New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-28
BREAKING UP LOTTERIES.
RESULTS OF POLICE VIGILANCE.

dealers Yesterday with much vigor. In every pre-
clnct all the available policemen were sent IN cit-
zen's clothing to watch the policy Offices, with
orders to arres the proDretors wherever the neces
sary evidence could be obtained President French
said to a TRIBUNE reporter:
eff this business can be stopped / am going to do
IT, Monday last | called the inspectors together and
told them that this must be done; that should
hold them to rigid responsibility for failure to obey
and that any one whom found failing in this duty
| should have dismissed from the force. told them
that they knew perfectly well how to do It, and that
it must be done. Their reply that with the CO.
operation Of the Courts the business could be stop
ped-wlthout it, not. This, then. is our position.
The lack of cooperation the part of the Courts
is the greatest obstacle III our The opportunity
of the Judges is not lacking. The selling of policy
or lottery tickets felony. and instead OF fiuing
the cuplts SlO or 100 they could and should send
them to the Penitentiarg, they have right to do.
The police shall now do all they can do; the result
then rests not with us"
There dealers" suggested the reporter.
"who refuse to sell the tickets, but send them by
mail and let the applicant drop the amount i'll
convenient box"
That is something the United States laws must
remedy. | think they have the remedy, too. am
not sure but that now the Postmaster has authority
TO prevent that of the mails"
Reveriing to the obstacle encountered in the in
difference of the Police Courts, President French
expressed his amazement at the action of
Justice Wandell in apparently disregard
ing several occasions the plainest
evidence produced by the police and in dlSch"rging
persons arrested for selling policy slips, while pub
hcly expressing his adherence OF that offence. ut
Is Inexp lcable," he said. Justice Wandell is a
man Tor whom have ALWAYS entertained thu high
est respect, and therefore do not comprehend his
action III these In this one, for instance, the
officer bought slips from the dealer. saw them re-
corded, seized the book. the slip and the man who
sold them, and took them INTO court. WHAT
0Iher eylaence to be bad. Yet Justice
Wandell discharged the dealer and ordered the
officer 10 return MS books. ! don't understand 1t,
ard think that If Judge WanGell had TO do II over
again he would act differently. III tins Is u stand
a model the efforts OF the pohce are worse thah
useless
FrlHcls Finney. a policy seller OF No. GO West
Nmtp-sf who was arrested November % by
Oniccr Lcfiarls OF the Mercer-Street Police. He
sod to the officer 1t IS sald three shps recorded the
payment. The officer took the dealer TO
court and produced the book ana the
slips a. evidence. Justice NauGel dis
charged the dealer, uolding the evidence to b.
insufficient, and he ordered III officer TO return the
book TO HIM. Reports from the POLICE Captains are
~ the posse OF superintendent NaIlng, snow
ING III any cases of similar nature. On October %
two persons arrested IN the Eighth Precinct for
selling lottery uckeis. Inc evidence OF The sale |
and tie books containing the numbers, with the |
worn testimony OF the purchasers That they were
iuc numbers they had bought. were submitted 10 !
Justice Waudell. VINO discharged the prisoners be |
cause the sips were not produced. holding taat |
t.csr were necessary to conviction. On Oc- |
t Der l the same Justice held the prs |
o.lr Annie ONeil for selling poncy-siips. |
ana srut the purchaser, Henry Christopher, |
40 'ue House OF Detention - witness. but IeprI-
mJnacU 'Ec officer VINO made me arrest LOT IufhIsl-
Ing the money 40 pay for the SHIPS.
November ~ Captain McEi VAIN reported to SUI
perm, eudent Nahng tnat Officer Brennan. of the
: Xteouin Precinct, had that day arrested George |
CAaP Jan Tor selling pol cy Sips al NO. ~ MINI |
;iv. lie took before Ju- tlce NandelI not only the
prisoner uut tie purchaser the SHIPS and the books,
ana presented himself a. Il witness 10 the trausac-
ION Ae Justice discharged the prisoner, declaring
tnc evidence OF NO vine. aud e reprnnaudrd the
ca ed. Ine Cap ain says that tIls was untrue.
lam positive he writes, " ne was ia error, as |
nv self inspected nm when gong on duiy a. y.
