The New York herald., 1866-12-16
ALLEGED LOTTERY swIHDLIHc.
A Man Loses Thirty thousand Dollars
on "PeIicy Slips"
Non. John Msrrisssy and Hon. Ben Wood, with
Others, Named In the Order Of Arrest.



An order has been issued by Justice Mcneil on the ap
plicaion Of Charles g. Spencer Of counsel. for the
arrest Of John Morrissey. John A. Morris, william O
France, Charles H. Murray, z. u. Simmons william l.
Simmons. Jacob Bauch, David 4. Reed. Benjamin Wood,
Jacob Bauvsit. John McGss. Antonio Nathan. william
Ward william Craft T. W. Huse and Oscar Clark all Of
whom the sheriff is directed 70 hold 70 bail In the sf
$4,000 each.
The order Of arrest was granted on she afsdavit OF
Nelson b. Odell. cooper in west Nineteenth street.
Tenth avenue, who dcposes tina, during tho two
years last past ho has lost the Of 900 at differ
snt lottery and policy shops kept and maintained by tue
above defendan,s Of which $4,000 lost ., the
shop kept by Jacob Biauvst - Na no washlngton
street: $1,000 In the shop kept. by John Meces,
st l33 Seventh avenue; 5000 at tho shops Of A. y.
s As sss ssor % q W: Uss y
~ the shop OF william Craft 81 Whitehall street. g. 600
at The shop Of W. Hnlse, lss,s Greenwich street;
and 81 900 nj No Fulton street, and he charges that tho
above defendants Interested the aforesaid win
nngs from deponcnt He further deposes that tho sums
so lost by him policies sold 10 him by defend
arts known a lottery policy spr," porporug TO be
decided by the drawings Of tho Kentucky STATE lottery
and shelby College lottery of ksnsnssym whlsa he
and conducted by the nrrt ten defsndnnts" above
nafncd. That 'dcp1nent 10 informed and bseves and
expects TO be able prove that raid drawings Of said
Kentucky lottcres instead Of having been lawfully and
fairly drawn for tho decision OF tho numbers Of said
Slips by him purchased have been falsely and fran.
duently drawn during the entire period In Which said
defendants obtained aforesaid tho $35 900 Of this de-
sn1 %any o wSs other hnss
which had not hson drawn, falsely insersed In their
place, with the view Of cheating and dofraudns this do
poncnt and other persons who made similar purchase OF
slips from the defendants Aforesaid
Deponsnt ihen describes in his affidavit some Of tho
tricks and devices resorted 10 BY defendants 20 oect
these fase and fudulent drawings sach the employ
mont OF Lewis Davis TO supcrintcnd tho drawing In
Kentucky ana 10 telraph In cypher the result % de.
fendanE, who compared them with the numbers on tho
policy slips sold by them and " the drawings +" were
found 10 nnict losses said owners and Anagcr they
whtully, deliberately, wckedly falsely and frandasnS
changed and altered the said numbers drawn In Ken
tucky and replaced them by other numbers which werc
In agreement with the interests OF such owners and
niAnagcu.n
Another "trick and Device he dcposss was to cS.
cndc from the observation Of the drawing all persons
In tho interest OF the said owners and Managers and
To stock the whcre said drawings were maic
with myrmidons and agents OF their own; that
tho intrusion Of tho public upon the falss drawings
John X. Briggs who one occasion, acting under
orders of tho owners and managers Of the drawing sns
pended drawing for ths svowed that said draw
Ing should not bo witnessed by any person who not
connected with In tho Interest Of snd owners and
Appended to tho affidavit Of Nelson r. Odell IL am
dayt Of Nslson Ferris who deposes that sner having
=. nss .ss On on ons y ono o ~
managers Of the kentucky lotteries, with . key to
cipher used BY them In Transmitting chs results
should be furnished in advance of The drawing
Sesa n % sssy G arsns sne that hs .s.s . Albany e
coring 10 instructions snd while thsre seuslved In sd
Of the time advsrt,ssd FOR tho srsw.s .hs nom
bcrs cipher, that were 70 appear - having been
drawn, and that with this nsormAtioa - purchased
policy slips OF John A. Hall No. Bssvw street, and
Ss sSs .hrss NUMBER % purch.ssa y Sp = aias.d 40
poarod, duly certified by The Commlsniooevs ~ having
:. sS 'IS s s.ns ns ~: Z % %
tho risE ,hsi The drawing had not bssn dseiasA