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The Lottery business.

--Oliver Crossmore was arraigned before the Mayor on Monday to answer the double charge of selling tickets and chances in a lottery, and associating with negroes in an unlawful assembly. The main facts of the arrest, which was effected in that part of the city known as ‘"Solitude,"’ were given a day or two since. Mr. Gilmer, as counsel for the accused, contended that no proof existed of the sale of lottery tickets or the companionship of negroes, and that there ought, therefore, to be no further penalty inflicted than the usual fine for an unlawful assembly. The Mayor said that these small lottery houses were becoming too common, and he was determined to break them up, if he had to post a sentinel at every suspected door. He imposed a fine of $20 upon Crossmore; also held him to bail in the sum of 200 to keep the peace for twelve months, and for his appearance to answer an indictment for misdemeanor.

The Daily Dispatch: February 13, 1861. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. February 13, 1861. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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