The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-25
Ed McCoy Is Taken Into Gus.
tody by Deputy Marshal
Smyth.
SAID TO BE MEMBER
OF NOTORIOUS GANG
His Capture Is Accomplished
Through Neat Piece of
Stratagem.

states officers.
The story OF The capture OF McCov /
is interesting neeoud the ordinary. |
About three months ago tho govern !
mcut secured indictments IN Council |
Bluffs against j. &. Maybrav and about |
forty other persons In these iudict |
mcnts they were charged with using tho |
mails for fraudulent purposes IN con |
Quoting prize fights racing events, /
wrestling matches and other athletic |
performances. \ number of these per |
sons have been appTehcndcd and placed |
under arrest, but there are still some at |
large. Nctoy. ~ rs alleged. was ono of |
tho lot that escaped when the proceed !
iugs we're first begun.
The method of operation Of this
gang was somewhat after this wise:
one of the conspirators would como
into 4 city, make a flash with roll
of money. cultivate the friendship ot
some ono With money and inclined 10
take an interest IN sports. One day { he
couSpiraior would co 20 his friend
and toll him that ne tthC couspiratorl !
was about 10 pull of prize fight, say.
I'm Ogden. that n Was al fixed for
ono of the contestants 10 win; that he
wanted 10 put M $1,000 on n, but
wouldn I like 10 do it himself, because
he WAS known as "A promoter OF priZ".
fights aud people might become
suspicious Would tho friend do the
betting for hm1 II would bc a great
accommodation. indeed
Working tho Game.
Sure. the friend would. The con
spirator then turned over tho $1,000 20
The friend. the latter gave him a check
for $1,000 or $4,000 - a guarantee. aud
placed tho bet Tho friend. however.
did not place tho bet until he himself
had fully made up his mird that he
would like 10 Get IN on ths very
good thing So. m addition 10 betting
the conspirator 5 $1,000. he himself bet
all he could raise, thinking his invest
mont Was a dead sure cinch.
On the day Of the fight the con
icsrant who was billed 10 60 down TO
defeat. strange 10 say. won tn" match
Likewise The friend lost the money he
had bet on his own account, as well
as the couspirator 5 5000. Thcn tho
whole band Of them would make their
disappearance. CARRYING with them the
friend S money that WAS NsgcTcd and
the $4,000 or $4,000 guarautce.
The indictments returned at Council
Bluffs were brought into court on Or-
tobor !. Since that time the rostofhce
inspectors and other government
officers have been active in the attempt
10 capture the swIndlcTs. Three weeks
ago or thcrcabOuls &. D. Lowe, post
inspector IN charge AT Denver 20 the
effect that one of the men wanted in
Council Bluffs was in Salt Lake, and
sent him a description of he man. This
description set forth that Mccoy was
known as No. IN the swiudlers' code
of Identification. and that he went IN
der various aliases among them, H.
W stockton. I'll Turner aud Ed John
son lie was described as being 30
wears old. Of dark complexion. dark
hair. weight 29u pounds, height i've
feet ten inches. well dressed and wear.
ing diamonds
From sources ot information which
Mr.. Lowc is not AZ liberty 20 disclose
he succeeded IN getting a fairly good
Glow 10 Mccoy. lie secured copy
Of the Indictment and a copy of ia"
warrant, and presented them 10 tho
United States commissioner IN salt
Lake, Charles Baldwin. Judge Bald
win issued n warrant on the showing
made, and Wednesday Mr. Lowe and
Captain Lucian H. Smyth. chief deputy
United States marshal. got clear idea
that Mccoy was one Of the two men
who went into the Heidelberg on East
Third South. Captain Smyth stationed
himself outside and Mr.. Lowe took
up his post Of watching in the lobby of
the Judge building. on the opposite side
Of the street.
Presently Mccoy and his companion
Tcappcared and started eastward on
Third South. Neither Smyth nor In
spector Lowe WAS sure of the idcuiI.
6catiou, and hesitatcd before making
an arrest. The two men proceeded
along the street. with Sulyth half a
block behind and Lowe \ block behind
Smyth. The pair led tho officers 20
seventh East. down which street they
turned.
At point lust north Of Sixth South
Sheriff Joe Sharp came northward iu
buggy.
There's the man YOU wsuty' Sharp
said 10 Captain Smytb.
- How do YOU know ! want him 20
''Woll, II YOU re after Mccoy. that,
the man. said Sharp.
So Captain Smyth put on a bit Of
speed and sharp turned his team about
and Mccoy was soon ovcrtakcu. first
bv the sheriff who held him in con.
ycrsatiou until Smyth arrived.
"Mr Mccoy ssid the sheriff. cal
low me 20 introduce Captain Smvth, -
said Sharp
"Glad to Meet You"
m glad 10 meet YOU said Nc.
81 m not so sure about that. - ,aid
Smvth. for have a warrant for your
arrest.
.'What do YOU want 10 arrest me
forl' asked Mccoy. though he did not
seem to be greatly surprised.
''Ou an Indictment returned against
YOU In Omaha. said Smyjb.
"Was 10 iu Omaha or in Council
BluT,!' asked NcCov.
And thos. arc The last words he has
spoken about ANYTHING relating 10 hini.
self or The charge against him.
NeCnv and Captain Smyth were
taken 90 ;hc county lall iu 'h" shcuh :
buggy, where Mccoy WIS placed in a
cell
Meanwhile. Mr.. Lowe proceeded 20
the house iu which Meow aud bis wife
lived under the nam" of Ferguson. This
house D, on sixth South "a little east
of seventh Ehst Mr.. Lowe. however.
did not discover ANYTHING Of importance
iu the boUsr.
Meow hail fycd by Judge Munger
Of tho United States court at Council
Bluffs b. $1,000
Mccoy is well Known in Salt Lake. /
About n wear aco be- conducted saloon !
on Commercial street. Tie i- currently |