The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-01
THE LOTTERY
SOME OF THE SAD EXPECTS OF THIS
GAMBLING SCHEME on
OUR PEOPLE.
What One who Knows says About COmbi-
nation Tickets.

pany. AT first before the recent disclosures
relative 70 tho disastrous results from the ope
ration Of this Unsuitable concern, it was Difficult
to get at the true CONDITION OF affairs, but wheT
the true inwaI dness of tho concern came out Il
the DEMOCRAT, why now tho witnesses crOwC
toe upon hee' to tell their tale Of the Woes
the sufferings and the tOrments this lottery hag
wrought in this and other communities
The bold and audacOUs front that has for sc
long time awed the ordinarily tmId citizen
hes changed into one of uiteous pleading. and
those who were silent before now speak.
representative Of the DEMOCRAT met well
known and prosperous merchant of our city
yesterday and naturally. the principal topic OF
the day-the lottery-came up. Said he: You
want to know about that concern Why. almost
everybody can toll sumething r1MAs
SOME RUIN DROUGHT ABOUT z r.
by this lottery fever. that. when once caught
never leaves the victim until he Ia past cure" Z
RepOrter-Do you think tho principle of lot
terry per Sc ID intquitous2
Mr.. C.-No the principle may not be deieter-
ous to public morals; but when the tickets are
brought down to 80 low price those who can
lily afford to purchase buy. and then get infatu
ated and lose their all. II Is impossible. of
course, to restrain gambling. for II has and al
ways Will exist, but At takes no form that Is
MORE DETRIMENTAL
to State than when an inducement to gamble
Is offered at so small q price, like say these
twenty Eve cent policy tickets.
Rep.,-Mr O.. you have spoken about there
DeinR IN the experience OF MOST every one here
d. some example of this insinuatng lottery fever
Can you give me what one you know Off
b. Won re ToeE KIM yoTp w"T young
employed for some time He was very indus
trious and active for some time but some years
ago noticed he began to fall off. He came to
me frequently to borrow sums, which | gave
MIN. not knowing butwhat he was in
NEED OF THE MONEY.
One day happened TO send my collector to n
man against whom had given this lawyer a
bill of $500 to collect. To my establishment. the
collector retui ned with tho information that 1t
had been paid to young b. In u day or two
met b, and asked for an explanation, He
was confused, excited and piteOus. He admit
Ied that 1t and more had all gone into Charley
HoWard,g lottery, and he begged me not to pros.
ecdte. He followed me some squares petition
ing, ana l never said more alb out the matter. In
Few Gays friend, who had given him some
Regal bustnets too, came to me- and as a Joke
sald that no had loaned B Ave dollars that
ne might
SAVE HIS FAMILY
from starving, Judge of his surprise when
meeting MIN that afternoon. about half past
on,Sloek, 10 hear him in a jOvial tone remark,
gave me. got FIVE splendid combinations in
me lottery, and tomorrow I'll have 1900 or
Rep.--What has become of this man?
Mr. u1Some six months ago be was sent to
cur city Insane Asylum
A RAyING MANIAC
lie remained there some time. tearing all
clothes from him but gradually his reason came
back, and he Is now in one of the parishes
:, hep:-ls this the only case you know Of
Mr.. Ooh. mol There are others. You can
1nd them 81 over the city. There was the case
q ", " Oa \: co. on Canal street He had had
satefested. spent his employers money in the
lottery, and
WENT OFF IN DISGRACE
III You could get at the books of many bust
ness-houee here. you would and that the d.
HcitS Of employers are due more To the inttarv
than anything else.
a, Befp:.How is it. with all this SO well known.
me IoHery has kept up so well?
toward If shreWd enough to be very liberal as |
we company can. afford 1t. and he gives to al
Erumbllng on the part of religious congrega-
lions. Look at the other night when the Trini- |
~ HnurGh gave an entertainment at Exposition
nan. me net proceeds there did not amount
10 mnch more than $500, think, and of this |
CHARLIE HowARD's SOOTHING SYRUP
amounted to 800 At tho st. Paul's Church on
t9rtalnment he gave another 800. You will find |
pls name down on every list of chart v because
from the enormous profits of his nefarions trade
ne Is enabled to give this from contingent fund
pTis sHSI ba G fbeyys as 1t we're have been
IN this way -D''N0
i, Rep..Then this charity business is only q
:, Mr.. O-.That's all. If you have any nonular
thing on hand, such as an entertainment when
u VIII pc made known that the lottery gave $50 |
my r. you can count on the lottery Smelling
AN ADVERTISEMENT.
and ct the same time it quiets all opposition
from mat source. That's the way thBv've bean |
doing 1t since the organization Of their schSme
It's the Elan Of Cancellation.
hep.. What's the, feet oft?
Mr.. Gin some families you will hear then,
eohuenon the lottery as venal. and yet they will
say, th%%ell he gave SO many dollars to the
Rep,coBgt what is the general opinion?
hr. C-Why, of course It's condemned This
servant girl matter about
STEALING 80 MUCH
every morning from the market money has
aroused more strong feeling than you would
pelltVe. When people think that at % cents a
day from market money they are paying into
me golfers OF the Lottery Company Sc 30 a
month. you, can imagine in times like these
they get indignant Everybody agrees that the
Lottery Com pany Goes more harm here than
any otneI form of gambling. 1t has been le-
GUM! TED, ana people can play it openly It's
is simple there beng In the 1f1nas
only paper tickets. and thus there is nothing
IL vice, and
EVEN CHILDREN INDULGE
without knowing where they are being led
NOW, IN other sorts of gaming there are the
rus bj6 ulCb, dnu Otnef well known implp-
mens. that even children can apurecjata IT q
glance as belonging to games of chance. 1t
ought TO be abated by all means.
me next ~ rsOn that Rccosted the reporter
was gentlen an who for some time was en-
ragged ""' 'A
IN THE LOTTERY BUSINESS HIMSELF,
and who. as he did not desire his namo in the
aper we will call Mr.. L.
Rep.-Dtf you want to SEQ me- sir?
Mr.. L.-Yps, about those interviews that were
published in the DEMOCRAT showing the effect
II lottery pla, ing. can give you number of
instances where parties were ruined by the
mania for 1t. ,
Rep.-Well I'd liketo have them. Are they
within your own personal knowledge?
Mr. LAS much within my personal knowI
dge Is anything can we'll be- l have seen the
ause and the effect. If you sec a man drink :
ng, then drunk and then dead of deiirium :
remens. you're pretty sure. amt you to say he !
lied from drink Well now. there's une.case =
f young man whose name was K. He held :
lumber of responsible positions in commences
ere, and married into one Of our first families
le +
STARTED PLAYING
q the lottery when it first opened and kept II | l
10 playipg sometimes 500 day He could S