The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-14
Bowen TO Meet Critic.
HEID EOK 4 HdNSOM.
Mystery OF DIR. ConIsiIn's Disappearance
Cleared Up.

DETROIT. MICH, Sept. 13.-A special
20 the Free Press from Niles. Mich. says.
The mystery as 10 the whereabouts 81
Dr. Conklin. of CassopOlIs. no was sup
posed 10 have been murdered, j. parity
cleared by letter received by MIS-. 'onK-
lm to-day.
in Chicago, and would be delivered over
for ransom, but the price was not
stated. The letter does not state whether
the Doctor had been Kidnapped al Cas-
OpOls, or whether he mad wandered 10
CnitagO In a deusiOn and there kip
mapped. Sheriff Coulter OF Cass county,
LEFT for Chicago to-day.
Inc writer OF the letter stated that he
could have the Doctors whereabouts re-
Vealed, providing the ransom is paid.
These aye all the authentic facts obtain
able AT present.
failed to give any later details. further
than that three-fOurths Of the citizens
Of CassopOlis had changed their first the
DRY of murder 70 a positive belief tnat DR..
COnkn had either wandered away dur
ing mental alteration. or tnat Ges. ln-
dency had caused his disappearance. ihe
letter received from Chicago, which was
written hy "A person at present unknown,
save TO Mrs. C0nklin and Sheriff Coulter,
asked that certain tasSOpOllS man Dee
arrested. but the sheriff desires more
positive evidence. which he hopes 10 ob-
4 special to the Free Press from
Cassop0lls says:
There is no truth In the report that
letter has been received from DR. Conkln
10y his wife.
RfvFALFD BY 4 CLARvoYANi.
CASSOPOLIS. MICH, Sept l3.-Dr. 4.
T. Conlllin is not found. although Mrs.
COnklin received a letter to mat effect
The letter. on the strength OF which Sher-
IN Coulter went TO Chicago yesterday,
Mrs A. b. Conklin-Dear Madam.
Your letter of the lntn duly received tul~
noon. Your husband Is most certainly
alive. He is held i'm the hope Of a ran
som DO not offer one. for the parties
connected with the outrage are very
much frightened and would be- glad 10 get
well ont Of the scrape IL they could safely
do so.
will see your husband within the space
of four days ana possibly two days. II
YOU can find George LcnnOX through him
YOU can md your husband. Have your
detective look for a man of that name
/ think he lives out Of town. ] will possi-
bly, write more particulars tomorrow
Il am, very truly.
r. y. KINlMELL."
Kimmell Is doctor. Sheriff Coulter
called on him at his home last night. and
was told by Kimmell that his wife was IL
clairVoyant. and IL was in this manner
that he learned what he had written.
The disguised sheriff returned immedi-
ately % Cas- opolis He learned nothing
as 10 kimmers standing.
KIpICUiTp BY THE IFrRCTrvPs.
CHICAGO. Sept. l3.-Chtago detectives
make Light OF the idea that Dr. Conl<lin
Is being held for a ransom in Chicago.
Il have an idea that Mrs. COnkin her
self could throw a great deal Of light on
this mystery if she chose" said the chief
Of the Matt Detective Agency. Mrs.
COnklin, | believe. once intmated that
there were some things connected with
her husband she could not tell / would
not take such case as that unless the
wife would tell me all she knew"
Lieutenant Wood, at the Central sta
ton. said the city detective bureau had
not been communicated with regarding
the mystery. but he thought the ransom
story was foolish.