Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-10-17
a GAMBLER,S TRICKS.
A Gambler Tells About Oid.Ifme De-
vtces that Have Passed Away.

= 1
In 1924 there were numerous
places where the tenderfoot was be-
puiled and robbed Of his all. The most
notorious place was the room run by
Bill and Hy Ford. They didn't run
anything but poker rooms, but many
Door devil with taste for the game Was
enticed i'll there and robbed.
"How was it done?"
IL will tell YOU. One OF the hangers
IN around the rooms was gambler |
named Jerry Lewis. Jerry was crooked
throughout. He couldn't play Il lair
came if he wanted TO. He had his cap
pcrs around town gathering up the
unvary. He always had his particular
seat at a table and the man who sat OPP
posite to him was always fleeced before
he got up.
"Everything apparently was on the
square, but it wasn't Jerry had VIM
ming way about him in more ways than
one. He never went for anything but
big game. He would get around fellow,
propose a quiet game of draw, take hun
to his room ard the two would sit down
to a table in a room by themselves.
Jerry had his confederate, however, and
had him stationed in loft 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
nails were all given on the sole of Jerry's
foot. There was hole in the floor as
we'll as in the ceiling. Jerry would place
his foot over the hole ard his pal would
, work the wires. They had telegraph
T system. Onetap would mean something,
two something else so you see that the
J watcher could keep Jerry correctly in
formed as to what he other fellow held.
Itwts dead sure thing and Jerry made
) q mint of money"
= "How was the trick discovered?'
P "a Texan, named Sam Reid. struck
P Denver with 10000. He played the bank
? heavy and won 10000 more. Jerry
? tackled him for game Of dlaw and SAL
/. consented. The first night Jerry lost
Z lust enough to make the Texan think
p that he was the boss poker play in the
!. world. The next night they quit even.
The night after Jeny started IN to win
a the pile. but luck was against him. Tie
;. couldn't hold anything. He knew il
r was useless to try and stack the cards
= because Reid would have discovered that
e and there would have been a shooting
scrape. In spite of signals Jerry quit
IS loser that night, but he didn't give up
e He tackled Reid again the next night
Ii and won right along.
C He had won $4,000 of the Southern.
er's money and was laying himself out
d to win the rest of it, He raked in poi
D. of SIS, 900 ana had dealt the cards him
o self Reid had only about 1000 left.
o He got a full hand on the draw and
Is Jerry got full hand also, his full hand
n being larger than Reid's. The bettine
If commenced and Reid bad every cent Of
d his money up on the call. Before the
e cards were shown Reid told Jerry tC
e hold On while. He drew a revolver
D, and laid it on the table, still retaining
ID hold of it, however.
IL Don't show your hand yet" he said
g Every cent l have in the world is OF
E. that table. | don't know which one ha.
lg the best hand, but / do know there ha!
ir been cheating done. Somebody hal
D. given my hand away. That somebody
a is over us. Ifeverythine is square yol
e. won't object to my shooting through thu
N ceiling. If there is anything crooked o
Ii course YOU will object"
h "Reid raised his pistol and cooked il
q Jerry didn't say anything, but grabbe'
n Reid's arm, but too late The gun wen
W off. There was howl and scamperin
ly beard and fall in the mex: roem."
There" said Reid, 81 knew you wer
ID robbing me. / didn't kill that fellow
p, but wish l had. Now you just ham
Il. back every cent of my money. If yo
y, don't III put hole through you bi
ut enough for a dog to crawl through.
III Jerry was game, but Reid had tn
e. drop on him and he was forced to Civ
d. back every cent he had won." Denve
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