The evening world., 1895-06-26
DEBIT But NO CREDIT.
Royal Havana Supplements "
Books Are Very 0ne-Sided.
Ticket.HoIders Never Paid, but the
Am. 8. n. Co. Got Over 81, 400.
Comstock Searching for tho Princi.
pals " the Alleged Lottery.

The books Of could 4 Co.." Of IS and
9s Maiden lane. the apparent managers
Of the supplement to the Royal Ha-
vana," raided by Anthony Comstock, Of
the Society for the Suppression of Vice.
show many curious things.
There 10 a debit book covering three
years but nothing In 1t to show that
one penny has ever been paid out to any
ticket holder in, this alleged lottery.
There are entries showing that Feb.
s, 1884. $il4 was paid to the Am. b. N.
c. April ., 1894. s5l475; May H. slss;
July II American, Bank Note Company,
SosOs. Thus. In 1894 Am b.
N. Co." which 10 presumed to be the
American Bank Note Company, whose
stamp appears In the corners of the
tickets. engraved Sl.4s7.S3 worth of tick
cts for the concern. An entry dated
March 8. 1896, Is "A. B. N. c.. 1881 So"
and July IT, 1894, 10000 cards. $685.
besides other entries for circulars.
&c. s." Is down for $50 for each
scheme" and a new scheme" Is issued
every ten days or SO. &c. s." may
mean protection" Again. each
Scheme" too. is charged up from $50
to $40 to three sets of initials. and
cop" which may mean a policeman
and three others who need salving In
exchange for exemption from the opera
ton Of the Law.
Away back In December. 1892. Is an
entry &c. ~. Miller. N2s" Miller &
Co. did business as THE Little Havana
Lottery" at "a Maiden lane and 1912
Broadway flve years ago and when 1t
was raided Joseph Kay and Tom Scarf
Ion were indicted.
Scanlon paid $500 fine for his connec-
ton with 1t. Judge Gildersleeve. then
practising law. was Joseph Rays attor-
ney. and Rays Indictment was dis
missed by Recorder Smyth.
:. Scanlon was found in the same posi-
ton. that. OF confidential man, at
Gould 4 Co.'S" soap office. In Maiden
lane, In this raid as he held to Miller
Co., and when st. Anthony looked
longingly at the little safe In the cor
ner Tom Scanlon said:
On. no; after an experience at "a
Maiden lane and 1912 Broadway. we
know. better than to keep any money
But to return to the books, there is a
monthly entry of $3.50 to &C e. c." who
y supposed 70 be Charles E; Grubert.
TIE Hehu centre OF Inc sup
plement to the Royal Havana" but his
whereabouts. no man knoweth
There was mail, recently delivered at
the dingy ONCE 96-9S Maiden lane. and
found by Comstock and Policemen
Dixon and Caravan. from the Tombs
Thompson. Thomas F. Liggott, Thomas
Piggott and c. +. Grubert. The three
first names are supposed to be fictitious,
though there was one envelope ad-
dressed to David NJ. Thompson. l49
Leonard street.
Mr. Comstock was much pleased with
the results OF the raid, but declined to
say what steps would be next taken.
1t is fair to presume. however, that as
neither Tom" Scanlon nor Tom
Sport. the clerks found in the office, were
| arrested, Mr.. Comstock Is anxious.y
| looking for other principals. for the ex-
pense book shows a net out-go for 1894
| OF S9,54O.35, and this and the amour; OF
printing engraving and postage paid for
Indicates a heavy business and an i'm.
mense profit, for while any lottery
yields an immense profit. as witness the
100000 accumulated by the late j. II
Norris. as owner Of "A lott cry. the scheme
of the supplement apparently Offered
| no chance whatever to the miserable
gamblers who ventured to invest in It
| for no prizes were ever distribu ed, and
| no man can tell how much money this
| concern has taken from its dunes