The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-11

TICKET DRAWING SAID PRIZE WAS. NUMBER
1854
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WITNEsS STATEN ISLAND, NY.
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NEW YORK. SEPT 49, 1879
RECEIVED FROM MEssRs. SIMMONS DICKINSON,
MANAGERS OF THE KENTUCKY STATE. THROUGH
B. II. PORTER CO.. l.227 BROADWAY TIE SUN OF
FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS sI5,oo0. BEING THE
AMOUNT DRAWN BY TICKET NO. so.s3o IN THE
DRAWING OF THE KENTUCKY STATE LOTTERY,
CLASS P. SEPT. 49, SAID TICKET WAS HELD By
ME. AND CAsHED IN FULL ON PRESENTATION.
RESIDENCE. es rAIRMouHT Az
BALTIMORE, ND
INVESTIGATION OF DRAWING BY THE KEN
TUCKY STATE LOTTERY.
Extract from the Cincinnati Enquirer. Oct. IL
Yesterday at about the hour OF noo an Enquirer in
vestgator called the Office of the kentucky
tory in covnston and against Mr. s. T. Dickinson.
one of the managers.
''Ths way Horc you Wore going to begin." and
the party stopped into adjoining the Office Upon
platform the end of tho couple of
wheels with glass sides. Ono immense concern.
and it contained about bushels of round. white
checks about tho of an old fashioned cooper"
There smaller wheel with probably peck of nto
brass tubes end which tho cxtrom
itios Of white tickets.
"wfl you be kind enough to account for all Of the
S67 925 you ofier In prxess"
Yes In this prize wheel have 10 prizes $500
so prizes of $780, 100 prizes of $50 200 of 2 and
500 prices of $40. which to $4,000 Tho 1000
are prizes $50 the $4,000 or
capital price which foot up $3.50 Nino of the samo
class of prizes 5000 prize amount to $780, and
nine of tho same class to s. 900 prize mako $50"
"Tha. leaves $1,000 to bo heard FROM" suggested tho
There the prizes for lying tablo
counted the capital prize being in the wheel when in
why isn't Il in the whccls"
tho sss minute in order to ailow evssbday present
that they are placed whore they belong "
incSos in length % lorenzo D cron"sSr Is som%s
sonor picked up the one by showed each to the
tube aud throw into the prize wheel OF these
prizes for $4,000 tor $500 for 50 UUo
two for - 500 each and two for 81 each This done
couple o coored tackled the wheel and revolved 1t
number Of times to give the tickets good stirring up
the sua wheel received the same .reatnen Acoupe q
boys blindtoldcd and one was stationed ut each
wheel Mr. M H. Ga%say another som%ss,OnSr seized
Mr. Cronngcr took seat between the two wheels and
another clerk occupied chairs At to record the num-
bers and the prizes they drew Occupying chairs in the
number OF mon. each with pece Of papcr mcmorau
dun book IN his hand The reporter was In those
conducting the drawing whore hc could soc Just what oach
person doing.
Let her go"
The boy at the big wheel pulled out ticket and handed
to Mr. Ramsay AT the same time the boy ut the little
wheel pucksd prize aud passed i to NJ cronnger Mr.
holding IL that everybody could It, The recording
other ccrs down tho number and the prize
slip OF The check strung thread and tho
eeeded with prizes ranging $40 sOO a6ou,
fifteen minutes, whom No. loOo4 was called ont Mr. Cron
reporter looked at tho prize ticket then looked the
number. and then gassd at ,he records made by the
The drawing proceeded, with tho occasional in.
terruption Of shake up Of tho wheels until half
order NO 1888 drew sssoo 1888 drew 81 oo0 No
drew s aisS and no sssis SroS the esp This Sss
toward the close of the drawing each Of the big prizes
To- ali
the large prizes the nunbcrs and the records
lie also watched tho other numbers closely. and found
every thing to tally exactly:
for SD If they ss % sscss a. eh a"s ass
away s7 o in prizes they have left 5000 Out Of this
other bills The Ksntaeky sssss also pays fund 70 tho
Henry County fomals Academy and Male College.
THE KENTUCKY STATE