TIFE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, MAKCII 12, 1910.
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MOVE TO OUST RICHMOND
Iowa Attorney General Files Charges
Against Council Bluffs Chief.
KNOWLEDGE OF MABRAY DEALS
AcroMtloa II PfrmlttfJ Saloon tm
Violate Law, Ceiitrnaicti Gambling-
and Attempt Illvaral
V9 of Money
A petition, asking the removal of Major
George H. Richmond from the office of
chW of police of Council duffs wu fll'd
yesterday morning In the district court
of Pottawattamie county, la., by Attorney
Oeneral H.. W. Hyers. The proceeding li
entitled 'The state of Iowa, ex rel, H. W.
Dyers, attorney general, against George II.
IUchmond."
The petition waa filed by Mr. Byers as
attorney general and waa filed by him In
person In the office of Harry M. Brown,
clerk of the dlatrlct court a few minute
before noon. Mr. Byers had previously
presented the petition to Judge. O. D.
Wheeler, who eet Wednesday, March 23, at
10 o'clock aa the date for the hearing.
Although the petition include! the formal
demand that Major Richmond be suspended
from office during the pendency of the
action. Judge Wheeler aald Mr. Byera did
not ask for such an order In presenting
the matter to the court and that he asked
merely an order aettlng the case down for
hearing, which waa done.
The petition makee apeclflo charges
against Major Richmond of wilful and
habitual neglect and refusal to perform the
duties of hie office, of wilful misconduct
and maladministration In office, of cor
ruption In office and of extortion.
The chief la also accused of permitting
gambling, tha illegal operation of saloons
and with knowingly permitting the oper
ations of the Mabray gang of "big storo"
swindlers In Council Bluffs during 1307 and
1U0S. He is further charged with attempting
to bribe certain persons with intent to
Influence their conduct aa public officials.
Teat of Petition.
After reciting that Major Richmond wax
appointed chief of police In 1894 and has
continuously held that office since. The
petition la aa follows:
That the defendant. George H. Rich
mond, has wllrully and habitually neg
lected and refused to perform the duties
of his of lice. , ,
.That tha defendant, Oeorge H. Rich
mond, hue been and la guilty of wilful
uilHconduct und maladministration In
office.
i That tho defendant, George H. Rich
mond, has been guilty of corruption In
office.
That tho defendant, George H. Rich
Wmnri Is kuIIiv of extortion.
The plaintiff further states that the de
fendant, George H. Richmond, permitted
saloons to operate In the city of Council
Bluffs In violation of law by permitting
the same to keep open after 10 o'clock at
nlrht. to sell Intoxicating liquors on elec
tion day and also to sell Intoxicating liq
uors to minors, drunkards and other pro
hibited persons. That the defendant,
George H. Richmond, had full knowledge
of said violations and failed and negleoted
and refused to file information against
tha said persons violating the law.
That there was gambling In the Incor
porated limits - of the city of Council
niuffs in violation of liw. That the de
fendant, George H. Richmond had knowl
edge that such gambling houses were be
ing run and operated in violation of law,
and that he failed, neglected and refused
to prosecute the persona operating the
same, and failed, neglected and refused
to file information against the persons
operating aald gambling houses.
Bribery Charge.
That the defendant, . George H. Rich
mond, did in the city of Council Bluffs,
la., and while he waa acting aa chief of
police of said city attempt to bribe cer
tain porsons in said city by giving to
aald persons bank bills, gold, and other
circulating medium without receiving any
consideration therefor, the money tendered
to such nersona being for the purpose of
wrongfully Influenclnk their conduct as
public officials.
That aometlmo during the year 1807 one
John C. Mabray and numerous other per
sons commenced to operate in this city
what Is known aa a "bunco" or "brace''
game, Mabray and his confederates having
conspired and confederated together for
the purpose of carrying on said "bunco"
and "brace" game with a view of swindling
and robbing such victims as might be
brought to them by their field operators,
which waa called In the gome "steerers;"
that such gam was operated almost con
tinuously in the city of Council Bluffs from
the latter iart of the year 1807 to the lat
ter part of the year 1908; that during said
period more than fifty victims or "Mikes,"
as they are sometimes termed, were swin
dled out of sums of money ranging In
amount from $2,000 to $37,000. the total
amount of money said to have been In
volved In these swindling operations
omounted to between 1300,000 and ."i00.000;
that said "bunco" and "brace" game was
carried on In the public hotels of this
city: that the defendant, George H. Rich
mond, during all tho time Mabray and his
confederates were so operating their
"bunco" game was chief of police of the
city of Council Bluffs, and, as such chief,
'"" fully Informed by members of his
force as to the character and the extent
of the operations of the so-called "Mabray
gang;" that, notwithstanding such lnfor-
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option, the sold George It. Richmond not
only refused and nealected to interfere
with a:d Mabray anil hi gang. nui
forbade the members of his force to dis
turb them In thHr fraudulent and unlaw
ful operations and refused and neglected to
rroseeute any of said persons.
