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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    without seeing the face of it, that he did not think it was the number ; and it proved to be a blank. Witness then proceeded to examine and presently found the ticket himself, by looking merely at the back of it. He did not examine number 30 ; has not particularly observed the manner in which the drawing has been conducted; was present when 15468 came out, but saw nothing remarkable in the drawing. Being cross-examined by the District Attorney, He says that he understood from Mr. Gilchrist that the ticket he pointed out to the witness was a blank ; but witness did no' see the face of it, and cannot say positively. SamuelJ. Bernard, sworn. Says he has attended the drawing twice or thrice, and has seen the boy pick up tickets from the floor, and cut and open them as if taken directly from the wheel. Q. Have you seen the boy take out several at a time from the wheel ? A. Yes, a handful ; and cwt them one after another, and hand, them to Mr. Sickles. Q. Did Mr. Sickles appear to have the principle part of the management ? A. Yes, at one of the wheels he did. Q. Have you ever seen a manager asleep during the drawing ? A. I have seen one of them apparently asleep, or dozing, so as to excite laughter in the room. Q. And that while Mr. Sickles was at work at the wheel ? A. Yes. Q. The lottery is drawn after dinner, isn't it? A. Yes. Q. How many tiekets have you seen lying on a managers knee before any of them were called? A. As many as three- Q. Have you seen Mr. Sickles draw many at a time from the wheel ? A. Yes, a handful, and lay them on his lap. Q. By Mr. Jay. This was when the boy was absent? A. Yes. Q. At which wheel have yon seen two or three lying on a manager's knee at a time ? A. At the blank and prize wheel. Doctor Isaac Kip sworn. Says he has occasionally attended the drawing. Ha3 seen the boy take out several numbers at a time, and lay them down pre - miscuously in Mr. Sickles' lap. Q. Did you think that a proper mode of drawing ? A. No, I have thought it improper, and told the bystanders to watch.