New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-18
CLOSING THE LOTTERY OFFICES.

|
SUPERINTENDENT wALLING SAYS THAT EVERY
THING POSSIBLE IL BEING DONE TO ENFORCE
THE LAw-GENERAL SMITH PRESENTS LIST Oh
| OFFICES NOW OPEN.
| The lottery question was brought mp in the Board
of Police yesterday by Commissioner Mason, VINO
desired to know what steps had been taken during
the week to suppress the Illegal traffic Superin-
| tendent Walng was summoned and read list OF
arrests of lottery men made in the various preclicns
since September 7. There were twenty eight IN all
He said that he had also taken steps to nave the
names of the agents and owners of the houses tnat
let for such purposes laid before the Disrict
Attorney, in order that they might DO prosecutor
"is there anything asked President French.
that the Board can do to strengthen your hands
| or aid you in this work.
| Nothing" was the answer Everything the
law warrants--and some things it doesn justly
| me in-has been done; but this thing cannot be
| done in q day. have evidence that the Louisiana
| Lottery, when is office is closed, sends around
agents to offices and tenement-houses to sell tickets
Iu answer TO the question of Commissioner Mason
whether he had to believe that any partiality
tendent replied that he had hissuspicions of two pa
| trOlmon, whose actions he had under surveillance
| MIR. Mason expressed himself as satisfied with the
| action of the police who. however, were not prop
erly backed by other authorities, referring to the
! courts Of he action of winch Mr.. Wailing com
planned. Mr. French pointed out that statistics
compiled at the request of the Grand jury showed
that IN one year 252 lottery arrests had been maze
of the prisoners, 1GS had been held and 81 dis
charged.
When questioned by Mr. French. the Superintend-
ent SAID that ut meeting of the full Board he had
been directed by the president to use every effort
to suppress the lottery traffic, and that some OF the
Commissioners had even promised to pay out of
their own pockets expenses incurred In gltherlbg
evidence t. convict the offenders. Commissioners
Mason and French nodded assent to this. "Close
the lotteries,D they said we will foot the bill"
General Smith said that he had no intention oil
rejecting the Police Department or any member
of il when at previous meeting he set 0rtl certain
information which he had received, 10 the elect
that while some OF the lottery offices were closed.
others were open Tie had Withdrawn his resolu-
ton to close all alike, offered that occasion,
with the understanding that the pOncl as well as
the LOTTERY offices should DE made to feel t1e
ity Of the law. He was now prepared 10 show Su-
perntendent Walhng that there was yet 10 dill
Guilty in obtaining lottery or policy uckets. Inc
General submitted a list of offices open III defiance
OF law, and moved that copy Of 1t be presented 10
the Superintendent The list is as follows;
Louisians State Lottery No. $40 Broadway.
Brennan. No GO Chathom-st
Kraii, No. 81 Bowery.
Wacnsen & Co., No 81 Nassau-st.
Kay. Miiilc ta' d Co.. No. "a Maiden-laue
Dueil & Co. No. AZ Nassau-st
CLUE Co., No. 200 Broadway.
Emmon & Goss NJ. 4 so Broadway.
snetser & Co.. No. 52la Bowery.
u. Nathan, M. 1S0 Broadway.
Hulse, No 1SS Greenwioh-st
CommerforG. No. 212 Broadway.
r. J. Taylor No. 43 Chaiham-st.
J. j. Taylor. Nos 1l5, 1874, l3s. 156 Chatham-st.
Noke, No. 23s Gr.nl-st.
Lar in Co., Nos. 800 3O7, 53s. 2ls, 13o Bowcry
a -, =
Wundcr. No 352 Bowcry.
j. Simmons. 1wcntv-niuth-st, near Broadway.
Irving * Co.. No. 3s1 Canal-st.
Irving IL Co.. No. 7Ol2 West Broadway.
Clarke, No. 80 Duane-st
Lurhy & Co., No go Greenwich-st.
Lur1y & Co.. No. "a AGn-St
Harris, No 240 Broadway
z. orci No. ZIG HGssau-st.
NOrtham No. stS Broadway.
Porter, No. ,22T Broadway.
Boardmau, No. 800 Broadway.
Kentucky STATE Lottery, main Office, No. 500 Broad
way
From an envelop, General Smith then took a
handful of tickets from dozen different lotteries,
winch he had obtained September II at different
offices.
Commissioner Mason examined them with inte-
rest, Temarking he turned n Kentucky lottery
ticket in Lis hand 4" never saw one OF them in
my life"
Superintendent Waling remarked that some of
the places mentioned by General Smith were
watched by the police
MIR. French moved that General Smith be
uues ted to furnish forthwith TO the superintendent
the information and evidence in his possession, in
order that he offices might be closed and the reso
linton passed. but General Smith refused 10
accede to the request, referring the superintendent
simply to the list submitted by him.
a resolution urging the closing of all lOtterT Of
fees was then passed at tie motion of Commissioner
Mason, who insisted upon putting tho Board on
record Oh this subject. All the Commissioners voted
ave-"
If you pass forty resolutions" SAID Superintend
ent Walling " can do no more than l am uoIng
now"
Nineteen alleged yolatOrs of the Lottery law
were airai gned in the Court of General Sessions
yesterday Their trials were postponed until Sep