Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14
Council Bluffs
MAYBRAY TWICE INDICTED
Both Grow Out Of ~Swindling Cass
Lake Hotel Keeper.
OTHER VICTIMS ASKED TO CONF
AuthoritIes Hope 20 Secure n Large
Number of Indictment Against
Him in the state
Courts.

The federal grand jury reported two in
dictments yesterday afternoon against j..
c. Maybray, alleged head Of the "swind-
ling syndicate" which operated so sue
cessfully in Council Bluffs last year and
then transferred the scene of its activities
to Little Rock, Ark. Both Indictments are
on charges Of using the malls to defraud
and Judge Smith Mcpherson fixed the bail
at $4,000 under. each indictment.
Both indictments are based, II is said, on
charges preferred by Samuel Sutor. the
Cass Lake, Mimi, hotel man, who con-
tributed 5000 to help sweh the treasury
Of the gang of bunco artists.
Maybray is also under indictment in the
state court here on a charge of conspiracy
in connection with the case of Banker
Bellew Of Princeton, Mo-, who was sep
arated, through the Vaccinations of the
gang. from a bank roll containing $4,000
at a fake horse race.
It was said yesterday that Sutor in
tended remaining in Council Bluffs until
next week in order to go before the dis
trict court grand jury, which convenes
Tuesday. II the plans of Postoffice In
spector swenson are carried out it is likely
that q long list of indictments will be re-
turned by the district court grand jury
hkaiii5N May nay oio AAH Co
terday Mr.. Swenson sent letters to per-
sons whose names appear in the list of
Mikes found among Maybray's papers
in the trunks secured by the federal Off
| GERS at Little Rock. The letters invite
these victims to come TO Council Bluffs
and testify before the district grand jury,
which convenes next Tuesday. Mr.. Sven
son states in these letters that he will do
all in his power to assist in obtaining the
punishment of the swindlers and recover
the money lost by the victims.
Even though Maybray is convicted in
| the federal court" said Mr.. Swenson, ''the
punishment that can be melted out to him
will be wholly Inadequate. I believe, how
ever, that we can get forty men out OF
the large number believed to have been
buncoed by Maybray and his ~accomplices
in this city last year to come here and
testify before the grand jury in the state
court. II this proves to be the case, I see
no reason why we should not get at least
forty separate indictments against May
bray, and this number would warrant q
pond large enough to hold him. AS It now
is Maybray will have to put up $50, 900 ii
he secures his release under the federal
indictments, and there is already one OF
more indictments in the state court agains'
him on charges connected with the BelleV
case. | see no reason why we ought moi
to be able to keep Maybray behind tht
bars for some time to come at least"
1t was stated that another member Of
the "swindling syndicate was indicted
Jointly with Maybray. but the name wai
not made public as the defendant Is not ir
custody.
4 With the return OF the indictments
against Msybray the grand jury completed
It's work for the term and was discharged
by Judge Mcpherson.
Mr.. sutor had a conference with County
Attorney Hess during the afternoon. Aftel
the conference Mr.. Hess said any person
having a complaint TO make will be giver
an opportunity TO go before the grand jur,
next week. "All indictments which may b,
returned against the Maybray gang
whether they be one or forty in number
will be vigorously prosecuted by this of
flee, I expect to see that all these case
which may be brought to my attention arr
presented to the grand jury. More thar
this / cannot do"