New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-26
SUINDLING on A GREAT SCALE.
MORE LOTTERY FRAUDS EXPOSED.
THE LOUISIANA. THE KENTUCKY, AND THE ROYAL


Lottery Only in Chathnm-st IN some OF me
lowest shops whore persons who never read the
papers congTcgac. they To he found. When Capan
Petty OF the Fourth Precinct captured fortynne men 40
Nos IL and 20 Dover-st. Saturday night he fonnu
few policy tickets of the Georgia state Lottery among
their effects But among gamblers OF higher grace
than that OF the Chatham and Doyer-'t men, Georgia
State is popular. Although it is no more fraudulent
than Of the others-or they are all swndles-let
TUE TRrBuNEs disclosures have opened the eyes OF
pubi' heretofore too cOnfdng
At present the Louisiana Lottery extensively adver
ti,cd An attemit was made lately TO learn something
., ont tis Undle from william Coooer & Co." policy
deller said 10 nave office ut No. 1927 Broad"ay.
Mr. Cooper 10 he 'onnd A. that numb or ~ any
o'her. The only Indication Of ms r,tseHse a. a. no 81
room No bearing Mr. Coopers name, artistic lily de-
p w G gl5ss door proves that Mr. Cooper
does often e. 10 his Office, Tor several eers u'No
ected hlt Mr. c ,ouer could he found for his exn-
rienoe has been extensive in the policy huIlne's. re
arrested two or three tmos and ard, mas R oaG
a. he is Of Jail the profits Of hs business 'lloW n'
20 nay hi7 fines with c1mpnslIe IL - -, pr o CIp'a
Df :" & Co.." nkers" 81 NO AZ IN AZ
~ c." nj No 200 Broadway Jackson 1 * - M, 81
No g NlSsau-.t Entering NE oihce"r ny on o. ti re-
s,ca firms the inquirer ionn is 81 oS I'D In one
or Off e7 hPrd-ieatur"d MAJ - 'T , tn"l t
- wire netting under the sign " sher; ne ,'nP..E
tors were all OUT Ihcy alwaNs a,e r W LOOKS "a n
only person that can be found nv ~. one - 81
Although nothing could he learned AZ any o. t9csH
nj ICES ornati1n In regard 20 the LOUISIANA ne hl
incl,y SlIte and the ROYAL Dominion CIT concert
lotteries, obtained elsewhere. ,,,., -, fem ara
The princinll managers OF the Louisiana Lottery arc
Charles Howard and j. A. Morris. Howard io7k an
active p1rt in The bclllon, AM NJ tha time Wa ne
Gent Of G H. Murray & CO.. of Louisville Ky. Morris
ia AN old lottery was HIS iather b-iofr ulN Is
f,tner Francs Norris. ia living n ele-ance NJ
Tbrogesneck in W.s chester County. Toe money Us q
70 ST re TIE Louisiana Lottery was unsi.d ny hufN
& Co of Louis, t, and by III g. Cot -, sem ltf
II ,Isey lanes Watson. ami Mark Little, Of Ne"-NOrg
These arc all we-knOwn gamblers IHey sIccttitu III
o. Louisiana Since that time all in, cstgatons into the
manner Of ob'a ming the charter have b-cn s"pe ~
Howard and Morris. by simply bnylng np t lnS'It i
tprs Recently. it aid. Generals BeaArrsard and J0l
Erly nave been persua Ted at an eEpense 81 Tlo'CoU
beers Drawn the wheel This IS advertised rs GUAR
AMY 81 fairness OF the lottery. bHt Po{n 'i,n
smn,nfs 10 nothing The gamblers cheat simply by n9t
uniting in .he wheel any numb rs tht draw prizes 1T
Generals Beturegrd ana larry co ia " ll', ny i S
numbers ch correspondent 10 numbers on 'ue uch"ls
sold p ced in the wnrel' Is 1honSnj t't men s,
vices mig { he of use L Is known t1at HlS Ica ! ''
bear certain combinations of NUMBERS Wne tho NUM-
b. 5 placed IN he whe are entirciy Hhcht
1hi- manner II drawing Is also enpiovru III We -
tucky State LOTTERY the MANAGERS and owners o. Whch
erson ana james snith and william Snitl. of Cine n
natl Dick'rsOn Is an old lottery man. nov lvg n ie
Pargcr Hnu,c jersey City. ZtchafiaA E simmons, VINO
Is the chief manager In the concern HNts III "esI
TwenN- hird-st.. In taSci'y ,.,,
The Ciauc el0rof Kentucky vas rXuected TO d'cuI on
the Legality of IN KENTUCKY re L. TRY ycsttrtt',
bit the decision not IN de known iu this CIV Like
based upo "a scheme which claimed {, hlvea worthy OBJ
icct. II started 10 provide the { ~ OF LoGiavHt
with public library II fell nO the hands OF simmons
and his brother consequence or the expulsion OF G H.
