New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-15

10 the Nev.Yosk PossOfice. and ha. been sueb clark
for several yters past; that he l. acquainted With
William h. Ssrd,er DO. present; tina. during the psst
two or three months said Saddler has called al the sad
Office on az average, two or three times week and
asked fer and obtained letters addressed 10 n w Man
STR, and has likewise during tbs, time asked for
and obtained letters addressed will.m K Saddler
AFFIDAVIT or OFFICER WEBB
Abrem Webb, Of the Eighth Ward Police b.;ny dulv
sworn deposes and says that on the I2th d.v NJ N
ceuber inst IN conr ec,ion with eIoficer Rue he AZ
rested Henry W. Hamilton and William n S,ddler
now pr-ent, at the New York Post Ot6ce and sf:er
bringing them before the magsfrae searched them and
found il the possession Of Hamilton toe etter nov here
addressed 70 Edwin Rush which be st.,s ha had ;,.,
received from the Post Office aad he had Al 20 in his boz.
session two letters, one addressed TO J. B. Watkins
p NJ, Owensburgh, Davies county. Keutu ,ky-,he
other addressed to j. II. Gir.en, M Faaueter coun
ty Virginia On the person of Sadder were found two
letters addressed 10 himself and one detected TO DR. J.
HsyIee Spring field Mas. Deponent then went "a the
room Of said amon, No. i07 Broome street AMI there
found sundIy letters and papers here contained In
a portfolio. Among the papers found were bundle of
lottery tickets of the Consolidated Lottery Of Havana
signed by Harmon Il Lamar. o. managers: a lot of
circulars for the said lottery aqusntsy OF official draw
ipgs in the same lottery memorandum book contain.
ing memoranda Of schemes and drawings and two let
ters addressed to Henry w. Manchester. New-York
City.
TIE man named Shaw, mentioned in the affidavit of
Mr.. Cummings, was also arrested, but he was subse-
quertly discharged, there was not sufficient evil
dence to bold him.
Chos S. Spencer and Henry il Clinton are engaged
respectively for Saddler and Hamilton. and ex-Judse
Beebe for the complainant, Mr., Cummings prelim.
mary examination begun Saturday before Jus.
tice Osborne, when the following testimony was
elected:
CYRUS Cummings, being cross-exsnined saws: I
have never seen Hamilton Saddler or Shaw, 10 nv
know ledge, before they arrested on this charge
nv attorney informed me that SHAW Hamilton ana
Ssdder too the letters from the PJst OH e ad iressed
10 H. W. Manchester, or that one Of them took said
letters ole or both of the others being present st the
time; I received the same informat N from a Mr.
Tey,or; that il all the informant had as far as
recocct 81 to their being engaged in selling lottery
tickets; was in formed that Mr. Shaw 10 company
with the Others who took the letters from tie Post
Office: wss not informed that he took any Of them
out that is the only information l had as to Mr.
Shsv's connection with the matter, far as I can
recoect the Post Office clerks also informed me that
Hamilton and Saddler had taken those letters from the
POET Office on reflection, think the information
received from Taylor was after the arrest
The examination was here adjourned to this Mon
day) afternoon, at clock.
No doubt this will attract good deal Of atten-
ton, as some developments expected in relation to
the lottery business. Several letters in possession
of the Court mentioning the ncosure Of various
of money to Msnct ester & Co.
The following is a copy Of the lottery tickets found
in the possession of Hamilton: