Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-12
Council Bluffs
THORNELL GETS SCOTT CASE
Trial Of Mabray Man Will Begin
January "a.
BANCROFT MAN COMPLAINANT
Assignment of other Cases Made In
Guiding Numbe of Losers I'm
DIuffs-Petit Jurors
Are Drawn.

In making the first assignment Of jury
cases for the present term OF district
court Judge Thornell yesterday set the
trial Of Frank Scott, alleged "steerer TOT
the Mabray gang Of big store" swindlers
for Monday. January "a Two Indictments
one charging conspiracy and the other
larceny in connection with the Fleeing OF
John Hermelbrecht. a farmer Of Bancroft,
Nob.. out Of 5000, on a fake horse race in
Council Bluffs on April "a, 1yOs, were re-
turned against Scott and he VIII De urea
on the larceny charge.
Included in the assignment are two OF
the civil suits brought by alleged victims
of the Mabray gang against local men as
well as against Mabray and some of his
associates. These are the cases In which
Joseph w. Lessen Of Menominee, Mich, and
George f.. Castle of Britt, Ia, are plain
tiffs. They are assigned for Tuesday,
January %.
~iEnni OF Cases.
The assignment which is as follows in
cludes several criminal cases besides that
OF Frank Scott:
Monday. January II 49, Barney G!llnsky
against Postal Telegl aph company, OVlde
Vier against Albert &. Cook aud others. 70.
X. Tellauder, administrator aeainst Omaha
~ AOulGl PlhAAo ANaAANo9 oAAA
pany; Pabst Brewing company against
Beulsmin Corneal, h. u. Anderson aSalnst
Henry Koch, Treynor savings bank garh-
Tuesday. January 1s-Andrew @. Gilbert
against Ernest H., Hart, T.. ). Martth
against Fred w. Gray, Chicago ~ Horon.
American National bank Of Austin, rex
against n. 4. Douge aud others
Wednesday, January l9-State OF Iowa
against Henry Holt and Leon Picotte, two
cases especially; State Of Iowa against josh
Haskins. w 49,.
others against /. J. Ellis, State of Iowa
against Hartford Reed, 1.-TWO cases) state
OF Iowa against e. M Jones;
+. l.. Hays, State of Iowa against Henry
Sherman, W.. G. Ross, DICK Berlin STATE
OF Iowa against George Hayden ana Henry
Sherman, State Of Iowa against Lueiia "
Saturday. January 22-state Of Iowa
asainst A. b. Wise, state of Iowa against
Isaac Newton Ryckman.
Monday, January 24-State Of Iowa
against Frank Scott, (speciaD Keeter q
Marks against Council Bluffs & omaha
TUESDAY, January 25-Mrs. Brana schen-
kin against Cunard Steamship company
Joseph w. Leisen against Il. Marks and
others, George F. Castle against b. Marks
Wednesday January 26-Johanah o'Brien
against Il. f. McCaffery, sheriff; Michael
o Brlen against T. f. ,McCaffery, sheriff.
Monday, January Ol-CHdIltS VI oSOtA
against Chicago. Rock Island g. Pacific
Railway company.
Monday, February al. A. Weber
against Chicago, Rock Island & Paciflc
Railway company (speciaD, S~tortenoeeker
will contest (speciaD.
IN of Petit Jury.
The following petit jury was drawn yes
teIday for the FEBRUARY term Of district
court at Avoca:
J. e. Simpson. James; ]. II. Schofield
Wright; o. b. WOODS, Grove; b.. w. Ward
Wright, A. A. Holman, James; r. J. Mar
tin, Valley; c.. Wulf Pleasant; F.. Il. Brad
ley, Macedonia M. c. Belknapp; j. Warner
Valley; O.. +. Cophey, Layton; A. A. Graham
Valley; b. f. Howell, rinox; l.. S. Allen
Layton; Herman Peters, Knox; j. r. Boil
ton, Grove; w. L. Fender, Grove; j. 9
Strong, Center; T. w. jefferson, Belknap
w. A. Potter, Belknap; H.. c. Knight
Mrlght; Fred Brandt, Knox; Charles Cade
Layton; ID. A. Snapp, Carson; II. c. Hoff
man. Grove; j, NJ. Kelley, Macedonia
Fred Spangler, Layton; o. c. Miller, Grove
Caleb Smith, Knox; c.. L. Mundorf. sr;
Waveland; c.. w. Keefer, Knox; Il. e
Morreli. Carson; w. Il. Fraser, Layton
Thomas DUNCAN, Carson; w. E. Jefferson
Center.