The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-26
SPECIAL NOTICES.
4 THAT SI5OOD LOTTERY PRIZE

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SssK rA M' 10 Mr. NAY hxAi S1 TiiE Lottery
ely SIS TO have
T.ris; 81 which psssysy denied The TIS
Say deny ali INK tadSsS 1 asr
Among other things Mrs May reported SAY ing
knew he had Been psS osry !" s for Ms
past but had ythlns about the prize have
not heard anything it, Mr. May husband; and II
no had drawn any such amount of money would know
he Republican also stated that tho tho
Citizen National Bank had denied positively that tho
snsst md Seen pa,d at that bank The concluding para
me reporter ronrned from has Investigation satisfied
and that the story III interest the lot
terry company a. an advertisement Whether Mr. Nay Is
returns to tho city, but in he is he made mistake in
not p9s,n his wife aud family before tho story was pub
ihe Post eontenied itself limiting that the Stars
while an afternoon paper boldly denounced as hoax
duty that morning conten poaes despite the
postsveness of their misguided reporters, have made
questionaby confirm the stars crigins statement.
ne dish OF crow was tle largest OF any but
"A Republican reporter investigated the published
$1,000 prize al tho last drawing of tbs Kentucky Lottery.
only Official OF the Citixens National Bank who
could be found Tuesday evening published in yester
dsci edit the story of Mays good luck il positively
ment was published simply advertising dodge Now
May comes forward and positively denies thar the story
check WAS deposited with them and honored
Mr.. May interviewed by the Republican reporter
YESTERDAY ana made statement to the effect that he did
Draw he prize OF $1,000 ana had been paid the money
Gated when she stated last Tuesday that she
T. aud as be pr"fessed TO be tLor9ush gram
There were two otne parties Interested in tho ticket
haa @ in o, ir Of ma ns
ms and expected TO do 50 again lilo preacher but
had been represented lie had deposited his share Of tho
mones in the Bank of Washington and proposed 10 use it
The paying teller at the Citizens National Bank yestor-
interesting incident told connection with
Mays lues is that two gentemen Messrs William and
ticket When May the despatch notifying him
asked whether their ticket drew the capital prize,
thoy would be wiling to allow him 5000 each This they
81 600 making his share of the $40 900 amount $500
Mr.. William Church. when questioned by Republican re-
porter would make any about this Tattoo
ut declared emph.eay that the prize was
the Church orotaers v receiving an equivalent III the
The Post Of to-day gives the result OF interview with
Edward II May the following stste! !,,s =
sons OF prominsnt lumber dealer had always joined
terry dollar the tickets thus
bought and which the joint property of the
prize This statement verified tho tcle-
graph despatch and leer OF July i6 announcing the luck
OF the number from the New York FIRM who tho lottery
The lucky at proceeded to New York. whore the
certified check obtained This brought ana
Monday after the delay shortness
rcncy casheu NJ the Coniral National Bank. The
divided, aud Tuesday Tue regular share OF May
$50 U-was deposited ut the Bank OF Washington. The
bank book with the above credit Mr. May shown
with his amounted in all to 50 O0
Will probably be Tor the present devoted establishing
in business buying partnership, the church scheme
being for later consideration May says he has great
deal much leisure Tor and. although he
applied IL in ths service of the Master would
Republican with Mrs May 10 denounced BY her to be either
very stupid wiliuiiy fuise report. Sho said in
the reporters perenptory inquiry, 4
don't know any thing about the matter, but never
dcaied tbs OF the fact OF her hus
banas drawing the prize The silk dress item she Of
statements. As guaranty ot his standing in the
mainly the bank cashier Also Sustained tact cash
lag the cheek. Mr.. hay showed the Post old commits
son Lonoraby held for six years notary public Tor the
District and also petition. signed by large number Of
his neighbors, including nearly all the influential
pontment "a Justice of the Peace Tor that district
1t will thus be observed that Tho Star usual pub
lshed and truthful
of the affair.
Tho following Is copy of the certified check given to
Mr.. May by Williamson Co., the Eastern Agents of the
kentucky State Lottery, on the 18th inst. -