Author: Various authors
Title: The Chicago Weekly News. Thursday April 6, 1882. With News on the Death of Jesse James
Description: Chicago, Victor F. Lawson and Co, 1882. Tabloid. Large format tabloid newspaper. Single sheet, four pages. Single issue of this Chicago newspaper, published three days after the killing of Jesse James. This includes a lengthy account of the day of the killing, including quotes from Robert (Bob) Ford, the wife of Jesse James, and some background into the plot of the killing. Also in this issue is a short paragraph on Dick Liddle, a member of the James Gang, and his testimony as to robberies committed by the gang; and, a lengthy account of the Blue Cut Train Robbery by John Land, recalling the actions of the James Gang. Various items of news and commentary present, including the suicide of Cornelius Vanderbilt and the hanging of an African-American in Virginia, Doc Wright, who apparently murdered Coleman Arthur, and who was suspected of being part of a secret society called "The True Friends." GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present. Minor loss along the left edge, presumably nibbled away. General toning, some foxing, soiling and minor staining. A few chips and tears along the extremities. Good .

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