New-York tribune., 1879-11-12
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A CHECK TO The LOTTERY TRADE
MORE ARRESTS MADE UNDER THE uIEECrIoN or


A CHECK TO TIL : LOTTERY TRADE.
MORE ARRESTS MADE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF
ANTHONY COMslOCK.
More lottery dealers were arrested Yesterday Nv
Anthony Comslock. Some men IN the trade volnn-
tariy went to tine office of United States Comm's-
sioner Shields and offered bail In the morning IT,
Uppington, who represents Williams n Co., No
I95 Broadway; Theodore Zschoch. No. 20 Park
row and W. c. Creighton and c. w. Hennian
employed by Porter X Co., No. 1221 broadway,
were held in 81 900 bail each. which was
promptly furnished. Mr.. Comstock and ms
officers went TO Luthy COS p'"ce
at No. 276 Broadway and found the clerk
bnsiiy engaged IN selling policy slips. The clerk
had had no warning and was arrested, and the ev-
dence to convict him was gathered together. Inc
prisoner first gave hIs name as William , wilson
and afterward as Samuel Wilson. Those who knew
him said that his name was Samuel Webb. and that
be had once been well-known politician in Hobo
ken. As it was the first time he had been arrested
bail was fixed at $500. IL is said that he was for
merly in the employ OF J. Clute & Co., No. 200
Br iadwly the place where Haws. the deiaultlng
ba K clcik. spent mos; of his money. He induced
Haws to stop playing with Clute X Co.. and ior a
time enjoyed Tie profits of the clerks theits lie
finally took Haws 10 Luthy n Co.. where 1t is
stated, the clerk spent something over @o,OOO.
B +. Moore next arrested. lie was arrested
on a warrant for A. VI Dluphin u Co, of No. 3l3
broadway. Mr. Comstocb said that tie firm re-
ceivcd 400 registered letters day; Ills bail was
furnished by Francis Morris. an old lottery man
a.cr and father of John A. Morris, proprietor OF the
Louisiana Lottery. When Mr. Comstock went 10
was shut and on the door was this pacaId in large
1 iD'''I6 the fa@y.r 9S. This " was considered
Joke. The principal partner. Max Berger;
went to the Cnted States Commissioner and
offered bail. The Office Of ~ A. Martinez was
also closed IN order TO savo Mr.. COmstock the
self up aud gave bail Wiley Barrow sat IN his Cl-
ice in Broadway anxiously awaiting MI Soni-
stocks arrival. Every evidence OF Tie illeg D4si-
ness lac conducted was carefully locked III iht sal
HE gave bal aud returned TO his OCCUPATION. ~
Taylor Il Co.'S office IN Wall-st., DIR. Comstoek
wanted tO find q clerk named Knapp. The clerk
was NOT m but the chief man in the Office promised
to have the clerk before the United States Commis-
sloner to-day provided with bail
Amer . p. n: Mr.. ComSiock proceeded TO the lot-
terry and policy shop No: 238 Graud-st., kept by
Charles ID. j. Noclke He first sent Detective Brton
10 buy ticket for the Little Havana Lottery and
afterward TO Duy p9llcy-sHP ne then &c; cslIeE leu
back To the door Of his private office and told ms
CLERKS TO conceal the tickets. The door was torcby
lhe room filled with people. principally Ger
mans. Mr.. COmstOck gave orders 10 allow no one
10 leave the premises. Mr. Noelke offered resistance
at first, but soon allowed the officers TO examine
eVerythlng Over 500 In tickets for the
Little Havana Commonwealth, Kentucky state
and Louisiana Lotteries, together with great mass
ol NculOlalud dhu DophoS N'ic taNVi AZ
These tickets nave all been paid for by Mr.. NOolke
He was brought before Commissioners Shields HIS
TWO clerks. Peter Miller and Jacob Marks. were
brought 10 the Tenth Precinct Station-house. anc
will be taken 10 the Essex Market Court this morn
ing. Among the customers present was we'll
dressed young man of respectable appearance VINO
seemed 10 be deeply troubled. He begged Mr.,
Colnstock TO allow him to go, and decl AIRED posi-
lively that he would never again enter that or any
similar place. " All the money IN this establish
ment," he said, wouldn't pay me If my family
heard of this" He was allowed to 20.
Some OF the men who gave ball during the day
laughed and SAID they expected to be arrested and
fined about once year. I'VE have come TO look
upon IL as kind of tax to carry on the business.
"a d one man. Some persons clam that Mr.. Com
stock will he able this time to convict nearly every
one of the prisoners More arrests viii be made to-
daV