The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-06-02

] were handed tho hoy by the boz. There were 81
I cylinders contained IN the small brass drum owe
] which Gen. Desnregnrd presided, and one by on
: tho boy, his assistant. drew forth from each th
, roll Of paper which decided the fate OF many
mans or w0mhu's aspirations and hopes. Whci
tho wheels tho clerk, seated At tho table. calico
"Timei' Thespupon "0ld Jubir' and Ills coad
Tutor, leRurCsRtd. solemnly arose, closed III,
trap doors and caused the wheels TO rcyolve tire,
times IN one direction aud three times the other
Then thc doors were again opened and the thor
0ughly shnden up contents were nbstracted ont
byonG by the blindloldcl boy.
For tho benefit OF those who are Unfamiliar
they arc "s fuSosyy aGoa % inch long and
onG.scveuth OF an inch In diameter, open al
each ead. There arc 10000 OF these cylinders
/ corresponding to tho number Of tickets In tho
white paper ticket or slip. on, which Il printed
onp Of the niiia beers Of the tickets IN the draw.
Ing. ranging from ! to 100 0CO. The small wheel
contains similar cylinders, each o1e containing
u slip Of paper on which IL printed the figures
representing Que Of the $40 prize, iu tho draw.
INK. The cylinder which contains tho slip
marked $500, OO0-the capital prlze-is tho ultima
thule Of tue hopes OF Gll Of those who Invest In
tickets In tho drawing.
Quo hour passed away. Only three large
prizes Of 5000 each haul been taken from tho
brass drum. Plenty Of smaller prizes, 500. $500
anu $500 hhl come forth however. This audience,
whose tension was drawn 10 a.pitch correspond.
ing 70 that Of the occupants Of the giand stand
on tho day OF tho futntily Stakes, became rest.
less. Men moved uneaslly In their seats.
fdu might caSiiy fftty ffint IN taggy rod
trousers and gold;lace kept wl.nessln. the
march past OF massive Gallo ba.talions ON the
plain OF Chalohs. As tho co'inannycr OF the
Louisiana State Lottery, Gen. Yeaafegard does
not bury his historic identity.
| buzz was heard on the floor aud men and
women looked about them 10 ascertain II any
pNrSpu urlseUt ha1l tho tlrkpt bnarluu thu lunky
| number.
| Al exactly 1880 o'clock Con. Early unsollcJ a
alip OF paper and He'd "B.l3!." From the
ne.arssaar side Of ,he green cloth eaae ihs
as death fora moment: Then sound OF II muir.
| muir expressive OF disgust went up aud half OF
| those present hastcncd out OF the theatre. Every
Ticket holder could not BY uny, manner Of
but tho holder apparently thought that his
piece OF paper ought 10 have borne tho lucky
number hence his wrath. The subsequent
proceedings we're no longer interesting. One by
one the numbcrswerc called aud one by one the
hunters III the small drum were read OIL Finnl.
y the last OF the cylinders were removed from
end.
Mr.. Bowen has this to Say about the
executive department OF the Louisiana
State Lottery:
Tho lottery building on ST. Charles street Is !
plain affair VI white marble. 1t Is three stories
nigh, OF the Italian order OF architecture, and |
y mounted on dark granite basement. Inside |
the lower ioor contains several Offices. md there
y I. central room which suggests bank. Every.
ihlns Is extremely quiet aud unobtruIvc.
Here Dr. N. 4, DAuphln, the President, conducts
tue details oil tho vast machinery. He Is purely |
~ executive olliccr..an is now in extremely |
delicate health.
The business Of the lottery hns been referred
70 Us enormous. Lam enabled TO give some sta.
ttsttcs on this point which cannot fail TO prove
,na aIoins The letters received mud Outgoing
through the New Orleans rosto,ice are m.
pF91 as follows:
Daily average received, $500; daily average
sent OUT, l,OoO; lailynycr'ge registered letters,
refeiyed' 2,eoo; daily average postal, orders re.
A representative OF the New Orleans National
bank. WI I'LL an assistant, Il stationed III the Post.
oilice 10 look after the 5000 registered letters,
Postoilce Is derived from the lottery.
