Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-08-24
RAIDED WITHOUT WARNING
smashing the Bolted Door OF the
Kentucky Lottery once.
New York sun

Kentucky Lottery 0thre.
New York Sun.
For the first time in many years the
policy shops of this city, said to num-
Der 600, were unable, yesterday, to
bullcu;in on their blacSboards, for the
benefit OF their customers, the winning
numbers in the days drawing of the
Kentucky state lottery company
The basis of the policy business in this
city is the daily so-cailed drawing of
this lottery, and the bulletining of the
numbers said to have won prizes is
auxiously awaited in the shops by tho
sands of deluded buyers of policy
slips. The darkness of the bulletin
boards esterday was due to district at.
torney McKton. BY his direction de-
tcctives raided simultaneously, at 40
in the afternoon, the central Office of
the lottery in this city and two printing
establishments where the announce.
ment of the drawing was being pre-
pared for circulation among the waiting
policy dealers
Mr.. Mckeon had noticed that raids
made by policeman, under his orders,
were only partly successful, and that in
a recent instance the proprietor of
pootselling establishment had received
twenty-four hours notice OF a proposed
police descent upon them He deter
mined to employ, in yesterdays under
taking, agents more completely under
his control. He had Detective Robert
Pinkerton and ten of his assistants ap-
pointed special deputy sheritlS, and de.
tailed them to watch the headquarters
ofthe lottery company, which is on
the third hoor Mt 26@ Bowery. There is
Il lnger beer saloon on the first floor,
and the detectives took turns in watch
ing while appearing to be spending
their time over beer and dominoes.
They learned that the winning mum.
berS alleged to be drawn at Louisville
were supposed to be telegraphed to
headquarters, reaching there AT about
l 20 each afternoon. Copies of the tele-
grams were made, and sent by messen-
gers 10 u West Houston street ana 80
Nesey street, where they We're printed.
They were taken back TO headquar.
tiers, and, after an inspection by the
managers, sent out by runners to the
policy shops.
Mr.. McKeon decided to make SIM
ultaneous attack upon the headq usr-
tiers and the two printing establish
ments. Warrants were obtained from
Recorder Smyth. Plnkerton stationed
| five detectives near each Of the print.
ing offices, with orders to raid them ut
precisely ut 40. Then he aud Assist
ant District Attorney Allen went with
TWENTY-FIVE detectives to 263 Bowery.
At 40 he knocked ut tho outer door
Of the lottery office. A mans face APP
peared at a barred sliding window in
the heavy door and Detective Pinker.
ton was asked what his business WAS.
He replied;
"Never mind. Open the door"
"Open it yourself, if you can" the
man within replied. Il guess the bolts
will hold" Then he quickly slammed
the window shut.
A muscular detective thereupon
stepped forward and began to pound
the door with q big sledge hammer.
The door resisted for several minutes.
| Then there vas crash OF splintered
wood, and, split and broken, it fell in
ward. The detectives spTang over the
wreck, and found themselves among
forty or fifty astonished men. short,
dark man asked Detective Pinkerton
under what authority he acted. Pink
ertou showed his warrants and shield.
The man said that no resistance would
be made. He proved to be David |.
| II, al,
street. the manager. He was arrested.
| The detectives also arrested John
f.. Simmons, brother of Xlcnariah
| +. Simmons, a1d Jacob Nathan
of i29 Pleasant avenue; Justus
Lang Of 325 East Eighty
street, George Dominick of 50 Perry
street, Gustav Schmidt of As st. Mark',
place, and John O'Neill Of 1870 East
Fsrty-third street, clerks. John T..
| Simmons served term in State prison
few years ago for the killing Of Mich
olas Duryea, He said that he lived at
10 East Seventy-fifth street. The other
men in the room being customers were
allowed to go.
| The detectives seized the books and
other records, and prepared the fuIni-
ture for removal. IL the safe and cash
drawers were about fifty pounds of sill
yer aud nickel coin. While they were
packing up sergeant attached to the
Police Central Office entered. He sur
veyed the scene for moment and
then exclaiming, "Phew won't this
make breeze at headquarters p hur-
ried away.