Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-16
STOWE TAKEN AT NILES CITY
Missing Member Of Mabray Gang
Caught in Montana.
LONG SEARCH MADE BY OFFICERS
News Received ct Council BIuffs
He IL Being Held I'm Northern
state-ImpOrtant Cap
ture.

Louis W. Stowe. alleged member Of the
]. c. Mabray gang OF big store" swim
6lers whom the federal authorities have
been so anxious to get their hands on, is
under arrest at Miles City, Mont. In
formation Of the arrest Of Stowe was re-
ceived yesterday at Council Bluffs by
Postoffice Inspector Swenson in a telegram
from Postofflce Inspector Ranger.
Stowe was the alleged "%steerer" who in
duced w. II. McGrath Of Pine City, Mimi,
to come to Council Bluffs in 1907 and go
up against one Of the gangs now famous
fake wrestling matches to the tune of
$4,000.
George Bennett was also accused by Nc
Grath Of having acted as "steerer' in his
case. McGrath was the first Of the long
list of Mikes to squeal, and as soon as
he Realised that he had been played for
a sucker he returned to Council Bluffs
and filed complaint with County Attorney
Hess. The result was that in November,
1907, Stowe and Bennett were indicted by
the district court grand jury. The au-
thorities, however, were unable to locate
the two men. Bennett, whose right name
is said TO be r.. b. Herman, is one Of
the three alleged member of the gang
now under arrest in San Jose, Cal. Henri
man, Frank Brown and Edward G. Moore
are now in the Alameda county jail. They
were included in the blanket indictments
returned by the federal grand juries in
Council Bluffs and Omaha.
Both Indicted in 1907.
Bennett and Stowe were indicted in the
state court here November q, 1907, and
among Mabray's papers captured by the
federal officers at Little Rock was a tele-
gram from Council Bluffs of the date of
November 81 1907, addressed to J. c..
Mabray, Tanner hotel, 0l9 Locust street,
Kansas City, reading as follows: George
Bennett and Lewis w. Stowe" and signed
3. Marks. This telegram is taken by the
federal officers as conveying word to
Mabray Of the indictment of his two al
legged associates. That an indictment had
been returned against these two men in
connection with the fleeing of McGrath
was not made public by the county au-
thoIities until some time during last sum-
mer and after the arrest of Mabray and
his associates in Little Rock, when the
story of the gangs numerous operations
commenced to develop through the activ-
ity and investigation Of the federal Off
GERS.
McGrath is one Of the Mikes who have
brought suit in the United States court
AltAG dbdAlA6A DGAJdlhll ne anu AOC0l
bankers to recover the $1,000 out Of which
he claimed to have been buncoed.
LOzier Brought to Bluffs.
Leon Lozier. another alleged ''steerer'
for the Mabray gang. who was arrested
October 10 at Battle Mound, New, ar
rived in Council Bluffs yesterday and is
now behind the bars of the Pottawattamie
county Jail. He was brought here from
Carson, New, in custody Of Deputy United
States Marshal H. r. Mack and ]. E. Tay-
lor, first sergeant and adjutant Of the Ne
vada state police,
Lozier was included in the indictments
returned by the federal grand juries in
Council Bluffs and Omaha. While it is UNI
derstood that Lozier was not present at any
Of the deals" pulled off in Council Bluffs
by the gang, he is said to have acted as
"steerer" in one or more Of the cases of
the Colorado Mikes" who were induced
to come here and help swell the receipts
of the big store operators.
Lozier is well known in Council Bluffs,
as he was formerly a resident Of this city.
He was a we'll known sprinter and was al
legged to have been connected with the no.
~torious Webb City gang some few years
ago. He and Ed Moore Of this city were
arrested for assisting the Webb City gang
in Milking Charles Gregory and William
Barker OF this city out Of 5000 on a fake
~footrace in the Missouri town. He and
Moore were convicted and sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary each. They
took the case up on an appeal and secured
a new trial, which was never held, the
case being finally dismissed. Lozier moved
to Colorado, and the governor of that
state refused to extradite him. Moore is
believed to have gone to California.
Glad to Get Back.
7 o1far rubo rave that bFg rtrlA - l.
Loser" declares he is glad to be back in
Council Bluffs, even If his temporary so.
journing place is the county jail, which Is
an old familiar place to him. A number
OF years ago Lozier was In the county Jail,
charged with attacking a little girl, and
the Dodge Light guard was called out to
protect him from threatened mob violence.
He was, however, acquitted of the charge.
Later Lozier spent some time in the county
jail while under arrest in connection with
the charge Of being implicated in the
Fleeing of Baker and Gregory.
Postoffice Inspector Swenson received
word yesterday that Joe Carroll. alias "Ole"
Marsh; Bert Warner, alias Bert Shores, and
Wynn c. Harris, the three alleged members
of the Mabray gang under arrest IN Seattle,
Wash, win be brought to Council Bluffs
some time this week.
Tom Gay of Streator. ILL.,, a professional
wrestler, who is charged with being one
Of the principals in the case of Mike
James Tierney of Streator, who dropped
$4,000 on a fake wrestling match in New
Orleans, after a hard fight TO prevent ex-
tradition, was brought to Omaha Saturday
and lodged in the Douglas county Jail. Gay
was included in the federal indictments in
Omaha and Council Bluffs.
McCOok Celebrates Victory.