Daily Republican., 1882-10-30
A GOLDEN wIHDFALL.
Two CIGIHens Of south Washington
win $50, 900 I'm the LOuiS1ana

Two citizens Of south WashInGiOH
win $4,000 I'm the LOuis1ana
STATE Lottery.
From the Washington star. oet' Atn'
The golden favOrs OF fortune which
flow through the medium of the Louis.
lana State Lottery have not passed
Washington by, and at the last month
ly drawing two citizens of South Wash.
ington found themselves Dossessors Of
fifth each Of the grand prize-$76, 900.
Good news sometimes goes as fast as
bad, and before the recipients were
aware of their good luck they were
congratulated by their neighbors and
friends. One was Mr., Gwynn Harris,
an inspector of the health Office, and
the other, Mr.. " L. Lewis, who Is
with tho Co. operative Ice Company.
They each held o hfth of q whole ticket
WI ich paid $16, 900, or $50, 900 for both.
A Star reporter called on Mr.. Lewis TO
ascertain how man looked and talked
who had lust realized S15, 900 from 81
investment. He was found at his res
idence, having just lO.urned from the
Rharf, where he had been engaged In
his usual work. He iS a man about
thirty. Eve years Of age, and Is q sober,
industrious citizen.
"Mr. Lewis" said the reporter, "the
public would like to know how you
feel after this golden shower"
"Well," was the reply, II thought at
first would keep 1t quiet, but every
body seems to know about it. People
who are entire strangers have come up
on the street and congratulated me-.
"Have you paid the penalty OF riches
and been besieged by people who want
little loAns?"
"No. l haven't been troubled in that
way yet"
"How did you feel when you found
you had the lucky number Did you
faint away ?" asked the reporter.
81 did not feel any more concerned
than If l had picked up a ten cent piece
The fact is, that 1 did not know unit
the afternoon of that day, when FRIEND
called my attention to the drawing.
hadn't even looked at the drawings II
the morning paper. But l felt pretty
good when l got the money from th'
express office"
Glow did the money comet" inter
posed the reporter.
I'm twenty dollar gold pieces. Their
was $1O, 900 in one bag and %, 600 In tn
other. The bags must have weighed
eighty pounds, and 1t was quito q LOAF
} 20 carry to the bank"
"What are you going to do with you
wealth."
81 am going to lay 1t away. know
how to keep it," was the response, an
Mr.. Lewis reputation sustaiLs the al
sertion. Mr.. Harris is equally sensibl
over his windfall, and goes on with III
work as If nothing unusual had haI
pened.
Neither of these gentlemen owned III
r entire fifth of the winning ticket, MI
Harris has partner with whom he ha
10 divide his fifth OF ticket. Mr. Lev
is was In o combination with nine OIL
ers, which purchased each month !
i one-fitth tickets. 1t happened, however
. this month that only TWO bought an
5 paid for their tickets, and the remain
; ing eight tickets were assumed by Nj
Lewis and two OK his friends, the toImel
/ however, advancing the money. A
0 each member of the combination wa
D entitled TO one.tenth OF whatever prl2
Q was drawn, 81, 800 was paid to each
y the holders of two of the tickets, and tt
t remaining $12,0OO was divided equal
y between Mr.. Lewis aud his two frienc
8 making 81, 900 for each. As neither
8 the two had paid for their tickets, an
' as there was only q verbal understand
ing about the matter, Mr.. Lewis vs.
not legally bound to divide the Sl2,O 90
but, as he told the Star reporter,
could not have slept easy if l thougl
1 had anything belonging TO another