The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-02


bench warrants issued by tho SUI
promo court Of the District OF Col.
umbla. special agents OF the depart
ment of justice this morning. at IL
o'clock (eastern ume) simultaneously
ralded brokers offices in New York,
Philadelphia. Jersey City, Baltimore.
Cincinnati and St Louis.
Conspiracy indictments. In which
twenty nine persons are named-fiVo
OF them said 10 be millionaires. and all
interested IN brokers offices in large
cities OF the United Statos-were re-
turned late yesterday by the federal
grand jury OF the District OF Columbia,
on evidence which the agents of the
department of justice had been gather
Ing for moro than r year.
The indictments were withheld yes
terday on the request of Attorney
General Wickersham. so that depart
mcnt OF justice detectives might make
the raids simultaneously on the places
suspected Of being bucket shops"
The men indicted are said To be
those financially interested In the cor
porations known as Z s, Boggs &
company, which has offices In New
York, Philadelphia, and Rice C conf
panv, with offices IN New York and
Baltimore and the Standard Stock &
Grain company, which has offices In
Jersey City, IN Philadelphia and st,
Louis.
AS being interested In the Boggs &
Co. the following aro Indicted
Richard Z. Preusser, Leo Mayer,
Geo. Turner. ". II. Lillis, Oliver j.
Robinson, Edward S. Boggs, Harry
Owens. Robert A Guy. all OF New
, York, and Afford and Marshal + Par
rish of Philadelphia. Named in con-
nection with them as alleged Cocoon
spirators are Edward Everett Taylor
OF Washington, d. c., and his tele-
graph operator Harry Johnson.
In the indictments against Price &
| company, the following are named; /;
Wm. a Price. Virgil 2. Randolph.
Harry NJ. Randolph. Charles l.. Hoore.
head. Edward Weldon, Jos. Garkins
and Jas A. Anderson. all of Baltf
more. aud Thos II Campbell ard Edw.
b. Taylor of Philadelphia
In the Standard Stock C Grain
company the following are named;
Edward Altemus, Oscar ]. Raphel
and Robert Hall OF Jersey City. Louis
| Celia OF st. Louis. Henry c Stumph
of Philadelphia and Henry II. Durice
and his telegraph operator. Charles
II Alley.
This. the governments attack on
stock gamblers has been prepared
with the greatest secrecy, Its scope
practically covers the United States
| from the Missouri river TO the AZ
| lantic. The three concerns indicted
maintain more than $50 Offices and
branch offices located from New Eng
land To Oklahoma
The government maintains every
alleged bucketing transaction of the
local brokers was the act OF each
and every person charged in the In
/ dictmont.
Attorney General Wickersham did
not comment on tho raids. further
than to issue a prepared statement of
which the following Is the substance:
I'm the first indictment against
| Preusser, Mayor Turner. etc. the
defendants arc charged with conspir.
acv to commit an offeuse against the
United In violation OF Section $40
OF the revised statutes, which makes
unlawful the keeping OF bucketshops
in the District OF Columbia. Edward
Taylor mentioned In the indictment,
maintained two offices in Washing
ton and was CORRESPONDENT for RoGes
& company, No. II Broadway, Ne'y
York
This firm" the attorney generals
statement continues. 'as we'll as
those involved in the other two in
| dictmnets, alleged that II buys and
sells securities through the Consolidat
ed Stock Exchange of Philadelphia aud
that Ford & Parrish are their rep-
| rcscntatives on that exchange.
Tho evidence before the grand
Jury tended to show that this allega'
ton was simply cover maintained 10
enable operators of bucketshops 10
conceal the real nature Of their bust
ness
"Prucsser is reported to be no
torious gambler who was convicted Of
the murder OF one Miles Mcdonald,
some years ago. as q result OF which
he was confined for a year In an
asylum for insane conyicts.
Mayor Is a well-knowu book maker
and Turner is sid TO have been eX-
PEELED from tho Now York stock eY-
change and with Lillis has becn con.
nected with some of the most notori-
Gus bucket shops concerns In the
country. a number of the mon named
In this indictment are we'll known as
bucket shop operators