The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04
WARDS PIMP.
y. ". WILDE IN THE ROLE or PER-
yURER
The Louisiana state Lottery Endeavgrs
To Extend Its Monopoly into
Kentucky.

louisville Courier Journal Dec. II
Yesterday was the day fixed for the rngula
sixty day drawing Of the Commonwealth bis
ttlbutlon Company but the affair met witt
rather an unexpected interruption. Iht
drawing had been extensively advertised
throughout the country, and largo GROVE
had assembled Mt Festival Hall in the Public
Library building, to witness the drawing
everything was ready and the drawing com.
menced, number Of tickets having beer
taken from the wheel Those VIII
had charge OF the enterprise were
IN good spirits. and nothing in the
shape Of an interruption was anticipated But
suddenly. to the surprise Df aI bptnrtivaa
Bligh Glchrist, owens and Hcrrick appeared
on the scene with warrants for the arrest
OF the managers 81 the distribution The war
rants were sworn out by X. II. Wilde. con
neeted WIN the Louisiana Lottery at Now
orleans. James Barrow, q. w. Barrow.
Thomas j Harris, George u. III. GRAY and r
=. Wintersmth were arrested. charged with
setting up, drawing and promoting d lottery
when the detectives first entered the hall
mot.n,ling was thought OF their appearance,
until they announced that they had in their
possession warrants for the arrest Of the man
ayers Of tho lottery
The drawing was Immediately stopped. the
wheels from which the numbers were being
drawn and the books and papers of the com.
pany were seized. ana the parties for whom
the detectives had warrants were arrested
The audience was dismissed. and the man
ayers, together with the seized property.
were taken to tho detectives office Tho
parties were presented before the CITY Court
,minedlatay The fact of holding the draw
Ing was MT denied, and the only question to
pc decided was matter Of law, which had to
be decided In the Circuit Court Judge Dupuy
Ixed the bond Mt $1,000 for each of the parties
arrested; The bond was promptly given.
when Col. Mundy, the attorney for
the arrested parties. made motion that
the property seized by the detectives be re-
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the drawing might proceed Prosecuting
Attorney Henry Clay objected to this motion
and had an order entered delivering the two
glass wheels, the books and papers and other
pIopeIty peIonging to the company. into the
custody of Detective Bligh. to hold subject to
the order 81 the City and Circuit Courts Col
Mundy said that the order was wrong: that
only charge had been made against the
parties which had not been substantiated.
and that they We're not guilty until convicted.
and the court had no authority to hold the |
property. On the other side. Mr.
Clay, contended that the managers de-
sired to obtain possession Of the
law, which they had already been doing. Col. |
Mundy appealed from the decision of Judge |
Dupuy, and went Immediately to the Cir |
CUT Court. when he obtained 10 hear
ing before Judge jackson. Col. Mundv
made motion before Judge Jackson for the |
restoration Of the wheels and other property |
and the motion was sustained AS soon as
the property was recovered the drawing was
continued.
During the afternoon the managers Of the /
Distribution Company swore out a warrant |
against X. II. Wilde, of the Louisiana Lot
terry, charging him with perjury IN the affi-
davit by which he obtained a warrant against |
tne Distribution Company. The warrant for
his arrest was placed In the hands of Lieut.
Lindsay. At o'clock last ngst Wilde was
round at Scott Chores store and taken to jail.
where he was placed behind the bars.