New-York tribune., 1877-03-10
CRUSADE AGAINST LOTTERIES.

THIRTY PROMINENT DEALERS ARRESTED.
A WHOLESALE DESCENT on LOTTERY AND POLICY
AGENTs-ARREsTs UNDER UNITED STATES AND
STATE LAWS.
Much excitement was created in the lower
party the city yesterday afternoon by the arrest of
large number of the most prominent lottery and policy
dealers in the city, and the closing Of their places of bs
ness Anthony Comstock, special agent OF the Post
Office Department and secretary of the Society FOR the
Suppression OF Vice. armed with United States warrants
issued by Commissioner Shields aud State warrants from
Justice Duffy, and accompanied by Capt Welsh of the
City Hall police force and squad Of officers, began his
work on Parkrow soon after noon and within five hours
arrested thirty suspected dealers in policy and lottery
tickets United States warrants, charging the send
ing of lottery and policy circulars and advertisements
through the mails and the State warrants ordering the
arrest o! the persons named therein for violating the
State laws were obtained by Mr. Comstock upon evil
dence which he has been collecting through system OF
decoy letters and in other ways
The persons arrested comprised nine FIRMS and gave
their names as follows Isaac Sudlum. Sherman Read
William McCascy, Of Read q Co., NO Il ParkToW )
Charles Hadley, Joseph Price, and Henry Carson OF
Emersy d co.. No. 81 Park-r0w; John Bishop, James
Guglo and Charles W. shea OF j. Clue K Co.. No 200
broadway; Ed;aund i. Zschoch of Zschoch & Co., No.
I16 Nassau-st.; James Emerson and William Park OF
Park Anderson, No. 1SG Broadway; John Dun, George
Wallace and James Maher OF Duff Co., No. ~ Nassau
ST.; George Bailey and John Taylor OF Tay-
lor & Co., No. IL wsll-st; Philip Macon and
b. Martinez Of Martinez & Co., No. 10 Wal!-5t; Moses
Bogart and Peter A. Meyer of Waschman & Co. No 81
Nassau-st j. H. Sturgis of No 2l2 Murray-st; Thomas
Brown, ". 5. Elest, and Charles Smith 0f NO lSl
Grcenwichst Edwin w. Iulse and James Brady OF NO.
1889 Greenwichst; William Taylor and John D. Nalo-
ney of No 43 Chatham-st.; Thomas Brennan OF NO %
Chatham-st, The prisoners. most OF whom gave hcoouS
names were tax 10 the Twenty sixth Precinct Station
nd thoir psta
officers. Eleven Of the arrested men were soon after
taken before United States Commissioner Shields. VINO
found that he had jurisdiction over only one 0i thehi
Henry Carson OF Emery S Co., and ordered the retlrn
of the others TO the police authorities Mr.. Carson
was held for trial on March II. aud gave
bail for 81 900 Immediately after his discharge Oh ball
however he was rcarrestcd unIe? State warrant and
with tine % other prisoners taken to the Tombs,
where Justice Duffy remandcd them for examination
before him at 0 o'clock this morning. Subsequently
Henry Carson Charles Shea John Bishop, Isaac s!iIm
Sherman Read Moses BOgart, James GHgle, James
Emerson William Parks Thomas Brown, Charles Smith,
James H. sturgis, John Maloncy and John Dun, were
released upon bail
The arrests of the suspected persons were made in
quiet and orderly manner opposition whatever being
encountered The visit of the officers were in every case
wholly unexpected and the proprcors and clerks OF the
"excLange offices, they are called found themselves
in custody before fay recovering from their surprise
Tie places NSltcu yesterday WcO tuOsc ol lHt li'S
prominent and successful dealers in the policy ond lot
terry business MI Ccmstoc stated, the party Of oii
GERS and reporters went from place TO place, That II was
his intention 10 first break the larger and leading
establishments ana then turn his attention to the almost
nnumerable dincy and unprecutios places scattered
over the city. Upon entering each Office the officers sc
cured the DOORS allowing 40 one to escape until the
arrests were made and the property was seized
The offices, especially those in Wallst., upon
Broadway, and in Pari-row. were extensively
fitted up and bore every appearance Of being legit-
pqte and o@ShpG @ T 6Pnng n%'S S a9 TGs oS, 3 ana
making entries upon huge lrdGors writing c4cchS, sGh
ing papers, ami in attending to cu-tOmcrs The oicos
in crv case were almost filed with weldrcssed mon
Ihe persons arrested allowed 10 taXe charge ot the
ipy H. incjndinc Tayi0r CO. Martinez 4 CO.. aud
cute Co.. claim that their arrest Is Illegal These firms
have been DONG extensive business for years not only
i'm This city hut in every part of the world JayorG Co
and Martinez & Co have become especially wei known
Emery d Co. Of No. 81 Par.-row con-
nec:ed with the wyoming Lottery, which IS "s5ei.ed
mated Henry Carson, alias Emory, is looked upon as
the leading spirit OF ali tis lottery swindeI His arrest
uutcra United States warrant was prompted by lht'
Post-Oiice Department. which has hecn niHrh annoyed
recently by circulars returned to the Ncwlok oihcc
sent ont by Carson under E"rloaS haLe'; Is g'NCl l
merJus addresses, and hal several roSt0ucc boxes
Theodore ZSchoch another prominent lottTy ana l2hcj
dealer oi No ll6 Na,sauSt is :aI 10 40 me NO.. cA
tcnsiyc business OF the knu ~ INC ci'y, h'i2 'AI
Occupants OF oinccs adjoining thr SeHi act- S't!ct
yesterday tn&, great many people nave ne Ei>.HS
patrons of cstab is.ncIs have frequently been
heard upon reaching the street to ven. tcf indignation
upon the places aud declare tAat lacy had been sWln
died. Attn TIE arrests had been mad" ahd the prisoners
disposed OF Mr. Comsto'k visited the raldcd eshnnSi
met and removed tie sCzcd property, which consisted
lottery tickets, circulars, books relating 10 me lot
terry business, blanEs. &c. At Emory q Coz, no
81 ParliIOw 5000 envelopes, containing ah'rt
100000 circulars, already addressed Tor mall
ing were found. In several places tie sales
and private drawers were found I" contain
LARGE sums of money, which were lcit untouched and
guarded. cOuliscatcd property hicd 3 large mail
bags and required until late hour last night Tor is re-
mOval 10 the pOlicc-satOn MI. COmstOcH intends -
contiuu- his work today having large humber II the
reading lottery and pOCymea of the city marked out
for arrest Most of the persons noV accused Oi iotlel
and policy winding have been arrested upun IN" same
chal.e before but have always escaped conviction.
Detectives McGovan and T1oGer OF tie Nineteenth
Procnc Yesterday closed the policy Kept by Niche
las Muller ia back room on the first o"r Of 40 80
East Forty-sixthst and brought the proprietor before
Justice smith the FfteIh Street Police Court Muller
was held in $500 bail charge OF violation Of
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