St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-02-21

Major Geo. W. Depre, one o
the editions oe Tie Daily States, ~
aRraigned before United States Con,
missioner Wright last Friday week
Tor sending letter containing lottee,
tickets, and also . copy Of th'
Daily States With lottery advertise
ment through Tie United State
mail, II violation Of section $50.
Of the Revised Statutes Of The Uni
ted States.
He pleaded guilty and was releas.
ed under $3.50 appearance bond
signed BY H. o. Selxas.
The alndavit was made BY Post
master Stephen BATON, Who STATED
that Major Duprs came into his Of
doe Thursday afternoon abou,
1880 O'Clock, and informed hin
that he was going to send . letter
containing lottery matter, and alsC
newspaper containing lottery I'd.
veFtisment through The mail. Ma,
jor Dupre then placed the letter
and newspaper In the mail. On
the packages were marked: "lfail.
ed by Mr.. Dupre, No. so
Camp street." They were captur-
cd. The paper viii be held - evil
dence, but the letter, addressed IA
A. ]. Bachemin. Baton Rouge, L..
WAS forwarded to its detination.
The amdavit charges that
"George w. Dupre uulaxfully and
knowingly did send and caused to be
cent to the postoGloe 1t the City OF
New Orleans La. and did deposit
and caused to b deposited 1t said
postodce to b conveyed BY the
mail Of the United States, in viola
ton Of section 1894 Of the Revised
Statutes Of the United States,
to Baton Rouge, . certain letter
addressed to A. J. Bachemiu, also
. newspaper containing . lottery I'D.
vertisement-said newspaper called
the Daily States-the letter contain
ing lottery tickets, said lottery Of
fering prizes depending upon lot
or chance, - the said Geo. w.
Dupre then and there we'll knew"
The following g . copy Of the
letter:
Editorial Rooms Daily States. }
New Orleans, Feb. Il, 1891.
Mr.. 4 J. nashsoia. Baton y .ass. Ia:
Dear S,r.-Enclosed you will
find one-twentieth OF ticket No.
4O296 OF the Louisiana State Lot
terry. Of the February 18th drawing.
Price one dollar.
That ticket, among others, II
bought Of the widow whose name
she, herself, stamps on Ill the tick
ets she cells, for yon must know |
that she supports herself and sev.
eral children On the commission OF |
Is per cent whic.l the Lottery u.
lows her On al she can cell.
1want you to help her yourself, BE-
Ifdes. You must get such Of your
who do not believe that to
play lottery is to play with hell
lire to club with you and order los
n tickets through Nrs. Paisley and
will risk The penalty Of the Law
myself and transmit, at my own ex-
pense and rick, BY mail, your
orders.
Read the circular enclosed. IL
sill send You . similar one after
very dra ring hereafter.
Yours truly, |,
Gao. W. DUPRE. |,
In order to form the basis for q
hocough test q The Law, M. Du-
Ne said that b had called on the
'ostmastsP on Thursday aftsruoou
nd called bic attention to The tact
hat b W. about to oou@it . vio.
ltioo q Tie lottery law BY mailing
copy q TIE States containing . lot !
ny advertisement and BY transmit /,
Ing . letter containing . lottery I
Ircular through the mails. {
The paper was opened and The
'ttesy advertisement was found -
. had said. The letter directed /
} NJ. A. J. Bachemin, OF Baton d
'oage, W. not opened, but cent to !
> Destination. Ar. Dupes said
aehenin, learning Of be { Duprs's) !
'reft, would doubtless hand the 3
tier over 70 the postal authoe. G
-, % - to shield himself from b
= possibility Of prosecution. =
be would Iced to the settlement n
tie question whether letters con- I.
lining lottery matter could be L.
lily stopped. q
Last Wednesday, afternoon the "
aihsd States Grand Jury found . n
- bin against Mr.. Duprs toe d
ading . Newspaper cUntain,ng the -
ottey advertisement through The =
Ills This b 10 only indictment \
. jury returned against hin. :,
The action Of Mr.. Dupre caused u
'its . furry n o0cial carcles In q
ashinstoa City, and Immediate = ~
operations ne being made there :,
thoroughly stady tie case, Soe i
, purpose Of pressing Tie govern p
lntsa ada whAn thA tina O0mAa. pl