New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-30
THE Law AGAINST LOTTERIES.
HOW 1T Is vIOLATEO-OPERATION OF
SWINDLERS IN NEW-YOXK.

HOW 1T Is vIOLATEO-OPERATIO OF
SWINDLERS In NEW-YOXK.
Last Winter, il will be recolected, two young men
were arrested upon charge of issuing forged lottery
tickets They resided this city, and pretended to be
agente of managers in neghboriug State where lot
teries are yet tolerated. The Post-Of6ce was en-
tensively used by them for the transmission Of their
fraudulent schemes and tickets, and certain post
masters received gift ticket for facilitating sales
JInucksy for the swinders sOme body drew prize OF
5000 in the lottery Of which they purported to be
agents But the ticket bogus, the person dis.
covered when he came to New York to get mis- money
The pretended agents not to DO found according
to their address. At length watch was kept at the
Post-Office, and one day they apprebeDded and
tine fraud thoroughly exposed and broken up.
The evil, however, still exists to alarming ex-
tent and has assumed a fascinating and fatal
shape. Newspapers are now published exclusively
devoted to the lottery business, and scattered broad
cast tkfoughout the land There is monthly news-
paper haing from Jersey City called The Benef@c'OT,
twenty columns in extent, filled with lottery schemes.
On the inside margin it says that orders for tickets
must be addressed by mail to E. c Cooper g. Co.,
No. IS Wall street, Ncr. York. 1t advocates
"Safety Fund Lottery" which is decided by the
drawings of the Delaware State Lottery, at Whining
ton, Delaware.
Another is sheet of seven columns, entitled The
Empire CITY Bulletin, purpotlng to be printed also
at Jersey City, and managed by q. w. Huntington
g. Co, No. % URiiom street, Ner. York, box No.
$3.50 New.York Post-Office fhls frm adv.rtises the
"Safety Fund LOTTERIES" whose prizes are likewise
decided by the Delaware State Lottery drawings.
[. The American Monthly Ledger, is small shee. of
eight columns but does not state is published.
1t deals in consolidated Lottery, decided by the
Delaware State drawings and requests orders by mail
to be addressed to j. II. Hall n Co., No. 90 Wall
street. 1t is impossible to ascertain whereabouts in
Jerrey City these papers are printed, or by whom.
The american Eagle, pubishe a, Cleveland Ohio,
a sheet of 90 columns, with circulation Of POO 900
copies month, at the subscription price Of five cents
a year, is devoted to Incorporated Grand Charter
Lottery" which is decided by the Delaware lottery
drawings. Morris a. Co. of Cleveland. are the adver-
tise-s OF this concern.
The Union Banner, published a, Cleveland, Ohio, q
small affair of i6 columns puffs the Chartered Union
Fund Lottery" under the direction of f. T. Gaines
Co. Of Columbus, Ohio. This purports to be decided
by the drawings of the Delaware Lottery.
The Monthly Mail, published at Washington, ID. c.,
il a paper of twenty smali-'ized columus extrava-
ganty the chances of getting rich by pur
chasing tickets in "Jont Stock Lottery" managed
by T. G. Livingston, for whom NJ. Savoy g. Co. are
agents at Washington. In this case, as in oil the
Others IN. fortunes of thousands arc decided by the
drawings of the Delaware State Lottery.
Now all of these newspapers have an immense cir
cua,ion in this State contrary to law, and no doubt
they are the means Of Giving ana deraudng many
poor people every day. The aurement held ont to the
poor 90 great that they cauno resist the temptation
10 try their luck. 1t said that these publications are
issued BY parties unauthorized by the lava of any
State OF the Union to SGT up draw lottery, and
whoever purchases their tickets. does 20 without any
legal redress Whatever.
The Ltter for TIE Benefit of the Sate of Dela-
ware drawn at Wilmington, is the only legally author.
lied lottery Of that State and all OF the bogus lotteries
purpoYt to decide their prizes by its drawings The
State Of Delaware where lotteries legal requires
the sgers of lotteries to give heavy securities FOR
tie faithful payment of pnzes.
The laws Of this Stse against lotteries make it a
Dsdemeanor, punishable by emo of 81 900 or i'm
p,iso, ment, for persons to ssue tickets or publish
rot ZEE of lotteries--consequently the publishers OF
these newspapers amenabie to the laws.
A gentleman who has received copies Of the above
papers yesterday took the roucle to Inquire about the
persors advertised lottery agents in this city, Gail
ing at No ~ Wall street, the ADDRESS of 81. III. ii all
q Co." be inquired for tho firm, or any member Of
The firm. young man responded asfolows: "There
was such man as Hall bere some three or four years
ago He left this place, add don't know where he is
TO Be found"
what was his busness?' asked the gentleman.
He had something to do with lotteries, aud there
nave a'ely been many call. for him." he answered.
"Not'ce has been given to the Post Office " he con-
tnued, that Mr. Hall has no address at this place.
The next place our inquiritoria friend wen, TO wa,
No Is Wall street where he .sked for "E. G. Cooper
Co." The Storekeeper informed hm tina, th0te was
90 person occupying the building or known in !. bv
The name Of Cooper.
S~uch was next made at No. % William stree, f,r
g. W. Huntington, but he was not 70 DC found nor
was there say one known there under the firm Of
Huntington g. Co." Upon conversation with a
s'st'emsn in the Office. he said it wss no doubt
sN,s@g concern, and that man from Newourgh, q
.w mouths ago, had called for "a prize drawn by a
"'A' purchased through Huntington & Co.
:" would seem from this that these swindlers operate
se'"er through the Post Office, giving fictitious
ssa Addresses, sad saving themselves from de.
.! calling firth mccoy letters from their dupes