New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-15
THREE LOTTERY ARRESTS
Men Accused Of Selling Tickets
for italian Drawings.
COLLECTOR FROM JERSEY
Headquarters at No. II Mulberry
Street. Run in the Guise of
Liquor Store.

Five special agents Of the Department 81
Justice. under the direction OF Irvine
Mitchell division superintendent and De-
tectives Robert n. Levins and Joseph
Guarnieri. Of the Central once. Yesterday
arrested three men on the charge OF be
ing implicated IN an Italian lottery which
has been run in this city and Neu Jersey
for years.
The three men described themselves as
Alfonzo Perella, cafe manager Of No. Il
Mulberry street; Nicholas Ciago tobac-
conist's clerk. OF No u Mulberry street.
and Niccolo Della Vecchia a dealer IN
tobacco AZ No II Mulberry street. Perela
was arrested IN "A motion picture show at
Grand and Chrystie streets Cidgo and
Della Necchia were taken into custody near
Mulberry street and Park Row. Perella
and Crago were taken 10 Police Headqusr-
tiers and Della Vecchis TO the Oak street
police station.
Agents Of the Department Of Justice said
last night that the Italian lottery. al
though carried on IN this city for wears,
had been limited to a small scale. hut re-
Gently they reported. the territory covered
by collectors mad extended 20 New Jersey.
SIX weeks ago an Italian lottery drawing
circular was given an agent OF the de-
pariment. who was told that IL was issued
from place AT No y Mulberry street.
Two weeks later similar lottery prize
circular was picked IN IN the street. Of
Paterson. The Department Of Justice was
Informed through its agents In Paterson.
and IT was discovered that an agent OF the
head OF the lottery movement In this city
was dispatched 10 Paterson weekly 10 de-
liver circulars announcing the prizes that
had boon awarded by the government lot
terieS In Italy
During tho fret 81 the week &; was
learned by tho agents that the New Jersey
collector would visit his customers and
solicit contributions to the lottery. The
contributor took receipt hearing the mum
hers on which no staked money. II vas
learned. and carbon couy was forwarded
10 the headquarters Of the Italian lottery
al No. = Mulberry street
The detectives and agents learned. they
assert. that a cable message was received
10y tho men IN charge az tho lotterv I'm this
city from confederates IN the eight Italian
cities where the lotteries are carried on
under the supervision % tho ~o,erurncnt.
New York ana 10. Italian cities. tho Neu
J ork lottery men we're able 10 have ne
called prize results printed and circulated
among their subscribers I'm this city and
New Jersey 81 about ne eam, hour The
printed results were circI'atoG IN Italy
The New jersey collector wss followed
several times by tho Nen York agent %
the Department of Justice and Central OF
fee detectives about Paterson and o'Ie
New Jersey towns a. - made MS collec-
tons and carried "a his customers t1, ety.
culars announcing The prize winning num-
hers
10 was arrested on Saturday az he Was
carrying q number OF circulars. which had
hecn issued few hours before. 20 persons
Who had stahed their money upon tho lot
terry during tic week according TO the de-
tcctives. and on Monday 30 Va accus-
toned 10 solici, othe- lottery amounts and
deliver The money won hy the personf who
had entered.
by keeping a close watch on the head
quarters OF tho lottery. a. No. = Mulberry
street. the detectives ana agents soon
!, armed the inside workings % the schs me.
TIE four mon were IN evidence a. 90 times
ana fDNd.'lfu lH'll '"'''l' INV '''''..
under the guise OF cafe and = cigar man
ufactory The men refused 20 make
statement.
TIE Italian government raise millions OF
dollars annually through 10 lottery sya-
TENS. conducted IN eight leading cities.
TIL LOTTERY numbers run from one 70 nine
~. and tAe urlzes. when two OF three prize
winning numbers are drawn. are large The
collections ar. made curing mo week and
on SATURDAY. the lucky numbers arc an
nouuced
when searched At Police headquarters
number Of drawings 81 nc Italian lottery
ana lottery tickets ana receipts wor" found
~. CIaEn. a-cordInf o. tIc agenis.