New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-17
LOUISIANA LOTTERY DEFENDED.
LETTER FROM GENERAL JUBAL A. EARLY CERTIFY
ING HE CORRECTNESS OF TIE SEMI ANNUAL
DRAWING.

SIR On my return here last evening after
an absence OF little than week, found copy OF
TIE TRIBUNE Of the Goth ultimo, which had been for
"arded to ne, in my absence, by some one, with an
article marked In order to call my attention IT, That
article Is headed, "swndling a Great Scale" aud
refers 90 the Louisiana state Lottery under the errone-
ous designation Of the Louisiana Lotery among other
lotteries After giving the OF certain persons
alleged to have furnished the money start the Lousi-
ana Lottery, there is this statement:
These are al wen known gamblers They succeeded in get
tat tLs an nv into She manner OF obtaining the
buying mp The nyesugt,ors Recently il said. Gener rails
a expense Of $1,000 year to Se,iiS 70
wheel THIS is advertised a. guaranty Of fairness Of the
] 'tt p'lsgns who know anyim about lotteries
elsf' Sheat simply ~ not putting INTO The heel ans numbers
say LAT they numbers which corIesponded
services might be- use IL ' Il Known that ING o
placed in the wheel are entirely different.
Toe imputaton thus upon both General Beaure-
gard - Il myself at least b. necessary implication If not
10y direct assertion IL OF such character that
uust SOIG sense oI Justice Will induce You To admit INTO
your columns statement OF the facts. know nothing
rs. unless be Mr.. Murray have with, and HIM
d. not know II connection with the lottery company.
Is not Improbable taat he IS the person Of that
toned in the cnarer OF Tie company, but neither of the
received last Winter proposition from the managers
OF the Louisiana State Lottery through General Beaure
gard act III conjunction with the latter 100 supprn-
tending the drawings OF their CHIEF sngle-nuInber
schemes and after some hesitation went To NcwOrcans
To examine for myself into the character aud peclnary
condition Of TIE company There werr three points
which desired to be- satisfied The nrst was, whether
would be brought into contact with any Of the state Of
1cals who had been pundering the people Ot Louisiana
the second, whether operations Of the company
conducted with fairness aud integrity and the third,
VINE thor 10 was operating bona nde capital My
auirirs on al tli,-. poi, led 10 ia able a. rclsieus
learned that I'll the person. connected with the manage
ment Of the company we're warm sympathlzers with,
and supporters Of Nichols Government the status 10
quo, as It was called, being then in existence
became satisfied that 10 tue purpose OF tAe
ayers as 10 undoubtedly the Interest OF their
p1y, 20 conduct all their operations win strict mtg
uy There bc.n. no reason 70 suspect hom ~ ever hay-
ing acted otherwise, aud ascerttned from sources o.
Information IA Wmch could place reliance tnat tie
company had "a substantial capital "a, us basis,
there being among III -tockAoilers some Of tue
best business men III Ne"-Oiie General Beau
regard had already satisfied himself on these
pom = ana tosclhti we entered mo an arrangement
WIN tine company for experimenting Che drawing o. i-
principal schemes; that D. the schemes o the single
lumber, or nav va pam III "Acu tAe 'dit@ pl'@''
General Beauregsrd and myself, % tue Que ade,
We should be satisfied mat the managers were
attempting to practice any deception m any @Aj,
ing public anything wrong ln tAeir operations.
or tIoae o their agents Nhch Nc may nay disco, rcd
on tA"i sue tI MANAGE r 7sllI'l 'l' o .l.i.
tn furnish WITH every facility, ana comply with every
demand of Ours. necessary to Insure TIE integrity al the
diaNlA- To our eHtIit ~ "''i q" ,'' ~ vac
public We supeintcuded drawing Oh thc Jtu %. June,
Tor which purpose went io N"N Orleans two Week, ln a
vance. Nc"elr perfectly aware OF tA 1't maj uhes' an
numbers placed ia ,.e wheel from winch those
Doe ldir. lie usual mode OF chrdiAS A sL-t-hlADcf
lotteries I- 10 issue tickets containing only tue loo or
200 tD numbers iu cacl thousand, from tht highest to
tre lowest nulnfri.ay from 10 lOuOUU-.nd 10 leave
those Out uf io-e paced iu thc wheel SO nat
however fairly tbs actual drawing may bee made, the
ucaei-holacr hiH no eAithy cA'I',' Tor IA. A4.Dot
rrpresputiuE his uC.ct has never gone INTO tie
wheel n lad been 80 very green a. 10
know nothing ABOUT this c'A'i.' dLct, We "vu't
have learned from te managers tlcls ives, of one oi
tcIn tooA especial pains 90 tr Us ihat t@t Was the way
iu which the bogus TO- teIIc- were drawn. the fact
tuat a drawing oI lottery hat taken place i my own
gcu,lcIleu, Ia which DO one are" any pres and
II had been charged that II vas managed IN
t.o-ht u nsc ,-afy 90 th.. $40 tde numbers were
put m Tie wheel IaAe 100 or 2OOout OF every Thousand
fainc,ut quantity 10 deceive an uuprdcuced eve was
nos al all likely TO have 5Hch trca pdcd on me- alti
.i,rt ana the managers Of tho Louisiana >tare Lottery
naGc 40 attempt, tAey certainly hdd NO opportunity
Iac Sole agency they bad the preparation for or the
conduct the drawing % me ''Ao ulr was 20 Iutish
ms with the material, that Is the ballots tubes bags.
boxes wheels necessary Tor tue purpose nu 30 pay
the persons Uc found % necessary To- employ To- alo US al
tu deaii. or tie preparation aud drawing. all O whom
were oYu -rccuOl We -OoA sAcu .du,loAa a.
~ know that .I the numbers from 10 100000,
Icl-iye representing Tho tickets ID the scheme sod
and tsold, were placed ia the WAetl RON "Alc' ~
dI,,,yiug was made. with much certainty ~ hank
oe,cer wgo Las counted the packages oi uJuey,
~-.cd them up pi-ccd them ia ,Ac FAui.,
aud then oc1, tie vault and PM the Key IN
IN. pocr knows tntt IA, money l. there. IE,rc Was
no possibility Of any nistdAe ON our par OF gst,
tJu n Us the part oi o.Ae az co-H snow u ""Hu
10 cri., tuo much space to eve an lhr lnutf Oh lA1
t,r.c.uriols We took. Iue drawing Was IhtN'e con
duc,ed with same preca o. auH st'C," pam, vac
ru 10 record il t0OA place. .ld verify tAc result
,v IA eptuulr-on with the drawn uiil cir ana c li~7
ncA folded m ricl oluei Ls 'H,S W.. 49, 80
NOT. Therefore. guilty OF The stupidity Oh bln5 ''.uS
~ II, nh. t.l,s. o. a drawing, when we dtG Aol AAo"
e rrufn of what stated, crime scarcely Jess repre-
Irn-illr than a direct pIlLcpa alton IA Iauu
ana perfectly aware OF tlc TACT iAal I mas Dttu
charged tni tLr charter Ut the LohlsId "a ,litc IotI
COMPANY Was procured 10y bribery ana oI 'uc IL, a.
- ny NM, N I,. seen charged also that every Iu-
uortanJ act OF the Louisiana legislature l"''' u' 'S
t.'T1u,C OF reconstruction uutI the inauguration oI
Des.nnns 20 ~ 1uri1 mn, sole very necessary laws.
t h.su obtaiucd los bribery not only or tht lt-lalt
,',tt If rue Executive. tue legislation "I TIC
nI1 'o -, @ ,,',-~s tfsaf - MOI Tree ON the
,i,..u nj pripery. a. m cEdcuCcd - Tue OItu ~
.,aUdai rs well ~ otter scandals OF Ike AId III
nv own lat n has been charged that the unuius
El was procured by bribery, ANA many persons u
~. ne charge: bat would the courts De authorHcu 10
20 behud the at se 10 ascertain me mode Vi ITO P"SS
"sS, 80 tf h me term, III lis charter the Louisiana
state Lottery company bound to pay ana Goes anuu-
y cd Id one OF lie noDiesJ charities IN America tue
ttarify Hospital. New -Orcaus lOuhu lhe co-p ny
ca,frtr .,ud under inc Constitution OF the tinted
stafes Il cannot bc mtcgegcd wan ia the pIos.-
Al. own liuatl. q II Vas, tnete'oie' u"As IL" "4'I-
I'm 10, Uubuc Iutcestsor 10 p"pc -ioi'y I"l 49, -
d,,y,f NJ wei. conducted win erure fairness dAt III
trry n Tho lottery business constitutes baAi'lu-'
20 GO most OF the dealing, III s.'oh5' t,r 9r,rt
Imagine few ga-hlns o',.tt.io.' atcb fy,te
20 disastrous To d !. TACK Fridiyp / nave mad
etn,rIcucs enough life 70 learn 'AiL ths pr pr
,,-t--fy for taking chances Is go detiJ iuEt'l.u
INTO al hunan n"ture, I.' iy. ' ' l sI"aa'y
Guiding some neln,f' ol .-, , Nj, NOV r.uuot
,rui.sr vi rus lottery Lcetir' anu NiN.. lu'
te' its I'm n naurnt KIT enter rise' sud Do-it,
lotteries. Snerc iA'J nave 10 i"''''' - EtufY.
money. Ntlt It-tecuultJ -
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