Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-07
POLICE FIND
EVIDENCE OF
BIG LOTTERY
OLD MAN ARRESTED HAS TICK
ETS ON PERSON
RECEIPT SIGNED BY GREENE
VALID FOUND IN WALLET
Agent Tries to Dispose Of Evidence by
Throwing Pocketbook Under
Carriage, but Ruse
Fails

Tn the arrest yesterday afternoon OF
w Fl. Young. at East First and san
Pedro streets by Detective Roberts,
the police believe they secured the Key
to a gigantic lottery swindle, Whlch -
being operated in districts outside CT
Los Angeles, with Los Angeles as tne
distributing center of the lottery
tickets.
Young who is an old man, and who,
the police say, is one OF the snreWueSI
men they have dealt with in some
time. was driving on East First street.
when he came under the eye OF De-
tectiye Roberds. According to the story
told in Police Justice Predecessor S
court room. Young would drive up to a
store and make mysterious signs
through the window, without enter
ing. Roberds watched the actions long
enough to induce him to investigate.
He hailed Young as the latter was
about to drive off, after having mace
his mysterious sign outside japanese
restaurant.
you will have to come to the police
station with me-" said Roberds.
"All right" said Young, but 1 want
to drive to my home first, as my wife
is very ill.," The detective sympathlzed
with the old man, but said the trip TO
police headquarters would have to be
made first.
Every WE'LL" answered Young, ap-
parentiy resigned, GUST step around
this side and climb into the carriage
Detective Roberds suspected Young
Willingness was assumed, and as ne
passed around the back of the closed
carriage he paused just in time to see
Young throw a fat wallet underneath.
Roberds picked it up and clambereu
into the wagon. Young was nervous
when his ruse was discovered. At the
police station it was found to contain
bundle of lottery tickets, from the
Little Louisiana lottery, and hundreds
of bills giving the prizes and prize VIM
ners for months past.
GreenewaId Signs Receipt
Young realized he was caught with
the goods and pleaded for leniency,
stating that he was simply acting as
an agent and worked on a percentage
basis. He was fined SIS, which he
promptly paid, and seemed anxious te
leave the court room.
In looking over Youngs wallet bill
was found which showed the sale OF
large number of lottery tickets, anc
upon close questioning Young reluct-
antly admitted that he had receipt
in his pocket which read:
please give bearer, each month, one
WnOle lOllefy llChel, anu She1A 90 tti~
same to me. (Signed)
~. GREENEWALD."
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Sey-
mour and Detective Roberds are of the
opinion that the tickets came from
some one in Los Angeles, although
Young stoutly maintained that he got
them from a friend in Santa Ana. He
claimed that Greenewald did not give
them to him, nor was he Greenewald' S
agent. The detectives will investigate
further. ]. Greenewald is the father
of AL Greenewald who is now under
a six months probationary period for
being caught selling lottery tickets. Al
Greenewald has paid fines amounting
to nearly $1,000, but In his last appear
ance swore before Police Justice
Chambers that If allowed to go he
would never sell another ticket. On
this condition he was placed on proba-
ton.
The detectives believe that regular
system of selling tickets is going on,
with Los Angeles doing the distribut-
ing. They believe that headquarters
are maintained in Santa Ana and SINH
lar small towns to avoid suspicion. A
thorough investigation will be made.
and If evidence can be obtained,
Greenewald or anyone else will be ar
rested.
Young said he had sold tickets for
several years, and his principal patrons
were Japanese. He said that explained
his peculiar actions in signaling out
side the windows, when arrested, as the
patrons realized what he had for sale
and signified by a nod of the head
whether they desired to purchase OF
not