The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06

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The printing estab llshment at WI:
1mington was ralded In The spring q
1905 and plates from which the tick.
cts were printed. together with con.
siderable matter relating to the lottery
business seized. The government; was
not at that time able TO establish ia
conspiracy case, but in January. 1907,
the printing establishment at Mobile
Twas raided and certain packages which
had been shipped from that city we're
seized at Atlanta, Ca, after they had
crossed the State line.
With the evidence thus obtained the
government secured indictments
against those who entered plea OF
guilty, together with a few others.
| Gross Receipts $4,000, 900.
In a lengthy statement detailing the
efforts OF the federal authorities to
crush the lottery it'says that the great,
ler portion OF the profits In the Wash.
mgton district, which amounted 10 be-.
tween $1,000 and $4,000 monthly, went
TO ]. N. Rogers. who operated the con.
GERMS printing plant at Wilmington,
Del, and to F. y. Fitzpatrick at Bos.
ton.
In the early Cos a lottery flourlshed
in Louisiana, sanctioned by the best
families and authorized by the constI.
tuition OF the Stale. Drawings we're
held at that time on the second Tues.
dey OF each month, and the prizes
amounted to over sl.ooo.jO0. The gross
receipts, according to old statements,
reached 100000 a year, and the net
receipts to the promoters and stock.
holders we're approximately IS per
cent. Of the amount realized on the
sale Of tickets. The charter OF this
old company expired Ia 1894. and after
much litigation. during which offers
TO the State Of sl,35O.OOO year were
made. headquarters were finally trans.
ferrcd to Honduras.
million In Prizes.
According to the statements Issued
by the company. drawings we're al.
ver,ised to, take place 70 times year
on the second Tuesday in each month.
Ten CT the drawings were ordinary
drawings, the tickets for all of which
amounted 10 s2.d00000 and the prizes
to sl,O54Soo. Two Of the monthly
drawings were grand extraordinary
drawings. In which the prices Of the
tickets for sale amounted 10 twice as
much as in the ordinary drawings. and
the prizes were also twice as large and
the profits twice as great
The charter Of the company under
Its terms expired on January /. 1891
In 1880 the question Of the renew al
Of the charter came before the people
OF Louisiana. In. March. 1890, John
A. Morris, who was then the dom.
nant factor In the lottery company,
announced BY letter in the newspapers
that he would apply 10 the Legislature
for an amendment to the constitution
granting him lottery charter for tho
term OF IS years and that he would pay
therefor 100000 year. This oire.
was subsequently raised to sl.OOOO9V
and then to si,S5d000.0o a pear.
The act submitting TO the people Of
Louisiana n constitutional amendment
granting this charter was vetoed by
the Governor and passed by the legis.
latnre over the veto. Prolonged Ill.
cation ensaed; and finally the lottery
company abandoned all hope Of getting
a charter from the State Of Louisiana.
Mr.. Morris then applied to the Re.
public OF Honduras.
WASHINGTON. June G.-The De-
partment OF Justice announced yester.