The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-25
A LOTTERY SWINDLE.
How . Stranger Came Near
Feeding It $1,000.
TOOK ADVICE or HIS LAWYER.
Even Then He ThoueAt Ne Wss Lstsans
Golden Opportunity slip-Hev
the Game IL WORKED.

mioole-aGeo man, who gave his name
% Peter Martin and residence a. South
Prairie. while in Seattle last Friday met
the bunkomen. It was by the skin Of his
teeth that he escaped being beaten out Of
<lO0O on what 10 known as the lottery
swindls.
It vas in the lower part of the city that
he met man with light mustache and
blue eyes. This person made himself
very agreeable. As the saying goes. "He
was there for that purpose He unfolded
plan By which he thought . "big win
ming" could be made. 1t was the day of
the lottery drawing, what lottery does not
appear. and he had received . tip that the
ticket calling for the principal prize.
10000, was held in certain place in Seat
tie. If things could be arranged so that
they could gather in the tickets and make
sure OF the winner it would be . good
stroke Of financiering.
The man from South Prairie thought
the plan was feasible and accompanied his
new friend to room In q lodging house
on Commercial street. There they found
tall, slender young man, whose FIRST
name 10 Son." and sometimes the sur
name is Carter. He informed them that
the drawing was to take place and acct
dentally dropped . remark that almost
insured the two spectators of winning
the FIRST prize. provided they would take
enough tickets. The sum mentioned was
5000. As is she scheme in all such plays,
form OF drawing " As gone through with
by which Martin was shown that If he put
up II 600 and his partner another 81, 600
the prize was theirs. Martin thought he
had snap and accepted the proposition.
Here. however. the catch came in. "You
see" said the young man with the slender
form, sit will be necessary tor you and
your friend TO prove your good intentions
in this matter by depositing in . good
bank. payable to the company's order,
81, 600 each. Then after the regular draw
ing this agency gets the 5000 and you
take the capital prize, $4,000"
The suddenness of the proposition
rather staggered the man from South
Prairie because he did not have the cash
with him. and then he had heard of sharp
ers. He and his friend had n consulta-
ton, and the latter Was sure that the thing
was straight, and so far as he was con-
cerned he would get his $1,000 if Martin
could make raise.
Martin turned TO the lottery agent and
said: Before going into . speculation
like this it will be necessary for me to see
my attorney. Judge James Hamilton
Lewis" He had apparently gotten mixed
regarding the coloneis title.
Eyes. that 10 right" said his friend. IL
will 60 along, too"
They went to Stratton, Lewis & Gill
mans Offices in the Occidental block, and
after waiting a while were ushered into the
IF bo $oI
his case, and asked Mr.. Lewis if ne thought
Jacob Furth or Lester Turner would put
up the money for him. Mr.. Lewis said he
did not think either of them would, and
asked for further explanation Of affairs.
Martin continued, and his com panion
acted Is prompter. When the story was
through Martin asked for an opinion.
This was the reply: II think You had
better 60 out to the water works, ask for q
job and give up speculation"
As the couple went out Martin remarked
in regretful way:
II hate to let this opportunity slip
through my hands"
That night J. E. Watson, . middled
aged man with light hair and blue eyes,
was arrested by Detectives Philbrick and
Spriggs ~ disorderiy person. Spriggs
admitted yesterday that an attempt was
made last Friday to swindle . South
Prairie business man by the lottery game,
but would give no further particulars
Philbrick allowed that Watson was ar
rested on suspicion Of attempting to
bunko man. hut that Spriggs was the
man who had the particulars.
The sum ana substance Of the lottery
swindle is as follows: The lottery 10
imaginary. and consequently any draw
ing fraudulent. If the sucker" puts up
any money payable to tho sharpers it is
drawn from the bank Immediately, and
when the time for the drawing comes the
men are far away. This Is an ancient
swindle, and Is worked in connection