Joseph Hobson Jagger (The man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo)
Joseph Hobson Jagger originally came from Bradford. He was in charge of spindles at Henry Bottemley's Mill in Shelf. He was born in Little Horton and in 1875 he took the bank by storm with three small bets that were all winners. He realised a small number pattern (which was because he was an engineer) and he knew that the wheel would wear down and land on certain numbers. He then set off for the South of France in the late months of 1875 which was a mystery to everyone but he did the right thing because one roulette wheel had a number pattern of 17,18, 27 and 28. After a couple of small wins the bank kept a close watchful eye on him and after three days they changed the wheel. So Joseph Hobson Jagger played on each different wheel and found the faulty one again. But this time he realised that time was running out so with his son backing him up he placed heavy bets and after a few months people started following his pattern and people were winning millions in francs and then the bank closed down through lack of money. Then Joseph Hobson Jagger came back to his home town (Bradford) with fame and fortune. He then retired and moved to Quedensbury and lived an unostentatious life. He then died in 1892. When he died his life was made into a son and called Joseph Hobson Jagger (The man who broke the Bank of Monte Carlo)