mrs Sam Fetterman was next called
and testified relative to Mrs Aron
Hayden coming to her home for
money. She told of the relationship