The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-14

THREE EXTENSIVE CONCERNS KNOWN AS THE CONSOLE
DATED LOTTERIES SAFETY FUND LOTTERY, AND
NEW ENGLAND JOINT STOCK COMPANY BROKEN UP
ALSO GIFT ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHMENT
Mayor Temann still continues his onslaught upon the
lottery and GIT enterprises and has just succeeded IN
breaking up several The most extensive lotteries IN the
United States Though the parties who were connected
with these concerns do not reside in the city, YET with the
assistance Of the authorities in the several places where
these enterprises are located, he has put most OF
them to fight, and arrested about fourteen Of
the rngeaie The places where these extern
sive concerns are carried on are in Boston,
Norwich and New Lonion, Conn though they advertise
their headquarters in this city. Most OF these enter
prses publish small papers which they circulate all over
the country, called the Golden Era, purportng 70 be w.
issued by Charles W. Morton Co. No. N2 Wall street.
New York; The Ben.facor, by Il. Cooper 4 20. NO. 80
Wall street New York aud The american Monthly Ledger,
by J. H. Hall II Co, No 92 Wall street, New York.
Mayor remann having received a large number OF
these papers from various parties in the country asking
to have them broken up, he placed the mater IN the
rigid seaTch for the propretors agents BE visited all
the above places, but found such parties
these companies received between three and four
hundred letters day at the Post office in this city
containing remttances aud then re mailed 70 Boston,
Nor vch and New London where the real headquarters
Of the concerns are located The Mayor, determined
upon not being foed 10 breaking them up, despatched
Sergeant Berney TO Norwich about week ago. On his
arrival there he put up at Of the hotels under the
assumed OF Brown and, upon investigation, he
found that there were about twenty persons engaged
the business at that place, AMI that man, who died
about ago, had left estate worth 500 OOOthe
result OF his operations in this sort Of business He s
reported to have been the original founder OF bogus lot
teries, six years ago. and TO Norwich 1t s said belongs
the honor of being the leader and headquarters OF this
class Of swindling.
Sergeant Berney soon made known his errand to the
Mayor of Norwich, Mr. Buckingham Governor electl,
who at lent his aid, and with the assistance Of
Trumbul, ~ Payn, Sheriff Of New London county, aud
Deputy Sheriff Chappe fourteen persons connected with
these three companies taken into custody They gave
Hall Co.'s concern L. g. Richardson, e. Richardson and
George W. Right Of Morton Co.; George A. Pratt, Geo
A Pratt, Jr, ana Samuel II Freeman Of Cooper Co;
j. N Perry and John Tremsey, printers and publishers
So well the descent said to have been made tina.
Morton and Cooper are Of course imaginary beings The
prisoners were committed for examination by Justice Pal
mer, of Norwich
In the business and 1oufshed finely among the nabobs
Of Norwich. An immense quantity Of papers schemes,
money found One OF the prisoners Acknowledged
that Of the companies had done business OF upwards
Of half million of dollars their receipts being as nigh a.
entirely 70 printing fer these concerns and when visited
by the police they were engaged In getting Out the
schemes for May On the circulars Of Morton Co are
opinions Press giving Atterng notices from the
Morning Express New York Despatch, New York Leader,
Neo World and other papers At New LONDON the Two
witch and New London caused the greatest excitement
Sergeant Berney returned to the city yesterday morn
ing having his way stopped at Boston, met the per-
sons there having been teegraphed from Norwich;
they had removed all their tickets, circulars &c, from
their establishments and had fed Three agents in New
Hampshire had also taken the hint and were nowhere TO
be found On the return Of Sergeant Berney he made
descent upon another alleged gift enterprise in this city,
located at No. 4S6 Broadway, in which gold pencils
are represented TO be the great prizes offered.
The concern conducted under the firm Of A. A. WorA
Co. Word could not be found, but his agent, named
A. Clark was arrested and brought before the Mayor.
He stated that Wford had gone 70 Virginia, and would
not return until the excitement in regard 70 the arrest OF
the proprietors Of gift enterprises over The Mayor
held Clark 10 bail in the of $500 TO await an exami
nation. has been issued for the arrest Of Will
ford