The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-22
"CANADA BlLL.,s


An AnecdOte Of his Life on the Road.
One OF the travelling correspondents of
The TINES, writing from Dodge CITY,
narates the following interesting anecdote
Of the late Canada Bill":
On the cars, short distance out from
Kansas City, fell in with a detective, en-
Ployed upon one OF the western railroads
and while engaged in the endeavor TO pump
him OF anything which might possibly
prove OF interest, he favored me with an
anecdote OF the late Canada Bill" the
famous three card monte man, who died a
short time ago. The conversa-
tion was general at first, and while discours-
ing upon various subjects the detective said
y see by the papers that Canada Bills dead
Well, ! knew him pretty we'll met him Of
ten. lie was as gentle as a woman and as
cunning As fox; he could beat any man at
his own game, and there wasn't but one in
stance to any knowledge where he got left.
You knew Ramsey? killed out near stock
ton, In Rocks county, or somewhere near
there about two years or so ago. Bill
didn't like Ramsey at all; hated
him wOrse'n poison, cause Ramsey had
treated him rough, at least Bill thought it
was rough, and put him off of a L. Z. train
once for robbing passengers. One day Bill
was operating on the train, he was out on
the L. Z. then, and was getting his nest
teathered pretty snugly, when he ran
across young feller sitting in seat by
himself. Bill saw he was green. so he
sl..ps hi, ON, th. ahn
of way and asks him his name
The lad thought he had struck
a friend, SO he told him eh
was nephew of Alex. Ramsey, Sheriff OF
Ellis county, and was going out to Hays
Bill didn't want any better chance than
this to get even with Ramsey, so he sits
down and in few minutes he had the
young fellows money, watch and every
thing, and didn't leave him even enough TO
get his supper. After he had feeced him,
he turned TO the boy and says: "You go
home now and tell Ramsey that Canada
Bill got all your money. Don't forget now;
tell him that Canada Bill got your money
Tor old acquaintance sake. Tell him
you had to go without your supper
cause | had your money, and that |
haven't forgotten the time when he put me
off that L. T. train and made me walk"
'When the boy got to Hays and told
Ramsey about it you can bet he was mad
So he goes up on the road, either with Jack
Bridges or met Jack there, don't remem-
Der which, and they got on the same train
with Canada Bill. Bill was in the smoking
car, tlourishing around, when Jack and
Ramsey came in. Jack sat down i'm the
corner, and Ramsey, pulling his hat over
his eyes, goes 10 the seat where Canada
Bill was playing and bets on the
game. Of course he lost, but didn't
say anything until about $1,000 was put
up, when Ramsey pulled two big six-shoot-
ers down on Bill and says, Turn down that
card. You know me. Hand that money
over d-n quick Bill wasn't scared at all
he was too cool for that, but simply passed
the cash over, with the remark, 'Of course
the moneys yours, You won it. You hold
the winning cards in Your hand" Ii broke
Bill, that play of Ramsey's did, but he
knew it wasn't worth fooling with Ramsey.
Bill was good-hearted, but he liked to snake
in the greenies."