The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-28
FI.K.E FOsrUNE.

IheTurn of "a wneeI Briggs Fifteen
tho s,ud Dsiars 90 n Man, While
the Dem ,nds of nn armed constable
Rohs Im of His Fortu 9.
The Memphis Avalanche of Saturday ssys:
Yesterday afternoon rumurs we're rife upon |
the streets that Slmon Slvermsn, the pos |
SCISSOR of one half TICKET No 43,7l3 which !
drew $50 600 in the Louisiana draNing which
took place in New Orleans ON the l3.h inst
had been robbed Of his ticket.
An Avalance reporter soon ssceItained
that the grounds for these rumors were
based On etelegrhm received by the agent
from Brickley. Arkansas, and signed by
Snvermsn. which was worded AS follows:
Stop payment of half of Inject No. AZ
7lS, winch WINS forciby taken from me To-
day.
The Avalanche nan was on hand last
night when the train from Little
Rick arrived. and was rewarded for his
trouble by meeting Mr.. Slyerman, who in
briet interview relate d the following start
hrg acc mt of how he had been robbed OF
his fortune.
b r beginning his story 1t is but proper
tina DESCRIPTION OF the speaker should be
given. SlmUn SHERMAN Is a jew, about
twenty -eigbt years OF Sge, and OF raihef
pleasing cuuntensnce. He is of nervOus
temperament, when WAS prominently OBJ
served during tho recital of hts wrongs. lie
Is u brother Of Ii & l.. S,lverman, mer-
chants doing business NJ Indian Bay, Ark,
md who have three stores IN that portion OF
the state.
the story Mr.. Silvermnn told WAS Ms fol
lowe: On the morning OF the l0.h inst. he
received six malt tickets from Captain Charlie
Postal, of tho steamer Hard Cash, to whom
he had gwen MS many dollars to purchase fer
him here siq half tckols in the Louisiana
State Lottery drawing, which WAS to take
place ON the l6.h inst. Among the tickets
was one numbered 43,7l3. He kept the
tic.eta in his pocket and knew nothing OF
their value until early yesterday morning,
when he received ri from Captain Pos nj
that ticket No. 45,713 had drawn the capital
prlzo OF $50 900 Hls feelings can be easily
imagined on receiving this good news, and
he at once made preparations TO come to
Memphis and collect through one Of the
banks the SIG 000, which WAS his half of the
first prize In his exuberance of
ioy he related TO several persons
ms good forIune, and asked a Mr. o. y
Clark, who resides nj Indian Bay, TO accom-
many him to Btnkey, Arkansas, which WIS
The nearest point for him 10 strike tbs Mem
phis 81 Little Rock railroad. Mr. Clark
conmn,ed, but Just before they We're ready
to depart asked Slyerm N To walt until be
could 20 TO his house, which WAS near vt
hand, tor the purpose OF getting two tickets
from his wife, VINO had hls0 invested In the
drawing. OInrk soon returned and tho two
droveotf in buggy. They had proceeded on
their journey about fifteen miles, and had
reached Holly Grove, small village on the
road, when thev were overlaRen by Y, II.
Washburn and I. ID Brown.
f. Il. Washburn Is constable of MOntgom-
cry township IN which ia located lndlan Bay.
AS he approached the buggy no drew navy
sx.shooter and demanded VI Slovenian the
ticket which had drawn tho prize. The
threatening aspect OF tho officer 30 upset
Slverman that he AZ once complied with the
demand, Mt the came time calling upon Mr.
L. Byrne, who resides NJ Holly Grove, 10
witness the fact thst he gave to the constable
ticket No 43,7l3 Wsshburn, when demand.
ing tho ticket, said that Mrs. Clark
claimed il. On appealing to Mr. Clark,
who was in the buggy with Silver
man, that worthy gentleman said he knew
nothing OF the affair. Clark how
ever, In a confidential manner, told Silvor|
man he WAS very sorry over the matter and
would willingly divide the moEey. This
proposition WAS declined by Silverman, who,
ADDING that nothing more WAS wanted OF
him by the constab Q, drove of alone TO
Brlnckley. Ga arriving At that point no inns
medistely tclegrsphed both to the agent of
the lottery company here and In New Orr
leans TO stop payment of the ticket.
If the statement of Mr.. Sverman is true,
and his voracitv is vouched for, there is go
doubt that q O. CLARK put up the job TO rob
Silverman Of his fortune. IL was known in |
Memphis few days after the drawing tina!
MIR SllveIman wns the posseseor of the lucky
ticket and there are several oitZepf
at Indian Bay who will testify to the SAINT
fact. Clark doubtless THOUGHT that Silver
man would be go frightened at having the
ticket taken from him by an officer OF the
law that he would compromise the matter
by dividing tho amount. Mr. Sivermsn
will to day take the necessary steps TO TO.
cover his ticket Payment has been stopped
and although not having the ticket in his
possession, Silvermsn will undoubtedly get
the money which the ticket woi The nj
legged manner in which the constable acted
was m outrage deserving Of the severest
condemnation, ~ judging from Silverman's
story be must have been party 10 the At
tempted robbery.
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