The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-03
Managers and Employees Ot Bucket Shops Are Put
 Under Arrest
SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL OFFENDERS GET AWAY
Five Millionaires Are Among Those Captured and They Have Salted Away Some Big Fortunes Out
 of the Traffic

ernment's war on bucketshops. forecasteo In an exclusive dispatch to the lnterna- tional News Service from Washington last night began when at Il o'clock this morn ing special agents of the federal gov ernment raided offices in this city, Phiia- 1 delphia Baltimore and St. Louis. l Promptly at the stroke of the hour g keepers and employees of the bucketshops were caught by the government agents in conjunction with detectives in the va- rous cities, who were armed with bench warrants issued upon indictments which had been found at Washington.
 It was the most comprehensive as well as spectacular system raiding ever under taken by the government. The order to make the arrests came over the telegraph wires from the office of Attorney General wickersham. who with the bureau of in- vestigation of the bureau of justice, the newly organized secret service depart ment, has been accommodating evidence for two months
 When word to make the raids was licked over the wires the special agents. with detectives who had been awaiting the call went forth and swooped down on their prey. There was not a slip-up in carrying out the deep laid scheme. The government caught in It's net all but five of the men 1t was after. Those who es- capsd had had some mysterious word of the impending raid the night before and had fed. The government expects to catch them within the next A hours.
 Five MillIonaires Taken
 In the raid the special agents took in five millionaires. who have made their fortunes out of the bucketshop traffic. They have been associated with the busi- ness in various cities for score of years. They are Richard E. Preusser, George Turner and Leo Mayer, of the firm of Edward S Bogss & Co of this city. and the famous Celia brothers Louis and An- gelo. of St. Louis, who backed the firm of the Standard Stock and Grain Ex- change company of Jersey City.
 One office raided in New York City, that of Boggs & Co.,, 47 Broadway. rs- suited in the arrest of three men, They were Oliver J. Robinson of Tlatbush; Leopold Mayer, of the Carleton hotel. Broadway and Sixty-fourth streets, and Richard E. Preusser No. 1732 Pacific street, Brooklyn. Preusser is the one armed gambler who skot and killed Miles Mcdonald at Albany some years ago, and was sent to Mattewan and later released.
 Others indicted in connection with Bogss & Go. were George Turner. Will ian H. Lillis, Edward S. Boggs, Harry Owens and Robert Guy, of New York, and A. L. Ford and Marshall Parrish, ef Philadelphia Named as co-conspirators are Everett Taylor. of 1889 F street. Washington, and his operator, Harry Johnson.
 Charge of Conspiracy
 The arrests here were made by Detec- lives McConville, Nelson and Nous, of headquarters under the direction of George M. Scarborough, special agent of the government. The charge against the men is conspiracy to violate an act of congress enacted in March. 1907, in con- ducting series of bucket shops in the District of Columbia from or about September. 1909, to March, 1910. federal warrants having been issued in March, l9ic.
 The men were arraigned before United States Commissioner Shields, and held fer a hearing on April II. The Celia brothers surrendered to the commissioner, having heard they said, that they wero wanted Louis Celia is one of the best known spectators in the country. He and his brother are said to be connected with the Celia Commission company. of St. Louis. Both happened to be visiting here when they heard of the indictments. They were released in bail of s5000 each. furnished by the National Surety com rany. This was also the bail to the other men.
 In Baltimore the officers raided Price & Co.,. and James M Anderson and Harry Randolph were arrested. Price could not le found and the prisoners would say Inothng about him. Edward Altemus, Of Jersey City, was also indicted. Later Price, accompanied by q bondsman. sur rendered himself to the United States marshal gIe also answered for his brother-in-law. Moreheau.
 | Tn St. Louis search was made for the Cellas. but they were in New York. An ether brokerage house there did not open today making four that have closed dur ing the week
 Six arrests were made in Philadel- phia some of them being arrested on the floor of the Philadelchia consaS> dated stock exchange T.e prisonse9 are Thomas Ansdel, Henry C. StunpG George Turner, Harry Owens, Marshall | Parrish and A. l.. Ford. All were arr raigned before the United States com missioner. Oliver Robinson, who was arrested In the office of Boggs Co.,. denied he had any connection with the firm and claims to be broker with offices at No. Court Square, Brook l lyn. The police say his place is | branch of Boggs & Co.,, and that other branches are run by James Cowley in the Markridge building. Thirty-first and Sixth avenue. and by man named Frary on Third avenue and One Hund- red and Forty-ninth street. Frary could not be found this afternoon and Cowley's office had been closed. It had been the intention to raid the offices of the Standard Stock and Grain ex- | change in Jersey City. but the of- fees were closed early in the week. The menndicted In this concern were Edward Altemus Samuel Raymond and Robert Hall of Jersey City: Louis Celia of St. Louis. Henry c. Stumpf of Phil adelphiafi Henry R. Doryea and hts