New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-27
ARREST or 4 LOTTERF
ALARM AMONG THE TICKET ~EL

ALARM AMONG THE TICKET ~ELi.lR~
CHARLES r. HOWARD or TN LOUISIANA i0rIsgY.
TAKES fXrO CUSTODY. But rHLEA-FB "N rng
THRILLING BAIL o. $500.
Charles r. Howard, 81 Orleans tie munger
in-rhief Of the Louisiana State Lottery Cr.sp,,,v.
and ut present living at ths Oilsey House, wa. ar
rested Yesterday. The news created liuch excite
tlcnt among sellers Of IpttcIy tickets The arrest
Was made by Officer Kellerd, Of the Fifty.seyenih
street Police Court on warrlo, is,ned by Justice
Smith. The complainant Is Patrick Burns. a pr.
yate detective. who made two afidaWts CHARGING
Howard with carrying on through agents the sale
of lottery tickets IL hi, city ami STATE The afida-
ylt charges Howard with opening lottery Tor The
purpose of disposng Of 1922 900 on y .eember IG
1870, and OF other large sum, o. money. IN
violation Of the law. I, alleges that Burns
bought at the Office Of =. +. Moore A,
Son ami /. =. Wilder. on No. $40 Broadway,
tickets Of The Louisiana Lottery Company, and no
other business appelTcd 70 be carried except tho
sale Of lottery tickets. In conversation with tho
complainant in November Wilder SAID he could not
furnish him with lottery tickets on tie same terms
given TO Bell Il Coz lottery yeuders OPPORTUNITIES,
authorized by Howard. lie told hy Wider ia
another conversation that Howard had gwen IN
strnctons not 70 furnish Bell g. CO. with any more
tickets until they had settled for other purf has.
Is rms alleges that he expects 90 prove that How rl
tnar "a transfer made 10 Howard of a half inter
est IN contract t. conduct the lottery company;
by producing the contract and ass guueut ana that
Howard is the principal owner aud Chief manager
Of Re company by the testimony Of Francis Morris
William ID. Himen John l.. Simmons Daniel
Bemteen, ZAcnarlan +. simmons, Charles II. Muir
Wider and b. i Moore.
Howard was arraiQned before Justice Smith
waived examination and was held ia $500 bail to
appear at the General Sessions for trial. James H.
Brrsn Of tho Giisey House. wa, his boudsnan.
Howard was born IN Philadelphia, aud went 20
New Orleans early m lie and began business as a
lottery ticke; yeDder for 4. H. Murray & Co., then
the managers OF the Kentucky state Lottery CONF
pany. During the war he was Oh the Confederate
Army, aud LETT ITS service poor man. lie 4ctstab-
llsucd himself in New-Orleans as a lottery ticket
vender and when the Democrats oOtained posses
the agent Of &. H. Murray, Il. T.. simmons, keniamIn
Wood and others "a the sale OF Tic kes based ncon
the franchises OF Missouri. Kentucky aud Geor "a.
Under the dir cotton Of the ab"ve-named arm. b. -
alleged TO have obtained grant in LOUISIANA for
the sale OF lottery tickets and became partner IN
the lottery franchise granted by the State at
that umo An Old lottery manager said yesterday
that the grant was procured by the payment Of
over 100000, and that forty Represen atives
shared the spOlls prominent Official receiving
$50 900 as his portion.
The business proved very successful, and In q few
years Howard was enabled to purchase me interest
OF L L. simmons i2r sum exceeding 's<0O'OOO ana
the interest of &. III. Murray also for large amount
OF money. TINS left the controlling interest IN the
Louisiana Lottery IN the hands OF Howard and John
A. Morris, who are the persons that have made
strenuous efforts In Washington 10 procure an i'll
junction AGAINST the Postmaster General, prevent
ing hm from stopping their clrcnlars ana letters
giving information abOat lottery schemes, and from
preventing the purchase OF lottery tickets through
the mails.
he last movement which denotes n warfare be-
tween the managers of the Louisiana and Kentucky
Lottery Companies, is that Howard. VINO owns and
controls the printing office IN Delaware where all
the lottery tickets of the COMPANIES are printed
has gwen instructions TO discontinue the rrint-
ing IT any more tickets for Simmons a. Dickinson,
wnO represent the Kcutacly Lottery. The arrest
OF manager of these lottery firms Is rare occur
and N Is said thar this arrest Is the si 81 its
character for the last twenty years. he petty
agents who carry on the reiall trade ~ obscure
and streets have hitherto been the victims.