The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-06
THE BROADWAY sWINDLg.

The Superintendent Or Policies Last RAID
The Cooperative Distributors Held In
$4,000 Each 60 Answer Before Judge Bed.
ford-Expositisn or tho Swindle.
The desire for gambling, Tor lotteries and trlckery
appears to become stronger and more apparent each
day, until 1t is reaching what may truthfully be
termed q gaming fever.
~ THE LATEST GRAND swINDLE
In this city IL that started by number OF men
styling themselves the "Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Cooperative Distribution" az Nos 500 and
sos Broadway. AZ has been already published, tho
principals in this affair were arrested on Tuesday
evening on the order OF superintendent Kelso, who
very soon saw through the swndle and had It
stopped. All the prisoners accompanied BY regu-
lar brigade Of friends and Witnesses attended before
Judge Hogan, at the Tombs. yesterday morning
when Captain Walsh, OF the Fourteenth precinct
made an affidavit setting forth that the whole AFFAIR
was rtt,Es ss.l .tssEs .tst4m .-r
GwTNDLE OF THE 0RoSsEsT NATURE
ana calculated 10 deceive any person, especially
ness was conducted was, that sooner had persons
paid dollar for ticket In the lottery than they
@ 70 inc rear OF ane spacious store which
blank pasteboard the Captain paid his dollar, and
square, OF which there were three barrels fun.
s THE PRISONERS
all appeared to be respectfully dressed but there
was that intense Watching and nervousness percelv
able as they sat In the small room at the back OF the
court. After the formal af1idavits had been made
and the principal 0nenders-J0seph McClcnnan,
Henry Wilson, Charles Sinclair, James B. Smith and
Andrew Wall-ordered to be held In custody by
to MIN that the police should be permitted to enter
upon the premises where the defendants had their
10 therein or the
PROPERTY WHICH DID NOT BELONG TO THE DE-
He also objected to the Questioning Of prisoners at
the station houses or even IN courts Of justice when
IL was fully intended to employ whatever remarks
were made against the speakers. r.
Judge Hogan-I am not aware that any sucn ques
lions have been asked, certainly not with my
q or win any intention On my
There are some gentlemen known to have been con-
cerned In this affair who are not under arrest,
of the property: As far as understand, there are
persons here who have loaned the defendants pro-
TO be paid for returned at the expiration of the
thirty days; but, or course great number OF these
Il Is the duty o. the police TO safely keep this pro.
perry under their charge until some disposition has
been arrived at with regard TO It, At the request OF
the Captain who has charge Of the prisoners am
willing that
DISTRICT ATTORNEY GARvIN SHALL APpEAR'
to prosecute on behalf OF the people. and f possible
TO hold the prisoners, and, II there is no law IN
existence whereby sucn trickery can be duly pun
isned, perhaps it Is not too late, while the Legsla-
vent such villany for the future.
BY the glaring and untruthful representations In
the public papers by advertisements
HUNDREDS OF POOR SERVANT GIRLS
have been induced to scrape up every cent they
could to invest IN this affair." and my attention has
already been called to cases where several IN the
same house nave made up the necessary dollar be.
tween them, and, OF course, invested and lost 1t.
Is this not case for the p0lce2 Every person WHO
has invested has lost How could 1t be otherwise :
The police win desan the prisoners here In the cells
ana hold the property, everything remaining as 1t
Is until two O'Clock this afternoon, when have re.
quested the presence Of the District Attorney for
the purpose have named. the prisoners were GIL
locked up.
At two O'Clock the defendants were again brought
up, but owing to pressure OF business the District
Attorney was unable to attend In person. His
deputy, however, quoted the statute under which
the Indictment had been made and stated that the
the appearance OF Elias and McClennan and So 600
for Wilson, which was given; the other three, Sin.
clair, smith and Wall, being allowed to 20 ON their
10 have the complaint dismissed, but the motlon
was promptly denied. To-day at twelve O'Clock O
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