The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-19
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SEQ what MIR. Wood has 10 say lie talks about my
getting drink, receiving presents committing per
jury, &c. Those are rather serious allegations al
mit, but we win see now he makes them. Iapppose
that At some dinner party may have besQme mcrry
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i out o. the house. Al 70 perjury, that " simply
ridiculous.
REfoRrER-Rut do you think that Mr. Wood win
| Judge BARNARD-Oh he may do anything. He
has crowd Of gamblers and roughs at his nod VINO
ocia' duties have posted me pretty well concerning
that class and when lhey appear ~ m any
sacn case they VIM nnd II rather hot Mood don't
because hts brother has been Mayor ana prominent
gentlemen admitted him into their society That
lie aenated good many OF his best friends BY his
! own conduct Why, some time ago. when he was
In tight place. ne went to my father -in-law, Mr..
Anderson, aud plead for loan or $4,000 to save
| him. Mr.. Anderson loaned him the money and re-
ceived az security certain documents representing
| then when the note came due and Mr.
Anderson called fol. his money Wood laughed
with the interest In the lottery He served
| Mr.. Frank Work ana other gentlemen IN the same
| heing merely Instruments for seli-aggrandsement,
and after getting money OF them on lottery secnri-
ey s1ares pey accuse mem Of he
| business with INN. Wood still has few influential
| friends; bur they are not many. There Ii CommO-
| dore Vanderbilt; he used TO play cards with him.
| but he don't do IL now.
kEPoKrER-Do you not think that this difficulty
| Will lead to the exposure and breaking up OF the
| lottery business in New York;
| Judge BARSARD-i hope SO. 1t robs and ruins
the poor and Is doing more harm than The whiskey
shops. The whole thing rs gigantic fraud. some
| time ago mad occasion to Investigate the matter
| ana witnessed some OF the drawings. When large
hAth thar
10 let 1t stand or not, and generally threw II back
| again. the whole drawing Is = farce and the man.
| public TO bay tickets. E is common practice to
! and make great noise about Their good nick; and
sometimes they viii put $1,000 bill in
| stool pigeons hands aud SEND him out to create
sensation among the Irish, German and negro
policy buyers. Wood has been running the thing 30
long that ne thinks he IL beyond The reach OF the
| law. lie may have sudden awakening some day
20 his exact number Of available friends TO shield
| him. and to some or the features OF felony. II he
| wants to commence vllliiylng me think can give
linn something that Will keep him busy the rest Of MS
REPORTER-Is 1t your opinion that Mr.. Wood has
| ceased TO be a dangerous opponents
Judge BARNARD-Decdedly. He dabbics some in
ward politics and, said before, has swarm OF
gamblers and roughs whom ne can MAKE use Of But
AZ for influence IN the principal afairs OF New York.
lie has none. suppose ne thinks that he ID very
powerful.
| REPORTER-In case that he does make the threat
| cned attack IN the Sunday Nescs, suppose there
VIII be some interesting legal proceedings to follow.
Judge BARNARD-JusL as soon as l can get INTO
court. have been quite sick with pneumonia. but
expect 10 be out by Monday, when this lottery
ownership case win come up in court. II may be
delayed un,l Tuesday II Mr. Wood makes the
10 do that VIII last him Ion the rest OF his life.
Ren's side Of the story.
The following iac,s from thoroughly we.in.
formed may be accepted as reelection OF MIR.
Benjamin Woods theory Of the whole lottery busi-
ness, as well the proceedings 10 the suits now
under confederation
First ''lotterlesii on a gigantic scale exist
throughout the Union. From san Francisco 10 New
York and from Buffalo Fort Wayne there thou
sands who have this day invested III policy and other
gambling specuasiops, and who Tonight VIII dream
themselves into thousands, which they will never
have the pleasure OF counting. Along the wild
prarics Of the West and oy tie fruitful banks OF the
Mississippi aud Missouri, where . teemng SON and
| sparse population necessarily make and almost
bake bread Tor every one there men, and women
too whose latin Is not In LABOR VINO Ostrdcize Indus
try from their creed TO whom the catter of dice
the divtnlsi melody lar more enraptnriDg than Han
del's 'aalIeuIahf the "Dies Ir9,n and wno Ike
Wbang the Miller, would freely take away the
stone or their source Of subsistence IN life with
Imaginative view OF finding beneath II a pan
| OF gold and diamonds. The great cities and towns
| are. however, the grand seats OF adventurous
! gambling Reexlessness and vagaoondism always
| he'd In cities. London and New ork, Paris anu
| Baden-Baoen-the gambling metropolis of the
worda contain gamblers OF every possible species.
science organic and inorganic. Is no. so fecnnd
| as imagination. heated up by gold In the art
Of increasing and multiplying Nor IS this the game
| OF lools only IL nuuoets among ITS voaries the
shrewGest the keenest. the most calculating some
OF the wisest and winal the most veDturesone ana
reckless spirits OF the age, men and women. Ia
| whom the dcIrium OF one hour Of success more
! than counterhaances the prscks OF ten thousaad
disappointmcnts.
WHAT THE LAW wINKs Al.
With that utter want OF logic which charace,lzes
all human institutions, lotteries pron,oied py
%
only recognizes them but grants license speconsy
called special ax, ior c9nducmns them; me
devoted py delicate piece Of State Piarisaism TO
the support OF public charities, 10 schools, orphan
ages and other benevolent institutions. Under the
| fostering care OF this ildsguised but nngraceful
patronage network OF scinEspurious policy shops
has been spread over tue Union, working III opposl-
u0D 10 the genuine ticket Offices, ana thus this city
mas been the fraud terminus oI the many dverging
| schemes and the unhOly bourne TO which many
hundred thousand travelling dollars proceed never
| to return.
wuo DOES THE BUSINESS.
Lottery grants ANA large contracts have been
held Tor during years past IN this city, oy messra
summons, Murray y Davis. andlhave been worked I'M
der the title OF the firm known AS c. H. Murray Co.
Win this business Mr. John Morrissey has been for
many years successfully bound up 1t was not any
himself with these TRANSACTIONS by the sale of his
shares TO mir. Ephran simmons by contract full OF
severe conditions, summons iorfeiting nor only all
title To the shares buL also MI moneys pad up
ne became deiaulter 10 Mr.. MOrrsscy. Policy
| - game Of hazard. simmons experienced It's ups
napob and times out Of mind he WAS poor as a
church mouse. OF course he failed TO meet the de-
laands OF John Morrissey and Mr.. Morrlsssy irri-
tated by the apparent backslidings. called hlm--
not out az one would naturally eXpecthut into
Supreme Court, duplicating Mr. Ben Wood, Mr. Jonn
Anderson, Nj. John A. Morris and others.
THE LITIGATION.
seemingly an indefinite litigation followed. The
dying emoers of the el0quence Of the late Mir James
q. Brady. who appeared for Mr.. Wood seelu-
ingy daanting The dauntless John Morrlssey
from further proceedings. While Albert Cardozo
was equiposing the facts and law OF tins case
In his judicial mind MIR. Benjamin Wood found a
much reader why OF settling Il. He bought out
Simmons bodily, and AZ the same tine guaranteed
regular monthly payment 10 Mr.. John Morrissey
or the x2lt,000 forming the backbone or this
transaction, only the small balance OF sIs 600 re-
NAMED to be paid and Mi. Morrissey like PoDttus
Pilots VIE, had q hne opportunity or washing ms
hands c,ean out OF the concern.