Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-15
AN ALLEGED GIFT ENTERPRISE.
DR.. Hale's Ohfcc Raided by the Pc.
lice-Evtdence Of q Lottery Scheme
Found.

Lieut.. Arnold and Detectives Block and Raft
made a raid to-day on the Office of DIR. w. H.
Hale, 1913 18th street. They made several ar
rests, seized large quantity of papers. and left
police officer in charge of the establishment.
All of this was done on the authority OF q "rad.
ing warrant" issued by the chief of police,
charging DR.. Hale with running gift enter
prise contrary to law. DR.. Hale, it is charged,
publishes paper called The Washington 7rav-
elter, Of which two numbers have been issued.
Advertisements and circulars concerning this
paper, are headed "a fortune for 81" and an
nounce that leach subscriber receives cash
value from cents to $50"
The detective officers, having discovered these
ailuring announcements, took steps to nip the
GERS sent man to the Office, who paid his dol
lar and received in return q ticket bearing the
No. TAT. The Washington
Premium Ticket. Traveller.
$4,000 for S1.OO.
This ticket entities the holder to one cash
premium, which will be of not less value than
nve cents, nor more than five thousand dollars.
The premium will be awarded the holder for
one years subscription to The Traveller the re-
ceipt whereof is hereby acknowledged. The
premium distribution takes place on January
subscribers are received.
lSisned), THE WASHINGTON TRAVELLER.
S1.OO. [Seal1
If you or your friends wish to get more tickets
for premiums, you can call or send your SUBJ
scription to the office of The Traveller, at No.
123 18th street northwest, Washington, ID. c.
This ticket was ornamented with cuts, repre-
senting the Statue of Liberty, the American
flag, and an infant cupid sitting on a bank of
flowers and playing with two linked wings.
The officers went to the house a little before
noon, and upon inquiring for DIR. Hale were
handed handed card to i out Upon this card were
who do you wish to see? on what business?
The officers, however, declined to go through
this iormality, but walking upstairs found the
doctor and put him under arrest. They also ar
rested John Hermann w no is said to be Dr. Hae's
partner in the publishing business, and Mrs.
hermann, who Is, Ii is said interested with her
husband in the business and who was engaged.
apparently, in keeping the books and attend
ing to the correspondence Of the concern. Up
| stairs were two young girls engaged i'm direct
Ing letters. In the rear of the building was a
printing office in which several compositors
Were at work. The officers collected such papers
as they deemed necessary to prove the charge
against DIR. Hale and his partners, and then left
an officer in charge of the establishment.
PAPERS FOUND IN THE OFFICE.
| The papers taken from the office included a
large bundle of tickets, such as described above,
with numbers running into thousands, circu-
| lars and placards announcing the lottery
scheme letters ready to be sent out of the office,
dodgers advertising DR.. Hale's and DIR. Carson S
| medicines, and book purporting to be a record
| OF subscriptions. Mrs. Hermann told the OFF,
GERS that only twenty-one subscriptions had
| been received. The number of the ticket sold
this morning was, however, TAI. The stubs OF
tickets sold and retained in the office were only
~ In number. A paper was also found
which was partnerships agreement between
| DIR. Hale and Mr.. and Mrs. Hermann
| by Which Mr.. and Mrs. Hermann transferred to
Hale their interest in a paper called Thrift and
| thelr printing apparatus in consideration of re-
| ceiving one-iourth of the profits of DR.. Hale's
publishing enterprises. 1t was part of the
| agreement that Mr.. and Mrs. Hermann should
board in DR.. Hale's house and pay him $50 a
month for board out OF their share of the profits
large number OF letters addressed to mem
fsa,r,6 nf fhnS.
were signed by "Rollin H. Kirk for ''Tht
Washington Traveller" They set forth the de
sire of that journal to publish portraits and
biographical sketches of the persons to whom
the letters were addressed at no cost to the per
sons SO honored, excepting that they should
take 1000 copies of the paper at cents copy
and as many more as they desired.
| Dr. Hale and his companions were taken II
the fifth precinct station. Mrs. Belva A. Lock
| wood S tricycle. soon afterwards halted at the
curb in front OF the station. DIR. Hale and Mrs
| Hermann in charge of an officer went off with
Mrs. Lockwood TO arrange for bail.
The defendants gave bail in the sum of $500
and were released.
Hermann, who was sick, was not taken to the
| station house by the officer, but allowed to re
| main at the house on 18th street.