Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-11-07
THE TROUBLE OF RICHES.
How N Poor Irish Girl got $1,000 Doc
by Lottery Tickets, aud the Trouble
IN has with it,

HOW a EOOr hrl1n eslrA Rot S1OO,OOO
by Lottery Tickets, aud the Trouble
She has with it.
From the New York Herald, Sept. 27th.
SUPREME CouRr CHAMBERS = Before
Judge Barnard-Annie Lorklng vs.. Fred
erick I. King.
This interesting case, constituting a very
curious dispute between q New York law
yer and one of his fair clients, came up
to-day before Judge Barnarn, at the Su-
preme Court Chambers. The case evil
IDENTIFY excited more than the usual degree
of curiosity and interest. The Court room
was filled with members Of the bar and
outsiders, and the parties to the legal pro-
ceedings were objects of very considerable
suspicion ard comment.
The petitioner, Annie Lorking, was
present, attended by her counsel, Mr.. John
B. Forgarty. She is a young woman,
twenty-five years of age, according to her
own statement, and q native of the Emer-
aid Isle. She was arrayed in rather a
plain light dress, with a band around her
waist, fastened with a gold buckle in front;
wore q simple jockey hat, and was rather
heavily ornamented with a gold chain,
costly brooch, rings and other articles of
jewelry. The defendant, Frederick I.
King, is apparently q young member Of
the legal profession, and of rather prepos-
sessing looks. He was neatly dressed,
and appeared in court represented by Mr..
Walker. The case being ready to proceed,
Judge Barnard designated Mr.. John B.
Macgregor to act as representative of the
Court in the matter, and stated that he
preferred that the investigation should
take place publicly in his presence.
As the case had caused a little interest
and comment in legal circles, a short
sketch Of its rise and progress, with the
principal attendant circumstance will not
be inappropriate. The petitioner, it seems,
came to this country from Ireland about
ten years ago, and according to the testi-
mony thus taken, remained here only a
few days, when she went to Matanzas,
where she was employed as a nurse for a
long period. Having a fancy to dabble
in lotteries she bought several chances and
was extremely fortunate in her ventures,
drawing several valuable prizes, one being
for no less than $4,000, another for $l2,-
900, and the rest for smaller amounts, re-
alizing altogether the splendid sun Of
over $1,000 Her petition continues
the story. ,
In July last she arrived in this city,
having in her possession several drafts or
bills of exchange drawn in Havana, to her
own order, under the names respectively
of Anna Lorking and Mary Simpson.
One of these bills was by ]. NJ. Morales
& Co., on Simon De Vazza & Co., for
S37. 900, and payable to Anna Lorking,
and two for $4,000 each-one on Grin
nell, Minturn s. Co., and the other on
Moses Taylor. The latter were payable
to the order Of Mary Simpson. On AZ
irving in this city, Miss Lorking was re-
commended to Mr.. Fred. /. King as a
trustworthy lawyer, who would attend to
her financial business properly. She went
to King, according to the petition, en-
ployed him'to collect the draft at maturity
and deposit the same in bank in her name,
for which she consented to pay him two
thousand dollars. At the request of this
lawyer she represents that she endorsed
the drafts, and that she placed them in the
Bank of Commonwealth, in his W name
instead of hers, and refused to give them
up, unless on the payment of $4,000.
Subsequently two attachments wereissued
against the 81, 900 drafts, one for 80, 1000
and another for $4,000.
The court finally decided to order all
the drafts to be deposited in a trust com
pany. to await the legal decision Of the
case.