The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-15

Another "Reminiscences of fhs Great
ra-sasrp. canada RaiI.
a travelling correspondent of the
LeaveowoTth Times, writing. from
Dodge Cry, narrat-s the following
anectote 81 the late ''C.baja BiIi:',
N the ears, short distance cut
from Kansas CITY, fell ia with de-
ieetive employed upon one OF the
western railroads, aud White engaged
ia the eudeavoF 20 pump him OF aDy-
thing HAtea taight possibly prove uf
Interest, he favored me with AZ anee-
dote o; the late "a Canada Biil,h the
famous three card monte man, who
died u short time ago The eonver.a-
ton Vas genera! at FIRST, and while dis
coufsing upon various subjects the de-
tective ssis: g zee oy the papers that
Canada Bill il dead Well, | knew
eini pretty we'll; net him often. He
~Es as gentle as a woman aud as
cunning AS q fox; he could beat
any man ut his own game, aud there
wasn't but one instance 10 my knowl.
edge where he got left. You know
Ramsey? killed OUT near Stockton, 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 treated
him rough, AZ least Bill thought il was
rough, snd pat him of OF Union Pa
ciiic train once for roboing passengers.
one day Bill was operating on the
train; he was out on the +. L. then,
and was getting hiis nest feathered
pretty snugiy, when he ran across a
young teller sitting i'll "A seat by him>
self Bill saw he was green, SO he
siaI's him on the shoulder IN careless
- ri Of way, and asks him has n8asH.
j he lad thought he had struck u friend.
go lie told him he was nephew
of Alexander Ramsey, sheriff OF
Ellis county, and was going out
10 Hays. Bid didn't want any better
chance than this To get even with
Ramsey, so he sits down aud in few
minutes he had the young fellows
money, watch andeveFything. After
he had fieeeed him, he turned To the
boy aud says: You 90 home now aud
tell Ramsey that Canada Bill got ali
your money Don't forget now; tell
him that Canada Bill got your money
tor old acquaintance FAKE. Tel. him
you had to 20 without your supper
cause | had your money. and that |
haven't forgotten the time when he
put me off that Union Pacific train
and made We walk
"When the boy got To Hays and
told Ramsey about il you can bet he
was mad So he goes up on the road
either with Jack Bridges or met Jack
| there, | d0n't remember which, aud
they got on the same tram with Cana
da Bill. Bill was in the smoking car,
tlourising around, when jack and
Ramsey came in. Jack sets down in
the corner and Ramsey, pulling his
hat over his eyes, goes to the seat
where Canada Bill was playing and
| bets on the game. OF course he lost,
but didn't say anything until about
81 900 was put up. Ramsey pulled two
big six>sbooters down on Bill and
says, Turn down that card. You
know me. Hand that money over
q II quick ~ Bill wasn't scar ed al
all, he was too cool for that, but sim
ply passed the cash over, with the re
mark, OF course the moneys yours !;
| you won It. You hold the winning
cards in your hand Ii broke Bill,
that play IF 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.