New-York tribune., 1879-11-13
LOCAL MISCELLANY.


LOTTERY DEALERS IN COURT.
OFFERING BAIL WHEN No CHARGES WIRE PRF-
FERRRD-MR. COMsToCK CHARGED WITH AS
sAULT AND BATTERY.
Contrary to expectation. no further arrests were
made Yesterday of lottery dealers. Anthony Com
stock. when asked what had occasioned the lull IN
the warfare he had so vigorously begun, explained
that a pressure OF other business had occupied his
attention during the day. In this matter. he SAID
he was acting the special agent of the Iost Oince
Department and that the methods he had used TO
collect evidence against the lottery mcu had been
adopted only after careful consideration and after
approval by high legal authority. William
H. Knapp, clerk in the office of Taylor N
Co., No. IL Wall-st, entered into 5000 hal'
yesterday morning before United States Com
missioner Shields. Mr. Comstock endeavored
10 arrest Knapp on Tuesday. but failed to find him.
The promise was made, however, that he would
appear without the formality of an arrest. lc>ter
day afternoon an examination was hesuu before
Commissioner Shields in the case of Manning
Duffres and James I. Tully, alias Bell y Co.. N"'
12l5 Broadway. who were arrested on Monday
MIR Comstock told the story of the arrest substan-
tially rs given IN THE TRIBUNE, and the case was
adjourned until ] o'clock Friday morning, IN oIuer
to secure the attendance of :he etter-caruer VINO
delivered the registered letters addressed to the
firm. and who is understood to say that Dufires was
IN" naht oi elkniuH itN'ii'N i'i HNN" '''''''
addressed TO Bell Il Co. Half dozen
lottery dealers called at tine oace of
Commissioner Shields during the Gay, accompanied
hv bondsmcn. and expressed a readiness to
rive bail and save the trouble of arrests They had
taken II for granted that they would be prosecuted
and were all apparently much surprised Wheh in-
formed that charges had been preferred aGAi,is'
them. Several letters We're also received ny MI
Shields from other lottery men, stating their per
feet readiness 10 furnish bail II necessary, Wl,"ll
tho nF lupN all appeared 10 tiCtt -AAs
Vom.toci's actions as of small consequence.
PETE Miller and Jacob Marks clerks u % lottery
aud pohcv-.hcp. No. 23S Grand-st.. kept hN lies
H. 4 Noelke were arTmgned before Justice D4HN,
A. fhe Essex Market Police Court. Yesterday; Ban
in $500 was demanded Of each, and late IN the DAY
Al the iomb- Police Court yesterday before JUS
lice Ottcrbourg. George Crane, age torty-elght
gears, was hroueht up ON complaint ol "vVtse
Noritz an officer oi the First Precinct for selling
lottery policy tickets of the Kentucky state Lottery
lt No. II Nall-s Tie was held in default oil $l'ooO
Mr.. Comsiock appeared before Justice Smith
In the N,rkvile Police Court YESTERDAY
Fannie Hoffman, of No. l56 East Fltty-second-sL
The complaint set forth that on November . Mt.
COrnstock called AZ her house ana questioned her
ns the authorship Ot some letters ne had IN ms
possession She considered his visit impertlnent'
and ordered hlm from the mouse. The assault CON
sisted of his catching violently hold o. her arm,
causing her 10 ciy aloud with pam. VT. C0msiock
denied that he had even touched Mrs. Holman;
For some time previous To his visit To her ho had
been investigating the authorship Of letters
Of an obscene nature which had been re-
-eived bv many of Mrs. Hofinans neigh
bors. These letters were all IN tho same
handwriting. He had called upon other women IN
the neighborhOod in the same manner that he had
visited her. Mrs. Hoffman admitted that certain
letters he showed her were IN her handwriting. but
MIR Comstock declined To say whether these partlc-
ular letters were among those that contained tb-
scene matter. lie gave bail and was discharged.
To the EdftOr OF Thc TFt6Hne
SIR: | would respectfully inform you that
am not the distinguished gentleman alluded 10
in your valuable journal of the II h inst, in the
article about the arrest of lottery dealers.
ReSpectiullv SAMUEL WEPR.
No. 20 Bloomfcld-st, HObOken, v. j., Nov. r. 1879.