Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-13
FEDERAL STATUTES PROVIDE
SMALL PENALTYFoR PUNISH
MENT OF MAYBRAY GANG.
LEADER OF RACE FAkIRs
HELD ON TWO CHARGES
County Officials Said to Be Ready to
Act and State Indictments Are Ex-
pected to Be Acknowledgement
Said to Have Startling Story Vet to
Be Revealed.
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| Special to mes-Republican.
| Council Bluffs, March 13.-With two
| indictments returned by the federal
grand jury against ]. c. Maybray, the
alleged head of the swindle syndicate,
| which We're returned and made public
last evening, and other indictments
against the accused members of the
gang expected from the state grand
jury within week, the prosecution of
the cases are now under way.
tMaybray was indicted on two
counts, both relating to letters writ
ten FROM this city to Frank Sutor and
n. H. Harding, of Cass Lake, Mimi,
in the alleged conspiracy to separate
Sutor from $4,000 of his cash, which
was effected Several other indictments
found by the federal grand jury have
not been reported. Maybray's return to
this city from Little Rock under
guard, is anticipated will take place
early next week.
Swensen Busy on Cases.
j. c. Swensen, United States postal
inspector, who, with Frank Sutor, was
one of the principal witnesses before
the grand jury in the Maybray case,
is Writing letters to all of the Mikes
named in Maybray's record with the
view to having as many OF them as
possible come to Council Bluffs to give
testimony against the accused men.
These men will be urged to appear be-
fore the district court grand jury and
Mr.. Swensen assures the men that he
will do all that he can to assist them
in bringing punishment of the men
who swindled them. Swensen believes
that out of the large number included
in the victims he will be able to bring
forty or moro witnesses to Council
Bluffs and from this number he thinks
more than double the number Of in
dictments can be secured.
Up to County Officials.
Mr.. Swensen, in view of the light
punishment which the federal statutes
provide for such offenses hopes to see
these men convicted in the state
courts, where more severe punishment
can be applied. Even tho Maybray Is
convicted of the charge against him in
the United States court" said Sven
sen, 1.-The punishment would be entirely
inadequate. believe, however. that
we can get forty men out Of the large
number who are believed to have been
swindled out of their. money here last
year, to come to Council Bluffs and
testify before the grand jury in the
state court. II this is SO believe that |
we can get atNeast forty separate in
dictments against NIaybray and would
warrant bond large enough to hold
him.
1T is up to the county officials now.
feel sure that we have strong evil
dence against Maybray and that the
state has case which it will be hard
for Maybray to get away from"
County Attorney Hess Ready to Act.
County Attorney j. ]. Hess. when
old that these matters would likely be
presented to the state courts said that
ne was ready to act and all indict-
nents of the gang, whether forty or
more in number, will be vigorously
prosecuted. "The evidence will be pre-
;ented to the grand jury as rapidly as
t is forthcoming and it will then rest
With the jury" said Mr.. Hess. The
county attorney resented the sugges-
on, quoted publicly since these matters
became public, that the members Of the
rang had nothing to fear from the Of
icers here.
swensen Something Up His Sleeve.
Circulating about the federal build
ng is persistent rumor that the fed
raj officials have something up their
leeves and that the biggest story is
ct to be told. Mr.. Swensen admitted
hat there were some things which he
ould not make public at the present
ime and would not give a hint as to
heir nature.