Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-03
Council Bluffs
HOT ON THE TRAIL
Postal Inspector Hard at Work After
Mabray Men.
TWENTY-FIVE so FAR ARRESTED
Ninety Indictments Returned by
Grand JuFy-severaI Men ~
known TO BE I'm Canada
Mt Present.

nt Present.
up to date the United states authorities
have succeeded In arrestlng twenty-nine
Of the ninety alleged members of the J.
c. Mabray gang Of 'big store" swindlers
against whom Indictments were returned
by the federal grand juries in Council
Bluffs and Omaha OF the twenty-nine
who have been taken into custody twelve
are held for trial In Omaha and a like
number for tria, in Council Bluffs, while
five are held under indictments in the
state courts. These five, It is expected.
will be taken into custody under the fed
eral indictments later, unless their trials
In the state courts should result In Ions
sentences Of Imprisonment.
Postoffice Inspector Swenson, who is
keeping close tab on the men arrested,
stated yesterday that twenty or more other
alleged members of the Mabray syndi-
cate included in the blanket indictments
returned I'm his city and Omaha have
been traced. Several are in Canada while
others, who were on the Pacific coast at
the time the indictments were returned,
crossed into British Columbia and are now
s%ojOurning there.
II is not expected that the government
VIII Hdht hnN GoAl0GNNEu y "
these men now scattered in different parts
Of the country until after the court has
passed upon the questions which are to
be raised by the demurrer to the federal
indictment against Mabray in this city.
This demurrer IL to be filed with Judge
Smith Mcpherson.
Many Out on Bond.
With but few exceptions the men ar
$50 49, H. aNnfsaW hnF1 nnd
are at liberty. Most OF those actually In
custody under the federal indictments are
being held at different places pending re-
moval to this city or Omaha. Several are
putting up a strenuous fight to avoid re-
moval, with prospect of deferring extra
dition for several months and possibly a
year.
There Is more or less mystery surround
ing two of the men under arrest under
the federal Indictments. The government
officials decline to make public the names
Of these men. They are included in the list
Of twelve held for trial in Omaha
J. G.. Mabray, alleged leader of the syn
dictate. tops the list Of the defendants held
under the indictment returned in Council
Bluffs. He is at present in the Polk county
Jail in Des Moines.
Others held for trial in Council Bluffs
are:
Ed Leach, Montrose, Ia; on bond.
T. S. Robinson, Pennington, la. on bond.
Joe E. Wright, San Antonio, Tex; on
VII s. Harris, Scatter in Jail in coun-
Eddie *. Norris, arrested in Amster-
dam, N. Y, on November ID, and now held
In Schenectady, N. r. under order for
Louis w. Stowe, arrested in Miles City,
NISh1s - 800 "a, -, ,--at r,R.aa
Ola Marsh, arrested in Seattle; ON bond
in Council Bluffs and Omaha.
Thomas Gay, streetor, Ill; In jail In
Council Bluffs. 100.
B.. Marks, Council Bluffs on bond.
Trials Set for Omaha.
Those held for trial in Omaha are:
Bert r, Shores, arrested at Seattle; in
Harry Forbes Of Kenosha, wis; on bond.
Clarence Forbes Of Chicago; on bond.
John c. Smith, Streator, ILL., resisting re-
r. b. Herman. Frank w. Brown and
e. G. Moore, In jail In Oakland, Cal, re-
Clarence Class. Chlcago; on bond.
Ed Mccoy, arrested in Salt Lake City,
November %; held pending removal.
William Scott, on bond.
Frank Mccall, Isadore ]. Warner and J..
state court at Little Rock, awaiting trial
vi a NAeA 30 VI oANA AGAN~ASH
e. L. Powers is held under a state charge
in Denver, where his trial is set for next
Monday.
Frank Scott. an alleged steerer for the
gang, is under bond in the district court
Of Council Bluffs. where an Indictment
was returned against him in connection
with the mixing" Of John H. Hermarl-
brecht Of Bancroft, Neb.
John r.. Dobbins, charged with steering
Banker Buck 'em An' Ballew Of Prince
ton, Mo-, into the clutches of the gang,
whose trial in the district court in this
city resulted In his conviction and who is
out on bond pending the hearing on the
motion for a new trial. has not been taken
into custody under the federal Indictments.
1t is understood he Is arranging to give
bond under the federal Indictments.
LOzier in County Jail.
Leon Lozier, the well known footracer Of
Council Bluffs, who was arrested at Battle
Mountain, New, is still in the county jail
here. Lozier has a wealthy uncle. who Is
a banker in this state, but up to date this
relative has made no move, SO far as Is
known, to secure Lozier's liberty on bond.
At the time LOzier was under arrest some
years ago, charged with steering" Charles
Gregory and William Barker OF this city
into the rapacious nav Of the notorious
Webb City gang, this uncle came to the
rescue and furnished a BON for Lozier.
LoEier is said to be greatly ~downhearted
over the failure Of his relative to come to
his succor.
Edward Mccoy, who was in Battle
Mountain at the time Lozier was taken into
custody took to the tall timber, but was
recently run to ground by the federal Of
ficers at Salt Lake City.
one Check Too Many.