State v. Sedgwick
New York Court of General Session of the Peace
Indictment for Engaging in a Lottery. The prisoner was indicted for a violation of the statute against lotteries and was charged with the particular offense of conducting a baseball pool, the plan of which was as follows: On or before Saturday of one week, a person who desired to take a chance in the play of the next week, paid the prisoner thirty cents, and in return received from him a ticket upon which were printed the names of the baseball clubs of the National and…
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Indictment for Engaging in a Lottery. The prisoner was indicted for a violation of the statute against lotteries and was charged with the particular offense of conducting a baseball pool, the plan of which was as follows: On or before Saturday of one week, a person who desired to take a chance in the play of the next week, paid the prisoner thirty cents, and in return received from him a ticket upon which were printed the names of the baseball clubs of the National and American Leagues and of the American Association. Before the name of each club there was a blank space in which a number…
1Opinion of the CourtWoolley, J.
delivering the opinion of the court:
We assume, for the present motion, that the law under which this indictment was found is that which appears on page 396 of the Revised Code, being Chapter 33, Volume 12, of the Laws of Delaware, and which in part reads as follows:
“ If any person shall * * * sell or dispose of, * * * *456any lottery policy, certificate, or anything by which such person or any other person promises or guarantees that any particular number, character, ticket, or certificate, shall in the event, or on the happening of any contingency in the nature of a lottery, entitle the…
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