The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-29

or constable, to whom the same shall be directed
within the proper jurisdiction, after demanding
entrance, to break open and enter any house or
place where such gaming establishment apparatus,
device shall be kept and to seize and deliver the
same to the district attorney of the county, who
shall keep the same until the sitting of the next
term OF any court having jurisdiction thereof; and
the judge of the shall them if there be no ne
cessity OF keeping the property, to be produced on
the trial Of an offence against the act, destroy the
same, it, in the opinion Of the said judge, the pro-
rcrty has been used or was made for gambling pur-
poses.
Sec. D. lfany person persons shall, through inv
tatioD device, persuade or prevail any person
persons to visit any building, room, arbor, BOOTH
shed, tencment, boat or float, kept for the purpose
Of gambling, he or they shall, upon conviction there
Of be fined in a sum not less than fifty, more
than FIVE hundred dollars and be imprisoned in the
State prison for not less than one year, nor more
than five years.
See T. 1t shall be the duty of all sheriff., consta-
bes and district attornies, to inform Of and prose-
cute all offenders against this act and upon refusal
thereof, they shall pay fine of not less than fifty,
nor than one hundred dollars.
Sec. .. II any commander, owner, or lessee Of
any boat or float shall knowingly permit any gam
bling for money or property on such boat or float,
and does not Immediately prevent the same, he or
they shall be taken, held and considered to have
knowingly permitted the same to be occupied for
gambling and upon conviction thereof shall be held
responsible for the money or property so lost, and
fined in any sum not less than one hundred, nor
more than five hundred dollars.
See. y. Any person or persons, dealing or playing
faro or banking for others to deal or play faro or
any other banking game, or aiding or assisting by
furnishing funds or means, either property or money,
or by renting or leasing any premises which are
used and occupied for gambling, knowing such to
be the of such house, room, tenement, or any
person persons, selling offering for sale, either
by agent through any other means, or advertising
for sale any lottery tickets, or shares of lottery
public or private; any person who shall keep, or
cause to be kept through any agent, place where
lottery policies disposed Of, either public pr-
vate any person, the keeper of such books known
policy books the hacker, or banker, indorser
for the payment of such policies, any person dis
posing or Offering to dispose of money or property
subjected to decision of the drawing of lottery,
either within without Of this State, shall be
deemed and considered common gamblers, and sub
cct to the penalties provided for in the second
ton of this act
See 10. This act shall take effect inme dately.
TIE sEEcEANT-Ar-ARaIs no THE LEGISLATIVE COM
MIIrEE.
AsroR IIorsE, New YORK,
March "a, 1851.
Mcssrs. ROBINSON, JOHNSON and STONE:
You were appointed committee Of the Senate on
the bill introduced i" for the more cectua suppress
sion Of gambling, &c | desire to ask if the said
bill is finally disposed of for h, session. and if am
right in the opinion that it will not be reported
back to the Senate!
Your answer on the other side of this will greatly
oblige your sworn officer, GEO. W. BULL,
Sergcant-atarms of the Senate.
TIE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE TO THE SERGEANT
ALARMS.
AsroR HOUSE, March -, 1851.
In reply to your inquiry other side, we have to
say, that other business pressing upon the time of
the Senate will prevent amy report or further action
upon the bill mentioned by you Oh the other side Of
this sheet.
c. ID. RoBIssoS Chairman.
:. ii. JOHNSON,
A. 4. STONE,
AFFIDAVIT OF MR.. SUYDAM.
CITY aud county Of Nae York, ss /.
Samuel A. Suydam personally appeared before
me. this day. ard on being duly sworn dcposcd as
follows.-On the twenty-second of last February,
Uhe day mentioned in his letter Of the Z1th,) Mr.
Bull sergeant-at-arms of the New York State Sc
nate, called at my house in Barclay street, and re-
questcd a private interview, which | granted; he
opened the conversation by informing me, with
marked gravity, and seemingly deep socitude
for my welfare, that very stringent bill for
the more efectua suppression of gaming was
about TO be presented in the senate that
it in his power to prevent its passage,
and in all probability it introduction and that he
would engage to effect that result provided he was
furnished with the necessary .pecuniary means.
These declarations and propositions were volun-
tarily made by Mr.. Bull, in easy, business like
manner, plainly indicating that, while he and his
prompteis and co-partncrs in rascalty, were exceed
ngly familiar with such negotiations, they regarded
system Of craven, Piiul pilfering, from the per-
petration Of which, the common highwayInan or
burglar would indignantly recoil, a a perfectly L.
Ultimate portion OF their duties a legislators for the
greatest State in the American confederacy. Pre-
,ious to his calling on me, ! was not aware there
was such person az George w. Bull in existence.
Although his fret letter TO me is subscribed in what
he has been pleased to term "masonic confidence"
| did not know him a. a mason neither did l owe
him any confidence, or promise him any immunity.
IL was not, indeed, until after he had voluntarily
committed himself, rather unguardedy, that he ex-
hibitcd any anxiety about having the matter
1.I Inc ....1 Nrat
the subject. | believe to have resulted from the
misgyings Of the more willy and experienced indiv-
duals for whom he seems to have acted, in such de-
Gcate operations. sort oiout door agent picker
up. The three letters accompanying this aff-
dayt, and endorsed by me- were received follows:
Those bearing date February 9th and March
18th. | received from Albany. and that Of 2tth Of
March, dated at the Astor House, in this city, and
embracing the request Of Mr.. Bull to Senator's Ro-
binson, johnson and Stone, together with their re-
ply, obtained from MIR. Bulls own hand. Those
cpstle- tell their own story. No comments can add
to the inismy which they unblushingly confess. A
solemn sense of the duty which, a. n citizen, | owe
society, coupled with the earnest solicitations Of
those in whose purity and sound judgment inn
plicitly conhdc. alone prompts me to the course
] am now pursuing Mr. Bull informed me Of se-
,eral large of money which he had received in
this city for the purpose stated in his letters from
persons whom ] well know, but whose names | do
not feel at liberty to give. unless necessary 10
suhserve the ends of Justice. He expected 10 re-
ecvc five hundred dollars from me. and he said
this, together with all the collected from other
sources, was for the remuneration Of the other par
ties to the transaction in both branches Of the Legs-
latuIe. Ills own compensation, which presume he
intended 10 lie the wcighticst item in the BILL was
yet to follow and il l. barely possible that his
mcdcsty would permit him to name the amount to
which be deems himself justly and eminently en-
titled. lfcallcd by the Senate, | stand ready to
tcfify at IL bar, before any committee which it
may deem proper to appoint for the purpose, 10 all
the Facts and dctails OF the whole base and infamous
transaction. :. A. SUDAN
sworn before me, March %, 1851.
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