The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-10
LOTTERY DRAWING.

coMsrocK's RAID on THE WHEEL OF FOR
TuNE-A DISTRESSED BATCH OF ''BASKERs.
The largest lottery drawing that has taken
place this city witnessed yesterday. according
TO program me, however that not laid down by
tho managers, and proved to them u surprise OF an
exceedingly unpleasant character Acts and of the
Revised Statutes provide especial penalties against all
who sell Or deal in lottery or policy tickets or slips
For long time past Mr.. Anthony Comstock. the
special agent for the suppression OF immoral ltcra-
ture has had his attention called 10 the numerous
circulars that have been through the Post Once
advertising lottery schemes, coming from different
dealers TINS city. The firm OF Emory 4 Co., Of
No 81 Park row, have sent out thousands Of
these circulars, many OF which have fallen into
Mr. Comstocks hands. Mr.. Constock states
that he has received numerous letters from parents
complaining that these cters are sent TO their chill
dren. and asking him to do something IN the way Of
abatng the evil He determined that he would take
up the matter and after patiently collecting sufficient
evidence, Thursday he went before Justice Duffy at
tho Tombs Police Court, who. upon Mr.. ComstocK's
adavits issued thirty warrants Tor the arrest OF tho
principal lottery dealers in the city Some OF these
lotteries are honestly conducted and Others what
are termed "skn games, but Mr. Comstock saw that
he could make no distinction as the law made none
THE RAID.
Yesterday afternoon, with the assistance OF Special
Agent Joseph A. Brton, Special Detective Wooisey,
OF the Twcnty.sixlh precinct police and force oil
men from That precinct under command OF Rounds
man Sheldon, Mr.. Comstock started out on his mis-
The nrst place visited was Emory Co. s. bro
kers, No 81 Park row, where Henry Car ,1,a
lev. clerks we're arrested policeman
lett in charge OF the place. and No. u
Park row received CALL Here Sherman Read, broker,
William Casey, errand boy, and Isaac Ludlum, "pres-
idcnl the Bullion Mining Company" were taken in
charge and afler leaving the place OF pc.
ma j.
ipgn office. No 200 Broadway, where John Bishop,
Charles W. Shea and James Gugle, 5ookkeeper were
the firm of Parks IL Emerson, brokers, OF No. $50
broadway, room No. :. Jackson & Co., OF No 2o2
in charge Jonn Dun, OF J. Duff 4 Co., No AZ Nassau
street, aud James Maher clerk, were sent 10 the sta
Moses Bogert broker Of no. 81 Nassau street,
call, and followed his companions to the STA
ton house John Barry, Of No BIZ Broadway was
also arrested on charge of gambling and selling
PLAYING FOR HIGH STAKES.
The raidng party now entered tho ''strcet' and
proceeded to the office oil Taylor Co.. OF No II Wall
street, the agents OF the Royal Havana Lottery, who
had SO long prosecuted their business with perfect
Immunity. Here Mr.. Taylor, who savo the name Of
George Bailey, arrested Across tho street, at
No 10, Mr.. Martinez, OF the hrm OF Martinez
was found and taken into custody. Al No
ll6 Nassau street Edmund I. Zschoch was
sau street, both of whom arrested James H.
Sturgos, OF No. ~ Murray street, was next waited
TAXING ~ THE SMALL FRY.
The party OF officers, now considerably diminished
from having left man in charge OF each place visited,
went back to the City Hall station and started out
afrcsh tor the smaller shops AT W. II. Gammon's
place Nos AZ and 40 Chatham street, Thomas J. Tay-
lor was arrested the Of selling policy slip.
John E. Brennan, ONO TO Chatham street. who gave
his name John Maoney at tho station house, was
so arrested aud sent in the little back room with
rest brennan just in the act Of selling ticket,
and up as the officer entered his place; but Mr.
Comstock succeeded IN securing tho pieces Next the
huc nd nn
truck and were rapidly driven to 1854 Greenwich
street, where Mr. Edward W. Aulse, proprietor, and
Charles Brady clerk, added TO the list Hulse
called himself Brown, and Brady preferred the cogno
nomen OF smith to his real name; but, although Brown
and Smith were good names, the two men were known
and recognized. No. 176 Greenwich street was then
visited but the birds had flown, aud notice ITO Ler
had been hastily stuck in the window
GATHERING IN THE spoLA
After all the arrests had been made Mr. Comstock,
accompanied by his assistant, Britton ana tho de-
tecuve, Woolsey, took large number OF bags and
drove With the truck TO each OF places visited,
when the books, papers, lottery tickets and sps CIR
cuars and other materials were taken possession OF
and carr cd away The truck lled with these bags
which contained evidence OF the violations OF law upon
which the arrested. SPECIAL search war
rants boen issued Tor this purpose by Justice Duffy
and United States Commissioner Osborne.
DISPOSITION THE PRISONERS.
While all the prisoners were at the station an order
came from Justice Duly 10 prodace them before MN
the lombs Police Court at once and Captain alsh
sent them up under the escort of SQUAD OF police
Justice Duffy ncld them all TO bail In 81 900 each 10 APP
pear at ninc O'Clock this morning for examination
The following were able to furnish bail aud were
sent the Fourth Precinct Station, where they wcro
locked up night:-Baicy, Barry. Price, Macon,
Maher, Zschoch Meyer, Hadley and Wallace. Henry
mos real - =. by
soner Shields in 81, 900 ball. in addition 20 the bail be-
fore Justice Duffy.
POLICY PLAYING AND THE POLICE.
Nicholas Muller some year or SO ago was arrested
for keeping policy shop. His case was then settled
somo way or another, and his probably light punish
mcnt in duced him TO venture in the business again.
He has OF late kept policy establishment in a
back room tho first floor OF NO. $50
East Forty-sixth street. Yesterday nc was visited by
Detectives McGowan and Tookcr, arragned at tho
FItty.seventh Street Court He bailcd by friend
In the sum OF $500. number OF papers aud other
articles pertaining TO policy practice were Displayed