New-York tribune., 1876-02-26
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
LOTTERY AND POLICY.

WHERE THE POLICE MAY FIND POLICY SHOPS 10
SUPPRESS.
The recent suit of Adam Roediger against
zschariah E. simmons aud others, managers Of the lo
tery policy business, which was tried before Judge
Jo.eph DAILY the Court Of Common Pleas deveoled
sone Of the nderhand proceedings which have grown
out of the lottery grants in Kentucky and which nave
hem hitherto hidden from tLe public Ii was shown
that the principal gain the was not from 'he
lottery business which negitinate III itseli' o"
came from another source known as pohey' "lho" =
pArase upon the lottery. The prizes in the ponc' u
mess are decided by the same scheme ana oS 'no sou
drawing as the lottery prizes and the price o Pou!
alps is regulated by the price Of the Ioi'ei9
"a the ~ es puhlisled In scheme oOntrol the sen"
Of the lottery policies -, ,.,a,,,,
which has been referred to committee OF "ileh "'
Iarue one Of the propTIe,ors oi I"e Do"'s''' OV'"
81 - eir,uan This bill is framed for the purpose o
rh;ng all of the lottery grants in that State IL Is
,,od ON GOOD authority that one has been improp
,rlv Influenced and that nothing advantageous 10 'no
sbic will grow out of tine actions OF the Cohm''ce "
this matter. coo
The lottery business Ia not modern INVENTION oeno"
nsed lotteries as a OF finance ana meilOels" :"
a. Grand Cuncjl made bes to the results OF draw
nc. of names. In France in 1899 lottery was az
proye by Francis the First, who imposed tax on every
ticket In 1867 Queen Elizabeth Instituted lottery III
England which the prizes in the form OF iner-
el..udise which drawn and decided ny numbers.
The drawings took place ST. Pauls, and lasted from
January TO May, 1858 In 1912 James the First granted
the estiishment of lottery in aid of the Virginia Col
INV and tailor in London drew 1000 crowns III Iooo
Charles the First instituted lottery 10 deffay Tue eA-
nnses Of carry ing into London In 1876 lottery
WIS drawn to raise money for building Westminster
Bridge The last lottery in England was drawn on the
18Th of October, 1926 Germany and Austria are now
the only frstcass European powers that encourage o'
teries In 1s41 Germany derived 100000 thiIeTs as
proat from them and the Austrian Treasury was bene-
6tod by lotterios the extent OF 3 G0O,OOO rims
The lottery system introduced in the Uned states
for the purpose Of developing the Virginia Colony but
WAS opposed by the Pilgrims in New-England' wAo de-
nounced 1t cheat, and ITS agents as Pids'rs I" ho
people Up the time of the new Constitution III lo'"'
the state Of New-York alone had sanctioned lo'lcF
schemes reaching the immense amount Of SS7CooVoV'
There ac now few States where tie lottery business Is
LEGALLY carried on. In aet Kentucky and louisiana ar
n reality tic only atcs where ire iOtter! D@sn.Is @ ~
legally and honestly ,0nducted ILe Icceu' ni'aVn "
tist of tie agents OF a Virginia Lottery it Is stat"
sWinded people all over the cOuh y 10 I - n - con
was ieluneu W f I epforcemTnt OF the law - to
selling lottcIy- kets, both iOltlSh ana oGLeSs,e
IL IL q notorious fact that thousands OF ooi!e az
,,rt e~cIy wei in Ills ci v for the purchase of ticket
In forien Lotteries There advertised ior sale tckr,'
81 The Kentucky io.!e-A Al No. zVo bV,VGsS, - IA -
tey al No. 10 NaSssust sd in the Havana S''eI! at
No IL Wai-st. These are advertised M open dch@Lce o.
Inc Law and these Offices are permitted 10 continue open
BY the poll be Pcoie have reason 10 hyPe tSt w
arrs propIiecis OF poles shops VIII ptMiy ~ ore@ 5
Up business winch virtually roOs tle , %
.lo nt among tse lover classes oi % tne eay @ NG p ~
one manager by the District Attorney wi do more so"u
il.na hundred arrests AT. ,,
The lottery policy business, as conducted IN this ey
f. me Wn,cl benelts the managers AMI dcfrauds the
purchasers of tickets IL is supposed tnat Tie nuhsrs
trifnsJ to iSe Offices throughout the city. These
heis are drawn in Covinstou, aud imr cdialeiy anS
Auams ole of he defendants the recent suit OF Ado
Iocdlger. received the numbers are cOmiare!
fl.gf lf4t
sisnycd fhaI lie nanber Of hIts" will GeCiessed
Then tae numbers sent 70 Nesey-st where q man
named Baldwin prints number ~ copies, winch ar
Zen distributed 10 tie several Offices In eases
fter thesc les have beea SENT has been dsg Overtd
hat a large humber of " hats" has occurred from tne
arrangement of the numbers and the copies nave pee
recalled ~ nispruts and new comes isSa-d s,,
gentleman, who has studied Tie subject es!eiui4s
- ,eday .Aa Le believed tIIt more crimes &
perpctrsted by the lower classes OF people VINO pay
policy t'an by others Policy is sl;np! an hsn,"ho
sg.Iist numbers 10 DC drawn from tEe ios9! & Me IN o.
man buy lottery ticket consid iabic ut1e III su
yance the drawing but policy uckets are on! SOFA
few bours btole the drawing The people who Sc
Lottery tickets sell policy slips Lottery tek,ts arc
p1ry sIip SAYS for instance, Give me 6, IL, 81 IN
Tsiucah Tor so" ON siIp oi paper Is written Ia
TX. Botl" with numbers that are 10 he ha.so aouru
rs sLip s gwen 20 tt t pIe drS Of lie oiteTy AMI
te Issuing OF the printed numbers drawn the results
compared with the numbers on me sup a. ii"o
drawn tie purchaser ciIs M on tie hacker 70 St IL
There arr al least 400 OF these policy s1oIs Ia New
York ana ia many OF them negroes, Gahct Noh1'' an
sailors assemble IN large numbers. No. Auust ls 81
~ he notorious among ibe lower classes. cE store =
iu te rOAt part which must De passed through ~ Sct %
tie back office The Of Thursday male TIE pro
uietOrs very gIIt, and yesterday II was lHiysH,hC
for stranger 10 gan cnt ance or 10 purchase uShv'
Al No I6S GrecnwichsJ. is another cgr store "h' le
No l,s C;rseuyci is also lottery-Ol!cy Oiiiec and
Is e1ercd through the DarrOOm on the corner Al NO
40 Greenwichs is another Of these places ana u ls
tAd that be ed fIOm the clothing store next
onoy the doorway being hidden by shell hiied vi wIt
clothing. Other Offices are al No l76 broadway NJ -
C.ntiandt-sL No 1J3 FutOn-st., and No ParkiOW IL
IL sted thai the whole up H0Jr II No Sc oouths, Ir
dc, Otcd TO policy and faro playing, Some OF the poHc
Cccs Yesterday crowded with sailors, iOn@Sort
II, and others, who were studying dre1n-oo"7 ana
max ug out policy sips. In one place young boys were
purchasing policy slps.