New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-28
BREAKING UP THE LOTTERIES.


CnNPLIsHED-LIsT OF PERSONS PUNIsuED.
The grr,ter part of the time of the criminal
branch oil the United States Circuit Court was occu-
PED last week in trying cases OF lniracuoh o. tho
law which forbi!s ne sending OF lottery circulars '
through the mail. he piOsocut'0ns were oon
Quoted by Assistant United States Dlstrlci -A'tof
new Fier0. Jh Y" Benedict made the following dis
p Geo, ". Nathan. fired 500 fid costs.
g. r. Moore. of No. 319 BroAIway fined $ooo
and costs - eos psoo and
costs each case,
Georgr Uppngton. fined $500 and costs
M,nnIug DGtires and James f. luiley. clerks IN
Uppingon's flee. two cases. lined SIOO ana costs
Bel mn Nathan. of Nos. l79 and s3S Broad
~ rHa q%o" B Si Barr 6~ed $500 and costs.
Wiley ,rrow. II rotber OF tue above, has died
since the Indictment against hln was I"unu, ana
nan antpnpo Mlrr,nez has died since the indictment
was found against him, and nole proseqni was en-
Jacob Clute of No 200 Broadway and No Park
row two cases. fined S1O0 and costs IN eacn.
William X. Porter No. l,227 Broad way ana
y,cted but appeals were taken IN their cases ihey
gave $4,000 bonds each and their sehtoL ces were
suspend pending the result OF the appears. q,
speaking OF t1ese CONVICTIONS yesterday, MI
Fern SAID that they bad all been secured under sec
ton 8 SO4 of the Revised Statutes. The offenders
were the representatives in this city OF the primer
pal lotteries III the country including tne
the Kentucky State. the Common wealth Distflou-
Lottery Company. They all claimed TO Dc iesai
lotteries and hoped to escape On tho gro una
that the statute dad not cover tneir t rases'
1.-Two Years ago, however" sad MT. nero,
I orocurcd tie amendment of the law whereby the
word Illegal was stricken out OF the section. ms
mace the law apply 10 all LOTTERIES anu eXcludeu
their correspondence from The mails A year ago
the Grand Jury made prcsentnenl, recommending
s-iI furi nar ameudmen. OF the law, making ylo-
jafiou of il punishable by an imprisonment OF not
les, than six months. az well "a by The line OF not
more than 500 now imposed. Inc tr0uoe now 10
that there is imprisonment prescribed ny statute:
went 10 Washington, WIN me piesen'heh., anu anu
ap,eared before the Post Once Committee oil ihe
Hou.c and argued IN favor OF Its immediate paSSage
Bat Genera Early aud BeauregaTd opposed me,
and other influential men were present. on Denai1 OF
the lottery people. and no action was taken. ~
was promised, however. that the matter would De
hn,u0ht M al the present session. Ii the amend
u,ent is made satisfied that II VIII 'H7ctualIy
stop the use Of he mails oy lottery conpanes, ana
their agents. and hat II Will resut Ia tue Dreaming
up of the business III TINS country
THREE GIRLS ESCArE FROM AN ASYLUM.
Three girls. bareheaded and thlDiy cad III calico
dresses and with sbawls or wraps 10 protect
them from the storm that was raging, al IL CLOCK
Sunday night crOuchlng near low renee AZ
Ninety lftn-St. and StcOnd-aVe., When foiicemau
Ford of the Twenty-thIrd Precinct, CHANGED to see
them. They were partially covered witn snow ana
nearly frozen to death They SAID that they were
inmates Of the Magdalen Asylum NJ E!gny -eightn-
a. and F,fth-ave., whence they mad made their es-
cafe a few hours previous by sealing hlgh lehce
One of them IN 80 dong had fallen, and was so In
iured tuat she had difficulty III waking. and hei
companions unwilling 10 desert her, renamed ~
her company wiiru she was unable TO proceed fnr'
fber Ufp,er Ford summoned assistance, and car
RED the Iuufed gTI TO the ElGnV elghu ouee'
Police station The others were able TO wax there
'rIey saId that their names were Rose Carney, age
twenty, Rose Smith, age eighteen, ana Ehm
Rriliv ave twenty The latters injuries were OF
eueb a nature that she sent 10 the Presbyterian
Uosmtai. Yesterday the other two were arragneG
i'm the Harlem Police Court, where they expIesseu
Willingness TO return 10 the asylum. They SAID tnat
they were we'll treated there. and had no Cause Ioi
complaint. They were tired OF the secIuSiOn, now
ever ana for that reason made their escape Justice
Power sent them back 10 the asylum he girls
made their escape by breaking the lock OF the
laundry door, and by means OF ciOtnes-nOist
reached the top of the fence nclosing the yar9
They then dropped in the street. Emma Reilly
clothing caught III the spikes on the top Oh 'nt
eighteen feet The glrls have not been long IN the
linn