New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-16
LOTTERIES AND POLICY SHOPS.

LOTTERIES AMI IOf-itA SHUTS.
TESTIMONY or PERSONS FORMERLY INTERESTED IN
Tbs BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMITTEES On
CRIME.
The Assembly Committee ON Crime contin-
ned its sessions yesterday Police Officer W. II. Dakn
testified that he had once arrested John Chamberlain
awarrant OF Justice kasmre, at il p The prisoner
was taken 10 Recorder Hackc;'s house and The Recorder
suggested that he should be released until morning when
he could be arrested again The witness lncd for
letting his prisoner by Commissioner Disheckcr.
Marcus stanley testified thai he had held the position
Of United states Inspector Lotteries He formerly
Interested IN the lottery business which, he said, was
now fast decreasing. Ia 500 the pronts Of the business
III this city amounted 20 from $4,000 u $4,000 day
The legitimate profits about Is per The wit
ness had reason believe tla frauds in the drawings
were committed The managers had sometimes been
Guilty. Of fraud The fallincof IN The business owing
70 the wTdnrng between the gers the exposures va
the newspapers, and the fact that nov sevcnciehths
Of the business confined - the lower class vi
people. The policy-shops were parasites upon the
business There were go OF them IN this city Tie
effect On the lower classes greatly 70 encourage
crime The New-YOTk agent. Josiah Adams 81 the Ken
ucky Lottery had kew protect the managers Their
numbers usually from 20 - since the COMMIT
toe began thc Office had been removed 10 Jersey
mcui 10 protect them This in the first instance
the Police Department, through intimacy between h
Lottery managers and the Police Commissioners Lot
terv men also made. and were bow maEing political
more taan tour convictions of policy dealers. II ono oi
tue mauaCc.s could be convicted and sent O. Jail 70
would end the business cy. Proof couc ne OBJ
TIMED casiiy enuuga convict tDuIA u there az Ola
position 10 gel 10 on tie part or ,Ae police.
T. L. Luther who ha0 engaged IN the po'rN husi-
ness testified that the pGcy0ps were lie worst OF 81
gambling places He Thought tbs aN AGAINST tlen4 WIS
not good. first Thing thai sL0ul" Dee done Was 10
break CT the advertising system Unless ad' vGlsed ''-
teries could not prosper There we're 100 nam looP
holes ia the The not pressed IN
the DistTci-A oriey Office tlat there "as Always
lack of evidence JEe who vroia policies, rather
than tieiT racGeTg, should he TrO,cctter AGfcf7e-
mets O. foreign ottfi1g ought also q Dc cupr e-d
Tie examination 81 TIE Bank ~ England forgery case
was begun. Al eurluyc oi the Vest Union IceEaph
CuTanv produced copies teicras which ID - -ii>-
pprfsd were addressed Capt Irving 10y the rorgcr Nc
Donald. William Deamater produced the uapei-ln Tie
t1laI OF CafWu Irving and Detective ta1eN. ana ne
confession ~ Mcdonald. Chairman Cimppei SLATER
that he had received letter from DiStilci-AtniheF
Phelps offering the Committee every facility oi pIlClu-
IN ANY information they iulght OcsiIc ia le ONCE
r H. Johnson Clerk OF special Sessions prOduccd sew
rf4 letter. for tai RON the lsIci
Attorney office % the Court 81 Special oess oii7.
The Committee adjourned 10 meet a. p H. ueA'