The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-04-23
coYs cAPERs.
The Outrage Perpetrated by Devil
ish Deacon.
A Hypocritical Demon with Several
Aliases and Two Wives.
A s.Nice Young NAM of Canon city
skfPs QUITO Avoid the vcn-
gence of the Law.
4 SCRAP OF H1sroRY.

SCRAP OF HISTORY.
little over two years ago, or on the fret
day of April, 1879. there arrived in the vi
ciiity of Canon City from Farragut, Iowa,
one Clay Coy. alias Charles Parsons, alias
Chas- p. Coy. He first went to work as
cook for Mr.. II. D. HahHenkratt at the
Nineteen Mile house in Copper gulch, whore
he was much given to profanity and foul
language and where he was known as Chas
Parsons. His incompetency and bad habits
soon resulted in his discharge. and he then
came to this city where he got employment
as cook at the Baldwin house. Here his
habit changed and he attended church resu-
larly. showing letter of dismissal from an
eastern church which gave him good char
acter. For some time he laborod at the
Baldwin house, but finally left and got work
under Mr.. J. A. HoxIe carrying hod for
that gentleman who was building several
brick houses in this city. He still retained
tho name OF Parsons and was known as
such by number of acquaintances. About
this time the Blue Ribbon temperance move
ment was enjoying an era of prosperity and
this Parsons took an interest in the meet
ings then being held. One evening 4 Chas
p. Coy was asked to address gathering IL
Sanders hall upon the subject of temper
ance, and much 10 the surprise of those
who had known him Parsons stepped to
the front and made few remarks. Upon
being asked for this dssimilarity of names
the following day he explained that Par
sons was his mothers name and he some
times went under it. From that time he
was known as
CHAs p. COY.
This new man did not make many friends
although he commanded a certain amount
Of respect from his assiduous attendance at
church, sunday school. temperance meet
ings and from the deep interest he hypocrit-
really took in the Young Peoples Christian
association, where he made himself con-
spicuous by his vigorous leadership. In
the meantime he procured board IN the
family of Mr.. Gid Frazier and became an
active member of the Cumberland PreSby-
teTian church of which he was made n
deacon and superintendent of its Sunday
school. During all of this time he was re-
ceiying letters at the post Office addressed
tn Clay Coy, whom he said was his brother.
While he was living in the family of MIR.
e' t'i r. -----'.r ia hsearna aennaintad wifi .he
lady, whom he subsequently married, and
paid to her his strict attention until the
following notice appeared in the RECORD ::
~ MARRIED.
\ CoY-FRAZIER-On February 91th. by
Rev. b +. Moore. at the residence of the
brides parents. Mr.. Chas. p. Coy and Miss
Maggie A. Frazier. all of this city.
Upon this event both Coy and his bride
received the congratulations of a large
number of friends and acquaintances. 1t
WAS believed that Coy could not have come
here and gained the affection and hand of
one of Cahon's most respected daughters if
he was other than he appeared, hard
working, fairly honest, comparatively in
telligent young man. Soon after his mar
riage his father-in.isw. Mr.. r. j. Frazier.
was re-sppointed town marshal and Coy
was given the place of assistant marshal. the
duties of which office he performed until
the
nENoUEMENr.
Last Friday mornings mail from the east
brought to Postmaster Cooper letter
dated from Farragut, Iowa. inquiriug if
there was Clay Coy living in Canon City,
stating that the writer thereof and Coy's
family were very anxious regarding him,
A'%NAiAS thsh Aa't SUI ltN Hhiit
and porished in some terrible storm or have
been killed in some railroad accident. The
Same mail brought letter from the same
place addressed to Clay Coy, lock box 2T44.
a box which had been taken by Coy some
nine months ago and from which
he permitted no one to get mail. The
letter received by Mr. Cooper was placed
in the hands of a gentleman doing business
in this city whose suspicious were at once
aroused and who acted promptly in the
matter. This gentleman called Mr.. Coy
into his private Office. showed him the let
ter, had him get the one in box aI44, which
he read, and then accused Coy of being the
Clay spoken Of in both letters and of having
a wife in Iowa as well as one in Canon CITY
Coy displayed every evidence of guilt en-
eept IN words. lie choSed down his emo
ton and stated, by way ofeNpianation. that
he had brother named Clay who had been
obliged to leave his home on account of
crime and that it wss a ease of mistaken
identity. This story appearing plausible,
he was permitted to go. Soon afterwards
MIR. X. ]. Frazier was called into the same
office. where he was induced to give up his
revolver and the whole story WAS told to
nllns lhIN ut WIZ htlstN Is nTptlS-
bly, unnecessary to state. on Friday night
Mr.. Frazier started east. Coy then removed
his person from the public gaze by retiring
to y room in the Cumberland Presbyterian
church, which he had been occupying be-
fore his marriage, and from which he had
never removed his bed nor many of his et-
fects. Here he remained watching devel-
opmouts and all ready TO flee. lie had so
solemuly asserted his innocence that he
was no, closely watched, indeed Mrs. Fra
zier took him his meals regularly and he
would cry and moan when he was called
upon by any OF those who were then his
friends, using the preeaution. however, to
keep a bind up ON the window looking to-
wards the sidewalk. This room he kept
closely uuii. Monday when he left it and
was seen upon Main street lor moment or
two. since which time no trace OF him has
been discovered. While DO one was watch
Ing him he was ke.nly al,,c to every move
mcut upon the part o, the persons who
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