Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-10-11

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Denper Meas.
In 1924 there were numerous places
wberetbe tenderfoot was beguiled and robbed
of his all. The most notorious place was
the room run by Bill and by Ford. They
didn't run anything but poker rooms, but
many q poor devil with taste tor the game
was inticed in there and robbed. One OF
the hangers on around the rooms was
gambler named Jerry Lewis. Jerry was
crooked throughout. He couldn't play Q
fair game if he wanted to. He had his
csppers around town gathering up the I'M
wary. he always had his particular seat
st table, and the man who sat opposite to
him was always heeced before he got up.
Everything was apparently on the square,
but it wasn't. Jerry had winning way
about him in more ways than one. He
never went for anything but big game. he
would get around fellow, propose quiet
game Of draw, take him to his room, and
the two would sit down to table in room
by themselves. Jerry had his confederate,
however, and had him stationed in the lott
Immediately above the table. There was
small hole in the ceiling where the fellow
could see the suckers hand. Then there
was an ingenious system of wires arranged
by which signals could be given. The sig-
rails were all given on the sole of Jerrys
foot There was hole in the floor as well
IS in the ceiling. Jerry would place his foot
over the kole and his pail would work the
wires. They had telegraph system. One
tap would mean something, two som ething
che 90 eyou see that the watcher could keep
Jerry informed as to what the o:her fellow
held. 1t was dead sure tbirg. and Jerry
made mint Of money.
A Texan nsmad Sam Reid struck Denver
With $4OOO5. he played bank heavy aud
won $1,000 more Jerey tackled him for
a game of draw and Sam consented. The
first night Jerry lost just ensugh to make
the Texan think that he was the boss poksr
ployer in the world The next night they
Quilted even. The next night they quit
even. The night after Jerry started in to
win the pile, but luck was against him. He
couldn't hold anything. He knew it was
useless to try and stack the cards, because
Reid would have discovered that, and there
would have been shooting scrape. In spite
of signals Jerry quit loser that night, but
be didn't give up he tackled Reid again
the next night and won right along.
He had won $4,000 of the Southerner's
money, and was laying himself out to win
the rest of it. He rsked in pot of $1,000
and bad dealt the. cards himself. Reid had
only about 81, 900 left. He got full hand
on the draw, and Jerry got full hand also,
his full hand being larger than Reds. The
betting commenced, and Reid had every
cent of his money upon the call. Before the
cards we're shown Reid told Jerry to hold on
awhile. He drew a revolver and laid it on
the fable, still retaining hold OF it, however.
Don't show your hand yet" he said.
Every cent have in the world is on that
table. / don't know which one has the best
hsnd, but do know Il ere he's been cheating
done. Somebody has given my hand away.
That somebody is over u.s. If everything
is equsre you won't object to me shooting
through the ceiling. If there is anything
crookt d Of course you will object.
Reid raised his pistol and cscked it. Jerry
didn't say anything but grabbed Reid arm,
but too late. The gun went Off There was
a howl. and a scampering was heard and
fall in the next room.
There" taid Reid 81 knew you were
robbing me. din't kill that fellow, but l
wish had. Now you just hand back every
cent of my money. If you don't l will put
a hole through you big enough for dog to
crawl through"
Jerry was game, but Reid had the drop
on him, and he was forced to give back evey
cent