Cañon City record., 1909-10-07
CONVICTS TO GIVE
MINSTREL SHOW
THANKSGIVING DAY
MURDERERS, BURGLARS, FORG-
ERS, ETC, WILL Do THE
BLACK FACE ACT-RUS-
SELL BOLES LEADER +

Star actors in some of the biggest
tragedies that have been played upon
the realistic stage of life will, on
Thanksgiving day, at the state peui-
tentianry, assume the roles of comed-
ians upon the mimic stage in a home
talent for the benefit and pleasure of
their fellows who with them are serv--
ing terms in the state penitentiary for
various offenses.
Incongruous as it may seem, MUIR
derers, forgers, burglars, men con-
manity is capable Of will portray the
ludicrous and the funny side of life,
and it is said with great aptness and
talent
The program for the day is under
the management of C. Emerson, who
is serving a long term for forgery.
The show is termed a "Thanksgiv-
ing minstrel show" part of it being
minstrel affair and part of it a
vaudeville burlesque. The assistant
manaker is Frank Dunlop, the self
styled cousin of William Jennings
Bryan. Twice he has been convicted
of forgery and once upon presenta-
ton of letters from various we'll
known business men he was allowed
10 go free. but was supposed to report
to the court in thirty days. Dunlop
failed to keep his appointment and It
was discovered that during his period
of freedom he had spent his time In
passing other bogus checks. His idea
was to make up what he had forged
previously.
Stage Director Is a Murderer.
C. Burdette Bell, but recently con-
victed as the slayer OF C. c. Drury.
with whom he discovered that his
wife, Mabel Bell, had been associat-
ing. is the stage director.
Director of the twelve-piece orches-
ira which will furnish the music for
the affair is to be Russell Boles, the
murderer of the Fridborn boy, who
also is up for life
The minstrel parts are taken by tho
following: Interlocutor. Francis
Beidler, up for several years for en-
bezzlement from the Rio Grande COM
pany, and end men. c. Burdette Bell
and Curtis Day. imprisoned for sever
al years and sent up from Prowers
county
Others in the minstrels are: George
Grinnell. Snow weniche, Seabrooke,
Dunlop. Williamson. Price and Nc
Million.
1t was George Grinnell who on the
way TO the penitentiary, to which he
had been sentenced for grand larceny,
broke loose from the men and made
his escape. A month or so later he
was found and after a stiff fight.
nearly dead. was taken by posse and
returned to the penitentiary.
Fred weniche. but 81 years old, is
serving a term in the states prison
for one OF the boldest burglaries ever
committed. Arthur Seabrooke. %
years old. is there for forgery. as also
IS J. H. Williamson, who was sent up
a year ago. Arthur Price is a new
member Of the institution, having but
Just been sent there from Denver for
burglary. His term is short Harry
McNillion is a forgerfi as also is Her
man Davidson, who. however, does
not take any part in the first half Of
the show. In the second part Davidson
gives a song and dance and Hebrew
impersonatioR.
Burglar Gives YeRtriIoquist Act
William Conway. another forger. is
presented as the wizard of the baton.
John Desquette. serving a long term
for manslaughter, for which he was
sent to the prison two years ago from
Huerfano county. and Toni Bertino.
serving a life sentence for murder.
and sent up from Lake county three
years ago, are to be seen together in a
Kentucky hoedown."
Clarence Runyon. recently sent up
from Denver for burglary. and VIII
Hanson, the forger, appear as fancy
skaters"
d. l. Glow. who was sent up for
burglary two years ago. will appear
as the "ventriloquist" His power In
this line might have had something
70 do with his choosing that occupa-