The Portland daily press., 1894-03-28
FIXING THE WHEEL.
How Red Leary's Gang Won $40, 900
at one Sitting.


Understood why He Lost q s, 900 Straight.
. DooY - ;o..;h1s
handed schemes Is an .slmost lmPossiplc
tnang. AA 'po lpetoan' gan oAs 20
taoi,snMe u's ~ s 81, ta sa ~ 1As +ton.n..
employ Hen W iooA ~. ~ As1 SUM e'osFas'
auu 'no n.4A }, aas Ana H.
nave oeen AAsu, ooeSeu I"1 800
suose:eu.eo' suslo 1890 %o.s.,,1x, ~
any s,ninar eaNoS ~ suo 80 ~
gam DiefS aess,lss VIC nouIO nv
couneso Gu VIC nAso.s =. ono naA -.
gam pier Oh s0vay tnusO uopen1 oA LIE az. ~
70 come euG aneau q ING oS'fos' '1o >'-oo
VI OF .no wnesi. a
6 Eo ohe OIL 'no u" sononos an4 20 n"ps -
t9?se suacess4ul es:l pe.pesisO. ~ " $50
DING nouso m Sl,1 pafo VI 0no $500
was "orSea IN IN. ,1 Le.5 plaos ~ a0 LIS ~,
BRANCH knGwn Do Mo rn o1lio, 49, u ~
gang VI cfOoks hoAu0u ~ NV ..1a ;. aL
k1heo oa SiAos ssen~0 y ~ =,
companion o. nls 1ossou IA VIZ 81, ~
Dy Dig Frank McSoy, sne I IanA aJsI ~.
lug gains was .oaI .,s. ~ "na a. ~ ~
ailalt occurred neally ~ yeais agy -
count Oh !. evel ~aS ,"a $500, puD - 81.
even tne chiei Josef 'ns i1se Cnsiies To-
er1ck WoerrisnoHef' = wen known low uanAe5
Oh Gnls city, never slew Ss go W 0nS 49,
WORK bhaS 1os' nm so,ooo "i'n1n W. 60
hours. 4Lu
Wnen Leary' mccoy anu .nree oone.s'
one OF "nom ID well Ano"n punAo nn'
arrived at Long Dlancn =. une uay on"s So -
mer, report goe aDroao .naI 'ney We
ing 70 MAKE an orsaulAeu a.oenpo a0 ~ ~
Ding the DIG saIe IN MoA.e Caiio, -. "
eiy n4sn. NY saeI ~ AZ
mouse WIN !csaeu sno'suns az . ln sHus,
Dut tney mlgnG nave spaleo oneHso.ees
the trou pie. Inc nve crooks wouiu e eo 4se
over IN tne aIcernoon' iounse aooo. .ns
house untii evening" wien snes W." ,"ss
play, nub noS neasiiy' any eenn,a iiS .ose.
They always played rouiesse. Inole 1910 IN
a n1gnt, however, vnen oney soopp1u -
ing ana Won ehoasu ~ ~ sAs ~ -. asa
losses zen slmes oye1: on .se ai.s TaDo ~.
ylous Fnll Daay nau noeiceu 10y :ya go
one q tne osnsfs taHins = sl.ao - Ma;ar
n the roulesso wneo. dA~ sot - ~, s.t -
Crump, whose cusy ~ was W iooA ono .o-
Dies over anu see ona' eso, 'A.s was
rgng before play Dsssu r
Inose IeAo"s are op " somoon III,
mink tney re eoans ~ Wy " Raus "
some Oh tne mum ners ~ sie rouieUUo 49,.
ana tnen play me aaJ!lni "a LII , ;,
LOOK out that !ne Wneel lsn oolAeo
trump examines sne wneei WIZ pa W
ular care sna1 evening, pue toa a:S.,. ans
wrong. Mccoy ana neary suiun o IL
around, put TWO OIL 'neir pans uiu' anu onoy
began playing neavi!y. @oooe WIG oe'N-e
time Mr.. WoerrisnoHer, VINO was oon-
stant customer cams IN anu go ooMn !. ~
the other sice OF 'ne wheei opposiOe 'n0
Two CROOKS.
think I'm gong 20 WIN conisNo, ne
salo 10 FRANK onyuer' VIZ ~ "on %
on his side. tive me Si'ooo "of'h VI
chips. Ill play ana 10,
ne began 1y puosins Wv -: o1 S;.. =. 80
numbers ana watcneq ms con- OIL uisappeal
without winning. tais si,ooo hau soh .
IN little more IMAM no tme' anu nei'nor y
nor 10 had turned up.
Ihey'l IL TURN up preocy SOUL, Io sala
as ne pougnt ms second tnoosano ooaare
count IN CHIPS. Inlrty-nVe 70 ohe' "hea
NIT IL, VIII soon square ms.
But MS second tnousano wene .ne way
OF the hrst wltnoue eitner mum oer Iurnlns
up. Still ne perslsueo' 1nslstihg onao ene
luck would soon come ms way naro !.
MeanWnlie the croohs VI. ehe oonel s1uo " =
che wheel were playing nesyliy on NOS .
anu Il, on Sno us, . -, - 49, -,
and on the middle column, Wnlcn pays
the same ana 1ney We're winning III a.
", WIN le,Aaa no VIC ps1.sH'o4l ~ L.
Woerrlsnoher' at sne osner eno, was los
ing. AFTER MS Nun 1nousanu nau sono
ana MS mum ers nao noc SHOWN W ohoe'
BANKER WoefrlsnoHer saio 20 ehyael:
wei, FRANK, tnere,s no iuck .or me
tonight I've LOST 20 ooo on ana ~, 10, anu
that's enough for one evening. rms Asn
their night on. III try en- again 'oiiioi-
row:
The luck IS at ene o1her emu Iepaleu
Snyder Those Fellows on one ooiier emu
are hitting us hard.
Inc TWO CROOKS p.aSeo o., anu sun ouey
won. Each played inc ilmi5 every .i,ne on
the middle column ana Cne nrst -, any
$40 at every turn OF tne wneei On N1s Us, .
and IL, and so remarkable was 6neir luck
that other smaller CAMPER players oegan
to follow tnem WIZ II. results 70 the
bank When nnaiiy MAYOR trump, WIZ
was spinning ene wneei, caneo 's sso i no"
turn, the Two men were ABOUT pI"'V ~,
apiece ahead. Ihey ana 'ne resi- ol 'he
McCoy-Leary gang leu Long 1rancn Oh
the following DAY. wnen tne wheel supp,
ped, snyder leaned over 70 trump anu
whispered: