The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-09
THE LOTTERY MEMS FIGHT.
TWENTY POLICY DEALERS modem
TdLLY ARR ESTED.
TIC Ease Of Obtn ining Evidence whenever IL
is Really Wanted The Undiscovered so
cietN which EmpIOVca NichnIson.

fht EfhNt VI GNtHfhte W
IL Really Wnntcd-The Undiscovered so
ciety which EMPLOYED Nicholson.
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'''''ui Weeks ago man VISITED iohce
Ju tt'o Waudell at his residence. and said, In
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,V''"', p" " '',''eu W, '''e s""p'eHS"" VI t"e
l"'''iy uus'ness NUNS CITY. us name Is the So
cictv for the Prevention VI Lottery Gambling
We 'p'su W "''u,"''"'e eNlu'hVe up"h N"'ch
policy dealers may be convicted, and we recOg-
nize the necessity Of interesting an upright and
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ie'rIess ""gisuaVe' 80 tnat our WORK WI" h"V pe
blocked in the courts" Justice Wsndell, who
IA N zenloua MethodIst. Haid that he would gladly
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oo"'i.' every poI'o, uea'eI at",ns' WYNN p'ooi
accomplish tho detecttye work that Others had
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failed in, lie would cid them In every legitimate
way. The caller seemed overjoyed by this as
surance declared his belief that at least one
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against hundreds 81 dealers would soon be prO-
du,ed lie declined however. to rive b,s own
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natue' OF any particulars ABOUT the socleV' on
the ground that the opposition Of the lottery
manngc,s yould hc dnn,srous In en,ounter A
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lew uhNe hiteIWhru ne CdHtu again. anu WIN
him was Albert Il. Nicholson, whom he Intro
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against dealers mere was long conference
Nicholson explaining thoroughly to the Justice
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'"c ""r"'"Es VI 'uo 'o''''S business 'ne ~
temrtic rohnerv OF the patrons ana the division
~ the plumber between the mnuagers ana the
agents. liis Honor said, WE'LL go hhehd, ana
II YOU bring evidence to my court will issue
warrants,
POLICY SLIPS.
The next relevant incident was the presenta.
zion hy Nicholson al The Harlem pnlicn Cntirt
Of uolt., Sins bought hv him AT 29l West street
II Hudson street. ~ West Fortieth street.
West street lOl West Twenty-nfth street, .tj
West Forty-ninth street in8 West Seventeenth
Essex s.reet. B57 Wet Forteth street; At
knoltc's. at the corner 81 Houston street and
| First avenue; To- Essex street aul West street,
aud 2ps Grccnwich street. Justice Wandcli as
ssigued q clerk TO the duty of making out the
complaints. and on Dec. 20 eleven warrants we're
| Nicholson that he could testify against over two
| hundred dealers. and he suggested that more
tnan eleven ought to be arrested In the hrst rad.
| Several q va later Nicholson made complaints
against nine more, aud additional warrants were
| issued, making twenty altog thtr Nichvl'! "a
! accompanied the officers on IN" irst raid -
were made: Frank sell. first avenue; Matthew
/ fiske, Gj south Frfth avenue X bert hcdden.
Iil VS. - .on 1a ~ 80 Jhr
| Cnllarl, G3 South fiftn avenue. These fellows
/ were arraigned and committed for examination,
! Memo on swearing tna, ne nad nouHnt OF tu.,n
| the p"hcv ~liis attached 10 his complaints On
| the next day the rest ct the twenty were btuueht
! mo court. anu Nicholson was there 70 luehtllv
| them: but ne APPARENTLY ii"u TO remember
the nr~t one arraigned. although ready t. swear
against the others. hls intensified Justice
! Weudelrs suspicion, before arousci by ma
! iltty to learn ANYTHING definite about the So
! cietv. that he was b,iug used I'm q night between
| rival lottery man gers. lie questioned Nich.l-
son closely. ant finally asked him " ths a. ilcr
whom nc had tailed to identify was mot b .,Aei
| by the man or men who hau employed him 20
! secure evidence against the Others.
| "N gu aic. II course. ~ l.Dcrty MOI % answer"
| said his Honor. IL" IL yuu h So the refusal ON the
! ground that u answer tr4thtuhy would iuCrm-
| mate or DEGRADE yourself"
d" refuse to answer said Nicholson.
ION the ground nave meutioneuf'
"Nes, SIR"
TuE PERCENTAGE.
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