The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-05
"a LOTTERY MEN INDICTED
The Federal Grand Jury Accuses
Wealthy Men of Conspiracy.
F. K. Fitzpatrick, Of Cambridge,
Pleads Guilty-Davc III. Morris
and Gen. Cabell Also in List.

Mobile, Ala.-Dave Hennen Nor
ris, of New York, the we'll known
turfman and former president of the
Automobile Club Of America, and his
brother, Alfred H. Morris, of New Or
leans, were two of a number of prom
.inent men indicted here by the Fed
eral Grand Jury, charged with con-
spring to violate the anti-lottery laws
of the United States. The Federal
Grand Jury has been considering the
cases for two weeks, and the an
nouncement that twenty-four persons
had been indicted caused a sensation.
In the list below are men of promi-
hence in the social and financial
world Of several cities. Even bets
were made that the Federal Grand
Jury would not return true bills
against them.
The action of the Grand Jury is a
tribute to the worl; Of Attorney-Gen-
eral Nields, District Attorney VIII.
Armbeck, of this city, and the band of
Secret Service men who have been
at work for the last three months dig
ging up the evidence against the &C
cused men
The list of the others indicted,
most of whom are out on bond, is
as follows:
General W. L. Cabell, of Dallas,
Texas, an ex-Confederate officer over
seventy years of age, and who it is
alleged supervised the drawings in
Honduras and made frequent trips
to this city; Albert Baldwin, ST.,
president of the New Orleans National
Bank and of the Southern Yacht Club
at New Orleans, a capitalist, society
leader and prominent in carnival cir
Giles; Frank x. Fitzpatrick, a well
known resident of Cambridge, Mass,
and reputed to be a millionaire;
Frank T. Howard, of New Orleans,
the richest man in that city and the
principal stockholder in the st.
Charles Hotel; Harry W. Henderson
and w. G. Henderson, of Brooklyn,
N. Y; William P. Johnson, of Gin
einnati, Ohio; Joseph l.. Shaw, Of
Washington, D. c.; E. l.. Penac and
Lewis S. Graham, of New Orleans,
who were caught here in the lottery
raid on the printing Office in this city
In the month of January; Robert K.
Thompson, foreman Of the printing
office; E. T. Demarest,. Walter Dema-
rest, John M. .Demarest, Paul Con-
rad and chapman Hyams, wealthy
residents Of New Orleans; James Rea
and w. C. Bredow, who were en-
ployed by the lottery company in the
drawings.
Frank X. Fitzpatrick, the Cam
bridge man, who Is known as the
richest man in the case, went before
United States Commissioner Richard
Jones and pleaded guilty to the
charge of c%onspiring to violate the
anti-lottery laws. Sentence was sus-
pended until the fourth Monday in
May. The fine is $4,000. Several
others indicted wanted to plead guilty
f the Government officers would con-
sent to a recommendation as to fines,
but they declined to do this. Baldwin,
and Howard Hyams and Morris ano
Demarest are alleged by the Gov.
eminent to have been the owners o,
the lottery company.
That profits of $6,000,000 a year
we're divided among the men at the
head of the Honduras Lottery is the
assertion made by the Federal officers
In Mobile. They declare that Alfred
Hennen Morris and Dave Hennen
Morris, of New York and New Or
leans, and Albert Baldwin, Sr., and
Frank T. Howard, bankers of New
Orleans, are the owners of the COM
pany and got the great share of these
profits.