Evening journal., 1894-06-29
HONDURAS NATIONAL LOTTERY Co.,
louisiana state Lottery Coz
j. II. LOMBARD a. Co.,

j. Il. LOMBARD a. Co,
General Agents.
New ORLEANS. La, June %, 1894.
DEAR SHG BY references we hnd you are
o perfectly responsible party, and one TO
whom We can safely address this confidential
letter.
We stand in position to use our judgment
as to where prizes will do the most good, and
wishing 10 establish a permanent agency
with you, as we are satisfied you viii make
us competent agent, providing we give you
"a good start, therefore have concluded to let
YOU have a prize in the July drawing OF
SSOO0.Ol. this being two-fifths OF the second
capital prize of S2OO0o.uO.
In order TO get the vc-y best results from
the advertisement we wish you TO sell one
NTH Of this ticket. which IS enclosed In a
small envelope, TO some well-known proni-
nent person. and keep the other fifth for
yourself.
ENCLOSED you will also find li5 tickets. for
which you must remit SlO1O0 and have the re-
mittauce reach MS at least three days before
the date Of the drawing. otherwise the mum
bers sent you viii be cancelled.
We are satisfied with the advertisement
which you viii get that yeu certainly will be
monthly. on which we viii allow you the
regular commission of Is per cent. Very
truly yours. j. II. LOMBARD, 81 Co.
This letter came in an express letter
of formidable proportions, triply sealed
with big buches Of wax, stamped -. Il.
L. and Co., general agents. or the back.
It was marked on tine outside TO contain
valuable property, and evidently came
from TEmpa. Fla. IL was handled on it's
journey with caie" by the Southern
Express Company, and the outsids OF the
envelope bore the inscription: use this
envelope only for money remittance.
The Lucky Papers Well Wrapped.
Another heavy msuilla envelope on the
inside further protected the enclosures
/ A fah .
printed address Of J.. Il. Lombard & Co.
New Orleans. aud marked in type TO be
/ forwarded to them by express, with de-.
tailed instructions as to the methods Of
expressing money, was in the package
This envelope was TO be sealed aud
stitched together according to these
instructions before being entrusted to the
express company's agents
In q small, yellow envelope not ia
scrbed at all was enclosed the double
ticket, which was guaranteed 10 be
worth IS. 0O0. It's number was As. 955,
and it was one of the ordinary two ffths
| Autographed tickets, one folded over the
other. The ticket was a very handsome
affair with black letters showing on a
blue background made up OF elaborate
scroll work.
The signature Of Paul Conrad, the
president of the Honduras Company and
ex- president OF the Louisiana State Com
peny was attached, and it bore the forged
Endorsement Of Jotn ii. OConnor. presi-
dent Of the State National Bank, of
New Orleans !. A. Baldwin, president Of
the New Orleans National Bank: Carl
Kobn. president OF the Union National
Bank, Of New Orleans, and George w.
Mott, president Of the Ctizsns' Bank, of
Louisiana
As an additional guarantee their ap-
pesrsd the forged name Of General w.
L. Cabei, Of Texas, and Colonel C..
j. Villere. Of Louisiana, who since the
death Of General Beauregard and General
Early have supervised the lottery draw
ings.
Dire Dupliolty Detected.
In view of the company's guarantee Ia
the Philadelphia man that 49, 955 would
be drawn from the wheel as the winner
of a 800, 900 prize, the following state
ment printed on the ticket and signed
bv General Cabsll aud Colonel Villere Is
Of startling interest.
We will personally supervise, manage aud
control the drawings, and all the arrange
ments therefore. wherein the number repre-
: | senting this ticket (which appears on Its face
. may be drawn, and see that 10 IS conducted
honestly, fairly and in good faith; and W,
authorize the use OF this certificate on thi
ticket.
The quartet Of bank presidents also at
test to the fairness aud responsibility
, Of the lottery's managers, and the fol
lowing is the conpanys own guarantee
on the face Of each Of the two winning
tickets over the signature Of Presiden
Conrad:
This one-nfth ticket entities the holde
| thereof TO ono-iifth OF such prize as NAV b
b | drawn by its number in the within namo
p | drawing II presented for Payment at Puerto
I | COrtez. Honduras. o. A.. before the expiration
) OF three months from the date Of said draw
e. ing.
; The ticket which the company vii
= allow to win the S. 600 on July 10 whei
the company says il will use its judg
ment "as to where the prizes will 90 tb
most good, Is only distinguished fro1
the others inclosed by a careful separat
cover. In a second package in four bun
dies Of twenty Eve tickets and one o
a fifteen tickets the 1l5 non prize winner
! mentioned in the Lombard letter are ais
. enclosed in the bulky MANILA envelope,
A Wonderful Imitatlon OF tho Real.
= An EVENING JOURNAL reporter mad
an examin alton Of these rsmarkRbl
c unterfeits this afternoon which wer
brought to the Office. Nobody excep
a the printer himself or some skilled coun
O | t..frft 1.fr.ffvo ron11 hava 1ouhto1 tb