National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-10-16
CDR" HALE ARREsTEn.



raid was made yesterday on the Office Of
Dr. w. II. Hale, 723 Twelfth street, by Lieut..
Arnold and Detectives Block and Raif, VINO
were in possession Of raid warrant issued
by the chief Of police, charging DR.. Hale with
running n gin enterprise. DR.. Hale and Mr.
and Mrs John Hermann were arrested, and
gave bail In the sum of $500 and were released.
Dr. Hale. II Is charged, publishes paper called
the Washington Traveller, OF which two mum.
bers have been issued Advertisements and
circulars concerning this paper arc headed "a
fortune for 81" and announce that leach sub.
scriber receives cash premium on Jan, |, 1886,
ranging in value from cents ~ 5000"
the detective officers after discovering these
nlluring announcements sent q man to the
Office, who by the payment of ~ secured Il
ticket wOrded as follows:
No. II, The Washington
5000 for si.0O
This ticket entities the holder to one cash
premium, which will be OF not less value than
i've cents, nor more than five thousand dollars.
The premium will be awarded the holder fjr
having paid tho sum Of one dollar (si .01). being
one years subscription to the Traveller the re-
ccipt whereof Is hereby acknowledged Tao
premium distribution takes place on January
], 1856, or before II the required number of sub
scrilers are received
.,(signcd), THE WASHINGTON TRAVELLER.
The officers who went to make the arrest wero
handed q card with the followingprlnted ques-
lions: What Is your name? Who do you wish
TO seo2 On what bnslnoss2 The officers
walked up the stairs without complying with
the usual formnlitics and made the arrests.
Mr. aud Mrs. Hermann urc said TO b, inter.
eslcd In the publishing business of the estnb.
iishment and In keeping the books and attend
ing TO the correspondence of the concern Sew
eral compositions were at work In the printing
Office in the rear ofthc bnildng ana up stairs
two young girls were addressing letters
The papers taken from the office deemed nee
essaIy to prove the charge included large
bundle OF tickets such Us described above,
with numbers running into thousands CirCu.
lars and placards announcing the lottery
scheme, letters ready TO be 5, Vt ont of the
Office, dodgers advertising DR., dale's and DR..
be record of subscriptions. Mrs. Hermann
told the Officers that only twenty-onc subscrip-
tons had been received. The number OF the
Ticket sold this morning was, however, IA.
The stubs of tickets sold and retained In the
oihco were only twcnty.onc In number.
paper was also fourd which was partnership
agreement between DR.. Hale aud Mr.. aud Mrs.
transferred to Hale their interest In paper
called lhrln and their printing apparatus in
consideration OF receiving one.lourth of the
profits of DR.. Halc's publishing enterprises
II was q part of the agreement that Mr.. and
Mrs. Hermann should board in Dr. Hqle's
otthcir share OF the profits. A large number
OF letters addressed to members of Congress
were found. Some of these were signed BY
"Rollin H. Kirk for 1.-THE Washington Tray.
ellcr." They set forth the desire of that Jour.
nal to publish portraits and biographical
sketches of tho persons to whom the letters
were addressed at no cost to the persons so
copies Of the paper at cents a copy and as
many more as they desired,