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Show KAISKD A LOTTKKV TIlliET. Cute Scheme uf an Alleged Cl..ei,laUttu liy Winch He Heaped a Percentage COLUMBIA . O., Junel4.-A smooth-looking, smooth-looking, well-dressed individual who neglected to give his name, hut claimed he haded from Cincinnati, droned into Welsh is Brown's saloon, on North High street, early in the week, and after a few rounds of drinks hail been tossed off carelessly, exhibited a lottery ticket calling for $250 in the last draw- A Tf need of ruaiy cash, and ottered to dispose of the ticket at 10 per cent oft. Charley Ho wen offered to cash it for 5 per cent, and with great reluctance the strauger parted with it receiving $237.50 therefor. It was placed m a bank for collection, and today to-day was returned marked n. g. The figures and letters on the ticket had been changed to correspond with a tlc.,,e.t winni"ff a $250 prize, and so skillfully was the work done that it passed through the hands of the agent of the lottery company in this city without with-out being detected. |