Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-21
Council Bluffs
'MABRAY CASES Up TODAY
Grand Jury Likely to Return Some
o. Additional Indictments.
OMAHA COURr GETTING BUSY
Postal Authorities Confident They
VIII Make some OF the Numer-
Gus Gases stick Against
che Cans.

The federal grand jury, which will be
convened today with the opening Of the
term Of United states court by Judge
Mcpherson will. it Is stated, make further
investigation of the alleged swindling
operations Of ]. G. Mabray and his asso-
%ciates, known as the "big store gang.
The following compose the grand jury
for this term:
L. ]. Anderson, Audubon; j. W. Byrket,
Giarinda James Boiler, Griswoldi W. ~
Moines; James Duffy, Vail; Samuel Estes,
9lenwood E. F Flannery, Grsston; W r.
Rapids; B. c. Harris, lewis; J. II. Nc
Curdy. G~lenwood; ]. =. Mcclure, Audubon,
< T Mcconnell, Abba > H ogg Creston;
Stanton; Fred Reynolds, Exiro; Arthur
Snyder, Logan Frank Stewart Carbon;
gan. John Wihkier, Glenwood; J. W.
Barcus, Clarinda, and j.. y, Ward. Malvern.
Colonel MAreeiius l. Temple, United
states prosecuting attorney for this dis
trict, was the first federal official to
reach the city yesterday and he was clos
eted the greater part OF the day at his
office in the federal building with Post
office Inspector j s .swenson preparing
for the trial Of Mabray, which. 1t has
been stated, VIII be begun Thursday.
A large number Of witnesses have been
subpoenaed by the government in this
case and the understanding is that a
number Of them will go before the grand
jury.
Some interesting developments in the
AMabray case may be looked for in the
4near future" said q government official
yesterday.
! federal grand Jury, which will be
convened in Omaha next Monday, is also
to have evidence in the alleged Msbray
,NvInAIoa praaanNAd 90 a. aaaauAip0 20 tho
abatement of Postoffice Inspector swenson
yesterday. Every Mike" that went up
against Mabray's game has been subpoe-
naed 20 testify before the federal grand
jury in Omaha next week and a batch of
new indictments. II is said, may be looked
for. According to information in the
hands OF the federal officers the Mabray
gang had headquarters in a saloon in
Omaha at the same time that 1t was OPP
Grating in Council Bluffs and occupied
rooms in the Merriam block in this city,
1t is said that much OF the preliminary
work in steering the victims to this
vicinity was done in Omaha.
Postoffice Inspector Swenson was not
inclined to give out much information yes
terday, but said that he was confident the
presentation Of the evidence which had
bee. secured in the Mabray case TO the
Aederal grand jury in Omaha would make
assurance doubly sure"
United States Marshal Frank b. Clark
arrived in the city over the Rock Island
Vat 1890 last night, bringing with him j..
c. Mabray, who has been In the Polk
county Jail at Des Moines since he was
brought to Iowa from Little Rock, Ark.
Mabray was taken direct from the depot
TO the county jail. where he was placed
I'm one Of the rooms on the second floor.
Judge Smith Mcpherson, w. c. Near
thur. clerk Of the court, and other officials
also arrived here on this train.
Thomas Tierney OF Streator. Ill, who
vas fleeced by the Mabray gang out of
$4,000 on a fake prize fight in New Or
leans in October, 1907, is in Council Bluffs
and was In consultation yesterday with
Tinted states Prosecuting Attorney Tenn
pie and Postoffice Inspector Swenson. Mr..
-Tcrney. it is understood, will be one Of
the witnesses before the federal grand
Jury. Although inclined to take his loss
philosophically, Mr.. Tterney Is anxious to
assist in bringing the gang to justice and
declares that he has spent more than 5000
in his efforts to do so.