The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-09
TIE LOTTERY.
a VICTIM TELLS ass EXPERIENCE IN
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n,,initv anrnaa In one day II is the report Of
some widow that infatuated with the gambling
favor has lost her nll, and then II In some labor
ar who has taken daily from his poor pittance
enough 10 purchase.
The long story seems to have no end. One
sase after another Ia brought out until even the
reporter IL somewhat da2ed In the multiplicity
of the eases
Yesterday the reporter In his uereerlnatinns,
game across a well known restaurateur who
had suffered severely from Charley Towards
Rame.
Reporter you have INDUCED In this lottery
business, have your
Mf. q. n. 1ndeed have, boss, I'm gerry to
Cell you.
Rep.-You have been induRing in this for
some timeY
Mr.. Tim sorry to eay I have tried II too
often, to my Ices.
Rep.-Tfow did you core out In THE invest
anent?
Mr.. T.-oh. / cent tell ynu I've lost every
thing had In this lottery business.
Ree.-so you went IN heavily?
Mr. Y Yes air; I went In "a hard ne could
Sometimes. do YOU know used TO 20 about
V,uying up tickets al every office ] could mud,
yThey all knew Be for was the biggest player
some Of them had.
no puY THESE 1F"KETs2
MIR I'll bought them when the Louisiana
TIoitery Company started. I've always had n
feeling That way, YOU know.
Hap-Hcw m urh have YOU Invested, do vou
think, In Towards lottery?
Mr.. rr-Lord cant tell now; hut nan tell
wnu this. before now I've spent n mighty big
Hnm IN that lottery,
What do YOU think you have spent in
the lottery
Mr.. ITO tell YOU the truth have loai more
than s40,o0o In that lottery. can say that with
truth. | cpnfese that I've had that fover about
The lottery and could not get myself rid of IT,
YOU have no idea how IT
TAKES HofD oF 4 MAN.
lie can't help playing, even II he wants TO. Do
YOU know cant pass place Of that kind without
stopping and looking nj :hR numbare2 oh sr
It has been my ruin. this lottery. ! had 40 good
a business az Rny man and was liking money,
hut unfortunately got infatuated with NUN
hers and my money went day after dav, had
she saloon. opposite the ST ChRrlna
Hotel and every day those who had tiokee tn
sell came w to see me. ! was afraid that some
OF my customers might find out that was In
yesttng In the lottery, and 90 I took them into
EVERY HIDING PLACE
could find and there bought the uumbera I
and met the vendor of tickets, and bought what
wanted.
Rep.-You must then have been n passionate
supporter Of that acheme2
Mr. T.-You don't know. cir. how that lottery
has ruined me. II has been my cursa cant
hep playing, for have that mania you have
spoken about In the bENOCRAT. There was |
nobody who was making m ore money than I
was. chartered steamboat and got $4,000 clear
in one month and twenty eight daya. | made !
money In my saloon. but II all went In that lot
terry, and I'd give to-day 1900 TO see itbroken ny.
You are
DOING coon WORN
aud hope before long. for the enke Of the poor !
people you will crush the whole thing You |
don't know what have suffered on account of |
any passion for % ay, w
Mr.. 7. (hpeitatngyl well, the old habit geta
the best Of me, end ] sometimes buy ticket
When l do so | know my money Ia gone but
you know man cant get rid Of those things at
once,
Rep,-Then you have lost fully s4OoOo in Char
Mr., T-Niore than that think have played
az high "a 5000 a day on IT, went around buy
thinking might strike the big prizn. When
commenced reasoned in this way Here is
chance to make $4,000 or $4,000 for only 81 ceuta
I had read Of eo.and 40 winning auoh pri7ea
and thought could do 80 too. You can imagine
what wae the result
SPENT ALI ' COULD GET,
lost money after money, and, TO tell YOU The
truh. the most ! ever won Mt one time was 1910
after my long PLAY Hon see m, me nov what
the cAuRe Of my ruin, ! have tried day after
day 10 get rid Of the deeire to invest hut 40
strong ie lts hold upon me cannot
Rep-Then You have what Ia called the lot
Mr.. T,-Tnat's It. l have It very bad but God
knowe ! hope something Will be done by the
law TO atop that company,
Rep.---Hnw much did YOU aay you had lost2
Mr.. Fully
FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
In Howard'R lottery.
Rep.-And how much did you draw out in
MIR. T-Nct more than $500.
Mr. T.~That's all. tell you for cure. You
can 60 to any Of the gentlemon about town here
and they w, te You mat S Mas one of the
downfall entirely TO that lottery, and | pray
God that you will aucceod in breaking II ny.
Rep.-Nou are ratte0ed now that the drawing
gives a man very little chance. amt your
Mr. T.-No chance nj AL. Its worth telling
The numbers run in your head day and night
The fret thing you think Of in tho morning Is
when you go 10 slNep YOU still think and
DREAM OF IT.
Now take, for instance, me. If I got ur carly ,
In the morning and Jaw n ear passing with the
number seventeen on II, would put that down
and then wait for some mi K cart to pass to give
me the other numbers. You get 80 crazy over
4hese things that YOU don't care for anything
else but numbers.
Rep.-YQu are all the time. then, thinking
about comhinai0ns7
Mr.. T,-Yes, sir, You don't caro- for anything {
else beside numbers.
Rep,-so you have sunk 100000 in the lottery.
have you? ,
Mr.. Tt have. am sorry to say. That lot
terry is disgrace TO cur people, and i the Leg
islature would only mind what the DEMOCRAT |
says, our people would be
HEAT BETTER OFF,
Rep.-What do you think of the lottery sale of
tickets now
Mr. T-Uh, they have dropped off so now
that hardly anybody buys. Look at that Office
across the street. Once there used to he a big
crowd in there all the time. Now you can't see c
anybody there at all during daylight. You are d
breaking up the business very fast and will ,
soon kill il.
Rep,-What about those dream books? I
Mr.. Tive tried them for long time. Whom n
1 had dream about anything | always went to
these books % get numbers, You will find them