Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-05
MANY ARRESTS
FOLLOW j. s. RAID
ON BUCKET SHOPS
Crusade Opened by Govern
ment on Houses Without Ex-
change Connections Causes
Great FURRY Over Country
cspeelal pispateh to The JOurnaIl

IN this city. Philadelphia. Baltimore and
81. Louis
Promptly at the stroke OF the hour 2
Eeepers and employees of the bucket
shops were caught by the government
agents. in conjunction with detectives in
the various cities. who were armed with
bench warrants issued upon indictments
which had been found at Washington.
II was the most comprehensive as well
as spectacular system OF raidinS ever I'M
dertaken by the government. The order
20 make the arrests came over the tele-
graph wire from the office of Attorney
General Wickersham. who. with the bu-
reau of investigation OF the bureau of
Justice-the newly organized secret serv-
ice departmenI-had been accommodating
evidence for two months.
When word TO make the raids was
licked over. the WIRES the special agents,
with the detectives who had been await
ing the call. went forth and swoOped
down on their prey. There was no slip
Up in carrying out the deep-laid scheme.
The government caught in its net all
but i've OF the men il was after. Those
who escaped had had some mysterious
word OF the impending raid the night be-
fore and had fed. The government ex-
poets TO catch them within the next u
hourr.
CATCH FIVE MILLIONAIRES.
In the raid the special agents took in
I'VE milIionaires who have made their
fortunes out Of the bucket shop traffic.
They have been associated with the bus
r.
years. They are Richard K Preusse-.
George Turner and Leo Mayer. of the firm
OF Edward 5. Boggs & Co. OF
this city. and the famous Celia BROTH
ers. Louis and Angelo. OF st. Louis. who
backed the firm OF the Standard Stock
and Grain company. OF Jersey CITY.
One office raided in New York, that OF
Edward s. Boggs & Co. No. a. Broadway
resulted in the arrest Of three men, They
we're Oliver ]. Robinson. OF I723 East
sSth street Flatbush; Leopold Mayer, OF
the Carter hotel. Broadway and ed street
and Richard E Preusser. OF Brooklyn.
Preusser Is the one-armed gambler who
shot and killed Miles Mcdonald at Alba
M some years ago. and was sent to Mat
teswan and later released
Others indicted in connection with
Bogxs & Co.. were George Turner. Will
liam H LuIis. Edward S. Boggs. Harry
"
and A. J.. Ford and Marshall Parrish. or
philadelphia Named as co-conspirators
are Everett E. Taylor, OF 1913 + street.
WASHINGTON, and his operator. Harry
johnson
The arrests here were made by Detect
ives McConvine. Nelson and Mus. OF
Headquarters, under the direction Of
George NJ. Scarborough. special agent
OF the department OF Justice The charge
against the men is conspiracy TO violate
an act of congress enacted in March.
Iso-. in conducting a series Of bucket
shops in the District OF Columbia from
ol or about September. 1909. TO March.
1910 federal warrants having been issued
In March. 1910
MEN ARE ARRAIGNED.
TIE men were arraigned before United
States Commissioner Shields and held
for a hearing on April IL. The Celia
brothers surrendered TO the commission
er. having heard. they said. that they
were wanted. Louis Celia is one of the
best known turfmen in the country. He
and his brother are said to be connected
with the Celia company. which has Of
fees at St Louis. They were said TO be
visiting here when they heard OF the in
dfctments They were released in bail of
$500 each, furnished by the National
Surety company. This company also We're
the bail for the other men.
In Baltimore the Offices OF William b.
Price & Co. were raided and Howard
Weldon. James NJ Anderson and Harry
Il. Randolph were arrested. W. b. Price
could not be found and the prisoners would
say nothing about him Later Price, &C
conpanied by a bondsman. surrendered
himself 10 the United States marshaI's
once. He also sent word for his broth
in-iaw. Moorehead. advising him to sur
render.
In St. Louis search was made for the
CelIas but they were in New York. An
other brokerage house there did not opeu
today. making the fourth TO be closed
during the week Six arrests were made
in Philadelphia. some them being al
rested at the close OF the Philadelphia
Consolidated exchange The prisoners
are Thomas A. Campbell. Henry C.
sturnpf. George Turner. Harry Owens
Marshall Parrish and A. L. Ford. AL
we're arraigned before United States Com
missioner Craig
Oliver Robinson. who was arrested II
the once OF BOggs & Co. denied he had
any connection with the firm and sale
he was there today to run a wire.
He claims TO be a broker with Offices al
No. Court square. Brooklyn. The po
ice say his place is a branch Of Bogg'
& Co. and that other branches are ruI
by James Cowley in the Marlbridg'
building. 34th street and Sixth avenue
and by a man named Frary at Third ave
nue. and 18TH street. Frary has not beer
found up to this afternoon and Cowley':
office was closed.
OFFICES ARE CLOSED.
rt#had been intended to raid the Offices
~ she Standard Stock and Grain com
many. in Jersey City. but the offSces wer'
u closed early in the week The men in
dIcted in connection with this concerl
urere Edward AItcm1s. Samuel Raymond
Robert Hall, OF Jersey City; Louis Celia
Of ST. Louis: Henry c. Stumpf. OF Phil
adelphIa; Henry r DuTyea and his op
Grating there and the two Celia broth
ers are well known as bucket shop OF
orators.
I'm the third indictment against Price
Randolph Moorehead, Weldon, ct al.
Price. the two RandOlphs, MOOrehead
Weldon. Anderson and Gatkins are con
nectsd With William b. Price 4 Co. o
Baltimore. OF which Taylor was CORE
spondent I'm Washington prior TO becOm
ing correspondent for BOggs & Co, tn
first part OF September. 1909 Price & Co
also purport 70 do business through TIN
Consolidated exchange Of Philadelphia