New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-07
THE REAL FACTS CONCERNING THE LOTTERY
MANAGERS

THE REAL FACTS CoN .II9 THE LOTTERY
To The Editor Of The Tribune
SIR: For a month or more past there has
been continuous squabble among the lottery managers
in frantic endeavor to convince the numerous dupes
who support them that every other lottery except their
own is "bogus" Now these lotteries profess TO draw IN
Kentclv and happen to know that there is not legal
ittr IN ,iat State nor has there been for some time
past believe there is existing charter IN MISSOURI
and also one in Georgia. but none elsewhere IN the
limited States am confident there no legal lottery
In kentucky and that being the case what becomes ~
the afdavs and asseyeatos OF France, smith, &c. SO
called Managers of the Shelby College Lottery OF Ken
lucky and of MacIntyne MaeBrle, socalled Mahagers
Of he Library Lottery OF Kentucky DO these men think
the ueOple OF New York can be 'guled eyerastngyf
know people who have been foolish enough 10 iake
little rIp to Kentucky 10 If these things were drawn
there or not; bur have never person who has
witnessed a Shelby or Library drawing Being In
lottery draw. W. c. France was the Manager,
and John Joyce the Commissioner. The people
of Covingten knew nothing about such ouery'
Rut found the Commissioner Joyce, and he frankly ac-
knowedged that the Library Lottery Of Kentucky was
intended solely for Eastern trade" and never seen In
the West at all In fact the drawings we're made m New,
York, and were never drawn any where honesuy3r 1
then tried to the shelby. found the place III Gov,
ingon where this lottery supposed 10 draw, ana
saw Commissioner Lewis Davis by ame Dut saw no
Shelby drawn. AT the very moment the loIery snouid
have drawn His Honor, the Commissioner was engaged
in boxing match saw the wheel however inc Top OF
which was so covered with dust that II had certainly nor
made revolution for six months, at least dd see tne
Kentucky State Lottery draw but tins lottery OWING 10
the expiration Of its charter has removed nom the oate
These opening new places In every part OF inc
city in defiance of the law which they boast can never
reach them, relying, doubtless. on the influence,
Of an Alderman OF this city who is one OF
The lottery managers There heavy penalty for SELL
ing tickets and lottery policies, and i is my opinion
that il bur one person convicted and made TO suffer
tbe nenoitv the business would be done for az once.
Forty thousand people in NewYork spend each OF them
from Toe 500 daily for tickets and policies ana hehu
reds OF children go hungry to bed nightly SO hat these
managers and hackers 1--we IN style, and their wives
and mistresses haunt about town IN silks ana satns.
Alderman Thompson Of philadelphia once described
lottery hacker as who cross between pick
pocket and hummer. and nothing nearer the truth IAN
little need be said concerning them. Ihey number
nearly 1000 in this city They are set OF fellows 700
smpe and TOO indOent TO learn trade and TOO cOwady
10 do direct stealing They, therefore write lottery
"policies" for living. Cannot something DC done 10
save the people from the wiles OF these Nauous coro
rantsl Whoever does anything To accomplish this END
will certainly be public benefactor. Rs's'
Aetc- York, June, 1865.