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Bad seed son cost rich rancher plenty

Clutching a suitcase in one hand and a satchel full of cash in the other on Oct. 15, 1878, Mifflin Kenedy caught the train for Dodge City where his son Spike was charged with the murder of a popular female entertainer.

As the owner of the Laureles Ranch near Corpus Christi, the Pennsylvania Quaker and former sea captain had money to burn and had al-notices ready spent a chunk of his fortune buying …

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