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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1888
Page
5
Physicians report Mr. Conkling’s condition fluctuates but leans toward recovery. New York dispatch notes a morning improvement with reduced meningitis symptoms, stable temperature, and ongoing convalescence as doctors expect gradual stabilization tomorrow. Separate update covers De Agnew’s doctors deciding against a second operation after relieving intestinal irritation.
In Williamson county near Nolensville a prominent local figure, McDowell Crawford, was assassinated while riding an open buggy from Nolensville to his home. The killer fired from the stage road as a mail coach passed, hitting Crawford behind the right shoulder and severing the spinal cord. Crawford had survived a prior ambush and was guardian to a local dependent. a suspect named Newton Matton faced earlier accusations. A new warrant was issued as authorities pursue the assailant amid a long-running feud.
Report outlines a jury verdict in a civil case involving Gore and Tritteaux against AWN Mukey with change of venue from Medicine Lodge. It notes a lengthy trial history, high attorney praise for Medici Lode and witnesses, and a requested new trial. The amount in controversy is said not to exceed 17 dollars in value.
A garbled account mentions a traveling salesman named Winsell amid a fatal incident on a Chicago street involving a dead man and hidden caves. The fragment hints at a pistol lie and a ledger of letters, concluding with a maritime notice about the schooner James A. Garfield and a smallpox report aboard the steamer Haly arriving April 14.
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