New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-17
THE LOTTERY AMP PoLICr-BUS1NESS.


To ire Editor OF Ihe " l. IrtohH'
SIR: Believing that my communication under this
caption, in your paper of the 18th inst, has, to some
extent aroused the public mind To q of the
cessity of action for the suppression of lottery gamb
ling in this community, and, in accordance with
implied promise conveyed in that article, proceed to
Law before you, in brief some few additional facts
which serve more fully to show the origin well as
the extent of the trafic-assurng Won that i shall
copfne myself to statements which can be fully sub
stantiated, when necessary, by inconrovertble evil
dence.
In that article, alluded to certain high city officials
az being interested if not partners in the mammoth
establishment by which this business in New York is
monopolzed and controlled. | will add to that
statement, that Judge on the bench Of one OF our
CITY Courts is an influential member of the clique, and
much relied on by them for such aid and countenanee
as. while it can scarcely be dispensed with could by
no possibility be derived in such force and with such
fleet from any other channel. That, in my state
ment of the number of our present policemen who
have at come time been engaged in the business
WAS much below the mark, and also neglected TO
state that one or more of the captains of police are
bound by the strongest sihntes of lottery gambling
to the dsgraeeful institution hoee secret
principals control NOT only elections, but our City
Government dispense its spos of office the reward
of the allegiance their slaves and boast that they can
afford to employ half OF their enormous profits and
the influence OF the City Government itself to buy up
crush every interest political, religious and per-
sonsI, to enable them to conduct and extend their
holesale system of robbery, crime, and individual
aggrandizemnt.
We row come to the promised statement of the orr
gin ard inception Of this mammoth monopoly.
Some few years since certain interruptions Cali
E h. bvs linz bis
other que stionabe operations sl of which matters
of record had amassed few thousand dollars; in
looking about for means Of augmt ming bis capital and
gratifying hi. Lucifer-ke ambition, discovering that
the Lottery bushes a. even then carried on in New
York. was Illegal, and as no respectable man could
prudently be engaged in it, must necessarily be ucra-
tive, concluded to embark in i, if a proper tool
cosld be found on whom, in Of failure or detec-
ton, the odum might fall. lie cast about for such
subservier, tool and found the perleus Of this city
younger brofhcT-a vsgraIt, reckless, confirmed
gambler, with nothing of money character TO lose,
and ever thing to gain by cooperation in his vlainy.
An flee was hired III Canal street aud this younger
brother established in business, desperate chances
were taken; risks on which he could scarcely have
paid mill on the dollar nsurances were effected and
large amounts realized on very limited capital. The
siress increased. The attention Of the Legislature
was at last called to the extent Of the growing evil,
and laws Of the mes. stringent character were enscted
for the suppression Of the traffic. The timd and more
respectable parties engaged in the business were
frightened of but these bold spectators, represented
BY the corrupt ard depraved Younger brother a. their
nominal pi ncipa having acquired money and having
begun 70 scquire the influence and politics. power
Which has since enabled them TO strengthen Their po-
-tion. defed the law and the authorities, enlarged
their operation moved their establishment from "a
nal street to prominent locality on Broadway, ana
grasred the monopoly OF the entire Lottery and Poiy
bu.ness Of the city, which they have since and 70 'h
dsv. managed to control and enlarge.
Such was its inception. ard now close tbs ar'ce
With tie promise Of another at an early day in winch
shall. i've ui ther particulars snd more minute deta 8
Of their .ranss tons; all of which will be confirmed
apt enlarged upon in pamphlet nearly ready Tor pup
LEGATION. comprising succinct biography ofthe princ.
nal reresyho are ard hare been engaged IN the pas
nes. ard every particular necessary to fay enish'en
the community m regard to Il. PUBLIC "''D'