Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-06
THE MAN OVERHEAD.
He And Jerry Had a Pretty Sure Thing, Hut They Were Caught at

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 From the Denver News.l
 In 1S62-3-4 there were numerous places where the tenderfoot was beguiled and rob bed of his all. The most notorious place was the room run by Bill and Fly Ford. They didn't run anything but poker rooms, but many poor devil with taste for the game was enticed in there and robbed. One of the hangers-on around the looms was gambler named Jerry Lewis. Jerry was crooked throughout. He couldn't play fair game if he wanted to. He had his cappers around town gathering in the unwary. He always had his particular seat at table, and the man who sat opposite to him was always feeced before he got up.
 Everything apparently was on the square but it wasn't. Jerry had a 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 them selves. Jerry had his confederate, however, and had him stationed in a loft immediately above the table. There was 8 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 signals were all given on the sole of Jerry foot. There was a hole in the floor as well as in the ceiling. Jerry would place his foot over the hole and his pail would work the wires. They had telegraph system. One tap would mean something, two something else; you see that the watcher could keep Jerry informed as to what the other fellow held. It was dead sure thing, and Jerry made 8 mint of money.
 A Texan named Sam Reid struck Denver with $40, 900. He played bank heavy and won SIC, ,00O. Jerry tackled him for game of draw and Sam consented. The first night Jerry lost enough to make the Texan think he was the boss poker player in the world. 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 any thing. He knew it was useless to try and stack the cards, because Reid would have discovered that, and there would have been a shooting scrape. In spite of signals Jerry quit loser that night, but he didn't give up. He tackled Reid again the next night and won right along.
 He had won S4OO00 of the southerner's money, and was laying himself out to win the rest of it. He raked in pot of S5,000, and had dealt cards himself. Reid had only about S4, 900 left. He got Q full hand on the draw, and Jerry got full hand also, his full hand being larger than Reids. The betting commenced, and Reid had every cent of his
 money up on the call Before the cards were shown Reid told Jerry to hold on awhile. He drew a revolver and laid 1t on the table, still retaining hold of it, however.
 "Don't show your hand yet" he said. 'sEvery cent I have in the world is on that table. I don't know which one has the best hand, but I do know there has been cheat ing done. Somebody has given my hand away. That somebody is over us. If every l thing is square you won't object to my shoot | ing through the ceiling. If there is anything crooked of course you will object.'' Reid raised his pistol and cockedit. Jerry didn't say anything but grabbed Reid's arm
 but too late. The gun went off. There was
 a howl, and seampering was heard and { l fall in the next room.
 'FThere," said Reid s.I knew you were robbing me. I didn't kill that fellow, but wish had. Now you just hand back every 1 cent of my money. If you don't I will put g
 hole through you big enough for dog to crawl through"
 Jerry was game, but Reid had the drop or ! him, and he was forced to give back every cent.