The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-18
A BIG LOTTERY RAID.
Police Run Down a Throng of
Its Manipulators.
JOHN MEAGHER LEADING MAN.
w. w. Gilman His Chief Agent-A
Gambling Game That Extended
ALI Over the City.

chief OF Police Rogers instituted 4
Wno-esa.e raid on the lottery establish
ments last evening at so o'clock at the
main drawing. Six arrests were made, and
. large box OF tickets secured. together
with the books and all parapherna.ia.
Inc police calm that the leading men in
the Dig lottery scheme which had its teni-
ers spread ali over the city, with North
Seattle as head. ara John Meagher. a
weiA-known property owner and Democrat
&c poiIt3cina, and w. w Gilman the old
time lottery ticket seller
Chief Rogers had his detectives work
ing up the case for several days. and in
the meantime gained evidence enough 10
confirm his belief that a lottery game was
Under way the magnitude of which was
more than would be thought at first in
spection. He learned that the headquar-
tiers were located in the basement of a
house occupied by Meagher, on Fourth
street. between Battery and Wall. and
that the principal down town agency was
Giiman's news stand on Yesler avenue.
Agencies were found at the /. Y. l.. Sa-
loon, on Front street, in North Seattle,
ana Hamiton's cigar stand, on Cherry
street. between Second and Third.
The exact method of running me lot
terry was unknown. but last evening Chief
Rogers sent Detective Sam Corbett, De-
tective Gil Philbrick and Officer John
Brennan 10 Meagers house on Fourth
street, Detective Phillips TO the Y. L.
saloon. Detective Cudihee TO Hamilton's
cigar store, while he himself and De-
tective Williams went 10 Gilman'S place.
The orders were 10 make the raid at eX-
actly $50 O'clock. the time when the po-
lice had reason TO think the wheel would
roll az Meagher's and the numbers would
be telephoRed 70 Gilman TO send out TO
the subordinate offices. The party that
went to Meagher's captured a sentinel,
and then walked into a room where the
lottery was in operation. a Dig brass
wheel with glass sides in which numbers
are whrled around until thoroughly
mixed stood on the floor. and IL is claimed
Meagher was just about 10 open the door.
and take out the numbers.
go on with the drawing" said officer
Brennan.
Meagher looked sheepish and replied
that the drawing was over.
The following arrests were made al that
place: Meagher, o. d. Morse. who said
he was a driver. and w o. Bradley. who
gave his occupation as clerk. The lot
terry wheel in which were the little pieces
of paper with numbers running from
TO So and a stack of tickets containing
drawings for several days. were taken
and sent to the police station.
At the same time Chief Rogers and De-
tective Williams walked in upon Gilman.
and. the chief says, found him ready to
take down the numbers that were drawn
out in North Seattle. The chief not only
took his block and lottery tickets. but
also the books which show how much
money the lottery won or lost from day
to day and who sold tickets. There are
some interesting things in the books that
will make good reading il the matter goes
in "a evidence large number of Little
Louisiana lottery tickets were. found at
Glmans and coniscated. lie had moth
ing to say.
At Hamiltons store Detective Cudihee
arrested the proprietor and secured a lot
OF tickets.
Detective Phillips arrested Adam Ihrig
at the l. Y. L.. saloon and also secured
evidence in the shape of tickets.
After all tfs prisoners had been collect
ed at headquarters they were released on
s25 cash bail each.
The lottery is worked on the Chinese
system. save that the drawing is made
from a wheel. Eighty numbers are drawn
each day. A person winning IS regulated
by the number OF spots or numbers ne
calls.