, 1874-12-21
CANADA BILL.
Exploits Of the Leading Three-0ard-
Monte Man Of America.
A Scene on a Railroad Train--~1he Petl-
tion to the Omaha Authorities.


NNcro f7lS money 0oos'
The dramatic critics Of this city aro an uni
yeraallv industrious lot of gentlemen, and rare!y
o]1o,y onvt,,int, NJ n nu,,c ;ntorost tn oscopo
49,. W.T., s.,'t isa ~ .,,, 1o,;t
imaso artista as Booth, Cnsi,man, Toolc' md tho
many other Aistrionio stars that hayo honorod
Cl.;caro with their prosouco for n fo,y DAYS ut d
t;,,,o ,,r,,r. lin ,oat o,r +,o cr;t,ca have fr.
nored ono who call imporeonato my chafactef,
either American or foreign, to perfection, anl
who, in Wow Of n corrupt polico Department,
nov In 1oonc1 npnn ma n nor,,,onant resident
lin Ia mil t1irnifn1 n,nn. abont ca vearg of apo
mn, a,;1,.,r ro,,,,d.a,,on,flcroa A. mn tn,o
"t'u a!6atly Foano-snou'acica' Az oao ''no
Hhrowd. retiring, anu courteous, lie to aga'h ua-
wary, soclablc, a,,l boiBterous. As roadcr
OF human nature on sinht Lo stands unriyaled,
md IL to.1ov not onv tho .,reatcat hut tho most
anccc5aful chafactef-actor IN tno World iho"-
annB Of this mans victims in all Bcction8 OF tho
country will corroborato tlis assertion, and Of
t1,a;r arm tnav,odco ,ua,a. rhat
'"''t '"" "''o"'to '"l'o
eANAo" "4'.e' .., ...
IN Tug fo!e OF naon1e-'1lan' nus ho ea"a' ot os
OF tho stagc. blessed as ho 10 with oyoa thas
carry with their gla,co un Irresistible magnetic
power, an eloquent tongue, q posfoct command
OF language, an unilinoling nervo, and IN an aDnn-
ucc u c!oeh' G1teu VII h sal - ~ tt,t ~ III
snroNoi II natay u ~ mUnuoEu t naat sua1 ~. -.
n1f nan 1nnao HS la'no no'of'oa' 1ioa' 0"'">'A w
oa,g,h'1 vol'no coud bc t,,1o with tho exploits of
sosno soa " nisui NJ NJ , ao 1'o, ~ ~
~ tn's lost ~ WIZ "a ; R
snritn Ind nrccednI i'm. Tittin = EuoWu ns
f., I,;s hatorr int hv tTn sohrinunt nf "Cnnnfla
lhl " Grnnrors in al ports Of tIo country tray
erscd Lv steeo ar rail iayg learned to whom thcv
wero iudebted for t]onlatcd wallets I}Il, him
eoir hns nntljnr to INV rerarIinr hia nuteco~
noufa' Tia ow1,s IN to tho nieheinn patrouynlio
of William Jo,leo. and Claims Doyoupi}iro.
Enclani M hin hirthnfnco. FifIocn Or twenty
ycnrt nfrn In
ona NJ, A,or;ca .va.l ;a ,r..nr ITa ros onnoso
~. nn "ah ,, 3sia, H. ~ or
avail LIN, Iiv;,, In ennJ nj oot - Il n
b"ea,,un . utoa y mi o 1'ror.nso tn
.tai rr,,', "nn,oia1,. ai Ia r,r1;p, Iva 1tarn
.1;, r,,ea n"d faira n3, Nr
,'ors s,aas 20 20 ~ ,,coasatata h;a inav;n tlo
Domininn INT rot hnforo ra;,,jn,r tI,n covnoncn
,ir .r,n1, IL I'm 1,na Inn, ainr6 I,"nwn '''o
J1'i,o ra,iroads ,Tn,'.n', fhtnn,h tbo stato NJ
No,r ynri. waro noxt Tx econn of I,lru .,t,orn-
tons. but Yandorbuit n,ado it too hot for the
sdyertuycy, who
1r,r ron o,11rons1.
w,,crc Tia made rrcnt 5cnI or Soomev ont cf the
minors Witi, lia tlroe greasy nieces Of ,3usto-
amasaing fices only TO- dor Lose them ZEN
At.t''AAs A'H "NN @'A r's*4.'-@A5 -E'1
wore those wllo pittcd themselves against lin
at monte II lhe 'naas II laeA asaiayt bunk is
Gra - nnustan,i' ra,,a,';,,,. + ~, TIM pa,6f1o
s,ann r.,,e" y, III ts,,,ra r. ~ =" '"' "e4'
THE MISSOURI VALLEY
| and, unit! q year ago, operated utmost entirely
unu G;tu mi ntl,er r;s"r tnsyna ~ ~, thn an m
Hnh wy unu osAet itsef toNAb. ~ .11 euaA1
army 81 Moh.e".Aan VINO welo cohstas3,y M eon.
gfegated III tho vicinity OF thcHe villages l5I4l as
recognized MS King, md it was tho height Of a
ropera ambition to belong to Canatln's gang.
Teso stcorers uovor failed to preface story wit I,
"lthappenod when Cann1a Nill a,.d IwurAed. 'etc.
| Tho bare mention Of the ,nan's name in u crowd
was enough to draw stories from all Bdes.
Omaha waB for long tirno his hcatquartcra,
aud tho boys tloro state thnt the monte artist
had spccial a,iipathy 10 ministers Of tho Cos
| pei. aud Chicago drunlmers. Just prior to tic
decisive Btops taken by Col. Miller, Of tho 0ma-
| I'm Herald, md other prominent citizens, about
two years. ago. to rid their city Of the tsaug Of
desperadoos and ciltthroatB that inflicted it, tho
E,ln3ect Of this sketch had tho sublime check to
I plnuu
| THE Fo17nv,ya PETITION
t In tho hnnls Of ,,onbar Of Tho City Council,
1t was prosecuted to that honorable body, aul
| looked npou IN iokc. although such wal, by NJ
] mca,,'a tin ,yritar'a fntontio,l.
| ouau.. ,Ea,,. %. 1s7a
IL e 1ayor and Honorable cauneii a. IL cStyqV omaIa
I. William Jones Canada uil}, respectfully .ak Of
your holvfnoe boaY t4o eohedesAt1oa oi aho 1oio~'
Jug proposl!1on,: g.. d,tro m NJ. =, .,s ctt,,
o ~ @ead I tat a wpafa,iv ias Iii from no3
ua, su,"tr snriear~n, ,rm'sv nya 4sf 'rt III;
ionsy disoncsty vii ray tiio tic Treasu7s ot tht
City IT onulaa ten tlo,isslI dollars (sl0,00o), tvt
Of Il 10 ronai.' there, te other nyo to be bond bin
70 o. ls soo aSFss na n aow t. esy a Y Ta M
mnraann t,'an urenslera M and ches"o r,lmners al,
wE 10 IA ad to to % aIoyo s oTo per a
nun for tla privilege, tho latter sum to 10 given
the pour.
1praS your honofao bqy 70 aa graas eyn ny n5aSgv Gv
Tho politicians finally drove Bill out Of oalaAa
although other lcsB hkllIfll but moro desperate
characters were not lnterfored viii; Iho mont'