The Portland daily press., 1892-10-05
A LOTTERY CASE.
John b. Reed on Trial in the United
States Court Charged With Sending
Lottery Tickets Through the Mails.

IOF them TO SulleT ucouloSSly Will 1li0
cold. There was real compassion for
poor humanity in the observation of the
court. for the room was cold, very cold.
In fact, if it gets as cold on the Kennebec
next winter, the ice crop will be the best
in the history of Maine.
The case of the United States, by in
dictment, VS.. John B. Reed, was called,
and after some legal sparring between
District Attorney Dyer and Hon. George
E. Bird, who, with Joseph P. Reed, rep
resented the respondent, the real bust
ness of the case began. No objection was
made to juror, and Mr.. Dyer promptly
started in with his opening address, and
the sight was presented never seen in
that room before, of a United States Dis
trict Attorney addressing jury wrapped
in their overcoats, while he himself was
wearing fall ulster. Judge Webb sug-
gested that it might be well for Mr.. Dyer
to remove his coat while speaking, as
otherwise he would not feel it when he
sat down, but the suggestion was not ac-
cepted by the District Attorney, who
didn't feel that he wanted to face such
an atmosphere without his overcoat.
Mr.. Dyer made clear and comprehen-
sive opening address. He said that the
government proposed to show that letters
containing lottery tickets were sent out
from No. 10 Market square, where there
was an office said to have been occupied
by s'W. Il. Moore" The government has
failed to find Mr. Moore, but would try
to show that Mr.. Reed had been doing
business under that name. They should
show that letters were sent to Mr.. Moore
and tickets received in reply. They
should show who directed the letters and
that they were sent by direction of Mr..
Reed.
The Indictment, previously read,
charged Mr.. Reed with having sent lot
terry tickets of given number to Mrs.
Adna NJ. Hall, No. Batavia streat, Bos-
ton. and to HI. Ebdland of Houlton, Me.
The latter gentleman was the first wit
ness called by Mr. Dyer. He is Swede,
very intelligent, and made good wit
ness. He testified he was acting as az
sistant postmaster at Houlton, and at the
request of Inspector Hall of the Post
Office Department, semitic wv. Ii. Moore,
10 Market square, Portland, and re-
ceived lottery tickets in exchange for his
money. AS fast as he received letter
from Moore, he sent it, just as it was
sent to him, to Inspector Hall, but made
no memorandum of the matter. He tes-
titled at length regarding his connection
with the case, which began and ended
when he had sent the letters to Moore
and Moore's letters to Inspector Hall. He
did not have great deal to do with the
case, but what he did know about it was
we'll told. In cross-examination he said
that he did not receive a letter from Mr..
Reed. 1t may be said here that at the
afternoon session the witness was again
recalled, and was questioned regarding
check he sent to Moore. 1t was certified
and was never presented for payment.
Inspector Hall was next called. He
told how he worked up the case against
Mr.. Moore, believing that to be the firm
name under which Mr.. Reed was doing
business. He gotletters from Mr.. Moore
and they were put in evidence. He also
got one letter from Mr.. Reed. That let
ter is not yet in evidence. Mr.. Hall tes-
titled that he called at Mr.. Reeds office.
The name of ''W. HI. Moore, broker,
was outside the Office, or rather offices.
He saw Mr.. Reed, but did not see Mr..
Moore. He was told by MI. Reed that
all letters for Moore were placed in
box, and the box was pointed out to him.
The inspector also saw Moore's office, OF
which he gave description. 1t looked
to him very much like bedroom. There
was a table in the room, but there was
no indication that it had been used for
business purposes. Inspector Hall gave
a sketch of his action in the
case, and of his visit to Mr.. Reed.
Mr.. Bird gave the inspector long and
sharp cross-examination. There was,
he said in answer to question by Mi.
Bird, no sign over the letter box where
the letters for Mr.. Moore were placed,
but the name ssW. III. Moore was over
the door of his office, and also over the
desk. said to have been used by him..
Judge Webb was not disposed to allow
the day to pass without getting in as
much of the case as could be compressed
into the time at the disposal of the court
and so the jury were ready to proceed
with the case at go yesterday afternoon.
The gentleman from Houlton was re-
called, and then Henry R. Nutter was
asked to take the stand, but was with
drawn when Colonel IT. S. Osgood
walked into court evidently much aston
ished because asked to give evidence in
a case about which he knew nothing.
Colonel Osgood said he was not familiar
with the routine work of his Office, did
not know, generally speaking, what was
received or sent out, that is, he had no
special knowledge regarding any one
transaction. Colonel Osgood was al
lowed to go, promising to send over any
one of his men who might be wanted by
Mr.. Dyer.
Then Mr. Nutter was recalled, and was
examined and cross-examined for the
next hour In reply to question put by
Mr.. Bird, the witness said, II know L
remember, and that's ALL to which the
court added, 1.-THE very best reply he
could have given to the question"
Mr.. Nutter said he was for about two
years in the employ of Mr.. Reed. He
saw man Mr.. Reed said was w. IL.
Moore. He saw Moore three times in