Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-31
FRANK w. BROWN, ALLEGED MA
BRAY swlNoLER. DIES IN
JAIL At OAKLAND, CAL.
WAS TO HAVE BEEN
TRIED IN SEPTEMBER
Brown Confined in Jail Thrss Years
and Had Resisted Extradition to
Iowa-Long Confinement Believed to
Have fastened His Dsath-Was One
Of Chief Defendants IN Fedora! Suits.

Council Bluffs. July 31.-Death has
again interviewed to prevent the fed
eral government from melting punish
ment TO men indicted with J. c. Ma
bray for the big frauds perpetrated
upon the public IN this city and 9TH
er places in the United States. Deputy
United States Marshal William Sro2e-
veg having Just received notice that
Frank ". Brown had died in jail at
Oakland, Cal. where he had been con-
fined for nearly three years while re-
sisting extrad.1io-l to this city for trial
in the United States court. Previous
" r B. HERMAN. one Of Mabray's
closest associates in the big deals, died
in prison in San Francisco While he
was fighting ext-a6ition. Brown died
a few days ago ard il is believed that
his long confinement was a conuibu-
tory cause.
Foush. Thru Every Court.
Il was only few days ago that the
supreme court Of the United States re-
fused 70 sustain the motion Of Brown
and E c. Moore for writ of haoeas
corpus. The case having heen fought
thru every court to the highest in me
lard. and at q cost which proves that
these men were supplied with large
funds with which TO resist ;he de-
-an9s OF the federal government.
Moore and Brown, who resided in
washington. ., g. when Ct liberty
tst: both heen ordered 20 appear in
fedora! court n this city the ;st daE
% rsyt Ser-enher Tor trial Tor CON-
ci!citv IN the Mah-ay cases. The orcer
Followed the refusal Of .he highest
court 10 interfere TO give them their
lihe-rv. Two others, big men in the
w;a6te syndicate. according TO fed
era. officials. ordered to appear here
At the same time. are Joe E Wright
o. San Antonio. Texas a-o Jack car
Eeek OF Cosehic. Mich. Still another
member OF the gang IS expected 10 De
tsker, in time to be brought here for
trial at the September term and TWO
others, who have been in hiding IN
British Columbia, are showing sis1s
of wanting 10 return to the states. ana
II they so much as poke Their noses
over the border federal agents Will De
there to nab them.
Members Of Inner Circle.
Chief interest in the quartet cen
tered about Brown and Moore. from
the fact that they ha6 successful!
combated the efforts OF the Cnitea
states government to exradite the-l
and from the further fact that in lis
confession J. C. Mabray attaches muca
Importance to them. Brown ana
Moore were alleged TO be members o.
the inner circle which conducted 'ne
operations of the swinole syndicate
during the early history OF its opera
,ions. In his confession Mabray ce
cIared he first met Brown in 1895, ano
was employed by him. Herman anu
Simpson at Seattle before they as
sumed leadership of the big orsaniza-
tior in this city and New Orleans.
brown and Moore according TO evil
sarce in the possession Of the federai
government. operated a big store at
south Bend. Ind, at one time Inns
was prior 70 the meeting Of Maora!
with -hern. aItho even after the later
orca nizatior they are believed to nave
beer engaged IL swindies-
Moore was arrested at San jose
Cal by United States authorities sep
.er7her 80, 1909. nd Brown was taken
into custody about the same time. oo.n
n, the indictment in which nearly ~"
were named by federal grand jury IL
session in this city. Their fight on an
a,n,ica+ion for writ OF habeas cor
ms lansuisled in the supreme court OF
the United States from June IL, 1917.
until short time ago. During al!
these years Brown and Moore were
corfned in the Alameda county jail at
Oakland, Cal
Two Others Held.
~ 4y.e crnar run men REQUIRED 20 De
in court here in September. neither
takes rank. in the eyes OF the govern
inert. wrigh. is believed to have been
connected with the Mabray gang as
steerer the specific charge against him
being that he assisted in the swind-
| ling Of T. z. George OF San Antonio,
! Texas. out Of $3.50 on fake wrest-
! ling match pulled off at New Orleans
october g. 1907. Wright claims San
/ Antonio IS his home and is said TO De
| in that city at the present time.
Carkeek is alleged by the federal
| government to have participated in a
| number of swindies acting as steerer,
and all Of which were Immensely
| profitable to the organization. In one
| Of these swindles E. L. Collins OF Dali
las Center, Iowa. is said to have been
| Financially concerned. In this particu-
! lar episode. which took the form OF
| fake wrestling match, which was pulled
o fiat New Orleans May 3. 1907, 1t is
claimed that Collins dropped $4,000.
! But this is not the only onense
charged against Carkeek. Three other
sw-indIes in which he is alleged to have
acted as steerer are known to the gov
eminent officials.