The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-02
Illegal Lotteries and Policies.

In former years lottery dealing carried in this
State and city legitimate business 1t is within
recollection and of many Of readers when the steps
OF the City Hall denely crowded with spectators 20
witness the official drawings of lotteries 1t legi
mate business, and hundreds of weathest citizens,
now among the opera leaders at that time started life
and commenced accumunng their fortune by the sale
Of lottery tickets. 1t finally deemed great
evil that the Legislature abolished lotteries in this State
but they did not succeed IN preventing the sale of lottery
tickets Our neighbcr New Jersey, continued tho bust
ness for many years and drew 10 her State Golfer huu
dreds of thousands OF dollars from the people OF this
state, who would continue TO buy lottery tickets Sons
five New Jersey abolished lotteries but vir.
gina, Maryland and Delaware continued them. Las
year Virginia forbid lottery drawing in the Old Dominion
but the business is still continued brsky by
the States Of Maryland and Delaware aud the expenses
of those States nearly paid by the lottery tickets
sold in New York.
There four lotteries drawn In these little States
every day in the year. except Sundays and the capital
in each varies from $50 900 to 600 These drawings
made each day, az IL o'clock and at p. M either at
WILMINGTON Delaware, or at Baltimore, Maryland Gre
CORY Naury are the managers ct the former city and
France Co. the managers of the Maryland lotte
ries These managers making immense fortunes
nually. They have their agents in every city OF the
Union, from Maine to California But It with the sales
city have banking house in Fulton street From
table In our possession, able TO make correct
estimate Of the Of lottery tickets sold
In this city In day. II ia 500 600. This for
three hundred days Ia about $50 600 900 per
which probably not is returned to citizens
by prizes II is money drawn out OF the State OF New
York or the exclusive benefit Of lottery managers and
specuators and the State treasures OF Maryland aud
Delaware and the couutes schools bridges and objects
of benevoence for which these lotteries got up.
Newspapers secretly published in this city aud scat
tered broadcast all the land, containing full
schemes, with tremendous prizes announced in flaming
capitals TO attract the attention and excite the avarice
Of the people of the rural districts Agents advertise
themselves 10 forward tickets to any given point AMI
these agents are scattered all overth city.
s'Where, asks the unsophsticated New Yorker. care
these tickets sod' In every street In New Yorkopen
ly and in broad aylght-Fulton Broadway, Park row.
Ann street Maiden lane Chatham B,wery Grand street
and in fact all Wherever tho sign Exchange
Ofce' meets the eve, gold dollars aud bank bs
spread out in the window there Is 10 be lottery
Office aud there lottery tickets be had BY the pack
age the single ticket There least hundred
called exchange Offices in this city whose only capital lin
vhia foolish public suppose TO be legitimate exchange
busness,) is copy Of Thompson Bank Note Reporter
shopkeeper wishes to geta bill changed the exchange
List neeces the victim out Of two per cent
than what Thompson charges and makes fortune BY
sellr lottery tickets.
But this DOT the feature Of this case And now
come 10 policy dealing
In all these exchange Offices policies are sold And be-
sides these there sst i've hundred pa ,cs
where segars fruit other legitimate business IN
supposed 70 be done but where the community done
also by tho sale policies lottery tcke, u
$40 hut begear with three cents may operate aud
stand chance Of "hiip in a policy Office Untold
Thousands aeeced out Of the unity By taeae
policy dealers Rich and poor alike venture In .hem
aldermen anl street sweepers married in tue
avenues ard all the lewo In the Five Points dealers
In policies large majority Of the police the best
customers. Now and then complain; is made, bat IT,
generally by unfortunate devil who has made
heavy "hit, and the policy dealer Gt 10 break,
aud the complaint IA dismissed by the Judge who m,y
bmsef have often INDUCED in what he deems harm.
less amusemert l. is thing that policy dealer
fas TO pay the "h - most Of these dealers generally
have good BANKERS and hackers. private banking
house in Brcadway up stairs supposed TO have a'
time three hundred policy dealers aud exchange
Office acting ts agents; but believe the business
Is now conducted by bookkeeper.
The way Of operating these exchange policy Offices
Is quite curious The applicant Of the aud
says he wishes 10 try his luck in the Delaware which
draws IN th, morning ''whht numbers will you try"
blaadiy asks the polite policy dealer Herc "a list"
says tie applicant aEd lie halds he dealer e following
for Lstance
NO, list. T-dAyei.
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