Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-28
ECK, GIVEN FIVE
 YEARS, CURSES
 JURY MEMBERS
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 the money in bag under his arm, he was led to the office over the Mann pharmacy. Wade pushed the sack out so that man Eek there (pointing at the accused) could take it, and you bet he had to pull some, because l was trying to hold to my 1 money" "Where's the deed to my land?" Mink said he asked, when just at this stage, Wade and For rest staged fight, one accusing the other of having 'bet my money the wrong way"
 Mink said that was acting, because he hadn't gone into any transaction. You're not going to take my money that way, are you?" Mink says he asked, and then pleaded with them to return his money or give him the deed to the farm. He said he told the men the $20,000 was all he had, and that he had five children to sup port. He was hustled out of the building, down West Second to the postoffice, south on Walnut, and west on Third by Forrest and Wade. Wade, he said, told him he had ESQ., 900 in bank in Fl Paso and if he (Mink) would keep quiet he would ! go with him to Ell Paso and return the $20,000. Wild at the loss of his l money, Mink said he consented to this. With Wade he boarded west bound Cotton Belt train. Shortly after he passed Texarkana, he learn ed that Wade had left the train. He has never seen him again. He re- turned to Pine Bluff and told Chief of Police Frank Stewart, Deputy Sheriff J. L. McBurnett and Special Agent Jim Drake of the Missouri Pa cific his loss.
 He did not see Eek any more until he came here recently to identify the accused, then in the county jail.
 Efforts by Attorney T. Havis Nixon to make Mink admit he had come here to invest in oil stocks of- fered by the alleged swindlers were unsuccessful. Mink did admit he had never had opportunity to ex- anime the deed to the supposed farm, and that his procedure was irregular as business man. "I don't know why l did that. l must have been drugged or l wouldn't have carried that money around that way"
 Another Lost $15,0OO.
 Drs. C. A. Glover and J. F. Gill, with offices over the Mann pharmacy in the spring when the swindle oc- cured, positively identified Eek as the man they saw going to and from the office, and Tom White, an electrician, and H. G. Vernon, a car penter, identified Eek as the man who arranged for wiring and car penter work in the office. R. l.. Gaffney, an inspector at Hot Springs for the United States, testified he had heard the accused addressed as Eek at Hot Springs. A. D. Foster, cashier of the Merchants and Plan- ters bank, told of the bank handling the money, the purport of this being to prove that Mink had $2O,0OO. Sheriff c. M. Nichol described the office over the Mann pharmacy, his description demonstrating the occu- pants desired secrecy above all things. The sheriff told of two oth- CT offices here-supposedly operat, ed by the same gang, but this was ruled as inadmissible, as Eek was not shown to be connected with the other offices insofar as testimony in the Mink case indicated.
 John Goldberg, who testified he lost $15,000, was the only other wit ness for the state. Goldberg said he was induced to enter mining stock deal, being assured by man named Nelson of his own nationality, that another man, named Ellis, was em- ployed by the Chicago board of trade, and received inside informa- tion. That is, he "knew when to buy to win," the witness said He had $10,0o0 sent here, but Ellis said something was up." and they went to Louisville. After they had been led to believe that the three had won $66,000 on mining stock, but were required to put up $30O00 "as bond" Goldberg said he put up $500O for Ellis, the understanding being that Nelson would do the same, to permit Ellis to share in the winnings. Oth- CT details of this swindle were not brought out, but Goldberg declared l that Eek was said to be the mana ger of the exchange here. Under cross-examination, Goldberg denied he has made money by "bootlegging," but admitted he had been in the liquor business.
 ! Only two witnesses were used by the defense-Chief of Police Stewart and na~..k..