New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-05
MORE SW7yDLERS EXPOSED.
EyENrEEN BOGUS LOTTERY FIRMS BRO
KEN Up

The Lottery ami GitI Enterprise business has aiken
n some new fes;ures la,ely that have oeiyed tie
attention of Mayor Tiema1s snd BIS eicen. Sd, Ser
scaLt Beirey. Numerous conn sints have been sect
se'y 70 the Mayer rem various psrts Of this Sts'e
snd from other States Of lottery concern, that
seem to be doing business new plsn. one letter
Of this kind was from Clergyman in Maphsttanyile,
{, whom was sert package Of tickets, with request
that be would act tie cgent for their dspcs ami
hstdsoutcommlssion wss promised him for histroable
This sort OF thing was not exactly IN the reverend gen
tlemsr line Of business and he not only declined the
flee but 81 once handed the documents to the
Msyor. The suboined communication wss also re-
ceived from another person, to whom it seems sim
Lar parcel OF tickets had been cent:
A,YsiLLg ~ Y Msrch - 1883
Hon: SiS: Henwh seat you he 'chenrs OF hesA joel
Miller ssn se... + r. sPAdas MoStoI y, ,s sl
pirate circulars 10 SCENTS snd package OF tctes oI esca
ve.ts: in either Of enterprise and dee. them Al nai
they awful in Jour state have 10 hesncJ
~ nS. and should be osat with a, .acs by isr
'm q the opinion taat hes three hm: axe ~ 11e d me
90 with giving Hs,ons Jubilee Al Warrington d.
Fe.vsi Hsrerh why do they receive their ns at A;kE
On h o. bu. 4Ss .~ ss AZ 10 T1 @
Co are , 70 1s hold . al a ss. T D
Myopuiou is they ave al one Of swiuders
have 10 more ds OF fahns What forth in their bills .haa
Won or have Sha these things be allowed pocd ~hou.
scrutiny OF hs they b- locked into Shall the uasuspecrDs
he Institutions. are IN accordance with youi laws AID
aLed by people have no more to say not ses eA
w. Yours &C. A LOVER OF JUSTICE.
This is but siDge sample Of great number OF
siuiar documents all asking legal interference TO
break up the swindirg concerns. The Mayor wrote
to TIE local authorities at the places where the differ
ert Lotteries purpored to have their headquarters but
obtained no answers from them Accordingly Serst
Beney was deputed TO what could done to abats
tie nuisance He was provided with the folio wing
letter to the Deputy Sheriff of Rockingham County,
n. H., which county bss long been notorious being
the seat of great number Of these bogus lotteries
MAYORS OrtIor. New.York May q, 1856.
DtPrTY LEVI q. IOwLE: Tie bearer OF this
e, Srs, ant Aired Beuey st.sched Police sqlsi
M Office be wits your State for the So Of taking the
necessary 10 break Up several bogus oey ana e con
have received number Of letters in regard to them from
.rti IN different sectors the county most ot them COM
euiug having been swnd'ed ou' OF 'aou' sums money
by them -. ,, A.. D., c.,..,, p-,.. On,
aid I YOUR chcisl pos liz etotts TO their 'uP2ie
son On vii ind him Intelligent aud snful officer.
remain win great '''f DANIEL TiEMASN
Similar letters sddrsssed to other officials we're given
him by the Mayor.
Passing through Boston, on his way up into the
Lottery Country" Sergeant Berney discovered in
that city the whereabouts Of four Of The establishments
of which he was search, but determined not to mo-
lest them at the time, Tor fear tie alarm would put
Others On their guard. These four concerns have sent
out within month 60 mail-bags Of circulars, from
which fact may be gathered notion OF the extent OF
the business they do.
At Exeter, Rockingham County Officer Berney &c
cured the the Assistant District Attorney
Mr.. Chalirg and of Mr.. Towle, the Sheriff of the
County aud with their assistance and advice, laid the
plans which resulted in breaking up number OF the
swindrg humbugs
He proceeded then TO the town of Plaistow n. H.,
at which place til extensive establishment OF WIN.
Punmer & Co.. purpored 10 be located It VIII not
be out Of place to give here slight sketch OF the
manner of doing business adopted by the swLdler who
assumed this name. The leading circular was thus
hesdeC:
SOMETHING NEW
". PLUMEMR h Co.
VIII Make = Distribution of Otis At tielr Fourth
GRAND LEkEE