Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-08
Council Bluffs
MABRAY CASE SET THIS WEEK
Small Army Of witnesses Coming to
Attend Trial
MANY MIKE SUITS TO COME UP

DounAAuh u AhNg SAh Nv
Owing 10 Crowd of Business
ON the DOckets OF
Court.
Council Bluffs this week will entertain
another convention OF Mabray Mikes"
a large number OF whom will be here as
witnesses at the trial OF j. G. Mabray and
other alleged members Of the big store
swindllng syndicate in the United States
court. Many of these witnesses we're here
last September at the time the federal
grand jury returned the blanket indict-
ment against Mabray and his alleged as
soclates, but a large number Of the wit
nesses who have been subpoenaed for the
approaching trial were not brought be-
fore the federal grand jury. 1t is said
that the government has subpoenaed over
100 witnesses for the Mabray trial, many
OF whom are men who went up against the
fake horse races, prize fights and wrestling
matches, which the gang is charged with
pulling off in Council Bluffs during 1908.
Nothing has been given out as yet by
the federal authorities ar TO the NUMBER
Of defendants named In the blanket in
dictment returned last September who are
to be tried with Mabray this week. At
the time the demurrer to the indictment
against Mabray was argued before Judge
Smith Mcpherson in this city last January,
the court requested that a list of the de-
PENDANTS IN the Mabray case then in
custody be furnished him.
List of Defendants
The following list was furnished the
court by Postoffice Inspector ]. S. Sven
son
In jail: J.. C.; .Mabray, Leon Loser.
ell Bluffs; Bert r. Shores, Omaha r. B.
Herman, Frank w. Brown and Edward
c.. Moore, San Francisco.
T. S. Robinson, Pennington, Ia; BenjG-
min Marks, Council Bluffs; Ed Leacn,
M0ntros &C.,, Ia j. p; Wright, San Antonio.
Louis w, Stowe, Miles City, Mont; ole
Marsh, Omaha, Neb. John r. Dobbins,
Centsrville, Ia; r. e. Goddard. bal
Out on bail, Omaha indictment: Harry
Forbes, kenosha, Wis; Clarence Forbes
Mccoy, Salt Lake City; Utah; William
herd; Mich J. E. Coon, Shepherd, Mich.
Held under state jurisdiction: Frank
M. Mccall, Isadore ]. Warner and James
8. johnson, Little Rock, Ark Frank
Scott OF Pender, Neb., at Council Bluffs;
gan City, Ind; Ernest l.. Powers, Colo
RADIO penitentiary.
Since then additional arrests have been
made by the federal officers in different
parts Of the country and several of the
men in jail at that time have since secured
their release on bonds. Among the men
indicted here arrested recently were VIII
lard Powell at Jacksonville, Fla, and
e. E. L. Woodward at Fort Worth, Tex.
Both gave bonds for their appearance
here.
Harry Forbes Coming.
Postoffice Inspector Swenson made a
trip last week to Troy, N. Y. for the pur-
pose It was understood OF bringing Harry
Forbes, a prize fighter. to Council Bluffs
Forbes was arrested under the e Council
Bluffs Indictment at the ringside after
he had been soundly licked in a prize
fight with Abe Attell. He had previously
been arrested under the Omaha indictment,
but had been released on bail. Inspector
swenson returned Friday without Forbes
and 1t is understood that Forbes again
succeeded in securing his liberty on bonds.
Harry Forbes is said to be a brother of
Clarence Forbes, likewise a prize fighter,
who was included in the Council Bluffs
and Omaha indictments and was arrested
several months ago in Chicago, where he
furnished bonds for his appearance in
court here. Inspector Swenson shortly
after returning from the east started for
Colorado for the purpose, It was stated,
Of hunting up witnesses for the trial here
this week.
The capacity Of the north court room in
the county court house in which the trial
of Mabray and his alleged associates will
be held this week will be, It is expected,
taxed to the limit. The trial lie expected to
attract a large number Of spectators. not to
mention the court officials, attaches, at
toIneys for the accused and the small army
of witnesses. The government has ar
ranged for the use Of rooms on the third
floor of the court house as offices for the
United States attorneys Many of the wit
nesses have never been interviewed by the
attorneys for the government and these
rooms will be used for that purpose.
Trial Set for Thursday.
Judge Smith Mcpherson viii convene the
term OF court Tuesday and the trial Of
Mabray and other alleged members of the
gang is set for Thursday. The term of
federal court at Creston is scheduled tn
open on Tuesday, March %, so that the
term here will necessarily be a short one
and it is likely that Judge Mcpherson will
~reconvene 1t later in order to dispose Of
the business hat will have to be side
tracked on account OF the Mabray trail,
which Is expected to occupy the greater
part OF the two weeks.
Twelve OF the civil suits brought by
Mabray Mikes to recover the amounts
out OF which they claim to have been
buncoed by the gang have been filed for
trial at this term OF United States court,
but It Is extremely doubtful, II they will
be reached. N. A. Crawford. attorney for
the plaintiffs In these civil suits. stated
yesterday that he was ready and DESTROYS
to have these cases tried at this term. The
amounts which the twelve Mikes seek to
recover In the civil actions in the United
States court here aggregate 10000.
The plaintiffs and the amounts which they
sue for are as follows:
z. Pierpont Marysvillo. No, $2,IO0.
Thomas e. George, San Antonio, Tex,
SIS, $50.
Henry Stogsdnl, Cabool, Mo-, 5000.
George /. Brown, Norton, Kan, $500.
w. H. Bedford, Bolckow, Mo, 5000.
George 8. Bedford, Greeley, Colo, SO, $50
John Koziek, Chicago, 5000,
Thomas Agern, Fergus Falls, Mimi,
5000.
j. -. Harrington, Hartsel, Colo, $4,000.
Thomas Gale, FOND du Lac, Wis, 5000.
John, Hermelbrecht, Bancroft, Neb., 5000
Ralph Mattingly, Nashville Tenn. 5000.
Wynn Harris Arrives.