The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-07-04
THE GREAT OMAHA LOTTERY NAN.
J. NJ Pattee's --latest LsttePy-Re Peck
cts the Prizes, and the PGliee
Pockets Him.

j. NJ. Pattee, who had very skill
fully manufactured = reputation for
honest lottery dealing, has reached
the end of his rope, and it's pity
it cant hang him, His latest lottery
was for the purpose of establishing
a magnificent orphan asylum at
Omaha, and the drawing was at last
made and lucky tickets announced.
But Mr.. Pattee did not pay the
prizes or build the asylum, and
what he did do we have from the
Leavenworth Commercial
Mr.. J. M. Pattee, the great lottery
man of Omaha has got himself into
trouble. Being afflicted with q pie
thora OF greenbacks, and the people
off Nebraska manifesting q most an
noying solicitude as to his DISPOSE
ton of them, he thought to relieve
them of all anxiety by taking him
self out of their sight. With this
humane intent he quietly slipped
out on Wednesday, intending to
visit Germany, and see the world
where he would be free from inter
ruptioa. But he had not left many
hours when some of the county
officials began 10 fear that they
might be lonely without him SO no
time was lost in sending n dispatch
to Marshal Hook, asking him to de-
tain the fugitive as he passed
through East LeaVenworth. Officer
Ed. Goddard was sent to interview
hn
already crossed the river, intending
tn spend quiet night in our midst,
A brief search revealed his where
the Mansion House. The officer
hastened to inform him that he was
wanted. The lottery manager was
indignant at the arrest, declared
that it was made on trumped up
charges, and intimated that he knew
his business too well to place him
self in a position that the officers of
the law could have any hold upon
him.
Our readers remember, some of
them. perhaps, to their cost, the
grand gift lottery of the State of
Nebraska, which held its dra wing
some time last May. About half
million dollars was to be raised TO
build and end0w an Orphan Asylum
in Omaha, and some magnificent
prizes were offered to ticket holders,
the principal one being 5000 in
greenbacks.
The great lottery manager went
into the business of selling tickets
with bis customary elan, and when
the time for the drawing had rolled
round he had raked in very hand
some pile from the too confiding
public.
But Mr.. Pattee was distressingly
reticent about paying over the pro-
ceeds of the lottery tickets. The
holders of winning tickets have
been waiting his movements with
painful anxiety, and the Orphan
Asylum Managers have been look
ing with increasing interest for the
plan and specifications of the char
liable building. But as fiduciary
agent Mr.. Pattee has not proved a
success. His tender regard for the
Nebraska orphans is swallowed up
ein more tender regard for himself.
But this arrest on the charge of
obtaining money under false pre-
fences, will be apt 10 spoil his sum
mer arrangements. understand
that the Sheriff of Douglas county
started yesterday with reqnisiIIon
from the Governor of Nebraska,
and will return with has prisoner
Tomorrow.
Some inquisiliye person yesterday
asked MIR. Paitee when he proposed |
TO build that magnificent orphan |
asylum. Said he, have made no
arrangements when i should build
il, nor what kind OF an cdifice it
should be. Some time or other I |
may get ready TO do something for
the poor chiidren!"
Thi S is Roachdidat way of deal
ing with trust. Perhaps he may
not find IL so plain SAILING as he ex-
peeled.