The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-26
TIE LOTTERY TRAFFIC IN VIEW YORK.
Policy shops in New York--Dcscripsion Of
the Dens, Sc, Sc.

agents and runners an account Of which has been
published fiERAtD has created excitement
among the yenders throughout the city during the past
week and most Of the poty shos N the ciy have been
closed, fearing descent Their i.aces Dy The
Mayors squad During the examination before Git
Judge kussol there very large attendance Of ,he
lottery fraternity --Bcpamn Wood o. tna managers
OF the Sparta Academy lottery, being presentaH apps.
reniiy deeply interested ~ the examination Of the wit
nesscs.
Tho arrest considered of the most interesting the
police have made connected N lotteries lnc5 having
found on the person Of almost every arrested he tex
cts slips and money connected with the Those
arrested are, without doubt the prime in this
city in tho business Not only al the papers, Sc.
o,,,cd, bu. The Key TO the lottery, containing
hinatoa OF million of figures, secured. This
will be great loss to the managers as wtae weeks TO
prepare should they undertake 10 re-esta5sb
an agency agar IN this city.
Though the principal agent of this lottery was arrested
ahou. six months ago and ned for the offence had not
cnsct oi pntiiDg stop 10 the business The head
quarters then located in Ann street hct shortly after
at ties had been discharged by Recorder Barnard tho
business established and went in Gll blast un
saturday Tho whereabouts Of their headquarters
Sergeant rney unable 20 discover bu, about week
ago Of the employees Of Swan Co. became dssatis
fed with his business arrangements with the concern,
and accordingly made complaint against an the parties
which resulted N their arrest.
The lrst examination disclosen the fact that up to
| last week tho vending of policies was almost as
great this city during the war agains,
the lotteries al any time previous The grea, 1if
nculty which has attended the efforts Of the police the
want Of conviction o one or two Of the parties and ID.
arrest OF the leading connected IN tho business
As 10 the policy traffic. IL has Of late years become
system arranged by petty dealers - 70 accommo-
date the passions Of the poor The game j. onnaed NJ"
regular drawings made in other States and the yeEdcr
himself the banker for ou, of seventy i've put into the
wheel twelve To be drawn out, and according
the variations of the scheme The poor who, Of their
earnings aDrd TO purchase expensive ticket,
20 o dealer OF policy yender and bet HIM one shilling
doiarthough the scale is enlarged reduced
cordng 10 the amount the player can aord-that No
or any other number specified will be among those
drawn in lottery. The yender takes the money,
notes the numbers IN his book and gives the player
| memorandum Of the same upon a slip OF paper,
ana upon the drawing OF the lottery is based the
result These bits of paper what are called policies
Tor example, IN the Georgia lottery December drawing,
10l, station numbers for $50
5-la--2l, %
5-lO-.i saddle.
5-1o-H--a2 horse 100
II the chosen numbers out, and the dealer il
ht he loses but four dollars, having previously reccv
cd one for risk while six chances the
player II the paye wishes to take more desperate risk
hopes OF heavier return he bets his shngso or his dol
lars that No will not only be among those drawn, bu,
will be the third, the fourth last out oi the wbce.
by this arrangement II Will be perceived that tho risk
enhanced imfnensey, and the banker, accordingly,
called station numbers and the former called day
numbers because sufficient for the payer h tncy be
ont anywhere the days drawing. Horses. ggs and
saddles being fancy combinations requiring an elaborate
description, and Is unnecessary 10 describe them,
Of extensive capital who hld formerly been heavy de-
in the ticket traffic, soon adyenturcd into this new spccu
iaton.
As TO the lotteries they are without doubt, swim.
| die on the publc, but the people seem to think, ,
because they are authorized BY other States Ia
which they are located, they are not swind!es SO
L he md in lhe
Union No matter ia what town city person visits
there can always be round agents of some lottery eon
the vendels pretending TO be brokers' land agents
lectors Persons can purchase tickets and Il will
be known as to the interest Of the vendors TO keep
their business strictly confidential.