;, dhere Is constant complaint that letters ad.
dressed TO Dauphn mud 10 the New Orleans Ma.
tlouni nank are broken open aud robbed by the
POSTAL clerks and employees. The postal In.
Spectors are kept busy investigating these cases,
ne temptation to commit crime Is OF courhe
great. Those who handle the mails on the
various routes leading into New Orleans under.
stand very well that letters addressed to Nj. 4.
Dauphin probably contain loose bank bills.
lhey also are kccnly alive to the fact that the
almost innumerabte registered letters going 10
inc e banks contain money for tho lottery.
INC Postmaster at New Orlcaus has more
trouble on account OF the letter robbing than nil
s'se. Recently the vigilance OF the inspecIors
hhs materially Diminished the thetts.
Upon the vital question, whether or
not the drawings OF the Louisiana State .
Lottery Company are fair and honest, ,
md in accordance with the advertise.
nents Of the Company to the public, Mr..
Bowen is very explicit. lis testimony
coming as it does from adverse j
source, will be conclusive to any fair /
minded person.
!, INC most important problem connected with ,
he lottery irhi"h cndsuroret 10 soirc was HE -,
question Of the fairness OF It's drawings II was a
fith the nope TINT fraud could be discovered
nat spent much time md labor In striving to =
NICE trckery. There arc two ways by which the .
is'nPany could Swindle LIS customers The first :,
: oy PLACING greater Quantity OF numbers In | =
ne large wheel than the scheme calls for The +
lumber OF tickets IN a monthly drawing is lOO,-
w. There are 10000 tickets placed Ia the large
yheel, against which arc drawn $40 tickets bear. c
hs on eacn the amount OF II prize. II the mum. {
Der OF tickets placed In the large wheel were u.
'reased $500, 5000, 10000. or even 1900 The :
:hances Of ticket purchasers to draw prize .
would be correSpondingly diminished.
Inc tickets contained In the little rubber !
,yitn,dGts winch are brought in sealed bags and
Increased In number prior to their removal c
rom the lottery office. II to the fraud would /
% complete, but there arc two reasons why
his IS not done. he two Generals have al. d
owed themselves to become the conductors OF |
gambling scheme, but could not find an e,,cmu OF
ne lottery trho uousd admit that either old Jiibai
tr'y or Gen. RtGurcgdrd hot3a rountcndnce fraud
y permit cheGti'T TO be eGsre on Tie contents Of
nc sacks arc scaled BY them and no one but Them.
u res have access 10 he ftcI,s Fraud fOuiJ nnt In
VI probati!.iy be committed ,rlAoat ,arir sanction.
II would be difficult 10 increase the number OF
i?Eets In tue wheel 10 any considerable amount :
Without attnctlug the attention Of the regular y
requenieraof the dmwiDgs. The wheel with itF
glass sides stands in plain aud easy sight The
little cylinders each containing ticket. occupy !
. given space In its interior. The addition OF q
90 tickets would raise the contents above the
amiliar line they attain III every drawing. a
The second way by. which fraud might be
practiced would be Tor Generals Early aud /
3eanteyard to practice, that which the fancy c
.ecoSnizc us "palming;" They could dispose oi
company as follows: At given signal old Jubul s
could adroitly substitute Il cylinder which he !
;arried about Ms person for the cylinder handed
. him py the blind'folded boy aud taken by the
General General BeaureSnrd could, by the same n
nafiGavfe. substitute cylinder for the one !
l 1a from the brass or prize wheel The $780,.
w. w. cGnd thus &c disposed Of aud the number Of
I"S oo utnWll WOulu COffG- |
spend with ticket retained by the lottery.
That anything Of The kind occurs lido mol for !
nomtnt be!,ere. Itratched the hands OF Old Jubol s
lnd Of his confrtrI trhen the capital prssc mas c
ird,rn, and there nos moi The slightest sAado,p Of
louot ~ me proceedings: The boys dretg out the S
cylinders and Btuurt0drd and Early took them ,riM {
ne TIPS Of their hagcts They unroItcd the ticke,, in
plain luht and GATED out he numbers.
Happy lIooslcrs.
VIM. Timmons, postmaster at Idayille