The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-21
SW|NDLERS FOUND
GUILTY BY JURY
MilliOnaireS' Club Had FIeeced
Victims of Five Million in
Ten Years.
GOVERNMENT BREAKS UP
MONUMENTAL COMBINATION
Ed. Mccoy of Salt Lake City Is
Among Those Indicted by
Uncle Sam.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, March 2o.-Johi
c. Maybray and thirteen OF his asso
ciates who for ten days have been o.
trial In the United States district court
charged with illegal use of the mails
were found guilty today The jury re
turned verdict shortly before noon
The jury disagreed In the case of Rober
F, J.. Goddard Of San Antonio,
Those found guilty are John c. May
bray, Leon Loser, Tom S. Robinson. vii
lard Powell Clarence Class Edwar,
Leach. Edward X, Morris (coiored)
Clarence Forbes, Harry Forbes. Franl
X. Shores and William (Ole) Marsh. Tn
!aler three entered plea OF nolle con
tendere when the trial opened. that il
eHeet f' being IIs "a plea Of guilty.
prisoners would be sentenced Monda!
morning at 10 o'clock Maybray shool
hands with several of the Jurors afte
they were discharged.
Mrs. Maybray broke down when IN,
verdict was read and her husband at
tempted TO console her She left th
room. however. still weeping
=, T. wo years Imprisonment and n fine o
slO,0OO is the maximum penalty that ma,
be inflicted by the court
Robert Goddard Is under Indictment il
lhG Nebraska district federal court anc
VIII be tried again when other defendant:
With the conviction OF these defendant,
the government believes 1t has broken III
the most monumental swindllng com.
oination that has ever operated Stalls
tics nave been gathered that show th'
receipts OF the combination since Its or.
ganiZatlon about ten years ago exceeded
s. 900. 600.
Two Hundred People Involved.
The success of the government ir
bringing the defendants to trial was
largely due 10 the capture when May
oray was arrested. OF trunk found ir
his home, which. II was later ascertained
contained a complete documentary rec
ord OF the transactions OF the combina-
ton for four years. A loose leaf pocket
ledger was one OF the documents thus
secured. II contained The names and
addresses OF over 200 persons who had
acted as go-betweens In various trans
actions. They lived in nearly every state
in the union.
rious parts of the country, all operated
from one city. The headoaurters were
moved from time to time. as the leaders
came under surveillance OF the authorl-
Ing. horse racing and wire tapping were
the specialities offered victims on which
TO make easy money" The victim
usually was first approached by mn
actual friend who had been previously So
licited by regular ''steerer" as he
was known IN most instances repre-
sentations were made that the "steerer"
had cousin who was secretary to a
coterie OF mon of great wealth who
were travelling over the country for
pleasure. The victim was told that this
secretary was angry at some alleged
and had undertaken TO
swindle his employers out of a large
sum OF money. The victim was invited
TO assist and when he accepted was In
turn swindled on sporting event which
proved to ne fixed against him instead
If in his favor
Colonel Temple, the district attorney,
said today he would probably move for
ne dismissal OF the case against Louis
2. Stowe, the Minneapolis man, charged
with being a member of the conspiracy