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


PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION or THE ALLEGED AGENTS
or SWAN AND COMPANY. PsoPRIEToRs or THE
DELAWARE AND GEORGIA LoTTERIEs-GsEAr Tx
CiTEMENT AMONG THE FRATERNITY.
Before Judge Russell. at Chambers.
nrc 15-Thc preliminary examination demanded by
Wood, Eddy h Co., who arrested BY the Mayors
squad saturday charged with bling tue agents AMI as
ssanis of swan Co, who keep lottery establishments
In Delaware and Georgis, commenced yesterday 10
fore Judge Russell The was crowded with mon
who make dealing in lottery policies their procession
Mr. Robert Holmes appeared for the prosecution A.
sociated With Nf Tleson who appeared against Bcnja-
min Wood. Ncssrs. Smith and Hall counsel for the
defendants.
The following is the AFFIDAVIT made BY William T. Alien,
the complainant before tho Ma yCr upon which
the warTars for the arrest OF the defendants issued
by the City Judge
AFFIDAVIT or wnuAx r. ATIyy.
J0y and C,u1ty of Neg 1uk, ss:-wllsm Y. allen.
being duly sworn, saith nst h. II p4c.-n, residing
the Northern Hotel Cortiandt street Ia said cy that
dcponeni il acauaidted with the Grm a Wood Fddv 4
Co which consists of benjamin wood George r. Eddy
and Charles III. Murray, who tho managers II the
Delaware state Lottery io:a,cd aud drawn Wilmington
IN the state of Delaware and that part Of said o.
WOod, Eddy Co. also the managers of fho Spcrta
Academy Lottery, drawn and located Aggusta. Ia the
state VI Georgia. hat the place II business said lrrn IL
and their business transacted al NJ. li5 Talien street.
IA ssd city of Ncw York the came bcg carried on urdcr
tie direction of sad Wool. Bidy 60. by Lcaya W.
Murray Samuc T. Dickinson tho said Murray aud said
Dickinson beng the agents Of the f FOR tho s,lc OF
the lottery tickets OF the said Grm, made depcn.
denl on tire drawing oI the sad lotteries: that
The other sf SAID firms viz. that Of Samuel Swan
s. Co., who claim q b. proprict,rg of the said
sparta academy Lottery coingo.ed q Samuel Swan,
nerjamln Wood and George Y. Eddy Dcponent fi lher
saith that Florence Mccay William Conway aud James
Gallery u The daily habit. under the direction OF the
agtnts o. sad ms 81 butng large quantities os lot.
tcry schemes and tickets ~ the sad oitnres amt Ge
pendent the drawing thereof throughout the city FOR
the purpose " selling the and Afterwards collecting
TIC money arising from such sales and the tickets lnsod
81 SAID lotteries for thc aid arms aforesaid CON.
posed. repolen, further saith, thu the results Of tho
drawings u said lotteries are daily tcerraphci 70 ths ~
and 20 The said pafcs their agents through the
SHOWN No. 2 Wall street, IN sad city ~ New Yor
whore tie lc can found the hours of u w.
anu O'Clock Z. u. Of cacl day. excepting Sunday. be.
poatut further saith, that tickets hereto annexed nake
a. and en-, a. also The scheme annexed, wore Issued
~ sa'd firms, caused ~ be isswed ~ them, md
through tho directions .aif Wood, riay 4 Co ami =
swan a 90. exposed ior sale ii said city Of New
oncc o Orn A. Bs at No l5G Grecnwcl street N the
city cf 1s~ York. tho ifth day ~ ncccmhcr, 1883
sois and veuded the sad tickets hereto annexed 70 d.
ronent far consideration, and deporent further says
that sa r Bills tn vrndcr FOR the AGENCY tho SAID
arm IN The city n Ncw York and tepouent further says
That sal Beiamin Wool, George Fidy and Charles H.
Murray furnished supplied and caused 10 bc sup.
Piled g. the said orin A. Bi tic "a two tickets hereto
annsxei marked ond =, and purchased By seronsnt
sworn before me- this ilth day q December, 1858,
nANui y. TnSiASS, Maym
~ sad-t have bccn IN the euipoyncnt of Gregory,
Manry 60 for SIX or seven years previous - tho y. #
q what was their business up 10 frcernhcr 1855 ob.
isctc1 the ground tha, the defendant had moth
10 with tho irm q Alaury x To-
The court decided that, inasnuch thc prtsccu0r u
tended e connect thc aboyo arm With wcoi Eddy c.,
he would permit Tho question.
Witntss-They IN tho lottery business up to
the 1at of December their lottery cal.t thp "fra
state Lottery = Il drawn IN Wilmington, Ict
q. since which time in whose have tho schemes
ul the lottery been issued lay (UhecTcd 10 uhls1on
ovcrruled) A. Under the name of Wood, Eddy Co
cxhlbt &C. Il one ~ the sehcmCs of Wood Eddy Co.
10 Which referred got that scheme from a gentleman
IN Jersey City, named Joseph eua.e, obtained exhibit
nf from Tie ole of g. A. Bills, in Greeueieh street
Saturday morning last gave eighteen cents for ths
ticket: Mr.. Bills business is exchange broker.
Counsel then produced large package containing
money and tickets which Sergeant Bfney scizci NJ the
time af the arrest II the def ndanis Considerable time
after which the examination Of Allen resumed
William X Allen rcsUmed--Subseuucnt 10 the LIST q
December, 1858, was III ~ employment.
a. what u the meanug # the name being cut III the
lottery tickets shown YOU, taken from package 90.
marked ~. ID. RYi A. Ier the purpose Of being sent
back 10 tho managcs parties TO collect In all
the unsod tickets before a certain time previous The
drawing of the lottery; these tickets then become r.
value any but the managers; they OIL In osso
they should Get the hands OF parties entitled 10
the m they could not be cashcd.
q. What Is tho mcaning OF the paper shown you IN
package 6lg A. The paper which accompanies the rack
shows bow many tickets the agent received and the
number hc sold there are % wholes - halves Is quar-
rv tickets, and - eighths; oxhbt"E' rceis follows
The package Of cses returned from Bachc, class
20 ncemhcr ~ . whoos, "a halves, fs quarters. and
ss eFiihs. Tbs corrcspouds with the number Of tick
ets anil was directed 10 Wood Eddy Co the sarns owl
dence gave Al reference 70 package 90 give as Il re-
specs package o. with the exception that made ont
a fu, exhiN "B 4 quarter tirkc' from pclawaru /
extra No ~. i II called lottery ticket; paper tsf'' IS
scheme Os Tic nsagare state LOTTERY class 20 paner
y nf bra ,tAiN, cf ttth