The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-16

"G' is an account Of the drawn numbers.
Cross examined by counsel Tor the dcfoniantsI WAS in
the printing business At Jersey Cy before went into the
employ mept OF Gregory, Murray Co
q. Who discharged yoa3 A. considered that was
dis, harged by Mr. Dickinson.
voice--Judge, the witness perjures himself.
jndee-foa Keep quiet. vel take care 0l that.
W'nsss--l received my pay from Gregory, Murray "
against parties engaged in the lottery BUSINESS day
txo after; received a communication from Mrcns
Cicero Stanley before | commenced this SUIT, and 1
also conveTsed with HIM; ! received tno commun.
cation on Saturday week and have him nnm
ber OF times since theD when the subject Of lotteries
the topic VI conversation; told him when hun
what intended to do told him that neant TO brg these
parties up for the manner in which they served Stan
,y did not promise give money any for dong H. and
reeeiyed no money from anybody eise 10 my kno"edge
Stanley lent me five dollars day when asked hln
Q. After that how much did no lend you1 A. Nary >
red (laugAter) borrowed some money from olcer bu
bos, who had me charge (he could not furnish the
cessary amount OF bail 10 appear witness, and
the City Judge gave HIM in custody borrowed no mo
ney from Stanley the i've dollars Stanley showed
how TO go to work TO show them up.
q Have you been in pT,son2 A. on, yes; have
spoken TO Benjamin Wool t>oS communication 10 his
office in Broadway few months SINCE bat did business
with him, except through others exhibit does show
how many tickets the p " received from the managers
To counsel for the determined prosecute
these parties before received the s. from Stanley
in prison in the fore part OF October for ntoxcu o.
and locked up Tor dealing in policies put into tho
Tombs was dismissen without trial
To counsel for the deiendanisThis letter Is the ono
which Stanley wrote.
Counsel desrei his Honor to number the letter and
record his minutes he meaut 10 claim that this
was conspiracy between Stanley and Allen ~ have the
defendants arrcsted.l
The following is Stanley's letter.
DEAR sns-I would be glad to see you upon business
live at No East Threth street. three doors from Fifth
avenue and VIII be at home all day on Sunday and every
Israel Foote testified az foo~s-I reside at 25 fine
street. doing business at present. iii twelve months
since | reipquished business decline answering what
business in in New York because az am advised ii
might crinDate me- do not know the firm OF Wood, Eli
dy CO.. believe there Is lottery called for the bene
Gt OF the state Of Delaware drawn at Wilmington, Della
ware; know the which the agents Of lot.
terry do their business with reference to the return Of
tickets; know that those lotteries have a number Of
agents in the csy Of New York. pack No 50 contains
tickets OF tho lottery at Wilmington the blue paper in
the package contains tho number OF tickets received the
number sold ana the haanco struck tho meaning OF
tickets being clipped Is, that they shall not be used II
stolen on beng Transported q delaware; exhibits and
lottery tickets, Of them Sparta and the other
IL Delaware; paper il lottery scheme and contains
the number Of the prizes II any man get them pa
per shows the numbers drawn l1th December, 1855 If
party held ticket after drawing containing three the
nrst numbers he would be entitled 10 the capital prize Of
s35 SEQ less fifteen per cent and ii he held the other
To counsel for The dcfenian-i do know Benjamin
Wood, and have never seen him before today.
William Clark the next witness dcposod thus-I do
business at No 90 Chatham street and reside in Jersey
CITY; know Of lottery drawn in Wilmington, Delaware
taied Lottery for the Benefit OF tile State OF Dela
ware,' know u. Wood and Charles II. Murray, but
never saw Eddy in my life
q. Did you, AT any time, have interview with any
Of the defendants nacd with reference agency
in this city of any lottery II 50, state whore the
view occurred, when, and what saids objected
Objection oyerruled.
A. had an interview with Hr Wood about nlnc raontls
year ago; he sent for mo, aud went 70 his Office
stated to me that there was drm of Swan 4 Co doing
lottery business N Georgia. and that they thought Of
establishing agency in this city; no asked ms
woud take the agency, and ! declined 10 DO
H. have the tickets of tha Sparta Academy lottery
drawn Augusta, Georgia; have never soli lottery
tickets, but know these tickets shown tickets OF
the Sparta Academy Mr. Wood referred in the convers,
ton 20 Georgia lottery; don know OF any lottery in
Georgia except the Sparta Acalemy lottery; knew the
the propreor3 oi The Delaware lottery; them
aud had any business With them do who
arc the proprctcrs Of that htery now only by report
package So contains tickets of the Delaware lottery 10
\ winch lottery have referred.
| lie not Cross G yam.ncc
VIM. r. wilson, axaxalnod by Nr. Hones sa1d--f fvv
at 80 Bank street know the firm OF Wood, Eddy 4 Co
4 know of two who compose thot firm, Benjamin Weed
and George Eddy; do not know what their business
/ In; do not know the firm Of Samuel Swan a Co.:
acquainted With Benjamin Wood present, ha
have any business transactions with Wood from three
| 30 four mouths ago.
q hid you any time within three years last rast pur.
chase, IN any manner become possessed lottary
ticket purporng lis face 10 have been issued by Swan
Co, Of Augusta, Georgia. or OF any other placer
Objected 20 as being Irrelevant ob-c,oa oversnlci
A. did purchase such ticket about three four
months ago; decline 10 say ~hst did with that ticket
Woods four years ago; have learned from him
who be props " the sparta Academy lottery
a. Have you known either Eddy Wood within the last
three years 10 do Business ccr~cted With any draw
q the sparta Academy lottery, Ia Augusta, Gcorga A.
have not; 10 not know " either VI them doing any
business connected with the lottery.
The examination va be continued t. morrow Thurs
day. morning. a. 10 O'Clock.