New-York tribune., 1876-02-16
THE LOTTERY SWINDLERS.
ADAM ROEDIGER'S SUIT.

. prIUCrANT wITNEss-PRETENDED IGNORANCE
AND LACK OF MEMoRY-THE HEADQUARTERS OF
THE POLICY AND LOTTERY BUSINESS IN IhE
BowERY-METHoDs OF TIE KENTUCKY AND
PADUCAH LOTTERIES.
The suit of Adam ROediger to recover over
$4,000 from Zacharah Z. Simmons and other Ieau'hg
lottery men the city was resumed in the Court oi
and Termner, before Judge Joseph f. DAILY yesterday
morning The trial opened with the putting on the sthd
Of the most reluctant and mponetrable witness yet pro
dueed During the entire examination III nc urec' "
was very dcult for counsel to get him to reply 10
question properly. His purpose seemed 10 DC a"'ss
TO evade the question, and Mr. Clinton was oDseu 70
appeal 10 the Court several times. When the "lihess
was crossexarnined it was remarkable that his memory
had very quickly returned, and his comprehension Vi 'no
inquiries had been very rapidly developed
Gallery stated that he had been connected win the oF
tery business for number Of years In this city ana III
Baltimore While in the business at Nos. 2"i ana ~
Bowcry he was a clerk and paid himself out OF the eas
box without any orders from anybody, or any hsuc-
tions His salary was $40 per week. circumstances he
said seemed to authorize him TO pay himself He might
have been authorized 10 pay himself i've or FIX years ne
fore bnt he could not tell positively as bis memory was
poor He WAS No. G32 Broadway before gong 10 no
2Gl Bowery, and was with Chester aId "m' J." o''hon
there Mr. Joscyn acted as the principal by keeping the
book &C. The witness never saw any lottery business
carried ON at No. 294 Bowery, and could not
say that he had any knowledge OF The lo'-
terv business there outside Of the policy business
He had paid midcmen money nj fines out OF thc ''h
box which he got from different sources, lhcIuHhS
money pad for the policies and received from 'h'sc
doi business with No 2gl Bowery. lie stated that he
did not know tia; all Of the upper part OF the building t
No 29i BoWery was the headquarters for the lottery
business He coud not say who carried on the lottery
policy business there could he positively VINO h
employers were. lie thought perhaps Mr. WOOD was
one of hs employers He raw Mr. Cotton th"re hul uin
not know him rs an employer. When the business WAS
moved from No 29i to No 272 BoWery he went wth u,
but received no orders TO do 50. Nobody SAID
ANYTHING about IL 10 him. lie saw Mr. Burr
gong there with the business, and De followed
At No 272 Bowcry he acted clerk under hr Burr re-
cc> ed money mddiemen. kent accounts OF IolceS
showing winnings and losses for the day, "hd ie-
ceycd policies and slips 0f manifold paper known aS
books" When the question asked whether or n"'
he sent ont sclemrs" the witness replied that he did
not under stand the term. lie stated that the different
hackers" of mIidlem,n fixed the rates on lo''fif
policics to suit themselves. lie knew that copies "'
numbers pui in the wheel and Of those 7" De- uia"h
were to he sent policy -opr. and these dccrnin
the rate at No 272 Bowcry. He had received copies :"
drawings afscr he had received information as to The
number of ballots put into the wheel ana the mum
bcr 10 be drawn out.
In tle crosse xamnation by Mr.. Graham the witness
caid Lc a. familiar VITA tnc lottery business hah d'
II q sui ci OF ttudy Tor u OF i H'"i'' ""'
had Ind ractcal experience One Of the " blinds ""s
exhibited 10 the witness. and when HANGED back II w,
f,unl that the number hHd been ."gn OH The witness
said that II wa- done accidentally. On the redirect ~
animation Gallery stated tha; when pri,'n hi"ie
hit" he would know 10 hy comptrins the NUMBER pnr
chased with the number drawn from iIc lottery
Henry Cotton was next sworn H. -hhi n knew All
tc defendants. Mr. MURRAY. ~ TIC unm'f of l-'J or
ISL told him that he had statement Of the prns OF
NJ, 272 IioWcry, ~ which Itchui,h l. Summon prom
i-,,I to pay him more than $17JJ. The witness hid
good knowledge the b1-ncs, 1T NJ" 2'I iiowcty or
,e,r prior to the removal o. No ~ Bowciy He LHh
Ind Two year. eNprricnc m thf hu-lu. Hnd nal h'
pcau,iufrl ruutu" Tor - or 40 wears past.
Tho krutuc. !, fntttt. drew tickets itr iutit h'h
Tickets and the Palucah Lottery drew Tor wh'L
eIp- ory. Tie mauag "a oarI'd ON b1th briarh'r %,
tlc business nl ~ Ipwly. on on" Nor WIS carried
on ticket bu,il.-- the ne ~ Guor roicV hirl -
and tine offices h,low controlled both hrdrc'- oI tI"
bn~iu.-e Mt. .Iu-NH Wa- lnown rs tue cashier.
After the examination "f tins witness Wa, concluded
the Court adjourned unt todnN. Tho prose- rdlioh 'N
t,tcf. to uu~ u, testimony today. H'Irt / lll 90
ipt.tr. Tor the plantf john Grtnam auI VILLAIN j.
licnncn for the defendants.