Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1908-04-12 | Page 1 | Last of the Lotteries Wiped out and Big Bunch of Grafters Fined

LAST OF THE LOTTERIES WIPED OUT I AND BIG BUNCH OF GRAFTERS FINED Chicago April 11 Fines aggregating 1010 were today Imposed by b Judge Bethea in the United States State district court against men who ho were ar arrested arrested arrested rested In various parts of the country on the charge of being connected with a n lot lottery lotte lottery tery te The heaviest hl fine was and It I was placed upon David H II Jones of ot Chi Chicago Chicago cago said to have hae been the tho owner of the Old Reliable Guaranty Loan Trust company and the head hend of ot the lottery con concern concern concern cern John Miner the chief agent of Jones Jon was fined 1000 and the other de were fined from to m each One man David Sharp of Fort Madi son Iowa Town failed to appear and his bond was forfeited Five others asked time In Lu which to consult their attorneys and their cases were continued AH AU of or the men arraigned plead guilty guilt v to the charge against them and they the were warned by Judge Bethea that If i a R similar charge was waa W J ever proven against them hereafter prison sentences would be Imposed The Tho federal authorities declare that with the breaking up of or the Jones concern they the have havo finally wiped out lotteries In existence in the United States