Evening journal., 1907-06-05

WASHINGTON, June 5-The De-
partment OF Justice announced to-day
that the disposition OF Honduras lot
tory cases In Mobile. Ala. marked the
absolute wiping out or that concern.
which. under various names. has been
doing business IN the United States
since 1868
or the men sentenced yesterday.
John NJ. Rogers and Jesse X. Baylis.
OF Wilmington. were each fined $4,000
and Lester Bayiis was fined $1,000.
End Of Lone Fight.
The conviction Of the defendants is
the end Of a fight against the lottery
business begun by the Federal authori-
ties IN 1877 against the louisiana COM
pany which was chortered by tha
State Legislature August II, 1863
According 70 the statements issued
by the company at that time. draw
ings were advertised TO take place IL
times year. on the second Tuesday IN
each months. Ten Of the drawings
were ordinary drawings. the tickets
for an Of which amounted to s2.oo0.oo1
and the prizes to s1.of5,S00. The profits
were more than S4oOO,000 n year.
After n failure TO obtain a renewal
VI iAAN 'NNNAA A'Af NiAANN.M AA1 r'iHNAUN
offered TO pay Sl.S50.000 q year into the
state treasury. John A. Norris. then
the dominant factor in the concern,
applied to the Republic OF Honduras.
Rut. being unwilling TO pay tho sum
demanded as a deposit. Morris con-
Quoted the company under a conces-
sion. IN which the officers. agents snd
stockholders of the Louisiana Lottery
Company continued to carry on the
business. the drawings being made in
Honduras
Transferred TO Wilmington.
After the decision Of tho United
States Supreme Court In 1908. uphold
ing the constitutionality or me act OF
1895 forbiddlng the interstate carriage
OF lottery tickets. change in methods
was adopted. The tickets were printed
af the establishment at Sixth and
Orange streets. Wilmington. Del.
which was ostensibly doing a legiti-
mate business The tickets were taken
by messengers from Wilmington 10
New York. where thev were stored I'M
warehouses Every month representa-
tives Of the company would withdraw
the supply OF Tickets for NE ensuing
month from the warehouses and as
sort them into packages. which would
be indorsed on the outside with the
code name Of the citv for which they
were destined.
Had Assumed Names.
Every officer and agent Of the COM
pany had an assumed name, and the
company also made use OF n very COM
plete code. After the tickets were as
sorted they were put into trunks and
carried as personal baggage to Wash
ineton. ID. c.. where they we're repaclz-
ed and again taken by messengers to
the various state agents throughout
the United States.
Joseph L. Shaw, know as Deacon"
carried the tickets 70 the Northern
e and EASTERN States: John NJ Dem
4 Arrest. known as Showers" and who
: registered as John Martin and John
{ Morgan. took the tickets for the Md
, die and Western States, and Paul Con-
Y rad. son Of the president Of the COM
! many. known as Simon" took the
tickets for the Southern States and
!, California.
After the conviction Of John T.
' Diclxey and the seizure OF lottery
e tickets in Wilmington, a raid was
made on the Wilmington printing Of
{ nce after detectives had watched tho
place from December 1, 1905, to the
following May.
on January "a, 1907, the printing
! plant I'm Mobile was seized and Edward
e l.. Pinac. Louis S. Graham and Robert
X. Thompson and 2t printers and
pressmen were arrested. Plates from
which the lists we're printed were
seized.
In presenting the cases to the Grand
! Jury about 240 witnesses were sub
poenaed.
District Attorney John p. Nields. OF
wilmington, and District Attorney
n Ambrecht. of Mobile prepared tns
n cases for the government. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Nields planned to try
the cases in the United state Court at
Wilmington. but the accused men
agreed to plead guilty IN Mobile and
J. the department here called on the VIII
mington preparations.