The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-04
LOUISIANA LOTTERY Luck.
4 World Correspondent InsPects the Inner
Workings of n DrRwIng-He Mounts For-
tunes wheel and Detects the Coquetrs OF
the G oddess.

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NEW ORLEANS, March l2.-Atter witness
ing tho grand monthly distribution yesterday
Of tho Louisiana State Lottery Company from
the first revolution Of tho wheel until the last
positive prize was decided. the managers in
vited the World orrespondent 10 Inspect the
inncr workings of the institution. In consid-
Grafton Of the largo proportion of business
transacted outside Of the State. n fair share Of
which is drawn from New York and the Eastern
States accepted the offer and began ut once TO
carefully scrutniza the system Of conducting
the establishment in its minutest detail There
was not the slightest disposition shown on the
part Of the President Mr.. VI. A. Dauphin. or
his employees 70 withhold ANYTHING. as every
book and memorandum were placed Mt tho dis
position Of your spondent 1t WAS evident
from the very start that some mnster-hand had
framed tho mcthodlcal routine that pervadel
the entire establishment Tor amid NIL tho rami-
1chtlons mat must necessarily occur from time
TO time not Il single lOOphole could be- detected
for which satisfactory and equitable provisions
had not been mHde
The tickets are manufactured at Wilmington.
Del, and nre nlI printed with ingenious ana
delicate winter marks. 1t is now utterly impos-
sihlr 20 confederation. "a in addition to every
mark and tint having 10 agree with the parent
model the company has perfected private key
number. which controls n certain combination
Of numbers. Each key numher-ot which there
are 5oOo-ls STAMPED upon selection Of twenty
itrrVut numbers. W TN inc Niu OF tnlS KEY II
is perfectly feasible To trace whore every pack
age of twenty has been sent.
The drawings are held on tho second Moor OF
the main building. and nrc under thr solr SUI
pnryislon Of four commit -~ioners. MIR. Adam
Gifen. tho senior commissioner, has h'en iden-
titled with the company for the past ten years.
He was formerly in the Wholesale clothing
business. and WAS AZ ono time Alderman and
Treasurer OF this lily. Nj Louis II. Pi.i,, his
longs 10 an old French family. H. is an archi-
to't and surveyor 10y profession. Mr.. james II .
Phels Is an old president ana WIS formerly in
the grocery business. lie, together with Mr.. j.
i. KouX. one Of the hCnd clerks in the agency
OF the Liverpool. London and Globe Fire In;
surnuce Company. represents tho people. All
Of these gentlemen are VOL known in husln IS
circles. and ENJOY the highest reputation. The
turning OF the wheel and the drawing Of the
numbers ara entirely under thoir control. No
officer Of the company Is present on the plat
torn while the drawing is ~ pruEress,
There II not the slightest doubt that the draw
ing is conducted with absolute fairness Even
the worst enemies of the Louisiana NtHte Lot
terry Company have never limited a. the = lghtest
irreguarly, During my stay IN New Orleans
| observed that the Offices of the company were
tho resort Of the very best people. Bankers,
brokers merchants. and the highest State ofll-
cias dad not hesitate to pay their respect tOthe
mHnAgPrs In whom they have tho most implicit
confidence ana with whom they do not hes itate
| 10 have important outside commercial trans
actions. The general feeling is that the estab
| lishment of the lottery has been OF inracula-
the Charity Hospitals supported by an an
nual contribution Of $4,000. without tnAt do
nation 1t would have had 10 close its doors
With regard To the details OF the drawing it,
self IL is safe to say there is not the slightest
| indication Of unfairness. All the prize numbers
| 1880 in AID were counted carefully over by the
| four commissioners last week before they were
| placed in the wheel yesterday morning in tho
the result of the drawing proved that they were
| all deposited in tho wheel ms all the positive
| prizes advertised in tho monthly scheme wore
| respondent, II any discrepancy was suspected.
II could only exist In connection with the large