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Show ANOTHER ARREST IN THE BIG SWINDLING AFFAIR Denver, April 27 Auothor arrest was made In this city last night in connection con-nection with the Investigation of the records of J. C. Maybray and his alleged al-leged swindling band. B. B. Jacobs, who has lived in this city for several years and has a beautiful home, was "taken Into custody on a warrant charging charg-ing him with being nn accomplice of Ernest Powers, a foot racer, In swindling swind-ling J. C. Bowman of Silvertoa, Colo., out of $13,700. Powers was arrested and released on bond, pending investigation. investi-gation. The alleged swindle was accomplished ac-complished by means of a foolraco In which Powers is said to have been a ( contestant and upon which Bowman ' was Induced to bet heavily. According Accord-ing to tho police here, the race was pulled off in Council Bluffs in July, 1908. and near the finish Powers, on whom Bowman hod pledged hla pile, fell unconscious and was beaten, Bowman, Bow-man, of course, losing his thousands. The charge against Jacobs Is that ho was acting as Powers' manager and that the,raco wag a fake arranged for the purpose of robbing Bowman. |