The Washington herald., 1910-04-03

It was announced at the Department
of Justice last evening that all Of the
men indicted by the grand jury IN con-
nection with the bucket-shop cases. on
charges of conspiracy. would probably be
brought to Washington for trial.
The cases will be prosecuted 10 q IN
ish as rapidly as the obstructive tactics
of the defense viii permit
No arrests were mlde in this city yes
terdsy. as the Washington men against
whom indictments were returned have
been under bond since their places were
raided a little less than a month ago.
They will be taken into custody Monday
and required to furnish additional secur-
fly for their appearance in court when
wanted under the new charge.
Washington Men Held.
These men are Edward Everett Taylor
and Harry Johnson, Washington cor
respondents OF z. S. Boggs & Co. and
Henry r. Duryea. correspondent Of The
Standard Stock and Grain Dealers. The
operator for the latter company. Charles
r. Alley, is already under Indictment
Just before the Department Of Justice
closed last evening. it was stated that
sixteen of the thirty men who were in
dicted had been arrested.
Those who had been taken into custody
were Richard Z. Preusser, Leo Mayer,
Oliver J. Robinson. connected with the
firm Of Edward S. Boggs & Co. OF New
! York. and Lewis Celia, Of the Jersey City
concern; Edward Weldon. James A. An
derson. Henry NJ. Randolph. William B.
Price, and Charles P Morehead Of the
Baltimore concern. and George Turner.
Harry Owens, Marshall F. Parrish. Henry
c, Stunt Al Ford. and Thomas r. Camp
bell. who represent the three concerns o..
the Consolidated Exchange in Philadel-
phia.
This leaves the following men against
whom indictments are standing. who will
be arrested as rapidly as they can be
located: Edward s. Boggs and William
H. Lillis. OF Philadelphia and Robert A
Guy. of New York: Virgil P. Randolph.
Joseph Gaskins, of Price < Co. OF Baltl-
more. and Edward Altemus. Angelo Celia.
| OF Cincinnati; Oscar J Rappel. Samuel
Raymond. and Robert Hall, Of the Stand
| ard Stock and Grain Dealers. OF New
York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Cincin-
natl, and 81 Bouis.
Warrants for Arrests.
The warrants for the arrest are issued
under the section Of the new penal code
which became effective on March !. 1909,
and provides that If two or more per-
sons conspire either to commit any Of
tense against the United States or TO
defraud the United States. all the parties
TO such conspiracy shall be liable to a
penalty of not less than si.000 and not
more than $4,000. and to imprisonment
for not more than two years.
The Department Of Justice contends It
can bring the defendants TO Washington
for trial under the recent decision OF the
Supreme Court in the case Of Theodore
Price. the cotton broker. The court held
| in that case that the acts committed by
the agent in regard TO the so-calIed cot
! ton leaks held the principal, even though.
/ the principal never had been in the juris-
dictiOn where the act was committed and
the indictments drawn
/ Work upon these cases was begun early,
/ in February. when a. Bruce Bielaski, OF;
the bureau Of investigation. was placed
| in charge of the investigation by Att6r-.
ney General Wickersham. Mr.. BieIaskl,
since applied himself continuously TO his
task, and at times has mad a corps OF
men assisting him.
The arrest OF Taylor and Duryea in
this city March was a preliminary &C
ton carefully planned to draw out the
methods of the brokers with whom they
were doing business. and it is understood
that comparison OF the telegaph ex-.
changes between the various Offices OF
the accused concerns viii prove an im~
portant element in the prosecution
1t was the original intention Of the de-
partment to make the raids week ago
yesterday but the plans were not sum
GENTLY elaborated at that time and a
postponement of week was agreed upon.
Accordingly, at II o'clock yesterday, in
accordance with preaTsnged plan. spa
cial agents of the Department OF Justice.
accompanied by local officials In each
city. descended upon the Offices OF the
indicted men and took possession Of all
records after closing the establishments.
Considered for Ten Days.
The grand jury had had the subject un-
der consideration for ten days before the
indictments were returned, and then no
record was made in order TO avoid fore
warning the indicted.
Despite this preeaution publication Of
the contemplated raids was made in a
morning paper yesterday. and as conse-
quenee many of the men who were spe-
eially wanted had taken warning and had
not been apprehended up to a late hour
last night.
The department has no accurate idea
what the actual extent Of the operations
of the three alleged bpcketshoD con-
Germs were. but it Is believed the an
nual transactions ran uD into millions
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