Show GAMBLER PROTECTS HIS COIN Attempt to Fix Roulette Wheel Discovered By the Operator Republican Special Service Jan a IS A well laid frame to beat beal the wheel run by JL M. W. W Ballard at al J. J A. A Butlers Butler's American Bar was foiled tolled last night when hen tho the wheel was found to DC cc load lead loaded leaded ed ell Following ing Ing tho the dIscovery ono one of or orthe I the party which hn hail had been playing for tho the last three days das and which had bad aroused Ballards Ballard's suspicions came Into In Into Into to play but 1 was told tho the game was doted closed because the wheel had hall been fixed Thereupon the man who Is a stranger In camp muttered something about having been up against a braco brace game and went out Later Lalor in the evening even even- Ins ing Ballard rd received an anonymous letter letter let let- ter tar by a messenger which said that unless was returned by tho the messenger mes mes- the tho wheel would he be grabbed Ballard showed tho letter to the police police police po po- po- po lice and asked protection from the tho ex expected expected ex- ex peeled reports that his wheel was crooked The wheel had been fixed by lead I bottoms In somo some of the tho boxes and small I pieces of ot lead placed on the Uie sides elides of each box ao so as to Increase tho chanco chance of th the ball dropping in them Ballard admits that while tho genie game was being framed he ho won a consider consider- considerable able ablo amount from the unknown party larty tho the members of which evidently wanted to establish a reputation for Cor high play and get set a chance chanco to fix tho the wheel Ballard all says that the wheel was wa leaded some time Tuesday morning whon when th the tho saloon was waG closed |