The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-07
eure winner.

Elm 1862 there were numerous
places where the tsnderfoot was beguiled
and robbed of his all The most noto
rious place was the room run by Bill
and Hy Ford They didn't run anything
but poker-rooms. but many poor devil
with taste for the game was enticed IN
there and robbed.
ssHoW was that donee'
81 viii tell You One of the hangers
on around the rooms was a gambler
named Jerry Lewis Jerry was crooked
throughout. He couldn't play = fair
game if he wanted to. He had his cap
pers around town gathering up the UNI
wary. He always had his particular
seat at 8 table, and the man who sat OPP
posite to him was always 1eeced before
he got up.
Everything apparently was on the
square, but wasn't Jerry had win
ming way about him in more 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 a table in q room by themselves
Jerry had his confederate, however, and
had him stationed in a 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 signals were all given on the
/ sole of Jerry's foot. There was hole
/ in the floor as well as in the ceiling.
Jerry would place his foot over the hole,
| and his pal would work the wires. They
had telegraph system. One tap would
mean something, two something else, so
Il II ~. L !
| Jerry informed as to what the other fell
| low held. 1t was dead-sure thing, and
Jerry made a mint of money"
Chow was the trick discoveredPn
"a Texan named Sam Reid struck
Denver with $4,000. He played bank
heavy and won $4,000 more. Jerry
tackled him for game of draw, and
Sam consented. The first night Jerry
lost Just enough to make the Texan
! think that he was the boss poker-playeI
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 anything. He
knew it was useless to try and stack the
cards, because Reid would have dis
covered that and there would have beer
shooting-scrape. In spite of signals
Jerry quit loser that night, but he didn'1
/
next night and won right along.
He had won $40, 900 of the souther
ner's money, and was laying himself ou
to win the rest of it. He raked in a pc
of Sc, 900, and had dealt the cards him
self. Reid had only about $4,000 left.
HE got full hand on the draw, anC
Jerry got full hand also, his full hanC
being larger than Reid's. The betting
commenced, and Reid had every cent O
his money up on the call. Before tn
cards were shown Reid told Jerry t.
hold on awhile. He drew revolve
and laid it on the table, still retaining
hold of il, however.
"Don't show your hand yet he said
Every cent have in the world is on tn
table. l don't know which one has tn
best, but I do know there has beel
cheating done. Somebody has given m,
hand away. That somebody is over us
If everything is square you won't objec
to my shooting through the ceiling.
there is anything crooked of course yo1
will object
'.Reid raised his pistol and cooked il
Jerry didn't say anything but grabbet
, Reds arm, but it was too late. The GU
went of. There was a howl and
scampering heard, and fall in the mex
room
There said Reid, i knew you wer
robbing me. / didn't kill that fellow
but I wish had. Now, you just han,
back every cent of that money. If yo
don't will put hole through you hi
enough for dog to crawl through
Jerry was game, but Reid had tn
drop on him, and he was forced to Civ
back every cent he had won. "-Denve
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