Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-17
THE LOTTERY: CASE
Charge Of Selling Tickets Against
Martin Being Tried.
SERGEANT DALEY'S TESTIMONY
Witnesses Who Contradicted Each
Other on the Stand.
THOROUGH INVESTIGATION

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The case of Herman ]. Martin. the pro-
prietor of 7th street printing establish
ment charged with selling lottery tickets,
as heretofore published in The Star, was
heard In the Police Court this morning
before Judge Miller. This Is the case
which played some part in the Gessford-
Daley case before the trial board, and
about which there has been much discus
sion in police circles. because Of the par
ties interested In the prosecution. Lawyer
O'Neill represented the defendant and Mr..
Mullowny appeared for the prosecution.
Thomas i. Carter, young man, was the
first witness. and he testified that he had
seen some lottery tickets In Mr.. Martins
place. They were in an envelope. Mr..
Martin said he had received them by mail
and he intended to send them back.
The Fighting Sergeant.
When Sergt. Daley went on the stand he
testified that ex-Policeman Cotton gave
him an incomplete statement concerning
an alleged lottery scheme In the eighth
precinct. He produced several lottery
tickets. which. he said. he got from Cot
ton two weeks ago. The tickets purport-
ed to have been issued from Kansas City
by the original Louisiana Lottery Com
pany. When Martin appeared before the
trial board Sergt. Daley said that he MAR
tin) refused to answer questions concern
Ing lottery tickets, on the ground that his
answer might incriminate others
Judge Miller took the witness In hand
and questioned him concerning the affair,
hen these police fights get into this
court said the judge, Il intend to have
the whole affair ventilated There is to be
no secrecy"
Sergeant Daley then said he did not COM
municnte this indefinite Information to his
superior officer because of its not being
complete.
Judge Miller then wanted to know how 1t
happened that this information was. not
before 1t was given to him Daley. and
Sergeant Daley replied: We'll, 1t was"
To what officer was tho information
g1ven? witness was asked.
Il don't care to tell his name" Sergeant
Daley answered. .....
Yes. you will tell his name." said Judge
Miller. There's nothing to hide now
ed officer
Judge Miller then wanted to know how
1t was that these things always get In the
papers before the court hears of them. and
called upon Sergeant Daley for an expiana-
ton.
Sergeant Daley here became excited and
answered that he had explained before the
trial board how some of the Information
got out. Concerning the warrant he swore
out for Martin he said when he got the
warrant he put 1T in his pocket and went
directly TO the trial board. No one knew
of what he had done except the warrant
clerk, and much to his surprise he read an
a. count Of the issuance of the warrant In
paper that evening. and he Daley did
lot give out the Information.
Two Witnesses.
A little colored man named Henry c.
Bouldin was next put on the witness stand,
and he created some amusement by saying
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as an ex-member Of Congress from Ohio.
He could not identify the defendant as the
man who was with them on that occasion.
Harry Conrad next appeared "' He has
been selling medicine here for some time.
The witness told Judge Miller that he came
here from Ohio. but he Ia not an eX-mem-
Der cf Congress. The defendant had done
work for him. and he remembered that
Martin had some lottery tickets one time
last summer. Witness saw Martin hand
Cotton q lottery ticket In Pitts saloon,
corner of eth and Q streets, but witness
did Lot see any money pass 500 ...
Ex-Policeman Cotton.
Ex-Policemar Cotton then took the stand
and said that he bought two tickets from
Martin. Judge Miller conducted a lengthy
examination of the witness concerning the
manner in which the affair got into the
newspapers, and also to how the police
first got information. He told the court of
be q denial made by him Cotton, but he
said he had never made such denial
After the publication he went to the Office
Of the paper and saw the editor. There he
learned that he had been impersonated by
some one. ....--
Witness Cotton was then put through
rigid cross-examina ton concerning his
knowledge and alleged connection with the
lottery business. He denied that he had
ever been engaged in the Gale of lottery
tickets. and said he had only had four
Louisiana lottery tickets In his hand In
his life. .'7' w:
He said that during the Pythian encamp-
ment when his brother came here, he had
some envelopes in which were checks.
entitled to whatever was on the checks
All the checks he saw had mo good"
marked on them. e." 81
Cotton admitted that he sold some Of
these envelopes. 49,. +...
Other Witnesses.
Mrs. Cotton. wife Of the preceding Wit
ness, testified that she went to Martins
with her husband, who said he wanted
to get the drawings. She did not see any
drawings. nor did she hear what was said
by Martin.
Witness Cotton also told of having seen
Mrs Lena Brown with two tickets, and he
heard her say she bought them from Mar
tin. .-.'
Mrs. Brown was called and she denied
Cottons testimony.
Mrs. Brown. in telling of Cottons visits
to her store. said he had the red envelopes
mentioned ami he also had some lottery
tickets in his hand. Witness purchased
one of the red envelopes in his hand and
paid him 30 cents for it. She did not pur-
chase one of the Louisiana lottery tickets
he had Witness also told of conversations
she had with Cotton during the past week
and said that he used threatening language
toward her husband -
The court then took recess, -
A DfsaSrcement. fa-r r.s
Policeman Kopp, whose name was men-
toned by the witness Cotton, was called
and he contradcted portions of Cotton's
evidence He did say that Cotton showed
him ticket out on the road, but he told
Cotton he did not know whether he was
joking or not, that he (Cotton) was hard to
believe. .l.