The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-24
JAMES c. MAYBRAY AND EIGHTY
FOUR OF HIS ALLEGED
ASSOCIATES.
LONG LIST OF VICTIMS
Men in All Parts # Country SWlsdled
cf Sums, in Aggregate Hat
Million--charee Is Using
Mails to Defraud.

c. Maybray and eighty-four alleged as
sociates today We're indicted by the
feleral grand jury on : charge Of con-
spring to defraud by illegal use of the
mails. With the exception OF Nab
ray and three others, none of those
indicted are in custody and the names;
of the defendants were not made pub.
lie. 1t was said that the list includes
many persons known in criminal an
nails in all parts of the country and
that nearly every name is followed
by one to four aliases. Each of these
alleged confederates mad a number
which is given as one of the aliases
accredited to the defendant. III
Although specific amounts are not
mentioned in the indictment, 1t is
arthoritatively stated that tic
amounts lost by the alleged victims
exceed half million dollars. The in
dividual losses range from 1880 TO
/ 10000, the latter sum having been
placed on fake horse race, accord
ing to evidence by Missouri banker.
The list of victims in the Indictment
include men OF prominence in all
lparts of the country and there are set
forth letters of an discriminating char
acter
| Victims in eighteen states, Alaska
and Canada are named As basis of
loperation, the alleged conspirators
used Council Bluff, Davenport Bur
lington, st. Louis, Little Rock,
Seattle, Denver, and New Orleans TO
which places 1t is alleged the victims
were taken by numerous steerers.
In specifying the instances Of viola,
ltons Of the postal laws, the inaiet-
Iment includes copies of many sensa.
tional letters alleged to have been
exchanged between Maybray and his
associates, which refer to alleged
deals, and name various sums as hav
ing changed hands as the result q
the alleged operations.
One letter dated New York invites
Friend John" who IL alleged to bt
Maybray to 90 to New York declar
ing Il have in the town right across
the river in Jersey, swell track
with absolute protection, The sheriff
prosecutor and police will be right or
the job during working hours"
In subsequent letter the san
man wrote that the location was onl,
twenty minutes from New York ant
/ that fixing could oe done for 81;
a week, which would cover every
thing, that Is the sheriff chief ans
prosecuting attorney"
Another letter was cited date'
Polk City Iowa, sig,.ed F. r, Marts
enclosing $1,000 ito apply as forfei
money on our deal pending"
A letter from Samuel Sutor Cas-
Lake, Minnesota, says:
i've made my check on "A bank vi
there for $4,000" and declares he al
ranged to have the check taken ear
Of by the bank,
A list of the alleged victims fol
lows:
A. A. Van Cleay.' and Dr. c, c
Vanderbecht. ST. Louis; George A
Quinby Denver NJ. Jackman Min
lneapolIs; Louis Ilendell, Marquette
+ w. II McGrath, Pine City Mimi; NJ
Meur, Bristol, S. d.; c. t. Hayward
| Garden City, S. D., William II. Stine
. Chicago; Joe p. Walker Denver
!. Thomas Gale. Fond Du Lac: Adolp
:. Yeske, Harding, Mont; G. D. Harrint
t ton, Sioux Falls; p. w. Whalen, POI
Arthur; Alex Delair, pernbiue, Wis.
5 1T. w. Balew. Princeton, Mo-; Han
= Anderson, Ketchekan, Alaska A.
8 Olson, Memphis, Tenn; DR.. j. c. Ha
@ ris, Jr. st. Louis; Joseph w Leise'
/. Menominee; Ed Jones, Shamoki
Q Pa; G. M. Mccain .'enver; j. \
g Turner, Chicago; f. ellison, Kar
e oopa z. Pierpont, Marysvile, Mo
Is r. l.. King, Fowler Colo; Edwi
d James, Blue Springs. Neb.; ]. G. Boz
h man, Denver; r. w. G. Shull, Mi
a neapois George l. Prown, Norto
Kas; f. G. Allspaugh, Terre Haut
ETaute, Ind. j. r. Harrington Sior
T. Falls, James Servias, Port Arthur
George f. Castle Britt, Iowa; Joh
ic Bigger. Sioux Falls; n. Ford, va
n couver; r. A. Frazer, Helena Fran
n r. Baker and j. II, Secrest, low
City; f. r. Marts, Polk City, la
le james Weber, Shamokin, Pa. Ma
at l-indenbaugh Louisville; N, A. Ke
s chell Denver; Ed Stenger Hermos
ly S. D.. John HermeibFeehr, Bancroi
a Neb. A, Harrington, Minneapolis
X. Roethle, Neenah, wis, NJ. 5. Man
ri field. Henry Stoggsdili Cahool Mo
Is William Burke, ST. Louis n, A. Ba
II. thold Aurora, HIS; e. L. Collins al
Is s. A. Johnson, Streator HI John
Id Sizer Seattle: b. T. Woods al
lg Charles y. Alberty, Sioux City; i
or J. Schin. Kansas City: w $, Wagne