| Show LOTTERIES IX IN CALI california FonNiA JUDGE STANLEY TAN LiY county judge at san ban francisco has recently decided that the statute against lotteries and gift enterprises in the state of california is legal and that the attempt on the part of the legislature of the state to legalize the lotteries proposed by the mercantile library association of san ban francisco is not legal this decision is creating some excitement 6 as in his decision be tie says that As often onnen as proper complaint is made to this court any persons in this city and county have violated any provision of the stat statute tite a warrant shall shail issue for their arrest ibid and if the evI evl evidence denee dence on the ek examina amini tion shows that the tho party or parties who arra are arrested are guilty they will be held to answer for the of sence fence he or they will not only be heid held to answer but this court will use all the power with which it is vested tested to obtain a grand aGran dJury jury to investigate the charges that are not disqualified to act upon i them impartially there are about citizens in san francisco who have had an interest in the mercantile library lottery and if it judge stanley will only f alfil fulfil his promise and prosecutors can be found to make proper complaint to his court what an interesting time he will have Js it lt true that the federal judge who recently released the man who was convicted of an attempt to murder at beaver in this territory has expressed an anxiety to go to san francisco if this lottery business should ba be pushed through if so we advise him to pause they have lawyers in san francisco he will therefore stand no chance besides we want him to remain here U u |
