The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-11-11

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Charles Clifford, is in a much worse
condition this afternoon than he was
Yesterday, and the attending physi-
clans are of the opinion that be can.
not live twenty-four hours.
He is suffering with the asthma and
his efforts to get his breath disturbs
him go as to aggravate greatly the
pistol shot wound.
He slept but little last night and
suffered intense pain sll the time. To-
day be was much weaker and was not
able to talk. Although he was
| irrational az times last night, he
seemed to have his senses about him
this morning.
When some of his friends asked him
if he recognized them. he was able to
nod his head in the affirmative. He
makes no complaint aud bears his
great suffering with remarkable
bravery.
MRS. CLIFFORD LEAVES.
Mrs. Clifford left Kansas City last
night for Leavenworih. Her friends
were wired of the matter soon after
the shooting, and yesterday afternoon
her brother-in-law, z. Brewster of
Leaveuworth, arrived in this city.
Mrs. Clifford explained to her
friends that affairs had become Sd un-
pleasant that she could no longer re-
main at the Hotel Andrews, and she
with her little son returned home with
her brether.in-law last night.
Before she let she had long con-
sultation with her husband at the
Central police station. She stated
that she would return at any time her
testimony was required as a witness
and as she is one of The witnesses in
her husbands defsnse, there is no
reason to suppose that her leaving
town was for any other reason than
her personal convenience.
Clifford still keeps up his air of
braggadocio. He says that he was
justified in the shooting and looks
upon his confinement as only the
matter of few days.
There has been no further evidence
discovered that would tend to prove
conspiracy or blackmail, and the
police, although they knew of Mis-,
Clifford's intention to leave the city,
made no effort to detain her,
There are many contradictory
statements about little things, how.
ever, that tend to throw mystery
about the case, For instance, Mrs.
Clifford says that when Greever LETT
the ROOM his cloIhing was much
disarranged, while those who saw him
when he came from the hotel says
that he was properly dressed even to
the extent that his cat Was buttoned
That Greever arranged his
clothing after ne was shot seems
improbable.
BARTENDER FAGIN DISTURBED.
Charles Fagin, the bartender who
was a partial witness to the shooting,
is probably the most disturbed man
connected with the affair. He is
worried by Growers statements
that the wounded man thinks
Fsgin mixed up in the sffAir. Fagin
protests that it wss the merest accident
that he happened to 60 up stairs at
ter The corkscrew with Clifford snd
George Keller, the owner of the sa-
loon, bears out bis statement to the
extent that Clifford offered to 60 after
the corkscrew two hours before and
he, Keller told him that he need not
do so as be did not need it.
Clifford saws if Keller had not made
this remark he would not have hap
pened at his room when he did, and
Fagin cannot get through expressing
his regrets that Clifford was not al
lowed to 90 after it when he first
mentioned 1t.
Before Mrs. Clifford left last night
she called Fagin. with whom she has
been acquainted for years, told him
that she was going with her brother
in-law, ard left her husbands satchel
containing his personal effects, with
Fagin.
CLIFFORD ARRAIGNED.
Clifford was taken from the Central
station this afternoon and arraigned
before Justice Worthen. The charge
was felonious assault with intent to
kill. He was not asked to enter a
plea, and was committed to the Sec
ond street Jail until Monday at 2
o'clock to await the result of Greever's
injury. If Greever is alive by that
time Clifford will be re-commited for
another period. The justice announc-
ed that he would not, fer the present
at Least, accept any bond, although
not asked to do so. Cliford's attOr-