Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-01-06
BEAT THE BANK
AT MONTE CARLO.
System Invented by Close Observer
Melted the Users a Little Fortune.

In spite of all the natural skepticism
which the very word system" usually
evOkes, old frequenters of Monte Carlo
still recall fact well known to them,
though unfamiliar to the general pub
| lie.
In 1882 a sturdy, resolute Yorkshire
man, who hailed from Bradford, the
/ city Of spinning mills, did actually
break the bank, or, at least, did actu-
ally win a considerable fortune with
! his system.
| It's working, or, rather, the prelimi-
nary Investigations, single-handed,
were so severe a strain, coupled with
the succeeding daily excitement, that
the plucky plunger did not live many
years to enjoy his hard-earned rest.
He died at Nice four or five years
after of heart disease. His name was
Jaggers. His partner, a Dutchman,
who ran off with an Irish lady. was
seen in Paris much later. looking sleek
and prosperous.
Many witnesses remember the ex-
citement that grew latterly around
the three players-for the Irish lady
! became one of them. Their persistent
success caused an inevitable rush to
their table, people standing in rows
six deep, and struggling to throw their
money on when and where the play
ers staked But it was difficult to fol
| low them, for they played on many
numbers en- plein, and the moment
u
The plan Of Mr.. Jaggers was this:
Starting from the premise that few
| human-made machines can be abso-
lutely flawless he began taking accu-
rate statistics himself of different ia
| bles. He thought he found one to suit
his purpose, and he took his statistics,
noting down the numbers as they fell
from the first ball to the last. Hard
work, since he could neither eat nor
drink betweenwhile, and seldom sit
down, there being stringent rule
against chairs being occupied by non.
players, and he had no money to stake
with. After the rooms were closed he
had to find time to eat, sleep and work
out his calculations.
He led this wearying existence, it
| is believed, for over six months. His
| Investigations then proved to him, to
his complete satisfaction, that in one
| cylinder, which he followed from table
to table (for all were changed occa-
sionally, and he knew it by the grain
Of it's woodwork the ball fell by pref
erence in nine of it's cells, so nine u
| it's numbers in varying degrees came
up Oftener than the remaining twenty
seven numbers. In other words, in
stead of each number coming within
a given space Of time say week
once in thirty-six spins nine numbers
came more frequently, and others more
rarely
When that fact was to him incontest
able, he set about finding, if not a syn
dictate, at least partner, able and will
! ing to risk sufficient capital to play
on these nine numbers and share prof
it's with him.
But the many old players he ap-
preached would have none of it,
They declared, and as a rule with
reason, that numbers could, would
and did come or stay away, frequently
beyond the average, for months and
then right their balance, making up for
lost time with a vengeance, and then
woe to the punter who was calculating
tinuing.
Disconsolate at seeing wealth just
eluding his grasp, poor Jaggers went
on piling UP his daily statistics, until
he casually made acquaintance with
the runaway Dutchman. This man
| listened, saw and believed The com
pact was made, and the play began.
| 1t succeeded admirably, some Of
those nine numbers always coming up
more frequently than the remaining
i twenty-seven, though, as even they
fuctuated daily, it was difficult for PEG.
pie who only followed Jaggers & Co.'S
steady, constant play for an hour OF
| SO not to lose. Many did, and were
highly disguised thereat
This fact only strengthened tn,
mystery. The croupiers and the ad
ministration fully believed that th
tide would turn. Also, the administra
ton fully valued the effects of sucl
an advertisement. So the croupier
were told to be complaisant and ALLOW
time for stalking, etc. Moreover, the
were quite unaware that Jaggers an(
his partner were playing with one cyl
inder and, that, when one month they
were at one table, and another month
they were at another, this cylinder was
their attraction.
One day the lady player foolishly
opened the eyes of the administration
For some reason, perhaps for repo1
lshing, perhaps because the mechani
clan with his spirit level had discov
cred defect, the precious cylinderwas
removed altogether. In tears the in
discreet lady went to a director and
implored its return, saying: 1--WE can
Only DlaY with that cy1nder"