The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-06-23
LOTTERY swINDLEs EXPLODED.

Mayor Tiemann, Of New York, deserves
the gratitude Of all the gullible and unsus-
pectlng population Of the country for his war
upon the lottery swindlers. His officer,
Sergeant Berney, has just been on an ex-
ploring expedition in Eastern Massachusetts,
and New Hampshire, and has exposed and
broken up seventeen of these swindling cs-
tablishments in couple Of days. 0ne Of
the establishments was found in the hotel in
Of William p. Shute at Plaistow, CN. H.
Shute being the chief proprietor. A large
number Of tickets was found, and documents
showing the whole thing to be swindle, but
Shute was forwarned and made his escape.
The general scheme Of this, as well as the
other lotteries, was to issue circulars with
ten accompanying tickets, and scheme an
nouncing prizes to the amount Of 100000,
directing them to persons all through the
country who it was thought would be likely
to assist as agents, giving them one-tenth OF
the proceeds Of all tickets sold. The tickets
purported TO entitle the holder 20 an admis-
sion TO grand leyec, ball, or festival. About
10000 tickets were sent out every month
with new scheme, and about one.third OF
the whole number was generally sold. Not
4 long ago 1000 letters were received in one
mail. The lottery has been in existence
about three years, and has never been known
to distribute single prize. shute has rca-
lized fortune and lives in luxuriant style.
At North Salem aud Atkinson Depot tN.
H. some half dozen Of these establishments
mailed and received letters, but the managers
resided at Ha,erhill, in this State. At Atki.
son depot FIVE hundred letters were found
addressed 10 these swindlcrs, which had ac-
cumulatcd in single day. Al South King
ston they found a concern managed by Geo
Y. Carleton and A. A. Burbank, the post.
masters son, both of whom fled at the ap.
proach Of the officers. Similar concerns wer'
found in Newton, Nashua, aud Manchester
but not one of the villains was arrested
Four establishments Of the same sort Wcr,
hunted up in Boston, using the names Of {
! III. Parker Il Co., q. W. Moore & Co., Wm
+ II. AYERS & Co., and Carter 4 TO. ln al th,
cases mentioned the postmasicrs Of the dll
ierent places have orders to send letters al
dressed to the swindlers to the dead lettc
T office at Washington, where they viii y,
opened aud the money returned to the dupes
Sergeant Bcrney found il difficult TO sc
! any Justice uf the peace in New liampshir,
| TO sign the necessary warrants. most Of then
: being afraid Of the offenders, aud one Q
! them giving a. a reason that his son was u
! the business. Efforts will be made 10 arres
/ the men concerned ii these swindlc.. Thou
: sands Of such establishments are IN operation
: all over the country, and the wonder i tha
/ there are fools enough living to keep ticr
4 in operation. Mayor 'l'iCmann and sergean
/ Berney have already bloncd up sixty nine I
4 them. Il seems TO be very little use TO cS
/ pose them, for the people who are deceive
z by them don't read the papers.
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