New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-01
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HoWARD, THE LOTTERY KIyG,D DEAD.
HIS VARIED CAREER HOW HE TREATED HIS
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Charles T. Howard, the Lottery King, the
real of the Louisiana Lottery Company. although
1t stock company died yesterday his country seat
at Dobbs Ferry from the effects OF injuries received in
a runaway accident Although man Of large proper
tit he strong physically and shock and fright
the OF Iudson Jarvis whose death also resulted
from runaway. caused his death.
Howard was Philadelpbian, born about 1880, and
half educated at college there where George Alfred
Townsend his fellow-pupil. Though his education
was incomplete, he had active mind and undoubted
talents which, had they been properly directed, would
have made him famous in almost any honorable
He began life properly enough newsletter in
Mobile, Ala but he drifed of into other lines OF
business which brought him money than the selling
OF newspapers He q of the most I'M
eovernabe temper. Like most good haters he
was at the time firm and constant friend. and
TO those who accepted and endured intimacy with him
his hand and purse open and free. He organ
lied with several others the Louisiana Lottery Company
shortly after the He lad been agent OF vario
companies OF the fraudulent character, and by
perence had learned what such could be made.
The entire stock OF 81 100000 given away in
rupting the Legislature The charter sooner OBJ
tanned than he and his fellow trustees and organizers
leased the company to Themselves agreeing to supply
the necessary capital and half the profits to the
stockholders Tho they quietly bought up the stock for
themselves Howard securing the lions share. At first
tue people Of NewOrleahs only were selected as victims
of this fraud, but later agencies were established III every
part Of the country, and the fraud became National
one. The exposures by The TRIBUNE drove the agents
from this city and finally most OF the large cities OF the
North rid themselves of the pest. Howard has lately
been restaLlsh AGENCIES III this city, but his
Ilans not perfected when he died
OF the actions against his enemies were illustra
tive Of his peculiar character He tried 10 gain ADMIT
lance 10 the Jockey Club which owned tine once famous
Metairie 40 NewOrleans, hat his Infamous
business ana dsreputabe character led majority of
the members to blickbal him. He swore an oath to
the Metaire Into cemetery He organ
built n rival race track upon them His aecommOds-
tOns upCror those of the old club and his purse
larger and he ruined the Metarie Club They de-
cded TO sell their land He bought IL. Organized com
panv AMI the cemetery which established proved
financial He wishe |, in the same way. to
get into La Variete Clut which owned the beautiful
Variety Theatre Orleans bit blackballed by
that club. lie waited his opportunity and bought
claims against The club aud finally obtained control OF
the binding which the club and theatre were. Tie
theatre was burned and he rebut it condition that
he be taken into be club He took care OF the concern
tli the day Of his death. and practically owned Its mem
ber-hp. Ina fact. Howard was famous for the number
OF brOken-d gcntemcn whom he took care Of lie
fraudulent concern Louisiana Lottery. obtained Its
the ground that IL TO give SG0OOo year
the Charity HOsIitai Of New-Orleans. IL still con
times rob the poor citizens OF NewOeans and many
other cities OF the country for this highly laudable
OBJECT.
some years ago he established penny journal in this
city called Truth for other purpose than to defend the
Louisiana Lottery Company and TO atiack its enemies.
Ii short lived.