, 1875-05-23

Landiay.
g c ars long counters, ono nearest the inpaf dot
Of No. . furnished With glasa partitions nj in b.n
the other plain over which the ticket. ara distribute
| to the runners.
the third ''f aoor o. of @t t6oob's Bui}dins RGo4
Dearborn street. It only gives the locat1o
OF the rooms On either aide and to tn
rear of the landing. There is alao . row Q
rooms in the front, occupied by F. G. Vieriue
prominent architect, and others. OF tue room
A Il, and IS 81 ara occupied. No. 2a i
occupied by Mr. y: 9: Huszagh
= reputable real-eetate dealer: On the door Q
the inscription *E. Dodd-Real Estate" No
23 communicates with "a and Is, which are reall,
one room, and which is The central Office for thl
lottery business in this city.
| Tho reporter in the course of his inYeetiga,
tions, thought be would like to inquire abou
/ some eligible real estate, mud
DROPPED ISTo NIB. noDD's oFE1cK.
Opening the door Of p and walking in, the roon
was found to be vacant, the only piecsa OF fur:
| nitura in it being dusty tahla at tho window
and lounge at shs end ct the room. There
] were no maps or papers about, and the usual
| surroundings Of real estate Offices we're entirely
lacking. The reporter had time to look about
him before E. Doad came bouncing in from tho
quick, sharp way, quite unlike the
suave manner OF real estate
agent. On inquiring for bargains in
| real estate, the reporter Was informed that he
had none to offer just then. The reporter then
inquired Tor mythical friend, who, it had been
stated to him. could be found At 25, and in q cas-
nal eay asked 4r. Dodd who occupied Is. Mr.
Dodd said thera was nobody in as; wanted to
kuoT wao bad told the inquirer that bis friend
WAS a. Is, and grev SO neryously curious that
the the fs14rtss tepP ter s,s E;a By his
is . nice looking man, with fo1id complexion,
and fine jet mustache. He xears q fashion,
able dark-gray plaid coat and vest, with trousers
Of lighter shada, hut in msking his statements
Father OF his Country. The Reporter went
around to door No. Is, and. looking through ;
eracs in panel MAS Satisfied that somebody did
occupy the room. It Eas handsomely fitted up
with of1ca furniture and neatly carpated. 4
long table extended in front Of the windows
tor convenience in sorting lottery ticxals At right
angles with this 80 that persona entering from
No: % wonld come IN front of it. was counter
With high Riazs screens IS In bank or brokers
office. There we're several persons inside the
room, all Ws1l-dreased, and chatting good
humored1y rs it everything VISA lovely and ST.
reno. It will be sean by reference to the dia-
gram that, besides the entrance from No. "a,
there are three entrances to the inner room from
tho hallway. These doora are fastened with
spring-latohes, so. that they can be used for
exit, although entrance can he accomplished only
by going through No. 2s.
Mr. Dodd does fourishing business,
aueutly to dump down packages Of lottery
tickets. Besides the Louisville lottery, it ia
very probsblo that thu Havana and Missouri lot
teries are also worked in bis place, aud that .
large policy business ia done He has occupied |
bis present quarters over year. go that 1t isnow
N old-estab1ished stand. There is
4 DRAWING EVERY EVENING
in policy scheme. aud . small crowd always |
congregates on theae OCCASIONS. The affairs OF |
the Office a1e, however, managed in i quiet aud |
to the occupants OF other rooms. On one occa-
zion. SOME months aRo,a poor woman whose hps-
band had been squandering his earnings in lot
terry tickets While his family lacked food, went in
tickets, snd with teara and entraatiee tried to
get him to give her back the money paid
for them. She was hustled out in
lnick time, but, going into one Of the adjacent
Offices and beginning to nar1ate her sail story,
0odd was alarmed, and, calling har out, made
aome kind Of = settlement with her.
Tho business Is carried on by mems Of
AGENTS AND RUNNERS.
,oEno Of whom may be seen hanging about tho |
'rout entrance OF the building on Dearborn
,ambeE q lottary aid poliey-ahops about the
tY which IRE supp1ied from this central Office,
md . great deal Of business is done By runners
sho peddlo lottery tickets around bar-rooms or
Eheleyer else ,they may have chance to
'ensity for investing in lotteries, and there
M rho % t.sde on % The folly Of tl thair rupass. rseo
)ne Of these has his headqearters on Fourth
1noAtifv - 1nffarv ia |
ag one: There are qnite q number Of youths
ngaged in the business. pedding sicketa around
q good round percentage:
An INSIDE VIEW.
Despite the secrecy which 1s observed in the |
administration OF Affairs il Room Is 1t was Z
eemed for tho interest Of tho public to have
aacripton Of matters inside, and an individual
ccordingly went over to the building and took
OF the persons passing IN to hear the
atulne which come to hand !, shout p. m- The
pc, and oonposed OF many nationalties prin- :
pailI Germans but with son1o nish, one
tulatto, and several nondescripts. They be-
se.ted aFap IN atouua s60as .bs $40 saS
'uth aide. The prominent characters vera T
.ort man in light coat and having fiery red =
6isEess b tall, dark-comple1 e1ioned man with
unplessantly abbreviated sack cost, which be o
led much too full !; rowdy looking rishman t.
th no collar and i podgy-faoed old ran vho =
FoEe in excellent qerman at the stairB. Beside i
ese, there Wero Other loaferish-1ooking yaga- O
'nda without characteristics, and one small boy b
40 appeared a. deputy, the whole assemblage
'mbefing 19. Not much vaa naid until the q
legraph boy came running into the room E
$50 with the list OF drawn num- =
,asession Of each one, and they slowly dis r
rsed by ones and twos The corpu1ent | II
legate In the deficient coat appeared most y
eancholy Of all, aud seemed to hare diamal
emones Of some one who had made = big bit 10
ID WAS awaiting MS return 70 demand Payment. ia
was manifestation Of good policy" to a. Il
nd one Of Tho men to hi9 of8ce, and the ob- F
rver found considerable crowd awaiting tho q
turns. II appeared from thu axcIanaaEiona Il