The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-06
IS MEN INDICTED
/. IN RACE FRAUD
Criminals in All Parts of Country
Involved, 1t Is Said, in Ire
, mendous Conspiracy
LOSSES EXCEL HALF A MILLION
According to Indictment, Alleged Vlc-
Tins Taken to Eight Cities by
"steerere"-c. Mabray the Head Of
All His Associates.

Council Bluffs, Sept. 30.-James
G. Mabray and "a alleged associates
were indicted by the United States
Grand Jury for the southern district
Of Iowa, charged with conspiring to
defraud by illegal use Of the United
States mails. With the exception Of
Mabray and three or four others, none
of those indicted are in custody, and
for that reason the names Of the de-
PENDANTS were not made public.
1t was stated that the list includes
many persons known in criminal an
mails in all parts Of the country and
that nearly every name is followed by
from one to four aliases. Each Of
these alleged confederates had num-
ber, which is given as one Of the ALI
ases accredited to the defendant.
Although specific amounts are not
mentioned in the indictments, 1t is
authoritatively stated that the
amounts lost by the alleged victims
Of Mabray and others named will ex.
ceed half a million dollars.
The sums lost run from $1,000 to
100000, the latter sum having been
to the evidence at hand, by Missouri
banker. Victims in 1S States, the Ter
ritory of Alaska and the Dominion Of
Canada are named in the indictment,
indicating the wide range Of territory
over which Mabray and his associates
are alleged to have piled their voca-
ton.
AS a basis of operation they used,
according to the Indictment the cities
of Council Bluffs, Davenport, and Bur-
1ington, Iowa; st. Louis, Little Rock,
Seattle, Denver and New Orleans, to
which places it is alleged victims were
taken by the numerous "steerers."
In setting out the specific instances
in which violations of the postal laws
are charged, the Indictment includes
copies Of many sensational letters said
to have been exchanged between Ma
bray and his associates which refer
to alleged deals" and name various
Suns of money as having changed
hands as a result of the operations Of
those mentioned in the indictment.
One of these letters is dated from
a New York hotel, and invited Friend
john" who it is alleged is Mabray
himself, to go to New York, declaring
81 have town right across the river
from New York in Jersey, swell
track and absolute protection. The
Sheriff and Prosecutor and police will
be absolutely right on the job during
working hours"
In letter written few days later,
the same man informs the person who
received mail from postoffice box No.
4, which was Mabray's box. that the
location referred to is only 20 min
utes' ride from the heart of New York
city, and that as to the fixing" it can
be done for $75 a week, (which will
cover everything-that is the Sheriff,
the chief and the prosecuting attor-
ney."
The indictment gives the names of
IS persons who are alleged to have
been victims of Mabray and his asso-
ciatcs, most of whom reside in the
Western States. Among the victims
in other localities are:
P. w. Whalen, Port Arthur, Canada.
Ed Jones, Shamokin, Pa.
F. Ellison, Kamloops, Canada.
James Servais, Port Arthur, Can
ada.
James Webber, Shamokin Pa.
S. McMairn, Toronto, Canada.
]. w. Springborn. Cleveland.
G. Nelson Pratt, Toledo, o.
G. A. Nelson, Alma, Mich.
The trials will begin at Red Oak,