The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-08
ANOTHER PRESENTATION SCHEME.

sentatIOn EntertainmeLt-MOre than a
MnliSn Dollars In PriZes-SeIzure by
Captain PeLty--Arrest Of Ihe Managers
and Clerks, Thirty-three Young Men
and TwentY-nIne Young Women.
On Wednesday, Special eficer Walling, of the
Post Office, asctrtained that the prOprietOrs of
a new gift lottery enterprise we're loading the
malls with their circulars and tickets, aud on
making inquiry he learned that the dealers mad
leased four rooms at No. 62 Broad way and
made every preparation tOr very lucrative
business.
Having taken such observations as he could
without exciting suspicion, Officer Walling re-
ported to Captain Petty, and the Captain yes
terday afternoon sent six ununitormed men,
under command of Detective 0Hicer Richard
Field, to make an investigation, close the place
If II should prove to be a gitt-lottery office and
TO take into custody ali persons concerned. The
officers readily obtained from the brokers
whose offices are at No 62 Broadway, all the in
formation that they required, and having salts
ned themselves that the pTOpuetors of the lot
terry had about sixty persons IN their EMPLOY
they sent to Captain Steers and Captain War
low for details of officers to and in e1fecung the
arrest, These arrived, the place was entered
and all were made prisoners, the number being
33 young men and 20 young women, and the
manager.
The business was ostensiblv under direction
OF "ClaTk, Webster x Co., bankers and
managers;n bnt 1t has been ascertained that
these are not the names of the real propretors.
They commenced work in their new enterprise
yesterday, three large rooms on the first floor
and q large room on the second floor of No. 81
Broadway, and at the time OF the arrest al
these rooms were filed with cleTkS, folding alnl
inclOslng circulars, writing addresses from a
score of large volumes containing the names
of purchasers of tickets IN A. A. Kelley's recent
prize affair at Chicago standing envelopes and
packing thousands OF letters IN United States
mail-bags, such as are commonly used III ne Wspa-
per offices. Circulars tickets, and postage stamps
had been provided by the prOUrietors by the
H. Nly,~r
the lottery people had already sent abroad
many thousands OF their schemes, and were pre-
pared TO get out the entire l,2S7 l4S tickets for
which their prospectus provides, before the
made up for the day, and the magnitude Of
their business may be seen in the tact that 3
O'Clock ?. NJ. when not more than halt the
stamps had been affixed, the officers found
twelve large mail-baes full of stamped and
addressed letters, properly assorted by States
and ready for transmission to the post office
Each OF these letters contained prospectus a
private circular to agents, and sheet of eight
tickets.
The prospectus of this colossal scheme pro-
mises that the entertainment snail positively
take place on the 25th of April next, at Cooper
Institute, that the ''grand distribution of prizes
shall be conducted on the mutual benefit prin-
ciple," that there shall be "pro rata distribu-
tiOn of profits to tcket-holders" that the
tickets, which are ST. each, shall be limited to
1887, ,l4S, and that there shall be prize with
every ticket, The prospectus asserts that this
OF presentation yet offered to the public" and
then adds that "a number of the leading
bankers and merchants of New YORK. in con
sideratiOn of the great success which
has attended many OF the charitable pre-
sentatiOn entertainments Of the day,
have organized themselves into a
company, with the view of inauguratng an
enterprise which, while it shall return them a
fair profit, shall offer greater advantages 10
ticket purchasers than any yet presented; and
which, being conducted upon perfectly legiti-
mate and business basis, shall be free from those
Objectionable features which have characterized
many OF these enterprises. To this end they
have consigned the sale of tickets and the
registering of the same to CLARK, Webster q Co.,
Bankers and Managers, No. 81 Broadway, New
York, who will keep the records in their Gus
todY until the day of the grand presentation
entertainment, when they will be handed over
TO q committee selected by the audience to make
an impartial distribution of prizes"
Among the money prizes offered are one of
$75, 900, one of $4,000, one of $4,000, two OF
$4,000 each, three of $4,000 each, four of $4,000
each five of $4,000 each, eight of $1,000 each,
fourteen of $500 each, twenty of $500 each,
twenty-five of 5000 each, forty OF Sl00 each
seventy,hve OF $50 each, and 666 varying be
tween ST and $25 making total of 1854 prizes
valued at $250,000. The piano aud melodeor
prizes are 284 in number, the sewing machines
615. the diamond sets and cluster rings ia, the
gold watches 443 and the silver watches Sl5.
Accompanying the prospectus is "Priyate
Circular TO Agents OF the Bankers' and Mer
chants Grand Presentation Entertainment,
urging the party to whom IT IS sent TO lnteres
himself IN the sale of tickets.
The tickets which are enclosed with the pri
vate circular aud prospectus are printed il
black, eight on sheet, on wretched woodcut
and the number of each is printed in red on tn
Vignette. The text of the ticket is as folloWs:-
Bankers and Merchants Presentation Enterprise
Capital, Si,2s7l49. This ticket entities the holder
tute, CLARK. WEBSTER Co. Bankers and Mans
gers, No. 62 Broadway, New York. CTlckets, SlI
The Manager, clerks, and books and papers 9
the place, the latter filing three express
wagons, were taken to the Leonard street Polio
Station last evening, and there held 10 AVA
the orders of a Police Justice this mornine
The girls were discharged aud permitted to g
to their homes. The Manager, who Is youn
man of good address, says that the proprietor
of the enterprise are George H. Clark an
Edward Webster, and that he is the Manager
but whether he is pecuniarlly Interested h
declines TO say. A. A. Kelley, of Chicago, h
saws has no connection whatever with tn
business.
The firm had no clerks until about wee
ago when, the eectrotypes having bee
finished and the circulars and tickets prlnte'
the manager employed number OF folde
and writer's, and at the time OF the seizure the
mad sent out by mail about 10000 tickets, bl
had not vet distributed any in this city. Thu
far the firm have invested about $4,000 in Il
enterprise, and have been eXpendlng perha
$1,000 day in clerk hire and postage stamps.
The clerks, who were not questioned IN pr
sence of the professed managers, say that TN
were employed by A. A. Kelley ana nunO
of letters were found addressed to A. A. heHe
inclosing money for shares In his ChlcagO II
tery.-N. Y. Tribune Of today
Relief of Destitute SOutherners.
Boston, March S.--Up to last evening $50, u