New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20
TSELLING LOTTERY TICKETS.
II IS STILL FLOuRISHING AND PROFIT
ABLE IN NEW YORK

While overhaulng Il bundle OF old papers.
New-York merchant recently found curious
document 1t of the circulars OF the
Consolidated Lottery OF Maryland. and de-
scribed in glowing; terms the advantages be
gained by investment in the enterprise. The
circular gives notice of the drawing to take
place on May %. 1853. and invites attention to
the splendid scheme" by which the player may
purchase packages Of twenty -six tickets. Thigh
man II. Hubbard. clerk of the Commissioner OF
Lotteries, Baltimore. Md. the person to
whom all communications were to be addressed.
and from whom according to the circular.
persons in any part of the United States can
get tickets in any OF the Maryland lotteries
The advantage of sending to him is that he Is
under the immediate control of the state Com
missioner. who is elected by the people OF Mary
land. and can have no interest in the loss or
gain Of the lotteries, and is in duty bound to see
that all purchasers of tickets fairly dealt
with" The prizes ranged from $4,000 to SIG.
and amounted to 81 .S2J.S2i.
There are people in NewYork who remember
not only the Maryland lottery. but schemes of
similar kind With headquarters in various parts
of the United states and Europe. Braunschweis.
/ Branden6urs and Hamburg among the
popular European lotteries, and these pat
ronized by Germans from all walks Of life. from
the poor laborer to the wealthy merchant and
| the educated professional man. Then there
were the various South American and Cuban
lotteries. each holding out tempting induce
| ments TO the people who wanted money without
working for it. and the dealers in the tickets
did thriving business.
Even after the traffic In lottery tickets
declared unlawful. daring Iaw-hreakcrs con-
! unued to sell them in offices hired for that pur-
pose: and one who had large List of
| toners whom he served from Office budng
/ where one would look FOR only legitimate bust
ness, is living in Il German Watering place
under the mask of retired American banker
The lottcry-tCket dealer is not extinct however
in New-York. and those people who know his
haunts say that his business fourshHs wru
now as it ever did. and that he has difficulty
i. diSpOsiuy of his
Every large SHOP said who knows.
has one OF two men who can direct you Ia n
lottery office where Il man who is known may
buy anything in that line that he has money to
pay for. South American lotteries preferred.
Those Who have been taken into the fold receive
regular notices OF drawings. and they in turn
manage to post their friends. In order to keep
up the interest. or maybe it is genuine ne.
some man wins Il little amount every few draw
ings and then the crop OF new subscribers takes
a jump. Occasionally large lump will also
come here, and l have known tickets to bring
$1,000; but the man who acted as collector
wanted fee Of 20 per cent and got it. too. on
smaller amounts they usually take 10 per cent
off,
1t was explained that nearly every policy shop
has agency for foreign lottery tickets. and
that some OF the customers OF that branch OF
the clandestinc business who are
paid to prevent its existence. To illustrate the
methods employed by the lottery dealer. the
following story told and vouchcd fer as
true:
There a wedding time ago in ono
of the public halls the East Side. The bride
groom dealer in lottery tickets and did
q good business among the poor people. When
the guests had all assembled. some called
for attention and began to open and read a
| her Of tel L. hal hecp I n.
young couple They were of the usual CON
gratuatory kind, and excited the usual COM
ments. Presently one message read which
fell fiat except FOR the bridegroom, who became
greatly excited. Thank YOU for the ticket 0
, read the telegram. L win $1,000 Ut took less
-. than a minute to explain the matter The man
had bought a ticket in lottery and told of his
I luck. Nobody talked of the newly married
couple after that, and the bridegroom in
= duced to defer his bridal trip that he might
serve his friends with tickets the next day. 1t
was a great scheme and the profits undoubtedly
. gave Tia young couple a start in life"