, 1866-06-07
GIFT ENTERPRISES.
Important Decision Of the Su-
preMe Court.
The Judgment a@ztntz Duunsx Cir
SaIe Observation-Disclosures OF \ Lot. 3.
teFJ-The Aclinn OF tho Prosecuting
Attorney commended by the Court. :
sSyryfsnz Court Of luRois-AprA 7t1H, 1865.
NN01a IA Ih.s lax,ria

SyEresnz Court Of lAlDost-AprA T1M, 1865.
Dunn r.. The People.
Ut. Justice Lawrence delivered the opinion o(
In 1sl7 the Legislature passed law making the
Eeldipg oflotier1 ttcke penal otenee, anu pun
!shinv it ~tth fine Of 70. les- than one hapttred
Lov n,orr tnan hyc hrpdscb dollars. Under inls
lar 1he plain'lN In ezyur was indic:eu In toa Rs
s9stcss eou,t OF chlcago> irled aud Quad guilty
From sh* Judgment rendered on thar verdict hs has
FtDteeufet ~tlt OF error =,
The evidence eho ;. tha. the defendant below v1s
eonoacf1nc : hat he termed In bis aayartt. emeu1.
desk. at hf. ptsee oi bnainess boz t,ro and one
bali ftt1 long. ae1 with euyrtoues standing edge
wtse- Each Of shete envelopes had printed UPON
Ielope conta,rrd some valuable recipes aud poon-
isr songs. and aiso card deserip'1ye Of some an
tte!c 10 an "lmuru saock Of over Loo Amos,
watches. tewing machines, en- rawlings, sets OF
1eMeiry, books. Sc, worth one million, dva hun
dre thousand dol1,rs al, 10 be sold for oue dollar
paid Tor unnl ,ou know what Tuu receive" 4
hsEe.hiil advertisement, Of which .arxe numoers
Tese found ri tie sto, upon shr conner and at the
g1 II variety OF sstIcleF, and proIes.et thsk -omo
one OF ht .e articles represented By the c1rti In
1e,a me tn,slops r. esrd b 'sht REPRESENT tana
nTshasef might uud specified upon the ca1.i con-
taintd u The envelope bought BY him. THAT article
g % would BE- entttied 70 pn1ehass for one dollar
Inc pI1ce Of nm envelope was tWeut,-hve cepts.
The eutton proved the sale hy th, pIslntiR ia
emo: Of ons Of ilcse envelopes with card and
EtLAE p&tHtPH SHuEA aUG ffC1pEA e1ClQ. ed.
is usPei very ktrenuou-ly by the counsel for lhe
pl,ntsE IN ersur thai the sale Of ostbee ruvoa,
opcs With .le recipes. the sones carrt. was
has no technical meaning IN Inc law distinct Ifou.
rs popular s'cn.Ecaf.on. and wc aceept the dedct-
uoo 2 9aoaed y counsel from ore Of tna lex.co-
11oa of pnrrs bF choncP." II IL fusi.1ed by
coursel that there Is, III tne ca.a of foso n. no es
Of j lottery Is waning. The CouI, j. Of ilderpot
orlA'on. II Is trpr, urged hy coun:el. thsk
zach envelope con slned, besides The. ea1d.
ths card OF ticket rerrcserilnc al article OF mrr-
cfaEGse TO ee bonsh. Tor oEe dollar eoufe1s stu,-
PLY anehs to our which the holder can exercise Or
vim BIS eyes open, snh with the Opportunity or
kEo"ine the galpe OF what be purchases. This u
hoccI of ieS envelope may kno~1ng do wi'h bis
card ard dollar atttr &C oaa purchased hl, envelope
no' 'ne purchase Of tie envelope uset which. il
J. represented TO him hy the advertisements, n1ay
cGn'an card or tlckrt that will g1vr him ID. rcht
10 buy fer one dolar an article Worth hupdreds or
uolars Or may contain card that will only gyc bun
oe worth hus inE AZ anv price, So I a. man who
narsge schemes Of tbIs character can I've suppo-ed
10 e've .he cEcdutous pcs-on. Who deal with hem
their Investment. tic chancu rs In the saa OF the
Envelope. This at least ia The chance .,Hrreu
tne pasn'a IN error r:9t.ses 10 the public,
I'VE cerff R1tl bnv one who+e cnnsentB msy rcprp-
stpt cEfap :1,rket, Or ernTn piano, According 70
C3FfhUF
The et that aoar Is 10 be pald III order tu securn
the fnEthestu1t' OF the transaction and ths II NAV
@ eortnmma'e ed Or mol at shs option OF The puF-
cnaset, does no. make the TRANSACTION any lea a
iotttry han tue collar we're ror 10 he psfd at ali
~! Monld barely oe eon'ent,ed that IN ordinary lot
that the holder ticket should nav IN adun1nnsi
sum OF ten dollars before teceisn. whatever prizo
ois ticket miPh! draw and lssvtue 1t at bis option
Neiiher would ,hs character Of 1be f1a1sac,o
oe ehaneed ey assuming that tbs ,tcket 10 every
5sny s1!se Of shsn
M.,i he oeiised 10 nay. u every tlcke. In an o1dl-
PAR loste, .erreen,ee prizs Of some saIua, yet
Of distribution woult silll temaln lottery.
we ass reminded y the COUNSEL Tor he plaiutiR
N etfoE that consts should not extend penal cnact-
snfon Of the maxlu,, hut We bold fhas t6e uansac-
tion pfoyen sVAin-t the plain.iG In ezzur ia within
y oo!h ihs stlT4' md the letter CT The 1aw Re may
fnoose 10 call bis bn-1 mes tsEtff sale" but IL Il
cone tue Iess lottery, and ne cannot permit him
10 e.ade The pensife- Of the law ny so transparent
onaaJ e. q i as
lne fac! thn' ii 1s more art1ty coutzivct TO po.e
lpon the ignos5nt ard cEtdulous, and Il therefore
It u objected 10 the indictment that ii did uot
particularly describe The cara or ticket conta,Eed
70 Ihe envelope Th!= 'rns unnecessary. l, ms
aG,ens 10 dsseHoe 1t IN the Ian:uage OF the act,
4 j. also ohteeted that the people. attorney w,s
'I!ioNed Hey On she ta' to open otsf envelopes b.
ury- The nhjec'lon Is not we'll taken. The
ENVELOPES offtred N evidence were among
rose found IN the bog at the defcnd-
nt.s etorr from which be epta. and.
With the hand bill advertisements found upon
us counter, and bearing Als name.we1e admMsibla
Or be purpose of showing The true ehoracter Of
be tEan'a1uon which tho jury were Investigating.
We rcrca. that this ca.e presents m oxces diuciy
ltnr inracf1on Of The faw, aud the p1o<ecuttps IL.
otney = deserving of cummeudAuon Tor bltnciur
Bis dishonest species OF business, whore tuarlnc
croAd the columns3 Of Tho ne ~
.ttFt cfrre t'tr.
Judgment affirmed.