The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-20
THE LOTTERY COMPANY.


THE LOTTERY COMPANY.
How the Charter Of This institution was
worked Through the legislature.
The rapidty with which We in Louisiana,
within the last ten years, have made history,
has served in great measure not only to
confuse the memory concerning onatters Of
ordipary importance, but almost entirely to
obliterate things which, at the time Of their
occurrence were the objects of national con-
demnation
No instance Of this can be cited more truly
than the facts and surroundings Of the organ
ization OF the Lottery Compa and its h1cor-
poration by the venal Legislature of 1853
There are but few of oar readers but what. with
a slight jogging Of memory. will recall some
thing of the shameful bold iniquities attend
ing the birth OF this CANCER of our COMMON
wealth.
That some facts regarding it might
NOT DE LOST SIGHT OF,
and that ethe members of our Legislature
might not be lacking in q knowledge of mat
ters they should know a representative OF
the DEMOCRAT called upon several Of those
who participated in the organization for
statement regarding the origin Of the Lottery
Company,
One of the original ineorporators was call
ed upon. He stated that he was one of the
original incorporators Of the Louisiana Lot
terry Company with G. T. Howard, r. Bloom
er, r. Wilder, Murray, j. Considine and =
Luckett. o
1T WAS AGREED BY TILE PARTIES
that HIMSELF Bloomer and Considine should
work all they could in the lobby to secure the
passage of the act Of Incorporation, but to
himself were left The principal manipulations.
and 10 lat x,rY,
proprietors Of the institution, advanced
THE MONEY TO WORK WITH, Q
oabout $4,000, for Howard had none then
After many Interviews with senators and
members Of the House, and aftePbuying them
up. the prospect was bright for the Inaugural
ton Of tie, institution Senators, Wilcox,
Beers, Whitney and others received at this
time sums varying in amount, and the negro
me9mbencs got their shares. Besides tho cash
paid.
ABOUT TWO THOUSAND SHARES o
in the company were allotted out to them
When the bill came up for passage in the
House G. W. Lowell was Speaker, but A. W.
chair A moment or so before its passage
Lowell resumed his seat and declared there
was not quorum present. This made no
particular ' difference to LEGISLATURE that
forms of law. The bill was considered
passed, and the journal Of the House al
tered tSmake it appear regular by Vigers, the
Mr.. Howard kept at this time what he
called his s. of a b book, il, which the re-
ceipts of those members
WHO HAD BEEN PURCHASED o
were kept. Fifteen thousand dollars in money
was paid our informant states. to allow the
bill to become a law by limitation, and in adj
dition about $4,000 in Cock given.
UNDER THE CHARTER
it Was required, be went on, that there should
be deposited in Sbank the sum of 100000 be-
ton. In order that thiS condition precedent
might be complied with, that sum was bor-
rowed for twenty-four hours and deposited In
q bank in Jersey City. N. J J, for that time, and
ever. was called sufficient compliance with
the law, and the company commenced its
work. Mr. Murray, who has long been core
nected with lottery schemes, was the person
WHO MADE THIS ADVANCE
for the short time named. The accounts Of
the bank will show that this sum was in it's
vaults only for that one day. SO far as the
stock wsa concerned twas never paid up. and
even at the time Of the passage of the bill the
notorious A. s. Mansfield offered $4,000 to be-
come an incorporation in the place Of one of the
original ones then absent from the cityo
FREQUENT MEETINGS WE'RE HELD
between those engaged in putting the bill
100 Canal street, where the then Senator Beers
had apartmentS, and bargains wereo thers
made.
THE BRIBERY OF THE MEMBERS OF
THE LEGISLATURE DID NOT SUFFICE
THE WORK THOSE OPPOSED TO IT
HAD STILL THEIR RECOURSE TO THE
COURTS, AND IT BECAME NECES-
SARY TO FIX THEMee OUR IN
FORMANT STATES THAT WHEN HE,
AS AN INCORPORATOR, HAD OCCASION
TO EXAMINE THE BOOKS OF
THE COMPANY, He THERE FOUND
CHARGED THE SUM OF FORTY THOU y !,
SANDoDOLLARS AS AN EXPENDITURE
FOR GETTING THE THEN SUPREME
COURT TO DECIDE THAT 4 T dH !, Lo TT 4;
AMOUNT CAME OUT OF THE TREAS
URY OF THE LOTTERY COMPANY, AND
nw + T AE N2I FAIR q Is hoWhRMPa
BURSEMENT THAT SUM. 1t was the
boast Of Howard that he could always secure
immunity from the courts and legislatures by
purchase, and he repeatedGhis frequently.
Our informant is willing to verify what he
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