The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-30
La w INTELLIGENCE.

CRIMINAL CoURT-Hon. Henry Stump, Judge
Milton Whitney, Esq, States Attorney, prosecu-
ting. The following business was transacted yes
terdav
State George c. Erwin, indicted for obtaining
the sum of S65 in money under false pretences from
Benedict Richards by means of forged lottery tick
cts. The forgery consisted in the numbers of the
packages of tickets having been altered by prefxing
the figure 6, and other figures to the genuine num-
bers.
After Erwin had obtained money in Baltimore he
proceeded to W Washlngton and attempted to obtain
money on tickets of the same character, and was
there arrested, having large quantity of forged
tickets upon his person.
Wilson c. n. Carr for the defence.
The counsel both sides made their opening
statement to the jury of what they expected to
prove, when the following testimony was elected
for the State:
Daniel Fl. McPhail, sworn.-Testified that he is
Lottery Commissioner for the State of Maryland;
his duty is to verify to the genuineness of tickets
and protect the interest of all engaged in tn pur-
chase and sale of lottery tickets-(the alleged
forged tickets shown Those are genuine tickets
altered; the numbers of a package are one of the
vericatons of the genuineness of tickets; the gen.
uine numbers of the package this ticket were
255; they are numbered 6,255; the figure six
has been added; there could be, by no possibility
such number of a package in this kind of lot
tery would not consider these tickets of any values
would reject them.
Mr.. Carr objected to this evidence
The Court admitted the testimony
1.-The witness then went into an explanation of the
mode of arranging the different schemes of lotte-
ries, and said that in lottery scheme could the
number of packages reach 5000; they could not go
beyond 5000.
By Mr.. Carr.-All other parts of these tickets are
genuine, and are stamped according to law: don t
know whether the vendors of tickets know the OBJ
Ject OF the package numbers the end of tickets,
some do OF course; it is presumed Richards did not
know; a vender must look at the schemes to deter
mine the value of tain ticket he can not ascer-
tam Its genuineness from the scheme; from the Com
mssloners hands the tickets pass to the contractors
have nothing to do with the sale of tickets in any
way.
Benedict Richards, sworn.-Testifed that on the
| evening of the first of January last, about 71%
O'Clock, Erwin to his Office and said he had
some tickets he would like to have examined; he
seemed agitated; examined the tickets they we're
in Susquehannah class 49, Dec Is; all half tickets
worth gross $500 each; found that there were u
numbers worth gross Sl05; Erwin seemed as well
acquainted with the system as witness; the nett
amount SS9; after some conversation about get
| ting the money, Erwin concluded to purchase some
packages of twenty-six tickets in dollar lottery
and take the balance in cash. he then left and wit
ness afterwards recognized him in Washington
where he was arrested; discovered afterwards that
the tickets were spurious, and that they would be
refused by the contractors; witness did not know al
the time he received the tickets that they were not
genuine; he knows it now.
BY Mr.. Carr.-Have been in the business three
years. it had known the tickets were not genuine
would not have given the money determine thu
| Naiue vi d dCheb Wy uraWn numbers or the class
If we have no caution about the numbers of tn,
package; had received caution about these ticket
before; have it in pocket now; the tickets wer
kept by witness until he handed them to the grant
jury; was paid by the Managers the money whicl
witness paid to Erwin and the cost of the package
which Erwin got were deducted from witness ac
count; there was some money found ON the prisone
when arrested.
William Boss, sworn.-Testified that he is a coun
ty officer at Washington, and that he arreste
Erwin on Tuesday, the Attn of January, at the ex
change Office of Mr.. Harry, where he was abou