Smyrna times., 1905-06-21
JOHN 7. DICKEY PUNISHED
FOR LOTTERY TRANSACTIONS
JUDGE BRADFORD ORDERS A FINE OF slOO
AND TO BE IMPRISONED TEN MONTHS.
Noted Wilmington Politician Pleads Guilty 10
Causing Lottery Tickets TO be Shipped
From California to this State.


In the Federal Court at Wilmington
Wednesday afternoon John T. Dickey,
who, in the morning, had pleaded
guilty to causing lottery tickets to be
shipped from San Francisco to Will
mington was sentenced by Judge Ed
ward G. Bradford to pay fine of 500
and to be imprisoned in the New
Castle County Workhouse for ten
months. He was taken to the work
house by United States Marshal Will
liam r. Finn and Immediately began
his sentence. The action of Dickey
pleading guilty to the charge and the
sentence of imprisonment imposed by
the court occasioned general surprise
and considerable sympathy was ex-
pressed for the convicted man. It had
been expected that Dickey would make
q hard fight as he had secured William
S. Hilles and the law firm of Sauls-
bury, Ponder and Curtis to defend
him. Dickey was indicted on Tues
day afternoon of having caused lottery
tickets to be shipped from San Fran
cisco to Wilmington and it is also un-
derstood that he made confession to
District Attorney John P. Nields.
The accused was arraigned Wednes-
day morning. William S. Hilles and
James W. Ponder of his counsel were
present and Mr.. Ponder waived the
reading of the indictment. Then Mr..
Hilles pleaded guilty on behalf of
Dickey and asked that sentence be I'M
posed during the day. The court then
fixed o'clock as the time for the sem
tence. In view of the accused having
pleaded guilty and also having made q
confession of the whole matter it was
generally expected about the Federal
building and on the streets that he
would escape with heavy fine. At 2
O'Clock Dickey appeared in court for
sentence. He was accompanied by Pa
trick j. Mundy his bondsman, Mr..
Hilles and Mr.. Ponder his counsel.
The only others who were present
were the reporters and the court
officials. Dickey was ready for his
sentence and was told to stand up.
The court then sentenced him to pay a
fine of 800, be imprisoned for ten
months in the New Castle County
Workhouse and committed him to the
care of the marshal. There was sur.
prise on the faces of everyone in the
court room when the sentence of i'm
prisonment was imposed. Dickey ap-
peared crushed but held up we'll under
the ordeal. His counsel and District
Attorney Nields also showed sympathy
which they felt by their looks while
Patrick j. Mundy, the friend and
bondsman for Dickey cried like a
child.
AS soon as the sentence was imposed
Marshal Finn took Dic6ey into the
grand jury room where he could be
alone with his friends and the mar
shal. Several friends we're allowed to
see the convicted man and expressed
their sympathy. Marshal Finn was
kind as usual. When the time arrived
for the prisoner to be taken to the
workhouse Marshal Finn ordered his
carriage and together they drove to the
institution. Here Mr.. Dickey was put
through the same routine as other
prisoners and began his sentence. Un.
der the law he will be allowed the
same time off for good behavior as is
given other prisoners in the work.
house. The prisoner was taken to The
workhouse so quietly that no one ex
cept those who had heard of the sen.
tence knew that he was a prisoner.
The arrest of Dickey was due to
raid made by secret service men OF
the office of the Mexican State LOTTERY
Company in San Francisco. Here re
ports of the sale of lottery tickets wer,
found, signed with the name of Dicke,
and it was also found that lottery mat
ter had been shipped to him. Secre
service agents in Philadelphia wer,
were notified and Agent NJ. F. Grifil
arrested Dickey as he left the express
office at the Pennsylvania railroad sta
tion with the package of lottery adver
tisements. 1t is understood tina
Dickey recently made confession O
the part which he had taken in the sal
and shipment of lottery tickets but al
ways declared that he had told the pee
pie in California that he did not wan
them shipped. The convicted man
one of the best known residents q
Wilmington on account of his activ
work in politics and the position
which he had held, having been co
lector ofcounty taxes. county treasure
and clerk for the water commission
He was also at one time in the clothin
business.
Numerous petitions for the .,ard =