The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-08
DEaTI. oF s.CANADA BILL.''
A Noted Western Three Card Man
Dies la an Eastern HOApssal.

A Noted Western Three Card Nan
Dies In an Eastern Hospital.
There are many of our readers who remem-
Der well the name O: Canada Bill,- the no
torious three card monte man wlo made
himself famous between here, Kansas City
and Denver for many years, as a successful
gambler. He is dead. OF his last hours the
Reading, Pennsylvania, Ee0le has the fol-
lowing:
Canada Bill" died Of consumption in the
county hospital His funeral was probably
ll.e sirangeSt ever seen in the Charles Evans
cemetery, for there were neither tears nor
women nor minister about the grave that
nov holds the remains of man who died
IL miles ami in "A strange land, but he mad
the name one time of having won nearly
ualf a million dollars at three card monte.
His body was brought To the undertakers
room in this city, and thence taken To the
cemetery, " here "a dozen Or more representa-
tiyes of the sIsofting fraternity OF X a,iIug
hal congregaIed about the grave to DO tile.
last honors Tor the 'oid sport" who I;iI won
money on near,y every railroad in the Unit
ed states east Of the Rock mountains.
After the hearse approached the grave, and
the walnut colin had been taken out and
placed on a bier, the question was asked
whether the remains were in ii. Tn. UNDER
taker guessed that they were still there.
..Cnscrew the lid" the master of ceremonies
ordered. Bill was in many tight box, and
he worked himself out somehow OF other,
and It's no dead sure thing that he amt got
out ON the trip to tue cemetery" While they
were taking OFF the lid il WAS noticed thai the
screws were not solid silver. One of the
mourners Remarked that Bills game had not
been one of the squarest, but he guessed there
were tiicks in all trades as well as in the
monte piayerS'. The corpse WAS found in the
coffin. The men had made arrangements
with one Of their acquaintances 10 read a
prayer or short burial service at the grave,
hut he came not. The wind was raw and
chilly, and after The lad had been screwed On
ord, T. were given that the inierment should
be made.
Ii is said that he was an English gypsy.
THIS however II not 50. He was n Canadian
FrenciiIuan, though not connected with the
gentry OF the Dominion. He was IA tall, spare
made man, with small, black eyes, black
iiariiieS Were the singular briliancy OF his
eyes, the oddiIy OF his gait, which was un-
gtinly, and his squraky Voice. In his plays
lie was cool and collected under all circum-
stances. He was generous to a fault and we
believe, never in his life turned a deaf eaf
when the voice of the poor and suffering up
peaIed TO him. When giving TO charity he
| never counted the figures on the bill he gave
out, but gave the first one in his roll.
Hundreds of men, worseby Tar
ran himself, he has buried at his own
have been put away in a decent manner by
| reason OF his generosity and Kindness ol
| heart. That he was in many respects bad
| man, is true, yet he was true to friends, KIM
| to the poor and generous 10 fault. Had it
| directed his energies and intellect in the
| proper channel he would have been a bright
| man and good citizen. As IL was, he was out
| lawed by society, and has gone To his res
enniless and ig nobIy.