The Washington herald., 1913-07-20
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y ARE BUTPIKERS
Cornelius Guinane, Back from Lake
Hold-Up, Tells juveniles Some
Thrilling Stories.
DEAD PETE" AND BAD BILL"

Cornelius Guinane. prince of story tell
ers. held audience today at the Juvenile
Home. says the Chicago News. Surround
ed by children with eyes opened wide, he
launched forth on a tale of adventure
that carried him out on the high seas of
Lake Michigan and brought him into con-
fiict with such desperadoes of the deep as
Dead Pete" and Bad Bill" How he
overcame his foes and by almost SUPER
human cunning regained the shore, only
to be nabbed by the police, is a long
story.
Scheherezade. Baron Munchausen. ana
Lord Longbow are as but piksrs when 1t
cometh to the telling Of a tale:
Il sat in a boat watching the basket
of fish which belonged to my employer.
John Schmidt. The boat was anchored
near the pier at the mouth of the drain
age canal in Wilmette-
There were six or seven men on the
pier and 1 instantly recognized two of
them as bad men whom I had encount-
tered In the far West One of them was
perado of no less note than my old
enemy, Bad BILL"
Several members of his audience had
heard of Bad Bills" and they cringed
sympathetically.
II thought they would try to rob me-"
went on the boy story teller. "and / was
on my guard. Sure enough 1t wasn't
long before one of them approached me
and asked what time it was. 1 knew he
only wanted to see whether my watch
was worth stealing. but I had my re-!
volver in my pocket and wasn't scared.
As soon as he saw my watch he made q
grab for it. / was too quick for him. I
pulled my 'gat and chased him.
He went back to his companions and
whispered to them. / could see trouble
was coming. Then all Of a sudden they
rushed me. Then I knew I was up
against It. so cut the rope and rowed
out into the lake while they stood on the
pier ar screamed at me.
Then guess I must have fallen asleep
When I woke up I had a terrible shock,
because the men were alongside me in a
launch. Each man had a revolver. / sat
up and drew my gun and fired three times
in rapid succession. hit one in the head
He fell into the water and sank. hit
another in the leg and another in the
arm. .
There were too many for me. though. |
I was overpowered. Red Pete took
ting some dope on 1t tied 1t over my
mouth. Then they bound my hands and
feet SO tight / couldn't move. They took
my watch and my gun and towed the
boat away out in the lake and cut mo
lose. By that time the dope. which
tasted awfully bitter. began to make
me sleepy and / didn't know any moro
till woke up Sunday afternoon.
"As soon a I was able TO sit up 7
leaned over the gunwale and soaked the
sponge In the water. That revived me
and I was strong enough to bite OF tho
sponge. little later felt 80 good I
bit the ropes in two. / tried to row to
shore. but was so weak couldn't 20 far
Then l lost an oar and went to sleep
again. When I awoke again ! was near
shore, saw two men fishing and yelled
to them. They came right out and saved
me-"
The audience heaved great sigh Of
relief
Tell US some more they asked Cors
nelious was obliging. He entertained them
royalty until his father and mother came
from Wilmette and took hi., home
The boy Is the same who RECALLED the
police several weeks ago with Intimate
anecdotes of the crowned heads OF Eu-
rope. He was found exhausted driftlne
in a rowboat early today by John Taylor,
c6H Princeton Avenue. and EDaerick
4l3 East Twenty-dfth Btreet
Judging from his condition, the police
believe he must have been anoa9 Ioi
thirty hours. -