The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-22
THE LOTTERY WAR.
Hon. Ben. Wood has the Iu.lde Trn,


The Hon. Benjamin Wood has again obtaine |
control of the lottery franchises and is in undis
turbed, If not undisputed, possession. The Hon.
Judge Cardozo.. yesterday, granted an order
which, according to the statements of Mr.
Woods friends, derangee the plans of the Hon.
John Morrissey and some of the other honorable
gentlemen engaged on his side, and reinstates
Mr.. Wood in all the benefits to be derived from
the receivershIp. The order was granted by
Judge Cardozo upon very full and lengthy atii-
davits in the suit of Henry Cotton and Samuel
7. Dickinson against u. f. Simmons, Charles III.
Murray, VIM. Q: France James Stewart, Isaac
Bernstein, Benz. Wood, John McCool, Jacob
Banch, Francis King Reuben Parsons, Marcus
A. Little, Benz. s. Halsey, James s. Watson,
Charles II. Murray, Lewis Davis, as (alleged)
trustees, etc, &. ?. Sweeney, G. s. Howard,
John Morrissey, VIM. L. Simmons, and John
Mr.. Wood, it is said intends to sell the whole
of the lottery property at public auction, in
cluding that in the sale by the Hon. John Nor
rissey on Friday last; and, after the sale, his
friends say, he will wash his hands of the entire
lottery business. Judge CardoZo, in his order,
says:-
And it is further ordered that the parties to this
action, their agel Is attorneys, or any person or
persons having the custody, control or possession
OF any money books, papers, chooses in action, es-
tnte, grants franchises, corporate privileges or
property OF any kind belonging TO, or appertilin0g
TO. the business mentioned in the complaint herein,
assign, convey TRANSFER and deliver the same TO
the said Receiver, together with all vouchers papers
that said defendant Morrissey be- andhe is, hereby
enolned from dispOsng Of or collecting the accept
ances referred to In the complaint herein ana that
he pay over to said Receiver herein, all moneys in
his hands belonging 10 G. ii. Murray Co., forth
with
And that said defendant, William L. simmons, is
hereby ordered and directed to deliver TO the said
Receiver herein, all property, money and effects re-
ceived by him under the pretended sale from John
Morrissey, as Receiver, Immediately upon the SER
vice of copy OF this order
And 1t is further ordered that the said Receiver
fU IN co al n
and franchises mentioned in the complaint in this
action, together with all property OF whatever kind
belonging appertanng to said business, either ut
public or private sale, as may best protect the In
terest OF all parties.
And it is further ordered that these defendants
and each of them, be and they are hereby enjolned
and restrained from selling assigning TRANSFERRING
mOrtgaging, or cumberlng or in any way or
manner whatever parting with or disposing OF the
lottery grants in question, or any one Of them or
the business good will OF the business appertain-
ing to all or any one OF them or to any right, title
interest to, or in all, any, any of them, or
the real or personal property belonging or appertan
ing to said business, wherever situated, or from in
any way issuing or operating the lottery grants in
question, or from causing or participating in the
drawing under said lottery grants, or generally
IRON pursuing, prosecuting, conducting or carrying
on any lottery business whatsoever for, in behalf Of
or in the name of said lottery grants, any of
them, under any pretense whatever
And it Is further ordered that these defendants
and each and every one of them, be and they are
hereby enjoned and restrained from receiving any
money, checks, or property of any kind, from or
making use OF or employing in any manner the
agencies or agents OF any of them, belonging to or
connected with forming part of the business
Quoted or pursued under the said grants or any or
either OF them
And it is further ordered that the defendants show
cause why the injunction and receivership hereby
granted should not be continued in force until the
final determination of this cause, at special term at
Chambers of this Court, the first Monday OF
January 1870 at 10 O'Clock at noon, there
after as counsel can be heard-N Y. tribune today