The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05
LOTTERY MEN FINED BIG SUM Pay S279,70O to the
 Government. ACCUSED PLEAD GUILTY General Cabell Appears in Court
 Very Feeble. Honduras Government Enters Agree ment To Surrender Books And Go
 Out Of Business-victory
 For Armbrccht.

Mobile. June 4.-(Special )--The Unl- ted States court for the southern dis trict Of Alabama, Hon. Harry T. Toulmin judge, this morning assessed fines in the Honduras Lottery case az gregating $279.700. under pleas of guilty by nearly a score of prominent men.
 The case Wa. prosecuted by United States District attorney W. II. Arm brecht, of Mobile, assisted by Assistant Attorney General Cooley, of Washing ton; United States Attorney Yields. of Wilmington. Delaware, and Chief Will kie and the secret service department of the United States. Probably $300.0O0 will be obtained out of the case before all settlements are made.
 Pleas of Guilty.
 Thirty-five defendants pleaded guilty in person to conspiring against the United States government. These in cluded Albert Baldwin, ST., president of the New Orleans National Bank: Chapman Hyams, of New Orleans, one of the richest men in the South. Gen eral W. L.. Cabell. of Dallas, Texas, one of the greatest of the Confederate generals, and others. prominent on the New York Stock Exchange, includ- ing Francis x. Fitzpatrick. of Cam bridge, Other defendants were; Ed ward J. Demarest New Orleans; John Morris Rogers, Wilmington. Delaware John M, Demares, New Orleans; Paul Conrad, New Orleans: Frank T. How ard, New Orleans; Albert Hennen Mor- riss. New Orleans; David Hennen Nor riss, New Orleans: James E. Moore, Chicago: Edward L. Penac. New Or leans; Louis s. Graham. New Orleans; Robert K. Thompson, Mobile; Joseph L. Shaw. Washing con; William P. Johnson. New Orleans; Jesse K. Bay liss, Wilmington; c. w. Briedow. New Orleans; James Req, New Orleans; Frank E. Johnson, Hartford. Conn. {; Henry J. Schott, Baltimore; Henry L.. Plum, Washington; Abraham B. kaup- man, Detroit.
 Each of these pleaded guilty and was fined $10,000.
 Wallace Masterson, Savannah; wn- liam P. Parkhouse. New Orleans, Tom Williams. Nashville. and Lester k. Bayiiss, Washington, pleaded guilty. and was fined $5,0o0.
 Each of those who have already en- tered pleas of guilty are Harry w. Henderson. Brooklyn; William c. Hen derson. Brooklyn; Herman Brunner, St. Louis Oscar Kauger. Hoboken; John Hoag, San Francisco. They were fined from $200 to $2.500 each.
 The following cases were mol prossed Edward L. Penac, New Or leans; Walter J. Demarest, New Or leans; Stasius Meade, Washington; Roy c. Hammer, Indianapolis, and Harry s. Walker, indianapolis,
 All Fines Paid.
 District Attorney Armbrecht stated this afternoon that all the fines inn posed this morning by Judge Toulmin had heen paid, and the defendants left for home this afternoon and tonight,
 The pleas of guilty were entered to Indictments charging conspiracy 10 cause the interstate carriage of lottery advertisements.
 Some of the men begged to be spared the humiliating ordeal of appearing Ill court. They wanted to have their at torneys plead for them. The Govern ment told them that they would have 10 present their pleas in person In open court The order of the court was out, and at 10 o'clock this morn ing all were ready to be hned: 1eh- eral Cabell Is so feeble that he nad to he helped up the stairs (the eleva- tor is being repaired, and the court room is on the third story). and he reached the top floor with great difi- culty.
 The formalities of the court were out in the Court Chambers i'm mediately after court adjourned. As ststant Attorney General Cooley Unit ed States Attorney Yields of Whining ion. and Chief Wilkie of the Secret Ser vice Department of the United States were present with MT. Armbrecht when he called up the lottery cases. and each defendant marched into the court room and pleaded guilty in person as his name was called. ---
 Must Surrender Books
 In addition to the pleas of guilty the defendants agreed to surrender to the Government all lottery books, plates and other paraphernalia. and in addi- ton, to immediately dispose of the printing establishment belonging to the Honduras National Lottery Com pany, located at Sixth and Orange Street, at Wilmington. Del. and op- erated under the name of the John M. Rogers Press. where the lottery tickets have been printed for many years.
 After the court had sentenced all the men today they remained In the offices of the clerk and of MT. Armbrecht un- til each fine had been paid.
 The employees of the lottery company indicted did not have to pay out any thing. Their fines were paid by the stockholders in the company.