Murray Co.. from ~ L)as, ID the on chase DN Sn,
mons & Co fhrDugh 10 Norris Y, u the privileges OF
Murray Il Co. ia otner KruCcky lotteries. The manner
in whic. Summons Co. absorbed tho lot ry bushes IN
this city few years ago WIS shown ~ SUI DR. ught
against John rrissoy III 1874 MorllS'ey re ganln
Wool H-urv lt IL the notorious "a nbler a. No i'i-
eisy-st Charles H. Murray Francis King james o. W't-
som a', th @ Of G. II Murray & c. Tho whole nun-
of lt. of IL
John MOrrIssry own-d 26l2 shares In ID cemOer, ls6|
ne sold then L, T. f. simmons for S2l2 900, 5000
share In 1869, simmons, who was at that uue
IN close relationship OF some sort WIZ JuoSe
| II. Murray ~ c.. into the HAMS Of receiver
orer Ia get complete control OF the hin ana o. an
The properly and franc III !S poSssl3 en m
signed the order midnight on December 10, lo55 III
disepGabe house IN T"Sny-thrd ST., ana al oninoHss
dSiignt December Il. John M1rrssey sold t."
a share-the price he had got for his STOCK
from SimmUns-wOut have amounted TO TS6oooo,
simmons aud thus MJrrsSoy. thr,ugi simmons, again
became interested IN tur lottery business, aud the d
brought silt agans jior1ise, fir sudulet dispose
ton of this prop rty 1t urged, ING Other tDn5s.
old iru OF Murray 60, for tho year immediately pre-
ce,dins the appointment OF SioIrissey - ree!YeT'
! levad that tDe properly was worth fuily 1S.OGO
"a sharr. M,rissey II Lis answer athonsh ne hri re-
entire pIODerty worth over $1,000 III MS further
defence Aorssey pe1ae g ESG' "a c EaGS e.
PENDANT states npnn information aus belief, That the
,rnt.rt ana business IN question respectively he'll
md used illegal and z mDng mrposes Ia N state
Nes-IOrf and by artlts Wlihn us Jurlspctl"h II
VIOLATION of Jaw. and they in fact ya!uoiess
and mo- the subject OF laGui sale; taat such property
was held -ud used for purposes ANA IN business Illegal
IN other in when .oterlc~ were within certain
limitations tOer ted ~ law !Ie also insisted that the
Dltntld. Hcary Cotton as participant IA the gambling
busin WITH tne Others was not en d 20 tei Cui-
ton I'm hs answer 10 JbiS defence admitted thai thc
whole business Illegal AMI fraudulent ald sN ind
ling operation. but rs the money hld been received,
MDrris-ey was required 10 icc"uhl iur ~ ~, -.
TIE Louisville Library Lottery i another swndlc that
has Orcu inc1Vor recently Ia 10 ne Legislature 81
Kontucky granted TO certain p6ISoAs Ia Lutyta char
the city I'm one section 81 tie cnarter modes,
cause allowing fl G entertainments, dramatic, literary.
or mGsc u Which miyat By distnbatd smoag
shc patrOns Of the scheme. 1--WE blammou lotteries
cantal rae first 'ctIcert" was not a success. Tue
second was. IL was advertised that one b II the net
arg of secret partners who violated al. the
fairness Of che drawings. by holding huddrcds
Of tnonsauds Of tlcke,s. At the nfm "conrer."
100000 OF tickets were lssn - ana the amount
tickets were sold bOwev ?, AMI the przcs were
cut down 80 por cent This caused much diSsatis-
fstiJu holders of Of ne winning tcAets
sued IA managers for tbs f amount OF tnr prizes
slu wa, iost Judge Bailrd decided thpt the
wnoe scneme was nle;al ana ne rulto also mat the
for Test suts for tn cArs money were th-h instituted
The has now reached the Court III appeals OF he-
lucky. ~. .r.
documentary evidence OF s"in u9 OF tIis chtr'cer
winch has recently penetrated the UDitcd States ahe
s,Iul Stephen. New-iifunsw cK, ana " r. '. Andrews
q Co." Is the name adopted BY the managers. Circulars
ara sent broadcast hrOu tao United states, taking me
crsp ad rsss-i into the conf ltnC' VI the managers III
a most toucding way. II Is stated tnat bve dollars wl
,scure five tcKnIs the lottery as well rs on Tree
AGENTS Il, KIT" phc1 has extra chance OF drawing
slmnsC any amount Of cash The object. IN IN sinE tls
tni1 anUs: absolute certainly Of good
uck 10 secure confidence la future concerts, IN your
locality" and managers ask, as personal fbyOf
mat the fortunate person Will send them authority 10
puDlish h. sO"n "a be hts received tbc gJt
drrws & CO. wiling 10 take grecnDacks III pay
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