That all of the violations hereinbefore
referred to In paragraphs 1 to , Inclusive,
occurred In the city of Council Bluffs. la.,
and during the time the seld Oeorge H.
Richmond was acting as chief of police of
said city, and while It was the duty of
said Richmond, both under the laws of the
state and the ordinances of the city of
Council Bluffs to proeecute the persons
guilty of such violations.
wherefore, this nlalntlff asks that the
said defendant ba suspended from office
and from acting as chief of police of the
Incorporated city of Council Bluffs, la.,
during the pendency of this action, and
that upon the final heating Judgment and
ilvrM he entered removing the said de
fendant. 0nrse H. Richmond from the
office of chief of police of Council Bluffs,
la., and declaring said office vacant, and
for the costs of this action, and for such
other and further relief as may to the
court seem Just and equitable In the prem
ises. TWO MIKES TELL SAD TALES
(Continued from First Page.)
opening of the session. His tale waa nearly
Identical with that of C. A. Nelaon, a
friend, who went from Alma to Council
Bluffs, except that he woke up to the gam
In time.
"I met Sell Adams and James E. Coons
In a drug store at Alma," aald Vorhees,
telling his story on direct examination.
"Adams asked me If I didn't want to make
some easy money.
He said he had a cousin down In Pitts
burg who was furnishing brains for a
bunch of millionaires who hired him as sec
retary. He said they were a lot of fools,
I saw Kelson and asked him to come to
Council Bluffs with me. He and I met
Coons and Adams at tho depot and Coons
told Nelson the proposition.
Nelson Handled the Money.
"When we did the betting it was Nelson
who handled the money, while I looked on
I had an eye open all the time looking for
the hole.
"When we met the 'millionaires' they
didn't look like fools to me. We took
rooms In the Grand hotel that Coons paid
for. He took us to the theater, too, and
paid all bills.
"We had rooms next to the 'millionaires.'
There was where we did the betting. The
millionaires had a roll of bills wrapped up
In a newspaper, all ready to do business.
They bet about 119,000 and stopped for
lunch. NelBon and I Bald we didn't care
for any.
"Gordon, the 'millionaire,' who was Ma
bray, remarked: 'It beats what big bills
Nelson has got.' Then Coons took us off
and said Nelson had better get his own
money out of the bank to us so that the
'millionaires' wouldn't get suspicious. I
told Nelson I would not bet a cent of my
money on It if I was In his place."
Emrnet Tlnley, taking the witness on
cross-examination, gained first a declara
tion In regard to the use of the malls in
his case.
"Did they show you any letters or did
you see any letters at any time?" asked
Tlnley.
"Never," replied Vorhees.
"How much did you expect to rob those
millionaires of?" asked Tlnley.
"I didn't expect to rob anybody. I was
just to do the betting."
The witness had just testified that be
and Coons, acocrdlng to the double-cross
plan, were to get one-half of the $30,000 or
$40,000, which the 'millionaire' victims were
expected to bet on the wrong side of the
sure thing.
10,000 Trick a "Robbery."
'Then you expeoteo. to get $10,000 on a
race that they had no chance to win, as
you supposed, and you had no chance to
lose?" asked Tlnley.
"Tes."
"Isn't that robbery," continued the law
yer. "Well, maybe It waa," admitted Vorhees.
Tlnley proceeded to make Vorhees throw
more' mud on himself.
"When your Jockey fell off and was hurt,"
began the lawyer, referring to Vorhees'
account of the famous Red Leo race, "didn't
you walk away and say you hoped he'd
diet"
"Tes, thought h ought to die," replied
Vorhees, with spirit.
"According to your code, he ought to
have died because he didn't 'deliver the
goods' and therefor was dishonest?" asked
Tlnley.
The witness squirmed, but assented that
he felt that Barrett, the jockey, was not
honest.
Alexander De Lalne of Green Bay, Wis.,
Swedish in accent and guileless of manner,
"Miked" for $2,600 in a wrestling game at
Council Blurra through the agency of
James Coons and Ernest Felby, state's wit
nesses of the day before, furnished the
comedy of the morning session.
This Victim a Section Hand.
