New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-05
THE LOTTERY POLICY BUSINESS
How it is Carried On-IIOw Drawings are
Made-WhO are Interested.
Arrest of John IorTiSeN Ben Wood, and Others.

A Mr.. Scott of New.Jersey having been bitten to
the tune Of some in the purchase OF lottery tickets aud
having as he AYERS discovered though heavy price all
the ropes tricks the rade has started in effort not
only his money but punish those engaged in the
business, two weeks ago order Of arrest OBJ
tanned and served of the principal parties engaged in
an action OF the Superior Court ohs State and Wedues.
day application made to Judge Shpmnn OF the U. B.
Circuit Court for order Of arrest against Benjamin Wood
John MorTissey, WIN. s. simmons DAVID ;; Read JACOB
Bauch and Lewis Davis The Court granted the usual capas
the declaration being in trespass for 'frsuduently
and policy sps 10 lie damage $50 co.," In tho affidavit
on which the capas was granted the plaintiff swears
that early 1908 ho commenced the practice OF pur
chasing lottery tickets and also of lottery policy slips winch
pupored TO be decided by the drawing of certain lotteries
IN the State Of kentucky that he purchased said lot
terry tickets and lottery policy slips of various lottery and
policy vendors in the City Of New York and that he continued
such purchases of Sins tickets said year down to
the date OF ills Gfdayt that tho various vendors from
whom be bought the were seyeray alleged to De he
agents Of the and managers OF said Kentucky lotteries
and represented 10 dcponent In the interest and on be-
bali Of said managers that the drawings by which Gd
tickets and policy slips to be decided would be lawfully
and fairly drawn and when drawn fairly applied to the num-
bcrs said slips and tickets
But deponel saith that &c has recently been Informed ana
believes and expects to be able TO prove that said drawings
OF said Kentucky lotteries instead of having been lawfully
ana fairly drawn for the decision OF the numbers on sad slips
and tickets by him pnrch ased have been falsely and audu
enty drawn during the entire Of the aboveemed period or
when regularly drawn have been falsely aud auduenty sup
pressed and other numbers which had not been drawn falsely
inserted in their place with the view OF cheating and de-
chaes Of slips and tickets from the vendors aforesaid
Deponent further saith that be IS informed and believes that
and managers Of sad lotteries who have thus de-
fraudcd deponent Benmin Wood John Morrissey VIM
L. Simmons David +. Read jacob Baueh and Lewis Davis
Of whom are citizens aud residents of the State Of New
York aud further saith that OF the tricks and devices BY
Which, he has been Informed and believes these parties as
managers Of said lotteries conyed to defaud deponent aud
others who purchased their slips and tickets was TO appoa
said Lewis Davis one Of their own party and also party IN
interest Commissioner 20 supernend and control said
drawings the pretended interest Of dponent and the public
cipher" by which they directed him said draw
ngs made M the headquarters Of said lotteries said
State kentucky to send them exc usve and private reports
OF the Chat said managers receiving the same In
the City OF NeTYoIk who rapidly compare the averages OF
their sales they Affected aud governed by the numbers
OF said privately sent drawng and that tho SAID numbers
found nc losses said through their re-
laons with the numbers on said slips and tickets that the
said managers would w!lfuly deliberately wckedly falsely
and audueny and for the purpose Of cheating and deaud
ing deponen and other purchasers OF SAID SIPS ana eset
change and alter the said numbers so drawn In Kentucky and
forwarded to them bysaid Lewis Davis and replace them By
other numbers which were in agreement with said managers
Interests.
Deponent further saith that he has been informed and
believes further trick device stratagen OF sad man'
the public from getting the true
drawings sad lotteries through agents Of their to
stock the rooms where said we're made with myrmd
and agents OF their whose duty 1t was under the
direction Of said D1v and BY order OF said manege 70 eI
terests managers aforesaid from the observations OF
said drawing that Of the parties thus employed to vo
unlawful proceedings was one John Briggs which person
OCCASION did under the orders Of the managers sns
pend drawing for the avowed reason that said drawing
should not be witnessed by person wLo was not connected
with or in the interest Of said managers.
DepOnent further mat during tho period DetWeen si1
osy part year eJ down to tie present time he has
purchased very largely d sad slips aud tickets 30 Issued oy
ad thu the OF money which no has thus been
deauded Of through the fo drawing and corrupt devices OF
said managers above and beyond the Of s4lO0 and
he pray. therefore that said parties above named
and owners said lotteries shall DO arrested and
held bail aud that he recover the amount PAID by him
Ia purchases aforesaid such damages penalties as the
law may direct In the premises.
Sworn SC.
on the csp., ,,ued upon this affidavit the defendanWood,
MoTrsey and simmons arrested aud at once gave jail IN
the sum OF . !. 90 each.
Ms. Iraphagen and James T. Brady FOR plaintiff