EXPLANATION OF LOTTERIES.
The manner which lotteries drawn not always
the same In the majority OF the lotteries, which were
broken up, Il seldom the managers allowed the
drawing TO be open to the public but the legal
lotteries guarantee 50 the purchaser the privilege Of wit
Messing the drawing desired The Maryland state Lot.
terry, which Is considered the most substantial lottery
the country and which Is carried on under legal char
ter, conducts ia drawing in very simple manner,
aud is always attended by large number of persons
The drawing is generally carried on IN a large room,
called the /" Exchange There two drawings
Il day-one at IL, A. NJ and the other al AZ l.. ~
within the enclosure the drawing i conducted BY tho
managers. Directly the cenire Of the enclosure Is the
glass Wheel which about nne feet n circumference and
cgh, inches wide made Of very heavy French plate Near
the wheel the commissioner who is cetcd by the pco-
pie conducts the drawing required by the charter.
The tickets formed By the different combinations
(aDy three numbers, viz L. T. 10; 2 8, H. &c that the
number from 10 i5 or l 80 IS inclusive will admit og
The 10 Numbers are printed . @ckakcs Of 20 tickets
being tcket-no two tickets having the conb
nations in the whole scheme ot thc lottery. On the day
oi the drawing these IS IS numbers las the scheme
may specify printed separate pieces OF paper
cclcd IN small tin tubes about two inches long by half
inch diameter, and then placed In the wheel then
many numbers, generally tron ten 20 sixteen as are
qurcd for the decision Of the prizes IN the lottery
drawn ont az random boy being hindiolied with
handkerchief after the numbers placed IN the wheel
i turned around several times 20 mix the numbers
thoroughly the boy places HE hand IN tho wheel draws
out auumper, aud hands TO the commissioner he unros
IT, aId shows the number drawn 20 the public The
repeated until the number required be drawn out then II
4 printed with the Iithorrarhc signature of the lottery
commissioner and given 20 tho public.
Another mode Of drawing is tho Havana plan. m
scheme of 600 tickets, numbered from q - 600
there arc 100 prizes beng 22l iu prizes and sos ap
proximation prizes Numbers from 60 - 600 print,
ed on separate slps Of ral~r corr, spondDg with tho
folded M IN in tubes and placed ~ glass wheel In
another whee are placed the amounts of tho 22t fdl
pizes, similarly printed and cncO7cd The wheel
Then rcvoycd Until al the tubes arc commagled tho.
roughly, when nnmbcr i drawn from the wheel of
numbers and al the time priss i drawn lror The
other wheel by small boys who arc bbndfoldcd Tie
number and The corresponding prize are then opened and
exhibited TO 1hc audience and a. once registered ~
sworn committee cons stnE q three directors Ths orc
ration repeated until III the prizes drawn ont ily
tie drawing of these 81 prizes are determined the ap
Proclamation prizes. The two preceding and the Two sue
ua numbers to those drawing the rst 22i prizes win
he entitled g. the 800 approx nation y For example:
ticket No III $50 draws the Sj00o0 prize those tickets
numbered II l4s, II ,24a, II 25 and ~ s52 wl each be-
ented 70 $500 snd according T. the above scheme
q ticket No should De drawn, The approximations
would then bc 2, J, = 900 AMI 1850. Ii ticket No.
25 100 should be drawn the approx mat 9ns would be
~ HsS lIn9 and 2 n ticket No. = - o99 should
be drawn. the approximations would be on the same
pfmcirc.
The commissioner duty bound to make public az
the numbers opened from the tin tube and all
drawings without bis signature are Hloga The tomms
soEer oi Lotteries always sucs certificate ike the ol
lowing ~ the CONCLUSION e each draw ing
The subscriber having suDernsnded the drawing o The
- lottery. for The benefit ~ the - and other pur
class 3 for i5s hereby ccfars nat the ooW ing
are ue snmbcrs which ths dag drawn om the IS PLACED
IL he wheel. viz
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