The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-26
IT'S A LOTTERY SCHEME
That IL the Chsrgs Made by On
osr Torpey.
PAYNE WAS ARRESTED
Ths Charge Against Him Is Trying to
Sell Lottery 15ckets-The Author
ities VIII Investigate
tn Matter.

Tom Payne was arrested by Oficer
Torpey last night at No. 81 East Ga
lena street and at the police station the
charge booked against him reads for
trying to sell lottery tickets" on
Ger Torpey noticed the ma trying to
dispose of little slips Of paper which
resembled in makeup and composition
the old-time Louisiana or Mexican lot
terry ticket, and in order TO nah sure
hat he was on h right track. the off,
Ger arrested Payne n delivered him
over to the authorities. who will look
into the matter with a view to ascer-
tanning the real purport of the little
certificates which read. This Is to GER
tify that the holder hereof has paid
the above-named company the sum OF
one dollar. part payment on a share
Of stock In said company OF the par
value OF one hundred and twenty dol
lars per share, the balance due on aid
share being payable in monthly INSTALL
ments of one dollar each. This certif-
cate entities the holder to make appll-
cation for q o from said company
II presented within 90 days from the
date hereof; without any extra fee or
commission"
The name OF the company back of the
enterprise Is the Montana Mining.
Loan and Investment company OF Butte
City, Mont" chartered. II In stated in
bold-faced type on the ticket. under the
laws Of Montana in 1892, with a capital
stock paid up OF 81, 00o. 900. Henry l..
Haupt is president. The ticket is lith-
ographed after the style of the regula-
tion bond and bears all Of the myster-
- 49, --... -
on bank notes. On the reverse side Is
the statement: Remember hat each
and every certificate bought of this
company Is worth Its face value C1.00D
in nj payment of a full-paid n nom
a~ssessable share of stock inc hat each
and every certificate should be kept as
a receipt against the company until 100
are had. when they may be presented
at the ONCE in Butte City. Mont. In
their proper series, n a share of stock
be had for same. This certificate is re-
deemable at its face value for stock
in this company in January. 1912"
Among the stock in trade OF h ar
rested agent vas a copy of the New
idea" bearing date Nov. 81. 1898. of
Butte. h paper contained nothing
but advertising matter for the Mon
tana Mining. Loan q Investment COM
pany. One page was devoted to a SER
les VI dIfdiBto nSuftc BUM % tnt
Louisiana lottery concern used to send
out after its regular drawings. The
large figures among the many smaller
ones denoted the lucky numbers. On
another page was an affidavit from a
man in New York who swears that he
received a SIS. 900 loan from the COM
pany. The other pages are devoted 10
wrlte-ups of the company's methods.
etc. The agent also had a statement
blank. containing the names OF half a
dozen subscribers. These were Italian
and Austrian m
When Payne was arrested he was
trying to sell some certificates to a
woman at the number stated. Later
Sergeant Leyden and Deputy County
Attorney Stivers visited the woman for
the purpose Of learning what. II any.
representations the man made to her
concerning the objects of his scheme.
but the woman could not talk English
intelligently. and nothing could be OBJ
tanned by conversation with her. The
attorney will probably file a complaint
against Payne to-day.
The certificates are SC cunningly
worded and absolutely evasive as to
make a criminal charge out OF the
question. taking the face OF them as
a basis of action. While the whole
thing looks like a lottery scheme. new
ertheless something more than the ma
ked tickets must be produced to make
a case against the prisoner.