The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-25
SURE THING MAN
LANDED IN JAIL
Federal Officials and Sheriff
Arrest Ed Mccoy on
SWindIing Charge.
NOW WANTED In NEBRASKA

w ~ ~ MS
What is looked upon by the local
as one of the most impor-
tant captures which has been made in
Salt Lake for some time was the ar
rest yesterday of Ed Mccoy, said to
have been a prize fighter some years
ago, and who is said to be wanted at
Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Omaha, Neb.,
to answer to an indictment charging
him with being concerned in the famous
"Mabray swindle," in connection with
fake" sporting events. The arrest was
made yesterday afternoon by Lucien H.
Smyth, deputy in the office of James
II. Anderson United States marshal,
and c. ID. Lowe, pOstOffice inspector in
this district.
The members of the marshaPs force
and Inspector Lowe had been looking
for Mccoy for the last ten days, hav-
ing been informed that he was wanted
at the places mentioned. Inspector
Lowe telegraphed to several points and
secured Information confirming the re-
port that Mccoy was in Salt Lake.
Neither Inspector Lowe nor Deputy
Marshal Smyth knew Mccoy, but they
had been furnished a description from
the east. On Wednesday the postoffice
inspector happened on Mccoy, in COM
pany with another man and a woman.
He traced them to a place in Third
South street and then got into COM
munication with the marshals office, in
forming Mr.. Smyth that he had found
q man whom he thought to be Mccoy.
That officer at once took his hat and
gun and started out, meeting the in
spector and making plans for cover
ing" the man supposed to be wanted.
Two men came out of the place short
ly afterwards, one of whom looked to
Mr.. Smyth like Mccoy, although he had
no mustache, while the description re-
ceived from Nebraska said he had one.
The men walked east IN Third South
street and were watched by Mr.. Smyth.
He was Joined BY Inspector Lowe, who
thought the man was Mccoy, and Mr..
Smyth started in pursuit.
Joined by Sheriff.
Out Third South street the two men
walked, followed by Mr.. Smyth, who,
in turn, was followed, at a short dis
lance by the postoffice inspector. The
men who were being followed turned
down Seventh East street and went
south. When they had gone a few
blocks, Sheriff Joseph c. Sharp. who
had noticed Mccoy and his companion
walking out the thOroughfare, followed
by Smyth and Lowe, and who made
inquiries of Mr.. Lowe as to what was
lin the wind drove up and overlook
Mr.. Smyth and informed him that the
man in front was Mccoy. The sheriff
then went ahead and overlook the two
men and, when Mr.. Smyth came up,
introduced him to Mccoy The deputy
marshal showed the warrant he held
to Mccoy and requested Sheriff Sharp
to take him to the Jail in his buggy.
Mccoy will be arraigned before
Charles Baldwin, United States COM
missioner, and identified, after which
he will be taken east by one of the local
officers.
1t is on the charge Of using the
United States mails in connection with
the alleged swindling scheme in Coun-
ell Bluffs, Omaha and other places
that the postoffice officials here got
to work on the case. Bail in Mccoy
case was fixed at $4,000 at Omaha
The warrant on which Mccoy was ar
rested yesterday, and which was issued
from the office of Commissioner Bald
win, on complaint Of Inspector Lowe
charges that, about April 8, 1907, al
Omaha, Mccoy, in violation of section
5.4s9 of the revised statutes, conspired
with John c. Mabray, otherwise called
R. Barrett, and others. and with Err
nest Fenby. in devising a scheme to de-
fraud various persons, among these H
J. Hallister, A. A Vauchover, JOSEPH
W. Lessen. F. R. Marts, DR. z. E. Ven
derbeck, Ed Jones, James Weber and
George A. Quimby. out Of their money
and property. 1t also was alleged that
he fled from the district of Nebraska
to Utah about October 10.
Deserinfions Sent Ont
The description sent to the officers
here said that Mccoy was of dark COM
plexion, dark hair, weighs about 22(
pounds, being about 5 feet 10 inches in
height and being about &c years OF
age. He has dressed well and it was
said that he made a considerable dis
play of jewelry. 1t was said that he had
been known under the names of H. W
Stockton, Ed Turner and Ed Jackson
The local officials say he has used
the name of Ferguson here. He is saiC
to have been living recently near Eight
East and Seventh South streets, and is
married, his wife's relatives living here
Mccoy has a police record IN Salt Lake
extending over several years. Two year:
ago he was q saloonkeeper. The police
record show him to have been arrested
no less than three times during the pas
eighteen months, once for battery, once ir
connection with a foot race swindling
game and once for vagrancy. Last MAJ
| he was arrested by Chief of Police S. NJ
| Barlow under suspicion of participating
! in q swindling game at the race tract
during the spring meet. Being unable Il
prove anything against him, the police
preferred vagrancy charges against hin
/ and ran him out of town on a floater
He was generally known as a fenc,
keeper during his career as a saloon
keeper, and the police have many thing
/ against him.
Mccoy was also arrested in Pocatellt
some time ago for pulling off the olt
| foot race game on the unsuspectins
/ sports of that town.
| According to the information which hai
come here, the indictment against McCo,