The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-07

Arrest Of TIVE Jewish lsabbis 70,
Sciiing aotterv Eickoes-Ome 81 shenI
1eaching-Thc Officers Resisted by
the Jews 81 nj
Yesterday afternoon Jew by the name q,
l.assin, the leading Rabbi Of the Jews in thu
city, came TO the Mayors Office with one Aaroa
friedman, and stated that certain Rabbits we,
engaged in illegal and immoral practices; that
many Of his people we're poor, and upon in
Investigating the cause found that they we're
largely purchasing lottery tickets Of Rabbis,
whom he named, and that he was anxious to
have the business stopped.
Mr.. friedman then made afidavits, stating
| that tor mere than q year he has been in the
habit OF purchasing lottery tickets of Rabbi
Abraham JOSEPH Asch, At so and 80 Mott street,
and that Asch is agent for Prussian, Saxon
aud Hamburg lotteries in this city !; and that
about three weeks ago he bought . ticket in
the lottery of Saxony which was bogus also
that Rabbi Noses Levi, 383 Broome street, is
agent for Asch, and has been in the habit OF
selling tickets for year or more.
Warrants we're issued for the apprehension
OF the parties, and Sergeant Berney, with a
squad OF men, made descent upon Asch,
while another squad waited upon Levi. The
Sergeant found Asch ia the Synagogue. rs Alien
street, dressed in white robe ana red CAP
standing before q lighted candle, surrounded
oy some four hundred Of his people, to whom
he WAS teaching Hebrew. When the Officer
made sknown his errand the utmost horror
and Indignation was manifested by the Jews.
They reclaimed loudly against the sacriege o
dragging Priest from an altar of the HOLY
Temple, and declared that he should not be
taken, at the same time rushing forward to his
defence. But the Officers were too prompt IN
their movements for the people, and hurrying
him oas Of the Synagogue, locked him up in
the station house.
they searched. The wife and daughter Of
the Rabbi having been warned had turned
the furniture upside down, probably destroying |
the tickets; but some were left, which they |
tore up and attempted to eat. They we're de- |
ternned that the house should not be searched,
ana attacked the Officers with great spirit. At |
last little daughter of the Rabbi ran up to the !
Sergeant and said -
"oh, don't hurt my mother, and I will tell
you where the tickets are"
Well, said the Sergeant "where are they
kept!'
Ia the Synagogue, under the altar"
Inc Sergeant Immediately returned to the
synagogue. The Jews declared they should
lot enter. and made stout resistance, but
The officers forced their way in and searched
lnder the altar, but no tickets we're found
It any had been kept there they had been re-
moved.
The officer Who arrested Levi was also resist.
ID unsuccessfuily.
Daring the night hundreds of Israelites visit
ID the station-house, demanding the release OF
he prisoners, and exclaiming that it was sacri-
ege to arrest a Rabbi, who could not do any
hing wrong.
The prisoners were this morning. taken be-
ore the Mayor, whose Office was also thronged
With Jews. They said it would have been bet
er for the man who made the complaint had
se never been born. The Rabbis were held to |
'ail in the sum of 81, 900 each to answer the
harge in the Court Of General Sessiens.-New
York Post.