Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-03
SPICY LETTER FROM GEN.


The fosrip- a-e extracts Of letter published in
he Nrtr Ior Tribune. f.on tae Ola fighter. U BAL
he integrity Of the drawings Of The Loatsiana
Loftefn Corr pGhn. which are under the sole AMI
eNeluslNe nanagemeut Of General j: I. BE AIRE
CARP; Of louisiana, aud General JUBlt 4
Early, Of Virg:ria:
Llace on TrEsn.Y. 10Th Teeemher. nrox', aaf
iSESDal' June 10, 1879, when SJ3s 500 viii be
hatae ,tr the sseet, Of the sdass9na, and
trs OF 10000 tickets at $40 each, halves at So.
M: viii take place monthly on the second TUES
bA. Of each Other month shen SiI0. 400 win be
~ $" each, lhaives ST. All Information VIII DO
given on application to NJ. A. DAUpHIN p O. Box
Broadway, New York - u ~ L. L. iL'A' No 'i'
II received last winter proposition from the
General BEAUKEGARD, 10 act in coninnction with
ibe latter in experimenting the drawings of their
ton went New Orleans 10 examine for yseif int,
the character and lec1lniary condition OF the com
he managers as it Was undoubtedly the interest If
the conn any to conduct all of their operations " IN
them OF ever having acted otherwise. and | ascer.
tanned trcm sources of information, on which !
stantla cartal as lts basis. there being among it,
som Of The RaSt bcinsss men N New
siied himself on these points and together We en-
tered into an arrangement with the company for s;,-
lerlltenoinS the drawing OF Its rriGcipa schemes
that Is, the schemes on the single number Havana
ran in which the CAPITAL prizes should be slo0o41
REGARD and myself on the one side, and the mana
Sa b he 9f hs hsf at time we should be
ice any decephtn IN any way. we would withdraw
Win s the rr,ege OF maxim pube any thing wroos
We ay have discovered. On their side the managers
se and o. @G smad e
cessary to insure Integrity of the dra wings to
superb tended drawing on the 5th of June. for
which nrrose went to New Or'ea7s two weeks in
a"yance, We we've perfectly aware of the fact that
N VIII FRI
Hh.ch those obt1InlDs pr1zes were to he drawn,
cheating in singenumber lotteries is to issue tickets
containing only lt9 Or 30 of the numbers IN III
TO 10000 and to leave those numbers out of those
placed IN the Wheel that however fairly the actual
~ chance, for the number representing his ticket
has lever gore into the wheel
If we had been so very green as to know nothing
about this CONTINUANCE, would have learned il
from the managers themselves for one of them took
which the bogus lotteries were drawn The fact was
that drawing of alOttery had taken place in my own
spectacle gentlemen, in which no one drew any
prizes and it had been charged that il managed
having thought it necessary to see that ali the mum
bers We're Put into the wheel Take 100 or 200 out OF
It'll be left sufcient quantity to deceive unprac
tlsed eye was not at all likely to have such trick
ralnled on me- after the dscus son which had taken
place 10 Virginia on the subject and the managers of
The Lo"isfon1 State Lottery made no attempt
as they certainly had opportunity, to perpetrateit
The sole agency they had in the preparation for or
the conduct of the drawing the 5th Of June. vas
Z" FURNISH as with the mat sral-that Is, the ballots
tubes bags boxes and wheels necessary for the pur
pose and 10 pay the persons we found it necessary
TO employ TO aid us IL the details of the preparation
and drawing, all of whom were of our own selection
We took such precautions as TO know that all the
numbers, from to 10000. inclusive. Representing,
/ the tickets IN the scheme, sold aud unsod We're
placed i! the wheel from which the drawing was
made, with as much certainty bank officer who
has counted the packages of money. sealed them up
PACED them 1e in the vault aud then locked the vault
ana put the key III his pocket knows that the money
is there There was 10 possibility of any mistake
on our Iar or deeepton on us on thepart of others
as could show if 1t would not occupy too much
SPACE to give all the mnuti of the precautions We
| took. The drawing was likewise conducted with
the same preca,ltion, and especial pains taken
to record as took place and verify the result by
prizes which We're folded in each other as they Were
! drawn from the wheel
were not guilty OF the stupidity OF blndly certify
| TO the fairness OF drawing when did not know
rerrehensibe than direct participation in a fraud
| II know that, by the terms Of its charter The
PAY and does annually pay. into the State treasury
s4o;Goo which is arpronrias,d to one of the nobes
Orleans. found the company operating under tia
charter, which has the force OF contract, and under
t.rfeIed with IN the prosecution OF its business until
It's charter expires by its limitation. 1t WAS
lie pubic morality for General BEAfREsRD1t and nd
myself to undertake to see that its drawings were
IF the lottery business constitutes gambling. 50
90 most of the deainss in stocks gold. etc, and
optlatl1its can prove so dis
| famous Black Friday
! II have had experience enough in life to lear,
that the propensity for taking chances is so dec
! y ngrane,i into all human nature that men and
! women alike, including some members of The
church. and occasionally minister, will blly LOTTERY
tickets; and when they cannot get them in lotteries
:airIy conducted they viii take their chances i,
iraudI 1 gift enterprises and bogus lotteries
when they have No noseibie show for their money
Very respectfully. ]. A. EARLY"
Fer further information the reader should address
| or call upon N. A. DAUPHIN
7. O. Box G92, New Orleans La
H. L. PLUM
319 Broadway, New York
or to any Of the numerous Agents at all prominent
points. Ii