New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-27
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE LOTTERY BUSINESS.


THE LOTTERY BUSINESS.
Hx1IrloNy OF INFLUENTIAL MEN AGAINST THO"
po,Icx CAPTAINS NEGLECT THEIR DUTY-A
FEW ARRESTS MADE.
Tha netition 10 Governor Cornell, Mayor Cooper
Dstrict-Attorney Phelps and other officers ASKING
khem TO use all their powers TO suppress the lottery
Sraf1c IN this city, to which attention was eutoi
Ally called by THE TRIBUNE few DAYS ago. has ol-
ready received several thousand signatures. sew
Sra gentlemen have voluntarily carried the petition
around, and have obtained influential names
Among Others who have signed ana nraeo ,neol
insnt citizens: Peter Cooper, the Mayors father
William L. Dodge. Henry Bereh, Andrew " S'ont,
president and John NJ. Crane Sas9 nr, Oh 'ne
Fisk the Rev. Howard Crosby. ihoi1as u
Acton and many prominent bankers ana meic
chants who recognize that the frame u one o 81
special danger and damage TO them ana ther en-
moves. In many Instances presidents of insurance
Companies and banks have personally secured the
building. as well as of their employees; The promi-
hence given by pending lawsuits and dairy auVer,
tisements to the business has caused ths genera,
movement for its suppression. ~ Nos 3le
and 1867 Broadway aud at NO. 50 Nas-
eau-s.. the principal offices of the Louisiana
State Lottery. police oihcers nave oeen ros en- in
line as they approach the desks. The ponce cap
tans make no effort TO suppress the sale OF tckes.
and pretend TO know nothing oil me ~ i VI said
has prepared, and Will submit TO the Board as soon
as possible a resolution transferring I'VE oil the
captains of the six precincts IN when lottery anu
poicy slips are most extensively Sold TO uptown
regions where their neg gence OF duty VIII not De
so damaging to public interests. Inc sXtn captain
i not 10 he included in this sweeping change Tor
the present on account of his faithful service as
detective officer. but he will be admonished Inc
captains taking the places OF t9e !ransteiIeu oe S
lottery Offices Will be followed by the peierment vi
CHARGES AGAINST them. ,
Odicer Crowley. of the Fifteenth Precinct, yes
kafrr Murray.
Market Police Court. James Collins. age thirty
three wtom he had arrested at No. 49, Clinton
place for violation of the law relating 10 lotteries
Tic Magistrate took up the written complain.
handed him by his chef clerk and looked lDtentIy
for moment at small scrap OK Whlte paper, on
which were some hlerogyphIcs and three plumbers;
which he read aloud: " 3-l7-i1" Then he asked
Il went iDto the place kept by Collins this morn
ing" said the officer, and sad: Give me
3-17-4l,' for which paid 20 cents, and cot that
Do YOU ask for policy slipr'
Then Won concluded that this piece of paper
with those three nnmbeTs on 1t. was io on ~
Yes. sir told him that wanted It In both
lotteries-the Kentucky and Georgia-and he gave
Sh - said the Justice That's different thing
You asked for the Play in Doth lotteries =
the eJ Justice LII held Collins in $500 bail to answer
mud tie bail beng at nand the accused man left the
court and half an hour later was busy AGAIN III Ills
office. 80
As Officer Crowley stepped down Oicer Lefferts
also of the Fifteenth Precinct stepped before the
magistrate a ID ma lie complaint against James
Henry whom he had arrested for keeping lottery
Office at No. los WoOstcr-st. The officer SAID that
lie went into the place and asked for "25-3O-4O.'
for which lac paid 20 cents. 80
when You gave the numbers what did you ask
fort" said the Justice.
u told him / wanted gig in the Georgia aud
Kentucky lotteries
Henry was held to answer in $500
Yesterday afternoon Sergeant Suite, of Inspector
Dilkss staff, arrested Gullane Dauphin, of No. 3
Bond-st., and Louis Powell of the Bowery and
Bond-st., for selling tickets in the Kentucky State
Lottery. At the Jefferson Market Police Court
Dauphin was committed in default Of $500 bail
and Powell was released in the same amount of bail
Officer Gallagher arrested Victor Clark of No, oS9
Broadway for the same offence and he was released
in the same BAIL
Al the Tombs Police Court yesterday afternoon
before Justice Smith, Detective Hogan. OF In
spcctor Dks's command. arraigned James l. James
OF Harris s. Co.. of No. 240 Broadway and Albert
Barnes OF No. 800 Broadway. on a charge OF sell
ing tickets of the Commonwealth Distribution
Company OF Kentucky. and they were both held In
default of $500 bali.
Henry Frederick, Of No. 643 Thrd-ave.; John
Farley, OF No. 1877 Fast Twenty-sixth-st., and
samuel Wilson, of No. 202 East Twenty seoond-st.,
were held for trial III the York vile Police Court on
q charge of selling lottery tickets.