M. and CONVERSE with nm Oh ms ret III from
court ABOUT 400 p m, auu a! neither time was
he under the influence OF liquor
Inc reports OF q udnbtr OF Ponce Captains, en-
bodying thesc facts ana those IA Oher cases OF Ike
uafnrc arr, IN the possession OF superintendent
Na.hug, who expresses ms intention Ot sending
item before the Ora d jury.
Justice WaIdcli said last evening III reply TO tie
observation, OF President French that Francs
FIuuev was arrested hv tie otficer. who "cat to
FHney's place and asked Tor a gig OF saddle
ne man charge sad that lac was not selling that
day because AFRAID OF TIE aut hOriIcs but he
al ed " We viii take yOut money Dut viii not
llve Vou slips. You may write thrm u you want |
TO- buf vii uO.." II handed the officer a Sip of
blank paper on winch hc wrote nothing, but on
winch the officer himself wrote the number.
=. Therefore" sad Justice NaHdc 81 held II 20 he
~. uilic.ut evidence, bccalse the dealer himself
dld not make out The slips; and meyer has there
been IA case whore there was any tangible evidence
nut that | have held the prisoner, and was anX-
Yesterday continued the Justice. If had TWEEN
ty-eight persons brought before me, III the presence
OF Inspector Dilks and his AIDES, but could hnu no
evidence ANA therefore discharged All with the eA-
ccpilou OF one. IL Is the custom OF the police 10
enter these places without warra (, aud to arIe,
arbitrarily the dealers without even gwen item a
chance 10 deny confess their guilt. Iney tn"n
bring the prisoners before ne, and as evidence.
present sips OF paper on wren are written various
calabalsiic characters The officers dld not these
,ll,., sold and until | can have better proof a
IuIlt tnan mere hcaTsay and superstition
shall consider 1t NV duty to regard them innocent
in the sight of the law. must nave the cVIdcTcc Of
accnSers TO the positive 1acl witnes Led by them
and whatever may be my own moral convictions |
Will always decide according to The strict letter OF
James Black, of the firm of Harris & Co.. agents
Of the kentucky School Fund Lottery III this cIty
was arrested at his place of business. No. $40
by United states Deputy Marshal
s9h"G se6 Sfs sF" lottery oF circulars "E hronss
the mails The warrant was issued
on the complaint of Anthony Comsock. circular
was sent 10 one of his agents. Two Young women
who were employed IN the place directing circulars
were also arrested as witnesses. Black waived
and gave bal in $500 TO await the
ton OF the grand jury. lbe women were allowed TO
90 on Their own rccOgnZ lnces.
In he Essex Marhet Police Court yesterday at
erno0n Louis Over0ack, OF No. 217 Avenue-B;
Louis Wild, of No. POI Avenue-C; John Jones' ol
20. 10 Eidridgest.: Peter Manieville, OF No. 81
IhrystIe-st., and Jacob Brown, of No. 244 Cherry
t., were arraIgned on charge of violating the
Iottery law. Justice Morgan held Overhach in
800 bail to answer, and discharged the Others,
here not being sufficient evidence.
Detective SchmItt berger, of the wenty-Ninth Pre-
met yesturday afternoon arrested Daniel llenhIOn,
clerk tor Porter 81 CO., of No. ,227 Broadway.
~ the complaint of Thomas Dillon of No. AL
Oria In
ticket III The next drawing of the Louisiana Lot
cry. HeGniOn was taken before Justice Wandell,
t the jefferson Market Police Court, and held to
nsweI III 1900 bail.
SUICIDE IRON DESPONDENCY.