Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-08-14
SECOND EDITION!
FRAZER AGAIN IN JAIL.
HOW HE WAS CAUGHT
FRAZER'S CAPTURE.

HIS ARREST AT sTRAsBoURd, Pa, NEAR Lam
cAsTER--HIs wANDERINas SINCE HIS
EscAPE-A TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPH
ER-How HIS IDENTITY WAS DIS
CovERED-AN INTERESTING
CAREER, &c.
Cell No. q in the New Castle jail is again
occupied, and Eben Frazer is once more an in
mate of his old quarters, after an absence OF
over five months. The following sketch OF his
capture, the circumstance leading thereto, and
his wanderings since his departure from Jail,
will be found quite interesting.
| About II o'clock, Wednesday morning,
Sheriff Armstrong received dispatch from
Lancaster, Pa, stating that man resembling
Eben Frazer, had been arrested at Strasbourg,
a small town near that city. The dispatch
also stated that the man had on the same suit
Frazer wore at the time of his escape, and
asked for description 1t was signed
! Sheriff Armstrong Immediately telegraphed
back to hold on to the arrested man, and
shortly thereafter received an answering dis
J patch, saving: Come on" Deputy Sheriffs,
Thomas Giffin and Thomas Brackin, then took
the next train, and proceeded as fast as possi-
BILE to Lancaster, where they arrived just as
the suspected man was being taken to prison
in that city. They Immediately recognized
him as Frazer, and made preparations for re.
turning with him to New Castle, as soon as
: possible. They left Lancaster at one O'Clock
| Yesterday morning, but owing to an accident
the train was detained six hours on the road
: before arriving at Philadelphia, and they die
! not reach New Castle until two o'clock this
morning. Frazer was placed in cell No. Il
! where he now is.
81 Trainers wANDERINGS.
: Though he gives no defined account of thu
course pursued by him Immediately after IN
8 escape Frazer speaks freely OF his wander
0 ings. He says that he visited his mother, win
:, resides in Maryland, between Galena and tn
9 Head of Sassafras, and made several trips VI
J. and down the rixer, on the steamboats,. II
PHILADELPHIA, he several times saw partie
from New Castle and was near enough t
them to hear their conversations. He did no
I, | 90 as far South as Georgia, as was rumore
some time ago, but stayed around Pennsylva
MIA. Finally he got possession OF
TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPH ESTABLISHMENT
and turning his knowledge of photography. t
~ account, he earned for himself respectabl
living He had been prosecuting this bushes
e at Strausburg for several weeks previous
his recapture.
)OI HOW HE WAS RECOGNIZED.
John Mannering, well known character {
le this city in the course OF his eventful life speT
Iseyerai months in New Castle jail, where h
n occupied cell next to Frazer's and became IL
~ timately acquainted with him. Recently,
some unacceptable manner, John strolled u
in PENNSYLVANIA and while cumming aroun
r Strausbourg he saw Frazer with his pilot,
n graph cart. Here, thought John is chance
~
ID stamps The latter complied, and supple
~ John quite literally for several days.
q But John became inspired with desire
of get more money than Frazer could give hin
~ and taking friend into his confidence, he to
lt him that
,eI THERE WAS MONEY IN THAT MAN"
ne and that there was "a standing reward of S9
be or $500 for his recapture.
1et This friend who was the j. III. Hickey men
ttioned above then telegraphed AS already st
:. tied and took measures to secure Frazer's a
rest He detailed constable Rothsmeyer.
Strasbourg and an assistant, who on Wedne
adj day evening, proceeded to the room occupi'
,rt by Frazer at the hotel. The latter al once {
IN vined their intention, and
DRAWING A REVOLVER,
he prepared to make determined resistane
The officers however advanced resolutely, dl
armed him, threw him down, and soon h:
, him securely handcuffed: He was then taxi
,, to the Lancaster jail, and afterwards retur
ed to New Castle in the manner detall'
no above.
eW FRAZER DECLINES TO sQuEAL.
I'm Ofcourse. Immediately after his return, FL
ns ger was piled with questions as to how he ma
he his escape. These however, he firmly declin.
he TO answer and would not give the slightest
le- formation on the subject.
He expressed no regret at his recapture. a
re- said that he would as leave be in prison
ne out" as during the whole period of his libeI
his he was in constant dread of being recogniz
,rd and arrested He seems entirely satished,a
tit is probable that he will not soon again ma
: an attempt to escape from Jail.
- Ladies Wishing TO Purchase light rum
and Simple Sewing Machine, would do well to
l al No 7i8 Market Street, Wilmington. Del.