New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-27
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
,v.,,,p woRKIyes OF LOTTERIES.

INSIDE WORKINGS Of Lol ihh'%''
p,r1,,rfAYs or THREE SUITS no" PENbN'-AN
ASSOCIATION 10 BENEFIT WIDOWS AND oSFhA"N
CT McRRAY co.'s INT RESTS
Three suits are now penang, I'e eViuon0e -
,, ,,l, To show forth prominently the luS.oe "oiA
- - more noted lottery svin}l's in TINS c"'ii-
r. ,ger. originally about thirty stocSbo."e-s n
en- act H. Murray Co., which owned nearly ~
g., i,,- grants IN he United states. 1h's company
efT,sned in 1867. % organize lottery III 'Heho"u'
" no carry cut this intention the nants OF henry A.
W. y n Moore j. d. imb1GCn, z. L. walker an" nine
o~s were presented 10 the General Assembly o. thc
Ct, 90 virginia As noOrporatcrs OF an association winch
,,l,o Cne Southern Association for The b'heh' o.
v,1,vs and Orphans" the Association received 4
oh-,er yvaicn authorized it to dispose OF properly
from time "a time by rGflc" and for that pur'Se %
divide any property it might possess or nei'u'o "''
rrizes 10 be raied for, and TO sell th' chances ~ -
rattle for sueh prices rs tie Association
might afix upon them. The, property was 70
n. excmut from taxation anc from tnV
nopalt,s against rafting This corporation cohduc 'e
sovp ar,lis a short time and then let le P'''"e0
Madden 4 speefs twbo were prominent 'o''1'' -,
R,ltinre Md at - rental Of Sl2OOO Il year 10 p
uo - eon,flcting the drawings was nomii'ip rev. IA
,sso 70 Jonn c. Butts Of this city ct the same re "
C,o non year The real lessee 1t is stated was sne ir"
~ O. II Murray & Co. At the time hr Butts TOOK |'e
80 the members Of the firm of Murray q Co siehed
Ind f,r $4,000 as guarantee Oh go'd l'iu' u" '''
,rt Of Buts Bats is alleged failed 10 pay MS io"
a. several m jutls and the corporation oeheVius "e nv
forfed his contract reet the privileges OF s
- si,o,,,s a. Co. isuccesSors to Murray X Col Ni Tor
- r., r, is change the Now-Y0rh lottery dealers on
famed leductiUn Of rental 10 $1,000 year, ~, ho,
I'm 1871, I c Corporation b"uSn' su'. cb',rIes IA
stoned NV BENJAMIN N0Od, HCnlN Nu"h, 49,, a.
ti1rov Frames kim. James c. watson hhu U.,;n5
the rriu Murray Co.. to r.eo', t t ms contr,ct
Thc whole nuubor shares OF stoc m inc hli, % - ~
S,,' i, ~, at This time was 10 Joan MoiLiSsc!
10 cla lIgree
f. S miuons and others Tor $-i-,VP'o' - e nav.
nuaie . rinc m the agreement ant Moriissry "r0us.
Srif ae.,> LIN. Benjamin Wood bought o'iiiv IL
inter i aud made satisfactory se,uemG G ,",cI
until 1860. when simmons or09se' "ls,ni,f
areinst {. n. Murray co. Inc i, ,',,'' -
r,a for nd oblaued the appu.ntment OF q receiver ="
ali The property and franchises Ia lsse'Sh y, o Inc
pant II is claimed that judge Bar9ard gi"nVu ,n
nv.r AT mis- residences NJ mani III On Dee TO- apht
Ing John MOrGlssey receiver, dui eiN Oh NV -,,',,
morning klOrrssey sold tine enilre pfopeI'S % ,
4 a. lar $4,000. Henry Cotton brought a san against
horTissey as receiver ia Sepiemher 1919, " 3 %
100000 one OF the allegations ~ ne a, eou ~, f
that The profits OF the bushes OF & H. hu,iN = 70
tne " preceding Dec To- 1863 auounIei 10 IN 90 a.
Cotton alleges that the PROPERTY was no'an ,,i@s
iue of the sale MorrsIey In Lbs a9S%gl "' mn
both THESE sST oos had nor vet Seeu served on any
one of the defendants the suit Ol summons nav Nv, ~
xcr ~ mo- eGccf lie also that the prce obtained
al the Hoffman House was ali the properly was Mo -;
TIC most interesting feature oi MolilSseS
that he pleads Tie rambling act as follows; lLe uv'
PENDANT states upon information and beei tht me prov
aud business III question Ntlc IVSlc' -
used for illegal and gambling purposes III the S'ale oi
New-Ycrk and by parties within it, Jurlsdctoh III Nlo
iaon law ana tBat they were IN ct Ealueicss huu
not the subject If lawful sale; that sucn properly "HS
held and used for purposes ara in business ntsai
IN other States in WINCH Lotteries wclc VIII
certain limitations tolerated by law; and he ins'ss hat
tne sintin in inns action, wn0 was pafucipnt ~ s'oh
ALLEGED illegal business and who bases his claim thereon
l. not emitted ~ RELIEF IN respect Ce,eo asaus tl
ascendant The offset this plea Is that though the
business was illegal yet the money having beeh eaihou
must be accounted for -,
Mr. Cotton SAID to reporter recently that, as the
lotteries were legal IN Kentucky and Missouri, sucH
lotteries being the property h1t Mr. MOrrissey So ne
is entitled To recover ta and tud; nc sets NJ no cam
u tue Illegal business property that Was SOLD Inc
third suit mas brought by Cotton AGAINST te heh
beers OF the ~ simmons n Co, IN wfch he ntilihis
an accounting TIE profits "i tie business carried ON
since the Hoffman House Sdie In the Otefy bbshess IA
the States Kentucky and Nilsson ENJ uISe fcaboI!
the referee engaged III taAing .esiiu ny iii 'i7
case Tor the past two years.