Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-12-03

The two men as they hanged b,
their necks in the darkness, lighte,
only by the glare of a lantern, pre-
sented an awe-inspiring sight They
had been gagged and bound by thicl
ropes by someone not novice in tn,
business for the knots were fine speci
mems of the hangman's knot, and coulC
not have been made more perfectly
The men had hardly ceased to breathe
a half-hour before the news spread
like wildfre that the two notoriou:
Observation-Disclosures and hold-up:
had met with fate as just as it was
horrible OF fcourse curiosity was ex
cited, and before long Harrison avenue
presented scene of commotion anC
excitement that is rarely witnessed in
any city at o'clock in the morning
They focked up to the county Jail and
were crowding in on the Deputies
when it was found necessary for the
| latter to
PULL THEIR GUNS AND THREATEN TC
FIRE
if a single man advanced another step.
This was sufficient to make the crowd
hold back, and as soon as it was as.
certained that there was no one in ii
who intended to harm the officials,
they were permitted to advance, look
on the appalling spectacle and read
the warning. There was but little
said, for it struck terror to the soul OF
every man present, and although none
denied that the reward of the victims
was merited, they hardly dared to ex-
press even it.
When the Deputies had sufficiently
recovered their equilibrium they went
for the Coroner, but Dr. Law was not
at home Justice O'Brien was called
on, and he acted in the case only so
far as to issue paper to Detective
Frank Smith, ordering that guard
be placed on the premises to prevent
anybody from disturbing the bodies
until Coroner Law could be heard
from. The two men as they
HUNG BY THE NECK
certainly presented frightful example
to all evil doers.
The man Ed. Frodsham is a man
who has for some time been notorious
in this city in connection with lot
jumping operations. He respected no
title, whether obtained through a
squatter or through a patent, but
watched the rise in building lots with
an eye to his peculiar business, and
jumped such as suited him without
regard to the rights or feelings of any
one interested. Associated with
GANG AS DESPERATE
as himself, to which Marshal Kelly
and others of the city officials were
charged with belonging, for long
time he escaped punishment. Well
supplied with money, he was always
ready to give bail when arrested for a
breach of the law, and finally people
began to ask themselves how long this
desperate was to be permitted to go
unpunished. This feeling was the
beginning of the end. The eyes of a
sterner power than the law were di-
rected to his misdeeds, and several
times within the past few weeks
Frodsham was nearer death than he
had ever been before, desperate as he
was.
The case on Capitol Hill, fully
noted in these columns, week ago,
brought matters to eliminating point
and when it was followed so quickly
by the killing of Clifford and the
wounding of Stewart, those inside
knew that his days were numbered,
unless he took the alarm and left the
city He had ample time to do this,
however, and might have made his
escape, but
WITH CHARACTERISTIC BRAvADo
he declined to listen to any warning,
and remained. He was well armed
and bore the reputation of being a des-
perate man and a quick shot, and the
remark has frequently been made in
the past few days that if any attempt
was made to take him more than one
man would die before him. Although
it is not definitely known, it is hardly
capable of doubt that he was one Of
the party that attacked the cabin on
Capitol Hill, in which were sleeping
two men, only holding property to
which the records show they had an
undoubted title. This was the straw
that decided his fate, and from that to
his death he did not make a move that
was not closely watched.
But little is known of Frodsham's
antecedents. He came here about a
year ago, and as stated, almost -imme-
diately became notorious. Latterly
the detectives were at some trouble in
learning something of his past life.
The most that could be learned was
that he was suspected of having been
guilty of murder in Laramie, Wyom-
ing, Cottonwood, Utah, and in the
Black Hills. Last night he was ar
rested and lodged in Jail on criminal
complaint, and as he was in the habit
of Immediately giving bail when ar
rested, he was not placed in the cage,
and thus fell an easy victim to the
power which had marked him for his
misdeeds.
PATRICK STEWART
Very little is known about this
young man, except that he was here
last July, and was locked up for being
drunk and disorderly. He has, how
ever, travelled under q number of
aliases, a fact which is sufficient of
itself to stamp him as member of the
dangerous classes. He was only
about twenty years of age. Since he
haS hoon In iail ho hos haen told that