New-York tribune., 1873-12-16
POOR MANS GAMBLING STOPPED.

POOR MANS GAMBLING SIOpPED.
TIE POLICE BREAK UP A LARGE NUMBER or LOTTERY
POLICY SHOPS-MASY ARRBST5-PRoAiSES OF THE
POLICE.
In ordinary times, when the eyes Of the pO-
lice alike closed TO the furnishing gambling pafors
Of Broadway and the filthy dens or the squad quarters
OF the city. there many hundred policy shops in
istence in New York. tho prOprietors Of which receive
large and miscellaneous patronage, and, as in all
schemes where fraud saturaes the business does in
this, the profits immense. The policy shops flourish
most extensively wherever poor and ignorant people
found and they therefore very in the
Eighth, Fourteenth, and Nineteenth Wards. though
they scattered IN all quarters. Tho lottery policy
dealers ind many ready customers among the colorcd
population Thompson aud Suliyansts. and South Fifth
being infested with the shops Simultaneously with
the order issued by Superintendent Matse to close tho
gambling houses the death warrant Of he lottery policy
business signed, and yesterday the various Police
Captains made raid tha shops their respective
precincts and efoctuay broke every establishment
found in operation Officers dressed citizens clothes
wero detailed enter these shops and purchase policy
aud having done to take out warrant for the person
selling the ticket. Armed with these warrants squad
of police then entered the various places and captured
all utensils used in carrying the nefariOus business
Many Of the policy dealers took warning from tho OK
ample made of the gambling saloons, and closed their
houses TO avoid arrest. The most important raid
who captpred the headquarters OF tho lottery policy
tralc.(at 272 Bowery. During the morning business
proceeded with usual activity at these headquarters
when a dozen mep blue coats bright buttons sud
denly appeared Tho threo dozen clerks who were busy
writing or attending to other branches OF tho business,
in tho room started to their feet surprise, and
cndeavored to escape summons one OF thc inaSter
spirits lottery trade in NewY0rk, whom the pO-
lice particularly wished 70 arrest, was absent visiting
his brother who is in the Tombs charged with che mur-
der OF Duryea.
however with 30 Others all OF whom were taken before
Justice Bixby who committed Burr to the TOmbs in de-
the fixtures and implements carrying the tr.ho
were captured, though nothing OF value was taken
were found in q drawer in tho establishment Fonr
other policy shops closed by tho police OF the Four
teenth Precinct they being the only ones w0h ad not
voluntarily stopped.
Capt Williams of tho Eighth Precinct spranG the trap
upon the dealers OF his district very successfully Thf-
teen OF them taken into custody during the day.
their places OF being stripped OF tho lottery ap
Nos "a and III South Ffthave Nos IS and Sc sullivan
st, Nos II. lis and 1874 Thompsont Nos % and iis
Prncest and No. 1854 SprDg-st The names and resi-
dences OF the persons arrested arc as follows edward
T1.,ftn-s NO. William Smith, No a Bedfordst: Michael
south Fifthave. Samuel watson No. 81 Chrstopherst;
Chas. Mitchell. No snlvanst. Jonn Bnrley no. w, W.
Wood. Jersey City; Wm. Farrell, No "a Woosterst';
". H. Harris refused to giyo ms residence: All ora Oh
discharged for some reason. committed TO jail for
examination without bail by Justice knbreth Capt.
Williams SAYS that there no poncy shopS open
in his precinct, and he intends that none shall open
again. IN, n a,,h f., ,ho r,,e
Of the 10 policy shops that usually flourish IN the ff
,eenth Precpet only three were found open by Tho
police yesterday, the others having feared raid and
closed their places The wing men wore arrested In
their various shops Ira Mason, at No. 1913 WooSerst
John Bodine at NG l6k Carmine.st Charles smith, at
No Amityst Tho latter discharged Oul Che Oti-
era we're committed 70 jail for examination without oai
Raids OF inferior importance were also made IN other
nught tna uOli
their places having received hint of the proposed de
scent,