New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-27

conducted that. as the recently seized books
and papers show, the forty owners Of policy shops
could afford to pay after 30 per cent OF heir profits
had gone to the Kentucky Lottery Company. on
whose drawings the policy-wrtlng was based,
subsidy to the police or those claiming u repre'eDs
the police, of about SO 600 month
The District-AtOrneys Office disclaims any per-
sonal feeling or reflection any Commissioner or
inspector other officer Of police in doing what has
been DONE Mr. McKeon has personally directed
and carried out, with the confidential aid Of Henry
). Allen one OF his assistants the policy they have
developed, and will continue TO do So Before his
election last fall Mr.. McKeoD was pledged to Use
his every effort to eradicate the evil which bad
grown up in the lottery, policy. pool and every
other form of gambling and he maintains
his purpose to do so with or with
out the aid OF the police and ir-
respective of personal political consider ,tons.
An allnslon to some of Mr.. McKeon's assistants
made by Commissioner French on the authority or
Inspector Byrnc,, has been construed TO apply 10
Mr.. Allen, the only one OF the ass 7tdn,s who has
taken any hand IN the lottery raids Mr. Allen. 1t
is said. has asked Inspector ByrDes 20 make puDlo
the statement that Commissioner French mas mystic
nousy mentioned, but the Inspector Whhe aninl.-
ting that he had said something deciDrd 10 say
what II was Ii also reported that efforts 10 Sc
Mr.. Alleus removal will be made similar
efforts when he Assistant Disulct-AttOrn'y
under Mr. Phelps resulted III his resignation, ut
his letter resignation never published There
is tear on Mir Aliens part OF removal while Mr..
MckeOn is DlstTict-AttOrney.
Some singular facts were shown BY the papers
AMI books seized. There has always been An APP
parent antagonIsn between che Louisiana and Ken
lucky Lottery Companies. Both companies were De-
pIved of the privileges OF the United states mans
IN November 1879 In February, 1850, the bouisi-
ana Lottery Company was restored at cost, pail
to somebody in Washington, OF SlS,COO IN rOuhd
sum. 80 the boo say. The Offices OF the LOuIsl-
ana Lottery Company IN tnls cry were .u.
closed up last tall by the persistent exposures OK
LIE lRIDU NE, and the busIness As conducted Dy VI.
4. DauDnn WAS driven TO Chicago ana Nasnihg-
ton. Dut recently as the seized papers snow,
Charles t. Howard, president of the Louisiana
COMPANY made a contract with George tpplngtOn'
OF TINS city, to reestabish headquarters IN
New York and cOnuuct pOncy business on ihe
basis OF the bogus drawings OF the Louisiana Com-
pany To this not only will the kentucny Com
pany object, but the DIstrlci- attorney al o. sep
temDrr | was the day set for the beginning OF this
new business. The publisher OF "A paper wnlch Tor
merly published tine advertisements OF the Loulsi-
ana Company was applied to 10y MT. CppuBtOn 20
resume them, but he ,onsulted the Dlstrot-AttOr,
ney > office, lie had once before oeen lhhct"d
tor ana convicted OF the same offence he Declined ~
offend again. A number OF the daily papers sun
publish the 10 terry advertisements, using tbe past
tense however, in Announcing uTaWln2s. Oh Deing
asked way these offenders were not prosecuted, As
sl,tant DIstrct-AtIoruey Alien stated tnat test
case mad been carried TO the Court OF Appeals, bu
been argued there, and as decision Was ,hOi5 vA-
pected. DistrIct-At orney McheOn had declined 10
begin any new acuOnS AT needless expense uhth tho
law wa, nAed beyond any dispute. ,
he iOrty owners OF policy shops, or the hoo'o
men, a, they are called, nave rcsdmed Ou,hess IOr
themselves. OBTAINING their slips from plhlihg
office IN jersey CITY, ana no longer pay nan theii
pronIs to tine Kentucky Lottery Company, although
Iner policy writing BASED o. the drawings l mat
company. What they now pay Tor me sips 10 'ile
jersey prinung concern Is unknown, nat IL app idis
thai tney paid an aggregate VI 1900 week 10 th'
two offices lZrd III Neacy ana iiOustOu-sts