Report of the trial of Charles N. Baldwin, for a libel : in publishing, in the Republican chronicle, certain charges of fraud and swindling, in the management of lotteries in the State of New-York. Containing, the publications in relation to this interesting subject - the evidence - the speeches of the counsel on both sides, and the charge of His Hon. C. D. Colden, Mayor of the city of New-York, to the jury ... / the whole being taken down in short hand, at the trial, with great accuracy, by H.W. Warner, esquire.

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1818
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Credit: Report of the trial of Charles N. Baldwin, for a libel : in publishing, in the Republican chronicle, certain charges of fraud and swindling, in the management of lotteries in the State of New-York. Containing, the publications in relation to this interesting subject - the evidence - the speeches of the counsel on both sides, and the charge of His Hon. C. D. Colden, Mayor of the city of New-York, to the jury ... / the whole being taken down in short hand, at the trial, with great accuracy, by H.W. Warner, esquire. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    friends condemned us without mercy for daring to at- tempt it ; and we were greatly encouraged to discover that in this attempt we should have the support of an editor, so able and independent as the editor of the Evening Post. We knew our contest would be no carpet play, for we foresaw all we have had to encoun- ter. Having collected our proofs to a point, we published the following in our paper of the 19th September. This interesting subject has excited an extensive and deep sensation in this community. We are now prepared to assure the public, that on next Wednesday our paper will contain a plain statement of facts, relating to our late serious charge, that shall unfold to the pubiic, n. scene of deep laid viliany in lottery management, such as the public have seldom witnessed. We once more acquit the State Managers of a\i guilt / We are happy to hear that the drawing of the lottery is sus- pended until Wednesday ; that the managers are about to assemble and investigate the truth of our charges, and that Mr. Denniston has already arrived in town to fill the vacancy occasioned by the sudden retirement of one of the SMO-managers of the wheels! On Wednesday next we shall speak at large on this very interesting subject. Immediately on the appearance of the above para- graph, we were assailed on all sides, sometimes by threats of the most terrific nature, and sometimes by persuasions and promises. It seemed as if we should have to encounter defeat, disgrace, and punishment if we persevered—and that we might walk on velvet if we would only be silent. On the 23d September pursuant to promise we pul> lished our-statement as follows: LOTTERY MANAGEMENT. We now enter on the painful but imperious duty of exposing all we know of the late disgraceful transactions in the management of the Medical Science Lottery, at present drawing in this city. It is first necessary, for the better understanding of our statement, that the public should have a short description of the mode and manner of our drawings. All the blanks and prizes are placed in one wheel, and the numbers of lottery tickets are placed in another. The numbers are written or printed on fair white squares of paper, about two inches square, rolled round a wire, then tied up with a thread, and the wire drawn out, so as to leave the number in a small roll. In Europe, the boy who draws his numbers out of the wh«el, is compelled to have his arm naked to his shoulder; he is confined to (he drawing Of one num- ber at a time, and he must take each number between his thumb anfl