Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-01-09
BEAT THE BANK
AT MONTE CARLO.
System Invented by Close Observer
Melted the Users Little Fortune.

In spite of all the natural skeptieism
which the very word system" usually
eyokes, old frequenters of Monte Carlo
still recall fact well known to them,
though unfamiliar to the general pub
lie.
In 1882 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, o., ia her, 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, Dutehman,
who ran off with an Irish lady. was
seen in Paris much later, looking sleek
and prosperous.
| Many witnesses remember the ex.
element 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 1t was difficult to fol
low them, for they played on many
numbers EN- plein, and the moment
they were ready the ball was spinaing.
The plan of Mr. Jaggers was this
Starting from the premise that few
human-made machines can be abso-
lutely fawless, 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 a 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, 1t
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
or its woodwork, the ball fell by pref.
erence in nine of its cells, so nine -
its numbers in varying degrees came
up oftener than the remaining twenty.
seven numbers In other words, In
stead of each number coming within
given space of time, say a week,
once in thirty-six spins nine numbers
came more frequently, and others more
rarely.
When that fact was to him iReontest-
able, he set about finding, if not a syn
dicate, at least partner, able and will
ing to risk sufficient capital to play
on these nine numbers and share prof
| its with him.
But the many old players he ap-
preached would have none of IL.
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 vengeance. and then
woe to the punter who was calculating
on their previous performances con.
| tinuing.
Disconsolate at seeing wealth just
eluding his grasp, poor ,Iaggers 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 ND
more frequently than the remaining
twenty-seven, though, as even they
huctuated daily, it was difficult for peo-
pie who only followed Jaggers & Co.'S
steady, constant play for an hour or
so not to lose. Many did. and were
highly disgusted thc-eat.
This fact only strengthened the
mystery. The croupiers and the ad.
ministration fully believed that the
tide would turn. Also, the admipistra.
ton fully valued the effects of such
an advertisement. So the croupiers
were told to be complainant and allow
time for stalking, etc. Moreover, they
were quite unaware that Jaggers and
MS partner were playing with one CYL
inder and, that, when one month they
were at one table, and another month
they We're at another, this cylinder was
their attraction.
One day the lady player foolishly
opened the eyes of the administration.
For some reason, perhaps for repol-
ishing, 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 director and
implored its return, saying: I'VE can
only play with that cylinder"
This gave the clue. Mechanirians