New-York tribune., 1877-03-14
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
PURSUING THE LOTTERY DEALERS.

PURSUING THE LOTTERY DEALERS.
-FOUR MEN ARRESTED YEsTERpAY-EEsULT OF THE
CRUSADE THUS FAR.
The crusade against the lottery dealers begun
last Friday was continued yesterday by Anthony Com
.,ock and his Deputy J. L. Brtton assisedby Detectives
woolsey and Kerns of the Twenty Precinct Police
Alonzo jackson was the first man arrested lie was
found at No 200 Broadway. where also few circulars
were seized Jackson was taken before United states
Commissioner shields and held in 81 900 ball Mr Com
stock his officers then went to the office Mt NO 116
Grcenvichst OF which A. Bills the reputcd pro-
prietor Stephen Sullivan clerk was in charge OF the
Office and he immediately arrested While the Off
GERS were collecting the lottery property young man
about 10 years of age, carrying saIche In his hand
hurriedly entered the store and throwing down
n package, cried out, that is for your place.
He was at once arrested, and it was ascer-
tanned his satche filed with packages OF Ken
tucky lottery tickets, which were to be delivered to
various dealers in this city The prisoners were taken to
the City Hau Police Station, the young man with the
satchel giving the OF Charles Tunis which was
believed to be fictitious There 81 packages OF lot
terry tickets the satchc each containing from 100
400 tickets Each package marked only with single
letter. written with blue pencil and thus the dos-
tnation OF each was known only to the messenger and
ms employers These tickets issued by the Ken
ucky lottery which has its drawings at Covng,on, KY
II stated yesterday that the tickets were all printed
q; Wilmington. Del, where the company had largo es
were forwarded Jersey City ana thence delivered To
dealers in this city every day All that were not SOLD at The
hour Of closing business each night or were seized OF
lost were Cancelled Immediately Mr.. ComStock next
visited the establishment of Thomas Hays d Co. at No
Coz Broadway. Deputy Brittou purchased ticket III
the Kentucky lottery OF the clerk IN charge ana tnen
ta officers entered and took possession Ihc cierk Was
nrcs and tire property found in tic place was packed
M and taken the CITY Hall Police station There the
prisoner gave Car!cs b. Barron, but ne was
recognized by the police j. Barrow. ana was Sau 10
be a brother OF William NJ Barrow, the repu'ec propl-
ttor Of tho nj The prisoner locked mp win the
two otho The examination Of the lottery dealers ar
DIV was aG,oufiicd until 1880 a. on Monday, at me
IOmbs Police Court, before Justice Duty. The post
yOuomcnt made at the request OF The c1lnSeI lof te
lottery dealers. ,.,-,-..-.
Mr. Cumstock made up hasty inventory OF thelOttery
pranerty tat Eb had during his entire raid, 10
extensively tins business iad Doen carried
through the United States mails. Among me ichcs
that ne seized on Friday Oh" in the k"ntncEy 0t-
fery which was found 20 have drawn prize Ot S0OGu
Correction could secure this money by snlDg for It, But
AZ soon as teleaphed that the tickets |cfe sellc
;u were cauc,lcd Tno lottery property stiheu WAS
etated by Mr. COnstOck 20 have been rs follows: 4lZO
ticSes OJO CIRCULARS, 507JO addressed Circulars IN
envelopes all ready 10 he mailed; 400 tiers, 3lo%9
pllcy slips lottery drawings; - DOCKS oI Ieoo
on The books were from $4,000 to 15OjO nhncs, VITA
try 10 whom clerks constantly employed IN scnu-
iu circular Offering Inducements Tor the sale "i lottery
tickets Nj CO,nstOck said that he Topose Ia continue
his yGrk and COMPEL lottery men q! 0 cRsstS 10 give
up he use the United States mails rs lneuuln or
their nefaTOus business.