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Show VICTIM OF Texas Man Who , Lost $18,000 On Fake . Wrestling - Council Bluffs, Iowa; March 16. The first witness at the trial of J. C Maybray and hin associates today, was T. B. George, of San Antonio, Texas, who said ho was relieved of 5IS.00, in ooonoctlon with a wresel-I wresel-I lag match at New- Orleafi , tTo I years ago, in which one. of the rontes-! rontes-! tauts apparently suffered a serious hemorrathe In. the second bout. He named Joseph B. Wright, now under Indictment, but not yet arreste", as the "friend" who Indured blm to participate In the affair. Letters, which passed through tho maila, played an Important part In leading Mr George Into the tolls, and they were produced In evidence Howard Slmppon. the government's afar witness of yesterday, said today that In the event of Herrlroan, Mo ore and Brown, now on trial at Oakland, being brought, here for trial, he would doubtless be a witness against them. . Simpson appears to be friendly with Maybray. He has spent some time with the latter at the jail. Simpson's testimony has not materially affected Mayhray's interests In the present trial. The laro attendance of women attic at-tic trial has been a feature. |