New Britain herald., 1915-02-17
NO CHANCE TO WIN
 WITH BESS PLAYING
She "fixcd'' Roulette Wheel aad
 Knew Marks on Cards.

Boston, Feb. 17.-Arguments in the l now famous Ryan-Mansfield $50,00O breach of promise trial were scheduled today, after which Judge Fessenden l was expected to give the charge to 1 the jury, and verdict is looked for ] probably tomorrow. The arguments 1 will probably take all day today. For seven weks testimony has been l going in for both sides, until there ] hre now more than a dozen thick vol umes of evidence, all typewriter. making quite a library. Few breach of promise trials, or in fact any trials, have ever attracted more public at tention in Suffolk county. Miss Elizabeth M. Ryan, the plain t11f, was on the witness stand again yesterday, and further illustrated to , the jury how roulette was played with the little "bouncer' and also how the marked cards were utilized at Ferncroft while she was there.
 Play Game of Roulette. She was cross examined at length by M. L. Sullivan, attorney for the de- fendant, Harry K. Mansfield, proprie- cor of F'erncroft. In doing MT. Sul- livan had Miss Ryan play a game of roulette with an imaginary wheel.
 
 placing his chips Che used silver quar- ters instead) on the red, black or green numbers, she spun the wheel and showed how she put in the little piece of wire caleld the '.bouncer'' to prevent, the player winning anything.
 Attorney Sullivan in his cross-eN- animation requested Miss Ryan to im- agine that there was 8 roulette wheel on the stenographers' table just in front of the witness box. He told her she was to be the "operator' who did the spinning" while he was to be the player
 Simple When You know How.
 When asked where sh put the tiny "bouncer." or piece of wire. which caused the roulette marble to bounce out of a hole when the operator want ed it to, Miss Ryan said: Tt is very simple when you know how
 Two silver quarters were placed up- | on the table by MT. Sullivan. Miss l Ryan, in reply to questions. said she l 'paImed" the "bouncer" and that ! the operator had to be very fast to l slip it in without being caught in the l act.
 Miss Ryan testified that the outside piazza at Ferncroft was at times used ] for gambling The wheel was used in 1 the balcony, living room and two pri ! vate dining rooms in the rear
 Before you, Miss Ryan, you have 1 an imaginary wheel" said Attorney | And here is what?" point ing to a place beyond the wheel and away from Miss Ryan.
 "A cloth" she replied.
 And where do the players stand?"
 About the table,
 You are spinning the wheel?"
 "No, it is always spinning. You give it one spin and it spins right along. It is oiled.''
 Now we'll assume there is an ina ginary wheel here and I am going to bet my money. In fact l am betting my money. You wouldn't put that thing, the bouncer, here, would your"
 "Oh, no."
 'Where is the Wire?"
 Are you going to play?'
 In Goes the Bomccr.
 "Yes, I am going to play Now I'm putting my money on a number"
 Are you going to play?" persisted Miss Ryan.
 'I am putting it on a number now" declared MT. Sullivan.
 "If he's got a bundle of chips and if he's playing on five why, I slip the bouncer in, of course"
 "Does every man play the same 
 I've know what you play
 "Now, remember, I am a stranger. I am going to play the game and I am betting my money. put down my chips on the number. Now how do you slip in that little thingumabob
 "Oh, it is very simple when you know how" replied Miss Ryan eln 
 ''You say you can put bouncer in the wheel to prevent the ball going into the pocket on which I have bet?"
 Absolutely, yes.''
 And can you do it while the wheel is going?"
 ''If it is not going too fast-if slow ly I can---f but of course I must be quick about it.''
 "Where did you have the bouncer?'
 Always One in Her Hand.
 1T always had one in my land.'
 ''You palmed it?''
 "Yes"
 Now, Miss Ryan, you've got the bouncer, and I am playing the red,'' and Mr. Sullivan placed a quarter and another coin on the table where the roulette wheel was supposed to be. "Now how are you going to put the bouncer on the red?"
 "Oh, I have plenty of time when the ball is spinning
 "As the wheel goes around while l am playing on the black and when the wheel revolves faster, going around, you get the bouncer in. Do you mean to say you could put in one of those wires when it was going ?"