The Washington herald., 1907-04-16
LOTTERY AT AN END
Honduras Concern of Unsa-
worry Memory in Trouble.
OFFICIALS ARE UNDER ARREST
Now Under Indictment.
Chief WiIkie Returns from Mobile
After Completing Task-COmpany's
Profits Put at S15O,OOO "A Month.
Only Eight 10 Divide.

The Honduras National Lottery Com
FAny. successor to the old Louisiana Lot
tsSy of notorious memory, is on its last
isss. Secret Service officers have seized
thousands Of the lottery eompany's tickets
and have concluded an investigation
which may land several Of the company 5
officers in the penitentiary.
Twenty-six OF the officers and agents
are already under indictment. Chief
WiIkie, OF the Secret Service, returned
yesterday from Mobile Ala, where he has
been a witness before the grand jury
which brought in the indictments and
which will. it is believed. indict at least
a dozen more men.
All the offices and agencies of the lot
terry company are believed TO have been
closed up. and every person connected
with the concern in its various branches
and subterranean ramificatlons Is either
in the tolls or is occupying a position on
the anxious seat
For many years the Honduras National
Lottery Company has meant ''easy
money for a number of men who have,
as a rule. up to the present time been able
to evade the law. Chief Willde says that
a conservative estimate of the profits OF
the concern is S150.000 a month and there
were not more than eight principals in
on the "d!vvy."
Among the promoters of the lottery IS
Frank Fitzpatrick, Of Boston, who has
pleaded g'ATty and is awaiting triai.
Others were William and Harry Hender-
son. who were recently arrested IN Los
Angeles.
''SIr. FixIt" Under Arrest.
Harry Henderson was known among
the agents ana emploges OF the lottery
company as 'AIr. Fixit" His business
was to make himself generally useful by
furnishing hal and clearing the thomy
way wherever the lottery's agents en-
countered the strong arm Of the law
The Louisiana Lottery, of which the
Honduras Company is The direct success
sor. was almost a household word I'm the
United States up 10 IsS6 In that year the
use of the United States mails was de
MED 70 the company. and the cOmpany's
charter expired In 1892. Then the COM
Pany was reorganized and continued its
business nOminaly IN Central America.
Another check was received three or four
years ago when the Supreme Court de-
cided that the transportation OF lottery
tickets by express. companies was a viola
tion of the interstate commerce laws,
1t has been said that the Honduras
authorities received 100000 a year for
allowing the new company to conduct its
monthly drawings in that country.
Last Drawing fn january.
The last drawing was held IN January
last; then things began to get hot for the
/ lottery managers.
In that month Gen. Caballo. OF New
( Orleans. made what viii probably be his
! last journey TO Puerto Cortez for the
purpose Of conducting the drawing. He
/ was selected for this duty because of his
/ reputation among the conductors of the
I lottery for Unimpeachable honesty. and
+ he was the successor Of Gems. Beaure-
gard and Early, whose names signed 70
/ the company's transactions were sup
/ posed 30 form a guaranty OF a square
/ deal and an honest award OF the un-
/ earned increment.