Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-10
He IS IN GREAT LUCK.
Samuel Adler, q Chicago Drummer,
Wins $4,000 and Promptly
Receives His Money.
A FORTUNE FOR FIFTY GENTS.
An Item OF News which Indicates That
the Juarez Concern Is Doing
Business Here.

"Life is a great big gamble" re-
marked a well-known' man about
town yesterday to a reporter for
The Mail, "and the doctrine of
chances enters largely into every trans
action of our business and social condi-
tions."
The conversation thus sententiously
uttered took place in Harry Varnell's
resort on South Clark street. The talk
was brought about by the news which
was impaired to the reporter thata capi-
tol prize OF 1000 had been won by
Chicago citizen who had invested 30
cents in the "Gran Loteria Juarez." 1t
opened up new line OF thought to the
writer in the direction of the extent Of
lottery gambling not alone in Chicago
but throughout this and other coun-
tries.
The desire for gain without the act.
ual equivalent in manual or mental
exertion is remarkably developed IN
most natures. Soifthe doctrine enuncl-
ated at the commencement OF this
article be true the excuse for such de-
sires is very apparent.
1t cannot be said with any degree OF
Justice that the local municipal author
tiles are lax in the enforcement OF ordl-
nances against the sale OF lottery tick
cts. The continuance OF this trade IS
due in large measure to the smooth
ness" of the agent or agents who repre-
sent lottery company here. They
know Just where to place the tickets.
They do not sell them outright, but
they s'give" them to the middleman,
who is usually reputable and in bust.
ness, and who finds the purchasers. II
a crusade were made against all who
dispose of lottery tickets in this manner
there would be caught in the meshes OF
the legal drag net many men who could
i'll afford the sensation their names
would create. In the meantime, while
the authorities are hugging to their Off
cial bosoms the delusion that there are
no tickets sold, the willy lottery people
are selling tickets by the great gross.
Therefore, it is only when the newspa-
pers catch an item to the effect that q
big winning has been made that the
Chicago authorities are made aware OF
the fact there is really lottery gambling
in the city which they govern.
As a matter of news winning of $10,-
600 by means of q lottery ticket which
cost only 30 cents is not to be sneezed
at. When the votary of the race track
gets 10, 20 or so for and the winning
is large one, it is considered legitimate
journalistic enterprise toprint such facts
as can be obtained. In case where
man gets 10000 to /, the person who
makes gambling chances a study stands
aghast and wonders at the methods
employed by the tickle goddess of for
tune.
From the information furnished The
Mail by the gentleman who said some
thing about life being a gamble, it was
ascertained that few days ago the In
ternational Bank on La Sale street was
authorized to pay to Mr.. Samuel Adler
of Chicago the sum of $4,000, this
amount being one-half of the capital
prize of 500, 900, drawn by ticket 1874
of the "Gran Loteria Juarez" of Ciudad
Juarez, Mexico. The other half of the
prize was sold to man, so the informa-
ton goes, who is resident of st. Paul.
Mr.. Adler is an old time salesman for
the wholesale liquor house of Hasterlik
Bros, 216 Randolph street, in this city.
Mr.. Adler was seen by a reporter Tor
The Mail yesterday. eyes," said he,
hie face beaming with smiles, II am
worth $4,000 more money today than |
was last week. l am just preparing for
a trip to California, where will spend
three or four months. l have been in
the harness steadily for twelve years,
and know OF no better use to which to
put part of the money than to take
rest. What will do with the remain
der am unable to say. 1t is my inten-
tion to cast business to the winds for
the next few months, and until the end
of that time I will not know what to
do"
The winning made by Mr.. Adler re-
calls the fact that $2500 prize drawn
from the Gran Loteria Juarez fell to the
lot of Harry A. Varnell about two
months ago. Mr.. Varnell is well known
as the ex-warden OF the county hos
pital and the owner Of the fin
est fitted.up bar in Chicago.
Mr.. Varnell at once thought Of
his many friends when he received his
money, and for several days they had
every luxury which makes life worth
. living. He utilized some of the money
for the expenses of trip to the east,
and the remainder he wisely divided be-
tween q number of charitable institu-
tions in Chicago.
At the same drawing the capital prize
again came to Chicago. At that time it
was won by Mr.. Henry Goodman, a
commercial traveller, living at 181 West
Madison street. The prize called for
$40, 900, and it was promptly paid by
Herman Schaffner & Co., the bankers.
Mr.. Goodman made most wise
disposition of portion of his win
nings. He set aside $4,000 for his
daughter Jennie fora musical education.
She left for Milan, Italy, q week after
Mr.. Goodman obtained his money, and
the last reports are that she is progress
ing famously in her art. Mr.. Goodman
then took a part of the remainder of his
prize and purchased home, in which
he now resides. What was then left he
invested as a guarantee that he will
never be in want.
Another notable winning was the one
.,f $250O made b. Mr.. Nathan Spears,
who resides at the Coates house, Kansas
City. He purchased a 81 ticket in Chi
cago, and the money was promptly paid
by the brokerage firm of L. Meyersberg
& Co., in the Montauk block.
Chicago was particularly fortunate at
that time, for third prize of $4,000 was
won by Chicago man. He was Mr..
Helmuth Diestelow, a barber at 21S East
North avpnte. Mr.. Diestelow rlaad a