The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-23
THE LOTTERY POLICY INVESTIGATION.
Evidence for the Prosecution Continued-A
Lucky hut an Unwilling Witness.

Lucky hut an Unwilling Witness.
The preliminary examination of Wood, Eddy o., who
arrested by Sergeant Brney charged with being
connected with Georgia and Delaware lotteries,
sorned yesterday at the office of Judge Russell.
Thomas Black, sworn and examined by Mr.. Holmes,
sad--I "A policeman attached to the Mayors squad
gave package marked No. 8, r. to Sergeant Birncy
the Saturday before last took it from No 1l6 Fulton
street second door from the counter; there
present in the when took the package.
Fbcsezcr b. shafsr, testified as follows:-I a
seor AT law; / VS. requested by his Honor, the City
Judge examine exhibits in this prosecution;
portion of them is now before me- made list OF them,
The original cop. ., &C. ~hen produce, marked r VI"
hbils referred 70, and the several packages in
which the moaey ~as found, and the character Of the
money! A. In package filty nnc there was 80 3D. in
iotty uiue ~ qj IL tytwo 500 o. in sixty three, 500;
IN tw,nysx s5 IN twenty five, sal 81 in three, $50; in
tour s0, dt,y eight, 81 co. in twenty eight, So; in
thirty Eve SIS; IN seventy, s74 35-in the aggregate
saaI 80.
Q. Who examined those packages with your A. Tho
District Aotass clerk Sergeant Brney, and the young
George Arrnour, swc-u, sa,dI do business a. No rs
Pine stre.t, and rcs,ao IL Williamsburg
q. DO you know os any person receiving, and II 80,
whcn dic money Tor prize In lottery, such money
beng received at Iso Fulton street, IN this cityy A. did
. Did you nc, receive money a. that oniccs A do
The sodgc told him tha, by answering he would no,
crimiLal- himself.
wtu,s ST. have received money within SIX mon,hs;
thbk have not received money within twenty days but
money brought to within thirty days; | did
not a;ter It; do not know who brought IL; do not
Q why was this money brought to your A. decline
10 answer.
o why do you declineS A. Because I do not wish 10
o. nd YOU not within the six months last past present
lottery ticket which you believed had drawn prize
70 some person ut No lao Fulton street, second oor A.
may have.
.. md you nots A. have presented ,hcm.
Y. To what person or personsr A. To Joseph Quay.
q. when did you present the Last uoseu A. suppose
within months.
U B,d you present that place, the frs, Of
december lottery ticket 10 person there and
ceiye money on account Of that ticket which money or
portion Of Il was rncurrent, and 10 which you com
piainedf A. do not iemember.
Y. When did you there asts A. don't remember;
know Charles H. Murray; can't say that kno~ Leayu
Murray.
were entitled any lottery lottery tickets or
drawing any lottery, such money bcug received q, isS
Fulton street, and from either Of the MurraysS A. No,
q. nd you draw prizs a otteryp A. have.
" How oftenS A. Oncc.
U. No moreS A. may, probably twice.
O. In what lotcryS A. Idont rccoIlcct what lottery
different; long time ago.
. Have yOu not drawn prize in Swan Co Is o,tery,
the Sparta Acadcny lottery the lottery FOR the benefit Of
the state of Delaware, the lottery OF Wood dy Co.
that Of Gregory, Maury Co. of thcms A. have
already aid drew prze IN lottery; cant tell what
.. Was "a not oue of those namcd' A. II might have
been.
Q. no you no, know that IL war A. think 1t was Gre
CORY Msurys.
VI 10 YOU not know IN A. I think do; II vas Gregory
A Maurys.
q A6ou, how long ago did you draw tha, prize' A So
veral years ago
o You distinctly remember the fact, do you not' (wh-
drawn
q Have you not drawn q prize within year in
of The lotteries narnedy | have not
" Have you not received within ono year or ncgo-
Cor the receipt of prize drawn In one u The
RIGS namctS A. have.
" With whom did you negotiate, from whom did
you receive the money Tor that prz A. received tho
money from Joseph Quay.
q where did you ret the ticket which represented nat
nrze, a mEht impiicate mysah; don rccolcct
U Whore did you receive ~ A. decline 70 answer.
Judge RusseIThat proper question 10 be answered
wtncss-At iAs Fulton street
u From whom A. | don't know who Il was from: u
not from Mr.. Murray; was Paid fof By myself
Q M you receive the money for tha, prl.e' A. did
probably be within six months
Q Was \ not within two monthsf A. No, sir.
Y. Within fCurS A. don't think Il Was
O Have you not received for some friend prize drawn
n one Of The lOt,s ros namedS Not % my knowledge;
O. AT any timeS a. Yes
q. About how long asOS A. I suppose within two
q where and from whom did you receive the money
FROM that rzcS AT lte Fulton street, second door,
from Joe.
.. Ia what lottery was that prize drsvn' A. In
Q. Who owed the ,ickets A. decline to answer.
Judgc-You can answer that.
and impairment II might rarn out to be Henry Ward
Beecher, some other person.
The Judge ntmaicd that line Of examination should
not BE- proceeded with, for If It there would BE- end
10 the
Q. who owned the tcsev 4. owned IL myself.
q What your business al No. IS Pine street, A.
q broker
o LOOK the package marked No Is. and state Il you
have ever seen u befcrcs A. decline answering that
question. a
o. 10 you know the meaning Of the fgu5fp the paper
now shown you, forming part Of packas1 10 2S9 A.
u Have You ever the contents of tkt tpackage be-
fore2 A. decline answering
a. No not the tickets shown 10 you represent
bcrs which have drawn Trzes q loery9 A. They DO.
" Toes not the paper now shown 70 you purport TO
show the amount of lottery tickets sold or received by
some IcgscnS A. decline answering.
Y. 10 you know who, II any per on, lFst sold those
tickets ~ the city of New YORK within the last three
years. DO not call for any act Of yoursS
Objected to as beng irrelevant.
The Court PERMITTED the question.
A. 10 not; nor do Know of any sale being made or
them.
Y whcsc handwriting S IBIS envelope shown yoa' A.
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