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Sunday Dinner Menu.
Lamb Chops. Mint Jelly.
Mashed Potatoes. Creamed Beets.
Bsnana Ice Cream.
Sunshine Cake,
email Coffee.
Lamb Chops (cheap) Instead of buying
chops at 2$ cents a pound buy two pounds
of lamb off the forequarter at 14 cents.
Have it cut In one and one-half-inch slices,
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Sweet corn ' on the cob Is th newest
offering cf the local market, but It la
neither cheap enough nor plentiful enough
to ba available except to the few; still, It
Is to be had If one will pay tha prtca. ,
Strawberries are In again this week, but
they are still disappointing, and, according
George B. Stewart, assistant district at
torney, taking up th direct examination.
"I ban section handt, vorklng on track
now," answered De Lalne ruefully.
'You haf to ochsus me, I ban never
get no education," apologized De Lalne,
turning to the Jury.
His tale was tha same tale of other mikes.
He dropped his money like a stole.
"Did you see Mr. Mabray?" asked At
torney Stewart.
"Well, yes, at the end, ven they got
the money," replied De Lalne smiling at
Mabray, who sits near to the witness
chair.
The court room roared with laughter, and
ven Mabray joined.
The defense made strenuous protest when
De Lalne declared a letter responsible for
bis expensive trip to Council Bluffs.
"If It hadn't been for that letter they
showed, I'd a never ban here," said De
Lain.
This answer, although excluded from the
record, bad Its Importance to the prosecu
tion. De Lalne testified that they Induced
him to writ to his bank at Luxemburg,
Wis., for the money.
"Floyd Kelly ("Monte" McCall) wrote
the letter and I copied It," said De Lalne.
William Scott of Pawnee, Okl., brother
of Frank' Scott, and confessedly a mem
ber of th gang working from the Council
Bluffs "store" as a steerer, took tho stand
for the prosecution. He unraveled a story
of the operations of the gang In Council
Bluffs and admitted directly and positively
that they used the mails.
More Testimony of Use of Blalls.
"Were the United States malls used In
conneotion with this business?" asked Col
onel Temple.
"They wer," answered Scott.
"I did business with the Council Bluffs
store In 1907; I met Mabray there," he
testified.
Scott - Included a large array of mikes
In his operations, naming Day, a banker,
and Mansfield, a merchant, resident of
Winnebago, Neb.; Henry Stoggsdale, Ca
bool, Mo.; Zack Plerpont and others, for
sums ranging from aooo to $3,000.
"I got letters from Mabray about some
diamonds," answered Scott to a question
from Colonel Temple.
"Did you get letters from th stores?"
"Ts."
"Whsr are thyT"
"My wlf burned them up," said Scott
"How do you know she did?" asked
Tempi.
'Because she told me she did," answerei
Scott with evident conviction.
"The letters were signed sometimes by
Mr. Mabray In ink arid sometimes 'Tour
dear friend.'"
William Soott was No. SI In the Mabray
system. He says the numbers wtre given
out by Ed Kills, who did th writing at
th Council Bluffs "stors."
Scott admitted on cross-examination that
he had been pledged the help of J. S. Swen
son, postofflc Inspector.
Tlnley elicited from Scott th statement
that he had axebanged letters with his
partner In the steering process, his life
long friend, BUI A. Connor, In their work.
Writes Letters t Himself.
"Connor wrote his 'show letters' for him
and me." said Scott In answer to Tinl y'
questioning. J rTfSSfi iZl
"No he didn't send them through the
mall. . He waa a good scrlb and wrote
thra himself. Ilka some on els had sent
them to him.
"Did this have any connection with Mr.
Mabray r
"No."
Colonel Temple threw light on sv--n
of show letters by galng from Scott th
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almost devoid of Juice. It is the fruit that
feels soggy and heavy that Is likely to be
best and frequently this Is the least at
tractive In appearance. ' Th fruit sells
from S and S to 20 cents each.
Butter has advanced 2 cents and eggs
have dropped a little in price. The best
brands of package creamery butter sell
for 87 cents today and other butters from
26 cents up. Several of th standard pack
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Guaranteed eggs are 20 and 22 cents a
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statement that Connors received letters
containing blank letter heads from other
cities.
Mrs. Scott took the stand and confirmed
her husband's statment that she had
burned the letters In the case.
Zack Plerpont, a Maryvllle, Mo., Mike,
was called to the stand Just before noon.
He was miked in Council Bluffs on a horse
race In February, 1908.
Plerpont made' th hit of the session by
pointing to the men about the press table
as defendants mentioned In bis testimony.
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