National Republican., 1877-02-16
THE COURTS.

"A Hight
Policy and Lottery Declared One and tho
seme-The violators Hcnccforth to be Pun
tshed to the Fullest Extent Of the bow-Fer-
iiuand y. winslow Wants to rlead Guilty
of Robbtrs the United states Treasury-Ho
win BIO Accommodated To-day.
The business at the City Hall yesterday be.
anne disgsstingiy monotonous TO many Of the par.
ties that had congreeeted there to witness sho
Transactions before the courts A railroad suit oe-
cupied the attention 6r court during tho entire
day. A polisy.shoP ease consumed the time OF an
other, and in equity, with the exceptions OF
granting two divorces little Of public interest was
done.
The trial Of John Chapman, charged with keep
ing. a, place where policy or lottery tickets are
sold, developed in the court yesterday the scheme
sss,s tSsc n he iossers al
ticket there would be t3sO,3so in tho scheme.
This s divided ed into PIi,es TanFing from capital
Tho Il afst three numbers drawn out and held by
any one person, would secure the capital prize,
the remaining thirteen numbers drawn, on whien
nll combinations must bear. In making the draw
RS dnswer seldom tRst ali ipa ahesS ssS
tickets are sold, and the managers realize their
PG Of = S,, Ssps a ~ p,Ss
cn the pTC to the would
to o' bo made, and the gains in the scheme are IN
nv, portion TO the sale made and prizes drawn.
AND sSco
remaining over after the numbers are out must
be Immediately returned by express by the main
There was never any recognised connection be.
tween policy and lottery. The former Is worked
certain day at given place, and a player enters
an ONCE sud said that he wanted 10 bet on the
q ss S Ge
that will come GU, at the drawing, and offers odds
A memorandum is merely given of the numbers
chosen, so as to avoid any dispute or contro-
words, to make The bet esrtain%these are o'tS The
tickets Issued In policy office, and designated
There Is no connection between the Kentucky
lottery offices and the policy shops In this city,
and the latter are operated on individual plans
alone.
Mr.. Thomas McNcir, who furnished this iufor.
nation to the court, was principal In lottery
o h s'y yysS ten and
mington, Del, who had a sub-ofiice In this place.
The evidence was produced to show that no lot.
policy was not violation Of the statute.
Considerable merriment was occasioned by his
Honor Justice Macarthur, who evinocd great
desire to secure full explanation OF the manner
In which the game was condu,ted and to know
hSs policy ySS Was mot hn, he Intended to
that he might better acluaint himself with the
case In legal aspect.
that lottery tickets were sold here lar back as
1851, and that policy and lottery were distinct In
tached to lotteries. but none in the case of pcoy,
the latter being regarded as transaction be-
tween man and man, and the purchaser was lott
eanrely =, .ne mercy ., the policy dealer so far
The old Circuit Court had decided that policy
ty good law 10 70 by always abded that decision.
1nthe capacity Of an officer hc.had brought sup.
posed Offending ~ g parties les before ihe court on the
mCnts were made by District Attorney Wells and
Gen. Hinkle, which were finally brought to a
HIS Honor said that e he had a single doubt
proceed BUT he dS not sSnE
intelligent Jury would fail to sec that 1t was
merely device to defraud the statute, and there
| fore further argument was unnecessary. The
| chapman.
His Honor stated that II these cases had beer
the act, and would stop when a ID decision wal Al
reached, he would be willing to make the sen
he would compel obedience to 1t BY Imposing
severe punishment on those convicted Of Its VIC
Gen. Hinkle was satisfied that the parties woult
discontinue the business when they knew the re
His Honor thought 1t terribly demorallzlng I,
poor ignorant people, and Infinitely worse In 1t
evil tendencies than an old.fashioned lottery. /
the Sesettins Of crime and ought to be- broke,
up, .Tds These policy shops spread g, 2 mora
duty Of the court to interfere and check IT, Ii
this case he would put on a moderate sentence
where convictions were obtained. he should i'm
pose the severest sentence under tho law. In thi
instance he gave the minimum punishment of 3
II in the other cases the court could get the as
suranees. Of the parties, through their counsel
that they would cease this business, he woult
stop the prosecution against them; otherwise
they must take the consequences
Wanted to Plead Guilty.
| Shortly after the robbery In the u ). Treasury
OF $1,000, in which Benz. b. Hallack and other;
| were charged with committing the crime, and fol
was removed from lis position % as clerk I E's IN tSt
pontnSnt Of Ferdinand i, winsiow, who * S held X, R
that month he was arrested on on the he cSars, cha
q ly, larceny Of en- s"o; "a package for tn
robbery, Of any magnitude that ha,
occurred from that branch OF the government fol
a long while, and one following close upon tn,
community and futter among the clerks. Thii
theft was done by means OF dummy package
the customary stamps and marks requisite Tor
money bundle to carry on i,s passage through
iSS ahe et9 Sbsn sae snrGss css 9eiow In th
discovered until tho package reached western
bank, where tho money had been sent as a re
was opened and found to contain worthless paper
the exposure was complete, and ii wa
Immediately returned to the Treasury
in this city; Then came the task OF ferreting ou
the party that perpetrated the deed and the to 81
was by no means an easy one. The secret serylc
men bounded tho culprit so close as to make
uneomiortably warm for him, and finally h
made disclosure to q fellow clerk that led to hi
apprehension and subsequent Indictment for tn
crime.
The evidence being so strong and posItiy
against him, and there appearing little ehane
for escape, he hually decided to knowlcdge hi
guilt and throw himself upon the mercy Of th
court
The unfortunate man Is near nifty years OF ag,
about medium height, and pretty cOmpactly bull
Ills hair Is gray, features uniform, and face d,
void of any beard whatever. His appelranc
would not bespeak his guilt, but on tho cOntrar
rather endorse him as man Of sound moral cha
ncter and honest purpose.
He Will be permitted to plead guilty this morI
Ing, In accordance with his expressed intention
Court Calendar for To-Day.
Circuit Court.
Before Chief Justice Cartier.
Mes, IL. Holmes ct al. vs.. Evans; Iii, Fowlc
VS.. the Great Falls Ice Co.; l3i, Peasants VI
Dickman; IA, Stuart VS.. Keitch; 1877, johnson
use Stickney VS.. Duhlns; l66, District Of COluu
bia VS.. John u, Lord; lsi, Cluss, use sc. VS. Dil
tIlet Of Columbia; 2ii, Chllds VS.. Wholly & 90
40, Faust Brothers VS.. Prott; 2l9, Domer VI
humphrey; 2S, Livingstone vs.. Seymour; ~
Reid, use Johnson vs.. Evans; 22T, Hoffman Vi
Merr!mon; 22s Lane VS.. Cox; 23i Hall vs. Plat