The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-12
WARM FORK p. O., Oregon Co., Mo-,
February II, 1879.

On January IA received a letter (the inclosedl
drawn gold watch and chain. valued at $500,
and asking me to send him per cent. of valu-
pri2e i9r him I be amoupt anu
directed him to register the watch to Thomas |
B. Padgett, at Batesville, Ark. To day re-
stating that must send 81 more to insure the /
sending of my prize, as my ticket had not |
amount named, and Will you please go and see |
MIR. IL. F. BURNETT, and have my watch sent |
do everything L proposed, and expect the |
same. The reason write to you is because / /
known aud respected. Please have the Prize |
sent to me at Warm Fork p. o Oregon coun-
trouble or expense will be met By return |
mail. Respectfully, JOHN J. HOOPER,.
please deliver. HOOPER.
The following correspondence was inclosed |
in this reasonable note:
H. F. BURTNErT,
Watches, Diamonds. Jewelry and Silverware,
at wholesale, No. 5l9 Sixth avenue.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 1879.
John ]. Hooper:
DEAR SIR--You will see by the inclosed no.
tice that you have drawn a gold watch ana
chain valued at $500 I am authorized by the
association, when prizes are sent out OF the
city, to charge per cent. for packing, postage,
registering and shipping, which amounts on
your prize to eS. Send that amount registered
in the inclosed envelope, and viii on receipt
and registered. You1s respectfully,
H. F. BURTNErT, per G..
Enclosed Ticket
.-.-...--------- CTickets, $500 each.)
...........,.....: THIS TICKET
ENTITIES THE HOLDER TO ONE CHANCE IN THE
NEW YORK T Picture of AND WATCH
JEWELERS. Spread Eagle. IMPORTERS
Grand Weekly Distribution of
$4,000 Worth of Diamonds, Watches and Jew
elry.
HENRY P. JONES.
S6S Broadway, New York.
lSame Letter Head.J
NEW YORK, Jan. 90, 1879. I
JOHN j. HooPER-Dear Sir: 1 have just been
instructed by aIr. Webster, the president of
the association, not to ship your watch and
chain until the ticket that drew the prize is
paid for. Judging from what he SAID, Mr..
Jones was TO give you the ticket ii you would
agree to act as agent. The president aims
that he had no right to give ticket to any
one, therefore he insists on me coils citing the
50 for the ticket before the watch is shipped.
I have received So; Now, # you win send s2
more will hand the s. 10 Mr.. Jones to pay for
the ticket, and will mail the prize to You
without charging percentage. am sorry Mr..
Jones got into this difficulty with the presi-
dent ABOUT giving you the ticket. Respect
fully, III. f. BURrNETr, per b.
"B'' is Boston girl, judging by her hand
writing; 'G'' might be man or woman.
The reply inciosed to Mr.. Burtnett was as
follows:
February u, 1872
al. F. BURNETT, $40 Sixth avenue, New
York-Dsar Sir: Your letter of January % just
received, saying you had received the 50. 1 am
sorry the ,icket caused Mr.. H. p. Jones any
ese my tcsei. - The I ppoprelor p oi the New N York
World will call on you and pay you 81, ihe
prize is sent me at this office. l am ready and
| willing to perform the contract with Mr..
| Henry p. Jones, and have written some two
| Very respectfully, JOHN j. HOOPER"
The circular sent TO Mr.. Hooper sets forth
| that 20 of the leading watch importers of
i New York have formed themselves into the
| "New York Jewellers and Watch Importers
/ association" in order ''to convert 81 800 900
worth OF their stock into money"
at was decided by the association to have
81 weekly drawings of SIS, 600 each, and that
they should take place at the rooms OF the
association weekly. Henry P. Jones, Jew
eler, No. S6s Broadway, was appointed gen.
eral ticket agent and business manager of
the enterprise. William 2. Mccall, jeweler,
4 No. west Third street, was appointed to
deliver and ship prizes when drawn by par
ties out of the city. This is the only lottery
that is drawn in this State; all Others are
prohibited by the law on account of their
prizes being in money. Our prizes are all
merchandise, which the law allows to be
drawn the same as at church fairs, etc. The
drawings which have previously taken place
gave universal satisfaction, and they were
Il
York. Wo have not the slightest doubt but
that the remaining ones will prove equally
successful
The list of prizes which follows the pros
| pectus is a curiosity. First on the list il
| Diamonds ia necklaces earrings, bracelets
rings and pins, varying in value from $25 tt
| S., co.," Next come watches, gold, silver
and nickel, valued at anything from IS x
5000. Then, to fill up the list, the generous
association has thrown in a host of smaller
prizes. consisting of gold chains, gold brace
lets, gold lockets, Gets of jewelry, sleeve but
tons, shirt studs, gold headed canes, gols
pencils, gold penholders, gold collar buttons
silver and silver-plated wares. The drawing
are to take place at the rooms of the associ
alton, under the same plans as the forme
ones" but nothing is said about this plan
The circular further states that the price Q
tickets is s. each, but that 2Sa tickets may b
purchased for S., 900.
! A World reporter put Mr.. Hooper's 81 y
his pocket and set out to knd MIR. Burtnet
: | Mr.. Jones or Mr.. Mccall. The district attol
1 ney's office was naturally the first place VII
tied. Here il was learned that Jones an
Mccall had been indicted for sending letter
and circulars concerning q lottery and ei
enterprise, offering prizes, and concernir
schemes intended to deceive and defrau
the public for the purpose Of obtainir
]. money under false pretenses. The recor'
Z were turned to. and 1t was found that
II December IL. 1878, Jones and MCCALL nj
pleaded guilty to this ofense and been mt