New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
THE HONEY GROVE KID
D|SARMED AND ARRESTED
Brains of Mabry Gang OF Fake
F;qhters and ''Phony" Races,
Captors Say.
VICTIMS. EAST AND WEST
Central Office Men Discuss the
Mabry Exploits, as 18th Pris-
oner Is Placed in Safe
Keeping.

Said by the police TO nave beeh Inc
brain and backbone of the notorious
-'Mabry gang which conducted fake
horse races. prizefights and wrestling
matches throughout the West, Lucius
Hindraan, of Paris, Tex, known to the
police as tine Honey Grove Kid, was
arrested last night at Seventh avenue
and 37th street
The Honey Grove Kid had been
srailed ry Detective DAILY, OF the Central
Office in company with two inspectors
from the Postoffice Department, for three
or four days. DAILY knew the kid had
q record as a guIlighter and that ne
had threatened 10 Use his weapon on the
first man who tried to get him.
Ialy and the inspectors were walking
np Seventh avenue. when the detective
sienalled to the postoffice sleuths and
fhcn stepped tlp TO "A man standing at
tho corner near the curb
.Hello. Kid when did YOU get back
Z. New York? Are the bulls after you
yetc~ asked Daily. holding out his mana
Iindrlan wheeled about. but disarmed
l,,- the reference to the bulls and by
tho friendly look in Days eyes, shook
hands warm'z.
Yes. I've been back in the old town
Tor r1o weeks now, and things are run
ming pretty quiet" the kid replied, re-
gaining his sir of assurance
Dalv. now sure of his man, backed him
seafnst the door OF q tailor shop. While
keeping up running fire of conversa-
,io.u Then DAILY whipped out his re-
1olvcr and thrust ii into Hindman's
face
S7;cr occurrences have been not un-
,.s,aal in Hin6man's career, and he me-
chancially reached for his pocket
DAILY Disarns Hindn1an.
pslr vas too well versed in the rules
of The game for this however The de-
tcctive quickly '-frisked-' Hindman, and
relieved him of a :5S-calibre revolver.
fuI}v loaded. \ sharp struggle followed,
in which DAILY was Joined by the Post
of5co inspectors and .'the Honey Grove
Kid" was soon wearing handouts
ON the trip down TO Police Headquar
rers HinGman refused to utter word
concerning the business in hand, but
conversed lightly on irrelevant matters
Not word could the officers draw from
MIN as to his connection with the
-Mabry gang or their operations.
The federal authorities said Hindman
made fraudulent use OF the mails, and
that he and other members of the gang
lured their victims through postoffice
channels.
Iindman nas the seventeenth man a.
rested because of the fake sporting car
niraI which reaped the gang 3 golden
largest OF their tour Of the West
Nas,rv. tlle ostensible head Of the or-
-anization. gathered about him Il
her OF pugliists and wrestlers, whose real
7lee fulness in the ring had long expired.
These men aud the two horses COM
yosad tila work ing outfit OF the gang.
How the Gang Operated.
Nfe.7 \ town was reached. flaming
advertisements we're posted. depicting
thrilling contests Of skill between man
md n7en beast and beast Previous to
1riz. letters had been sent to men Of
more wealth than caution, telling of the
,lsn tn T,,ll off Il sure thing" in the
wv Of a ;ertzefigh:. horse race or wrcst-
ling match. The victim was invited to
meet The promoters and get III OH q
killing
The n,an ON whom slI plunged or the
horse backed 10 win. always lost The
zsng ,lzansd up more than So1,coo in
-, cars il Was said The warrants on
which IIindman and the other Mabry
crowd 7vcrc arrested were issued by a
ius5ice in Council Bluffs, iowa.
Affer ire arrest many al the success
I'll c-,erafioT,s Of tie gang were dis
.-rss,j by Central Office men
..,e le-ccti-c told how a Philadelphia
lsuter was swindled out of $4,000 after
Inc fs. been ccaNsd to Denver in a pri-
nate car
Another explained the game played on
= Wilkes Barre. Penn, man, and how
L. eas 20 }oled into giving up So,Up. A
.ai-5 know of the net woven about a
.-rts7n Wall Street lawyer, and told
hn,y il had cost the man of law 5000
IL slip through the sneshes.
MUSIC VERSUS HOTEL BILL