The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-02
Headquarters Ra;i.de a ID. g d d
and Millionaire Chiefs
Placed Under Arrest.
MANY PROMINENT 1.
MEN IMPLICATED
Warrants to Be Issued for the
Stockholders and Canvassers
in Many cities-MSl:o've- n Move:
ment By Government
Agents Catches
All Unawarcs.

(special TO The 1mes-Dispatc
is &WILMINCYrON, DEL, May l.--Unltcd
States secret service agents tonight
closed for the first time In forty years
the Honduras lottery, continuation OF
the Louisiana lottery. with headquarters
IN this city John NJ. Rogers, president
OF the John NJ Rogers Press Company,
where, II is said, tickets have been print
& Cd was arrested and 1t Is said ny the
& officers that hundreds OF other arrests
will follow.
After forty years OF continued, un-
molested prosperity. netting half MIL
lion dollars a month 10 It's hackers, ms
lottery received its death blow to-day
by the seizure of It's three Headquarters.
These we're located at 71S Seventh Ave
nuc, New York; Gloucester, N. j., and
Sixth and Orange strcnts. this city,
Rogers a Millionaire.
Rogers who has been an eminenty
respectable and wealthy citizen Of WIZ
mington for more than a score Of years.
was dumfounded when the warrant OF ar
rest was served on him by United States
Secret Service Operative Donaghue this
afternoon.
when the Louisiana State lottery was
4 forced out Of existence in 1885. through
the enactment of Federal statutes, Rogers,
1t, Is alleged. took control OF the WIZ
mington end. On several occasions, his
name had been mentioned for the DEM
Ocratic candidacy for, Mayor of this city.
He is cstma ted TO be worth million
dollars. owning the John NJ. Rogers Bolt.
Gauge and Drill Works. In Gloucester.
with much property in New York. and
Is believed 10 be heavy hacker OF many,
financial schemes in this city.
Three Raids. Fl
The raids of the three headquarters
were so arranged and executed by the!
secret service that word of warning could
not be transmitted. This afternoon Ops
erative Flynn and three deputy mnrshals
In New York seized the alleged dress
making establishment OF Mrs. y. 5Dugnn,
oil Seventh Avenue. There one box OF
+ lottery tickets, plates and two boxes hold
Ing about 1000 tickets each were taken
In Gloucester this afternoon about 1880
o'clock. Operator Griffin. OF Philadelphia,
with two other secret service men. raidcd
Rogerss drill works. There four boxes
OF lottery ticket pla tes were seized. ags
Half an hour later. following telephone
orders from philadclphla secret scrviee
HEADQUARTERS, Operative Donnghue with
United States deputy narshals GloSed ~
the ROBBERS Press Company in Whining
ton. Employees then leaving WORK were
not located but the building was put un-
der guard, waiting search by Griltli:
who arrived at $50 o'clock. Hundreds OF
pounds of paper similar 10 tHat '|Stu ~
printing the lottery tickets and the other
necessary paraphernalta for such llcEltl-
mate work we're found.
Many Arrests to Follow.
" After being printed in Wilmington the
tickets were shipped to the hundreds OF
agents in charge in all cities throughout
the United States. and to almost every
conceivable point IN Mexico and South
America. 49,,
Once IN the hands of these agents they
were placed with door-to-door canVassers,
who let no house in the community go
without questioning. It is estimated that
through such procedure, half a million
dollars worth OF tickets were sold every
four weeks.
In every city along the Atlantic coast,
including Washington, Baltimore. VII
mington, Philadelphia, New York. Boston,
Charleston, Savannah, Tampa and New
Orleans, prominent business men, It IS
alleged, are at present engaged IN backing
this llegltimate. but wonderfully profit
able, enterprise, and their arrest Is but
matter Of time.
These buslnoss men who in many cases
hold high social position and have been
FOR years eminently respectable. hold
stock in the lottery, There are more
than 5000 agents employed In this work
nt tho present time as well as door 70
door canvasscrs. All these It Is SAID,
arc scheduled for arrest.