The New York herald., 1869-12-18

Awar OF no mean magnitude has Just been tnau-
gurated among the lottery and policy dealers which
promises some spicy revelations to the extent of
the business the amount OF money involved
IN u, the persons engaged In the enter
PRISE and the particulars OF the man.
ner In which 1t Ia conducted. 1t has been
for long time known that John Morrissey
Zen Wood, Zacharlah A. simmons, Charles II. MUIR
ray. John Anderson ana other Wealthy men %sssra
engaged IN the business; but It Is only recently that
the connection Of number OF Wall street lights has
been definitely determined as being Identified with
the scneme
On December o suit was instituted In the Su
pfpme Court before Judge Cardozo on the CON-
plnint OF John Morrlssey. against zachariah f.
Simmons. Charles II. Murray, John A. Morris John
Anderson, william France, James Stewart Marcus
q. Stanley, Isaac Bernstein Benjamin Wood, John
McCool David /. Stone Joseph Bauch, Francis
King, Abraham Voorhis, Henry Cotton, Reuben
Parsons Marcus A. Little. Benjamin $. Halsey
James ,. Watson, Frank Work; ana Zachariah L.
Summons, Charles Fl. Murray ana Lewis Davis las
alleged, trustees &C.
Application was then made to Judge Cardozo for
an injunction and the appointment OF a receiver in
the matter OF the property and trusts held by the
defendants, and after argument by counsel being
heard III behalf OF the plaintin, Morris
Anderson, 1t was ordered by Judge Cardozo
that benjamin Wood OF the city OF New York, be
and he is hereby appointed receiver OF the property
assets credits and effects OF the business mentioned
IN the complaint, ana OF the grants franchises cor
p0rate privileges or property Of any nature held IN
trust or claimed 60 be held In trust by Charles Ii.
Murray, 2acharah Il. simmons and Lewis DAVIS for
the use and DeDeht OF themselves and the other de-
PENDANTS IN this action or any of them and Of all
the property or rights OF property held owned or
q. III. X
Co.." ano that said receiver execute bond IN the
sum OF $4,000 with sufficient securities to be sp-
proved by Justice OF this court conditioned for the
faithful performance OF TINS trust.u
II was also ''further ordered that the parties TO
hs act'on or any person or persons having the
tody control or possession OF any money. books,
papers. choses IN action, estate, grants franchises
corporate privileges or property of any kind belong
ing to or appertanng to the business mentioned IN
The complaipt herein, assign convey transfer and
deliver the sane TO the s receiver together with all
vouchers papers or correspondence reating thereto
forthwith and each and every of the attendants
Their agents solicitors, attorneys or servants are
aud each OF them is hereby enjoned and restrained
from selling, ENJOYING, transferring, mortgaging
pedging, encumbrlng or IN any way manner
Whatever parting with or disposing OF the grants In
question IN this action, any OF them, Issuing
or employ ing the name OF &. IL. Murray & Co.. for
any purpose whatever interfering with any
business operated or carried under the grants
or by means thereof or any right title interest
Qotai or partial 70, or IN ALL any or any one
OF them, or the business or good will or
the business appert,nlng to all. any any OF
then or IN the real or personal estate or property
description whether belonging to or connected wIh
them OF any. or any one Of them, in any right title
or interest total or partia to- In ALL any, or any
one of tnem or from issuing or pretending 10 do or
counseling instiaatins aiding. abetting. causing
or procuring directly or Indirectly the doing of all,
The lottery business IN thus city alone Is estimated
to involve the circulation OF least $40, 900 600
annually; and when IL is considered that the men
named above as plaintln and defendants the
head ana ana, 'front.' re- Of the trac throughout the country
Conclusive figures on this have never yet been
given to the public, nut there is no doubt that
II Will be unearhed In the course OF the struggle
now inaugurated, and which has just received a
double incentive To desperate contest for the
mastery.
The effect or Judge Cardozo's order would in at
least one sense, be the placing Of immense power in
the hands o. Wood by giving him as receiver the ab-
soute control, pendente hte OF the whole lobby
business ana the appointment OF receiver may in
all likelihood have been about ali the relief prayed
ior IN the PLAINTIFFS heart although, OF course
other 'reiief'' 'prayef for on the paper. And
here was precisely where the tug OF war'' came in.
interested in tue scheme as Wood and the appoint
ment OF Wood-a defendant III the suit--as receiver
unprecedented. 1t was more than the defendant-
the doce and tractable John Morrissey-could
stand, and he accordingly cleared the decks for
action.
Acounter suit was at once commenced In his inter-
est, zachariah A.: simmons beng the plaintiff
and an application was made TO Judge Barnard for
an INJUNCTION and the appointment of q receiver.
by Morrlssey. as viii be seen when it Is stated
that the result OF the application was,
first, the vacation Of Judge CardozO's order appoint
ing Wood receiver aud the granting of order by
Judge Barnard appointing Morrlssey receiver, ana an
injunction restraining all other parties from In any
way interfering with him in the exercise Of his
functions as receiver, the terms being similar
stance to the order granted by Judge Cardozo.
Judge Barnard's order was granted OH Wednesday
last, and has raised howl OF Indignation with dire
threats rom the Wood clique, with promises OF
startling disclosures ali around or fraud, corrupt
and other mRfeasances. What IL win end IN Is AT
present difficult to roresee; but unless one
cedes from his position on one sidc or the other.
It VIII make the Iur fly"