Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-01
$4,000 FOR A LOTTERY AID.
Offered to a Brooklyn Man to Pose .
Prize Winner-One Verified Instance
of the Way Traps Are Set.
New York World.

Mortimer ]. Lyons is 4 retired plumb
He lives in comfort in a quaint little frame
house at 16l Fifth avenue, Brooklyn. The
house is at least fifty years old, and its
owner and occupant is older than that,
though his hair is just turning gray.
young man with 4 dark-brown mus
tache, dark eyes and sallow complexion,
called at the frame house the other day and
asked for Mr.. Lyons. Mr.. Lyons had never
seen his visitor before, and knew he didn't
live in that neighborhood. But he did not
think to ask him where he came from, and
he did not get the strangers card. He
thinks the name was Daniels" or some
thing which sounded like that. He was Of
medium height and well dressed.
MY business is-quite peculiar" he said.
He seemed to be little backward about
stating it, and Mr.. Lyons uttered an en-
couraging ''Well?"
ssIn fact, I'm connected with the lottery
business
There has been deal of talk about the
lottery around South Brooklyn, but Mr..
Lyons wondered what on earth could lead
anybody to bother him about the business.
Mr. Lyons is very well known and very
highly respected. He is staunch church.
man of the Catholic faith. and his name is
associated with the attributes and the in
fuenceS that 'make for righteousness"
When Seth Low was mayor OF Brooklyn he
made Mr.. Lyons member of the board OF
education. 1t was not a political appoint
ment. Mr.. Lyons is a Democrat, and
is proud of it. But he is not active in local
politics.
Mr. Daniels, if that is his name, amazed
Mr.. Lyons by his knowledge of all these
things. He showed a thorough acquaint-
ance with the old gentleman's antecedents
and position.
that" said Mr.. Lyons. "Who told you
about mel'
''Oh, friends of yours. Now, what 1
want of you is just this. Here, on this slip
of paper, you will see the prizes of the lot
terry in question. There's one of $4,000.
Now, you don't need to buy ticket: but
one-third of that-S5000-is yours if you
viii give out to your friends that you have
won $4,000. You must make little
'splurge' over it, you know, and If you
talk it up IL may get into the papers. and
we'll see that 1t gets into some of them any
way. You are very well-known man in
this neighborhood, Mr. Lyons. You are
help the sale Of lottery tickets here won
derfully."
Sir" said Mr.. Lyons, slowly and en-
phatically, 81 haven't got much money.
But you haven't got money enough, and
your old lottery company hasn't got money
enough. and there isn't money enough in
the world to pay for such use OF INV name,
SIR
But s50O0," began Daniels.
mol"
esWell, now, look here. This clipping is
from a Chicago paper. 1t tells how popu-
lar insurance clerk drew a Sl5, 900 prize, and
how his friends are congratulating him and
what nice time he is going to have with
the money!
well, suppose you mean that this fel-
low took the same offer you are making
me-"
Precisely Now, s5OO0''--
mo, not for me-" said Mr.. Lyons
''Dear me! l am surprised" said the
lottery man. ''There are very few men
who would refuse the offer You are the
cept''
Then ne went away.
1.-THE lottery people have been working
this ncighbornood off and on for & number
OF years said Joseph Marhoffer, who has
lived and done business on Fifth avenue for
long time. 'I'm surprised that they
tackled Mr. Lyons. They evidently did
not know him. There have been several
cases published of reported winnings by
residents in this part of Brooklyn. l have
often heard it said that the truth of the
matter was that some trick had been play
ed. and the names had been used III the
same way they wished 10 use MIR Lyons"
Sc when YOU read or hear stories about
the wonderful good luck of a or and his
sudden rise 70 wealth by the purchase Of
lottery ticket, the chances are that A or B
has simply sold his name 10 be used as bait
to catch the unwary. ,.uyu1y y
k4yGA Is the best adver.
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