The New York herald., 1871-07-18
THE KENTUCKY LOTTERY SYSTEM.
An Attempt to Break II Up.
from the Cincinnati Times, July lJ1

At last after years or trial, determined effort is
to he made to break up the Kentucky frauds COM
monty S a ie Sfy fSys1e Ans 5 SHSe@o
rlssey, Eph Summons ana others OF New York, who
have employed ''manaRers' TO run II FOR tiicm aud
their profits have been estimated, and we think not
too largely, Mt s. l,00O,O0O year.
The Prosecuting Attorney Of Jefferson county, mt
Louisville, where an immense business mas been
done both In lottery and policy, last succeeded
in having tue Grand Jury ind true bills against
several Of the sOcailed managers' there, aud now
1ne man In the northern part OF the State has
lOund who Is willing 10 do what he can IN breaklD.
up This immense and Infamous fraud on the people.
IL is the poor who sulcr iron this systematic rob
berry, and not tine lict. 1t Is tile mechanic, the
wa-herwOnlan ana the newsbOy wno are rObDed,
and not tile banker or merchant
The name OF the gentleman referred 10 IL Lewis
Davis OF COvinytOn and OIL his AFFIDAVIT Me5srs X.
II. Ramsey and l.. ID. Cronnger, who call themselves
tucky,' arrested ~ their oilice, the
vi Fith aud Madison streets, IN that city. As soon
"a arrested they gave ban for their appearance
Tuesday next. when the preliminary examination
Will takc place.
by no other name can it he lie callcd-arc many. in
the year 1888 the Legislature OF Kentucky passed
what was known as the General Lottery law, and
under 1t the Paducah Lottery, for the benefit OF the
city of Paducal ana other purposes, was authorized.
la 1859 another law was passed, that after three
years from that date all lotteries in the state should
cease 10 exist ami they did cease. In 1853 how
cycr by some pretty sharp engineering, and by the
Judiclous use OF few thousand dollars. law was
slipped through The Legislature W thout even men
toning the word "lOttery.n that the Paducah con
niously worled as 10 defy the best Of lawyers,
ever since that tmo the lottery has been drawn twice
Il day, morning ana evening.
The ACT by whicn the .kcntucky State" or Frank
fort Lottery rs IL was more generally called was
also repealed, but by the same means was restored
aud has been running ever since. The act wncn It
is claimed renewed the privilege was passed In
1856 - and III ITS tue relates the welfare OF the
city of Frankfort Tue rs section provides that
city may employ stated attorney &c, and the sec
ond section, SO smoothly woriei rs to escape de-
tecton, II Is claimed re-enucted the law repealed
$780,
The law OF 1888 provided that ten per cent OF all
the prizes put into the scheme should go fund
OF sl0o00J which was to We raised for me benefit OF
;aducah. The drawings were. 1t was supposed,
after the rc-enactmcnt OF the law aS IL IS claimed,
they were changed 10 twice n day II ten per cent
OF all The prizes put into the scheme had been paid
over the fund Of SlOJ,OOO would soon have been
raised.
IN 1881 the Legislature or Kentucky was called 10
meet in special sesslon 10y the Governor Tor war
and other purposes. Al this session an act was en-
einecred through, but In what manner does not
very clear, 10 the effect that the actment
OF the repealed IN iS3D did not carry It'll 10 the
ten per cent clause. Thus N Will be seen that since
1858 the lotteries have been carried on Tor the
private gain VI tlier owners ana not cent has been
gwen 10 the objects FOR which they were originally
chartered.
In conversation which reporter had with dis.
tIngulsed legal gentleman VINO ~ Interested IN the
case OF Davis against the managers of the kentucky
stale Lottery this morning he was Informed that the
acts relating to The lottery business were scattered
through the statutes Of Kentucky as to he almost
be yOnd The reach OF any person not furnished with
an index by the managers or commissioners OF
Inc concerns themselves. Wood, Morrissey 4
60. have expended hundreds Of thousands OF
dollars IN procuring the best OF legal talent frame
these laws and how successful they have been their
wcned pockets can attest The present attempt
TO break up the concern, 1t Is claimed by some Is
done by parties VINO are Jealous OF Its present
ers. This, however, does not seem TO be the case.
1t Is simply the work OF sworn officers OF the Com.
monwealtl, OF Kentucky TO rid the community OF
nuisance which they have borne long enough.