Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-09-26
DAVIS PROSECUTOR
CLOSES EVIDENCE
Government Takes Week to
Complete Lottery Case
Against Senator.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, September 26.-The
Government rested today in the trial
of United States Senator James J.
Davis Of Pennsylvania, charged with
participating in lotteries alleged to have
been conducted in connection with
charitable enterprises of the Loyal
Order Of Moose, OF which he Is director
general.
The trial opened a week ago today
and the Government called dozens of
witnesses, officials of the Moose, express
agents, prize winners and employees of
the Western Union Telegraph Co.,
which was indicted for participation in
the alleged lotteries with Davis and six
other defendants
Davis obtained q severed trial, the
other defendants not being ready
to proceed and he wishing to have the
matter settled prior to the election, at
the Senate.
Boards Minutes Entered.
At the opening of court today the
Government offered the minutes of the
board of governors of MooSeheart, a
children's home of the Moose in Illinois,
from February. 1880. to July, 1892.
A. E. Stecher, an employe of the
Eureka Specially Co. of Scranton, Pa,
was recalled to testify further about a
parcel post shipment Of alleged lottery
tickets.
It was shown previously by the Gov
eminent that the Eureka Co. printed
and sent to the "B. c. MCGUIRE Mer-
chandising Co." in New York, many
thousand books Of the alleged lottery
tickets.
MCGUIRE, also under indictment, has
been described as one of the chief
promoters of the charity balls for the
cnontract with that department gave
him 80 per cent Of the departments
income.
The Government succeeded in getting
into the evidence shipping order and
postal receipt for parcel post ship
ment from Scranton to New York, made
on October 3, 1881. The Government
seeks to show lottery tickets crossed
State lines In violation Of Federal laws.
Federal Agent Recalled.
James Heffier, Department of Justice
agent, who Friday related the details Of
an audit of the books Of the Moose
propagation department. was recalled.
He testified that check for $3.50 was
paid to Donald F. Stewart, editor OF the
Moose magazine, for travelling expenses
on January S, 1881.
Heffler testified to several checks to-
day that were paid by the propagation
department to the Supreme Lodge for
incidental expenses.
Charles j. Margiotti Of defense coun-
sci asked Hefder about $175,00 received
by MCGUIRE out of the proceeds Of the
1880 Moose charity ball.
do the books reflect" the attorney
asked, that $25 900 was advanced by
MCGUIRE at the beginning Of the 1890
ball?"
"They d." the witness answered.
do they show this was repaid?"
mo, sir"
"Weil," continued the attorney. there
was one check for SIS to MCGUIRE,
wasn't there?"
Yes"
wasn't that in repayment for his
advance?"
Eyes, it was"
Morris Kaplan, q Western Union
representative, identified . letter from
the Western Union to MCGUIRE, dated
September 8, 1881.
Louis Mead Treadwell, chief prose-
cutor, read the letter to the Jury. It
contained rates and detailed informa-
ton pertaining to the delivery Of
500, 900 small packages Of i've ounces
each. With this the Government
rested.