Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-16
LOCAL Ne VS..

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Charles JoDes ana William Rlaes co,o,.,
~ cpsrsta win keeping an once or niscs
., ouslhess Where lottery or policy ucke .
Ofncer Block testified thai the 49, !. .s CO.
between lSth and iSk streets' wttns :
arrested tbs parties. Jones told him 80.
Who carries on the business. BLACK sck1osi.
edged that ne was q policy writer and dts
10, Eov 10 Was an unlawful business.
~ $40 ID street-tn the premises In Quest on.
witness rents portion OF the premises 10
Bsck who pays him the rent Witness haf
Pp nsss pocsoy .ne,e, Knew nothins seolt
ward Allen, colored. testified that he hs.t
been employed by Black "a policy VILE
s,n me e., latter kept shop on ID, between
on The Avenue, opposite willsrd's Hotel,
wnere al The returns are made. Knes
notning about Jones Counsel stated that
ne bedno witnesses, but he had been told by
Black that before he commenced bnsiuess he
consulted counsel. who instructed him mai
uwss not unlawful. He claimed that no.
Iii III. = nna oeen proved againstJones. ack
was nhe1 $50 and three months In fafl and
Ia eeianlt OF payment OF nne three mo ms
eoditlonsL Another case against Black
nsea P m y Se -, until Monday, and bonds
ton, counsel for the accused. apnealet a. -.
case heard, and bonds were ixeA al - ose
o, wm: Mll,lismson was the next alleged
lottery policy dealer srraigned and ne
pleaded not guilty. Joshua Washington.
colored, testified that he had been clerklns
y, y an alley between Sth and 10th and E ana
far ss he could see, the game was a perfectly
fair one. Customers are allowed 10 take 81
such numbers as they select. These nun
oers are OF various kinds. They generally
select three numbers. and the business OF
the shopkeeper Is 10 give HIM a paper con-
tanning the numbers, and he leaves the cash
drawings nom headquarters; IL the PLAYER
holds the numbers drawn, he wins the
money. This is regulated by what Is called
scheme: II the player pays half a dollar
and selects the lucky numbers. he wins Si2,
more or less, according % the plan OF the
scheme. His witness weekly receipts ara
about $50. Witness employed Mr.. william
son 10 90 this work. HIS pay was IS per
cent on the receipts. After further testi-
mony and argument, the court decided that
the testimony convinced him that policy az
only under a di fferent name he imposei "a
me OF 500 and three months In Iatl, and IN
default Of the fine, three months additional
An appeal was taken, aud bonds ixeI a.
The case OF Thos. Potter, charged with
keeping policy shop, was taken up, and
Mr.. Cahin asked that the case 60 over. and
stated that Potter was arrested only tnis
morning, and since that be had been twice
In the district attorneys Office and tue pro
position had been made to him thst N ne
would swear against Benz. W. Bevertdge ne
would be released. The case went over anttl
wednesday, the bail being nKed At $50.
DON'T JUDGE BY APPEARANcEs-A Cea-
tersrioi DlGsser Nay CbueT PIt POCKET BO0k-
Yesterday, q poorly dressed. hay-seeiy old
gentleman, accompanied by his wife, son,
and twodaughters, all In Centennial busters,
were doing the city, and IN passing a furni-
ture store at the corner OF 7th street and
Louisiana avenue, stopped to take breath.
The old man took seat on one of the rustic
benches In front OF the establishment, while
the Others were looking about them. Just
then brace OF noboy looking dry goods
clerks came along, and one made the remark
a soS,a, an 10. net az ola greennora orr
man overheard the remark, called 10 its
author, and beckoning him back, said =
I'm an old greeDhorD, am 1? Now Tm Just
the old rooster as can buy you, your en-
ployer, and all your relatives out, pay toe
cash Gown, and have my ten thousand acre
farm in Illinois besides" By this time a
crowd began 10 gather, and the young man
nDdiDg the laugh turned on him, left the
scene, while The old fellow quietly chucklet.