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Show MARKS IS'WITHESS IHJll BEHALF COUNCIL BLUFFS. la, Dec 29 Benjamin Marks, charged with having furnished police protection to the Maybray swindle syndicate in the years 1907-S; was a witness todav in his own behalf, as alw was his wife While entering a general denial of the statements made in the trial or J. C. Maybray, chief witness for tho state, Marks virtually corroborated Maybray on many points. Marks said (and he was corroborated corroborat-ed in this by hib wire) that Maybray visited him often In Ihe year 1907 at his home, but insisted that nil this Hipp ther were discussing a deal !n Louisiana land. In which Maybrav wanted to inteiest him. He denied that Mavbrui had ever paid liini money mon-ey Tor any purpopo Mrs. Marks said that her husband was confined to his home the greater part or the time In the a ears in question, ques-tion, but that ho was able to cot out to his rarms and to look aTtcr hls,vari-ous hls,vari-ous business enterprises. These, it was developed later on cross-examination, were three gambling houses. |