Daily Republican., 1886-07-27
THE POLICY MEN.
THEIR BEARING BEFORE SQUIRE
o'NEILL LAST EVENING.
Two Discharged for Want of Evidences
anu One Hold for an Old Onense.
Law Relating to Lotteries.

Two discharged for Want OF Evidence
j ana one Held for an Old Onense.
Law Relating to Lotteries.
Squire O'Neill's cosy little Office On
Tatnall street above Fourth vas crowd.
cd last evening, the occasion being the
hearing OF some Of the parties CHARGED
with being engaged In the policy bust
ness. The first case heard was that of
George Baker, who was charged with
keeping . policy shop ON Church street
below Ninth.
Mayor Rhoads, who had the warrants
Issued for the arrest Of the men. was
sworn and testified that from informa-
tion which he received he had Q war.
rant issued for the accused, who he
learned was engaged In writing policy,
Of his own knowledge he did not know
anything about the matter.
William H. Hill of the Morn fnn
News was affirmed, and testified thai
he was In formed last Friday that four
policy shops were still open in this city,
and that he had published 1t az an item
of news. he knew nothing further
about the matter than what he had
heard in searching for news.
These were the only witnesses for she
State, and Baker called Officer Hurlock
for the defense. He stated that Bakers
place is in his district, and that 1t had
not been open since the Mayor issued
his order closing the places last week.
He had kept his eye on the place, and
he had not seen any one coming out or
going in.
The next witness was a man named
Holiday, who resides at No. 1856 BEN
nett street. He testified that he lives
immediately back of Bakers place, and
knew that 1t has been closed for some
time. 1t could not have been open
without his knowing it.
The Squire said that as there was
Eot sufficient evidence to hold the
prisoner, he would dismiss the case, and
Baker was discharged.
William T. Wingate, another of
those mentioned In the News, and who
1t was claimed had shop in full blast
In Dover Court, was the next tried.
The evidence was the same as in the
preceding case and it was dism issed.
l Andrew JEFF, eolored, was the next
and last one arraigned, and plead not
guilty to the charge. The Mayor and
Mr.. Hill testified the same as in the
previons cases, that they did not know
of their own knowledge auything about
the matter.
James L. Good, reporter On the
Morning News, was sworn, and testi-
fed that while he did not know any,
thing about the accused selling policy
at present, he did know that he was en-
gagged in the business some time ago, as
he was in his place on Decatur street
near Buttonwood, April "A, 1885, and
saw him writing policies. He did not
buy any himself, but saw others that
Ibid.
JEFF denied the accusation, and said
that he had not been engaged In the
business for long time, and when he
!; did write IL was for Mr.. Parker. The
Esquire decided that, although the Of
fense had been comm tilted over yeal
ago, he had no option in the matter but
to hold him, and fixed the bail at $500
He, however, gave Sergeant Cannon q
note TO Deputy Attorney General Biggs
and told him that he might take the
prisoner before him and see what action
he would take In the matter, but as for
himself he would not take the RESPONSE
bility of discharginR him. The sergeant
went with JEFF to the Clayton House to
see Mr.. Biggs, and as he was not In,
the accused was taken to the hall and
locked up.
The law under which these prosecu-
tions are brought is on page 254 of the
Revised Code, chapter 33, and is as fol-
lows:
"If any person shall by himself, his
servant or agent, or as the servant or
agent of another, shall sell or dispose
of, or have in his possession with intent
to sell or dispose of, any lottery policy,
certificate, or anything by which such
person or any other person promises or
guarantees that any particular number,
character, ticket or certificate, shall in
the event, or on the happening of an y
contingency in the nature Of a lottery
entitle the purchaser or holder to receive
money, property or evidence Of debt, or
shsll use or employ any other device by
which such person, or any other person
promises or guarantees al aforesaid, +,
every person 30 offending shall, upon
conviction thereof by Indictment, for
felt and pay for the first offense fine of
one hundred dollars, and in default Of
payment shall be imprisoned one month
and for the second and every subse-
quent offense shall forfeit and pay a
fine of one hundred dollars, and be i'm.
prisoned not less than one, nor more
| han two months"
Literary Notes From the Century Co.
In the August instalment of Mr..
Howell's new novel, "The Minister q
Charge, NOW appearing in The Century
occurs the following passage:
"Sewell" the minister Unused
awhile. Then he said with smile, It's
very much simpler to fit people for the
other world than for this, don't you
think?' Yes, 1t is replied the ed itor I.
1t was cold day for the clergy when
it was imagined that they ought to do
BOTH"
A portrait of the naturalist and
essayist, John Burroughs, by j. W.
Alexander, will be the frontispiece Of
the midsummer Holiday" Century. 1t
accompanies q critical sketch by Edith
M. Thomas.
Ezion M Il. Church.
The unpleasant weather last evening