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Show MAYBRAY TRIAL IS NEAfiING ITS END Government Has Nearly All Its Evidence Against Alleged Swindler In. COUNCIL BLUFFS, la.. March 17. Tin-re was every eidenc" when Judge McPherson of the federal courl announced an-nounced a recess late this afternoon until un-til 7:.10 o'clock tonight that the trial of J C' Maybray and associates for alleged al-leged wholesale swindling operations was nenrlng the end. The government rested Just before .". o'clock and counsel or the defense Intimated that no evidence evi-dence would be offered by them. Despite previous announcements, the government's case was not concluded Ihls morning, and all day long new witnesses wit-nesses were called to the stand to add to the voluminous evidence before tho Jury. Most of this consisted of letters and documents offered by the prosecution to connect the various defendants with some specific allegation In tho Indictment. Indict-ment. The monotony of this tedious work was relieved, however, Just before adjournment adjourn-ment by the calling of John JL Slzer, a Virginia lumber merchant, who testified testi-fied lo having traveled ;t000 miles to Los Angeles to wager S8H00 on a horse race, In which Wlllard Powell, one of the defendants, de-fendants, was ono of tho jockeys. Slzer declared Powell deliberately "took mc down the chutes and cleaned mo for that elghly-flve hundred." "li was a tragic thing for mc." he added, "and once It looked like I might hnve to walk back lo Virginia." .lust before (he evening recess. Judge Mt Pherson, by agreement of counsel for lioi li sides, directed n verdict of not guilty against J. II. Beth of Jacksonville. Fla. Colonel Temple said the necessary neces-sary evidence was not available in Bcth's case. |