Daily Republican., 1888-02-08
$4,000 liz A LUmP.
How 1t Feels to Draw tnat Big sum in
Lottery.


On the steamer plying between Balti.
more and Chestertown, Md, recently,
. reporter OF tbs stsr learned that
among his fellow.passenger was Mr..
Harrison Viskers, o resldclt OF the last.
named place, who was represented to
have held ono fourth OF the ticket which
drew the grand prlzs $500. 600 In the
drawing OF the Louisiana State Lottery
on the 18Th OF December lsst. Being
curious to know the senators Of q per-
son coming suddenly aud somewhat
Unexpectedly In possession OF 80 large n
sum OF money, the reporter rsoolved 10
hunt up aud make the ncq 1Ain tsnoe of
the fortunate gentleman and learn suoh
facts 30 he could In regard to his grand
stroke OF luck AccoFitnRly the friend.
ly services OF one CT the officers of ths
boAt were secured. Au introduction
followed, aud this WAS followed, In
turn, by few pointed interrogatories
on the pars Of the reporter.
MIR. Vickers seemed to be somewhat
disturbed by the inquiry, but finally
said: "It IL true that I invested IS in
| Tue Louisiana State L1t,erS in Decem-
ber and have received S75 900 for 1t. 1
went to New o 0rleaus and collected the
money personally; but ut the same ttme
fled o written protest with the oom'
pAny against apy Dotoriety connecting
newspspsrs with me o: me with nsws.
papers,"
The reporter explained TO Mr.. VlokerE
that he was merely inquiring In the
interest of an enterprlsing newspaper
And had no interest In the Lottery Oom
many whatever, and thereupon pressed
him for full 40 cunt OF the affair.
"Well, l don't, l repeat like this no
toriety, but since the ct Try Is out, tht
facts may as well ba known. To max,
long story short in ihs lattsr part o
Novem ar sent IS in q leltsr to New
Orleans with o rsques for one-fourth O
ticket Ia the December drawing. Ii
due time received the ticket. looke'
. at the number laid itaway aud though
4 no move OF Ii until the newspapers cam
. containing the first account of the dra y
Ing. l was busy down sistra, and m
wife. who had been reading the paper
i called down to me that the capits
a prizs hal been drswa 10 Chestsrtowr
called back to her fJr the mum ber, 40
, shs replied ihst 1t Was 53,459. kne'
a my ticket began with %, but had TO
goItt the hundreds. / continued m
. work, and did not even look At m
a ticket until the next day, when fouD
q my number TO correspond with tbs on
a published in the despatch. As l WI
about TO leave for the Southwest on pr
vate business, l concluded l would
by way o. New Orleans, as IL was !
short 10 lte as any other, and coll 81
J. the money In pAsol. Acco 'dipg "
T. did so. / was in New Orleans Satu
)f dsy, Sunday al d Monday evening, &c
~ "a. I'd ~
y l received every cent, Gj l said, OF u
le 900, and repeat, it is already i
y vested"
3 "How did you feel when your gre
70 good fortune was actually realized
u asked the reporter.
70 "Why, of course. was very mu'
Q, ratified ut such Christmas GIT; bI
e, | hava never wanted much
D. worldly gooda, II makes very little d
t. fsrepcs TO me either In my nod Of i
B. or my business. But dislike the I
~ toriety extremely. A half dozen
10 porttrs have already bean down
IN Chesterto Wn about the matter, but Z
10 not find me-"
~ you consider the lottery conpa
ne an honest, reliable institution, then,
se you not?" asked the reporter
IT, "When = man r, ceives $75, 600
legal tender money on an investm'
OF IS he 10 somewhat liable to havt
pretty we'll defined knowledge OF
n, honesty and reliability" was the
az ply.
IL Mr.. Vlckers. 1t may be added, Ii
M. prominent citizen of Kent County, n
Is. possess q lucrative law practice
nd Ohestertown, thriving town OF 81
np Inhabitants, pretuly situated on
b. banks OF the Chester river. He con
or from one OF the most prominent fat
mt lies of Maryland, his father havi
he some years ago represented that st
mi. in tha Senate Of the Uuttei States.
sister was a leading belle In Washi
ton society, and her marriage to
IN late Jefferson Rives OF this city. =
ad. be remem bered asa great society ev
re. OF tie seaton In which 1t occurred. ]
ate Viekers lives in fine style, and
md blessed with chsrming fanny, c
W aitiing of wife and several child
w Washington { D. G. Star, Jan 81,