Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-12-01
Negro Dicks Murderer.

Unpublished, soon after the occurrence.
the particulars of the murder of Dick Bell
by another negro, Bill Frazier. Bell was
an employee of the Comanche Pool, and
was returning from Dodge City where he
had been with an outfit making shipment
of cattle for the pool. They had camped
near the corners of Clark, Comanche and
Ford counties. Bill Frazier owned bunch
of cattle not a great distance from there.
and rode into the camp of the Comanche
outfit. Bell playfnlly threw rope over
him several times, and this incensed Fra
zier very much, and he wanted to fight.
He was told to leave camp, and started: but
when OH his horse he suddenly wheeled.
rode to where Bell was standing and shot
him through the back part of the head,
killing him instantly. and rode away, fol-
lowed by dozens of bullets fired by the
parties in camp.
The murdered man was taken to Evans
vile and buried. The Comanche Pool is
sued reward of 5000 for the murderer.
Frazier went to Dodge City, and sllrren-
dered to the authorities, but was released
soon afterwards, there being no complaint
against him.
lie then went to Offerle, cast of Dodge
Is miles. and sold his cattle, Do head. to 4
man he had been negotiating with. for S25
per head, and sleaving about $1,000 with q
I frinp1 no tool no tro;,, on,l =.
Louis. lie says his intention was to 90 to
Kentucky, where he has relatives, remain
during the winter and return in the spring
and stand his trial. \ description OF the
negro had been sent to St Louis, and il
was an easy matter for Detective Desmond
to recognize him when he got off of the
train. He was locked up and the authori-
ties here notified. Sheriff Rigg wenc to
Topeka, secured a requisition, and went to
Missouri for his prisoner. He secured him
and returned here last Saturday.
And here we will comply with the re-
quest of the sheriff, and return his thanks
70 the police authorities of St. Louis for
the kindness shown him.
The negro gives as his true name Harris
son Hillman, and says he was born in Vir-
ginia, but left there when young; went to
kentucky and then 10 Texas, where he
engaged in the cattle business, land few
years ago came 10 this state, and was soon
the owner of a small bunch of cattle. BY
industry and the aid of branding iron.
his herrincreased very fast, even if his
neighbors did not do so we'll. He is tall
mulattO, IS years old. with light mustache
keen black eyes, low receding forehead
black curly hair, and altogether is rather a
shrewd appearing man, but treacherous.
He has retained as his counsel c. w. FL
lis and Orner & McNeal, of this city, they
agreeing to defend him for $500 and OF
this amount $3.50 was paid down.
The preliminary examination was to have
commenced Wednesday before Justice S
r Roberts, but owing TO absence Of wit
nesSes sneither the State or the defendant
were ready for trial. 1t appears that there
is some question rs to whether the murder
was committed in Comanche or Ford coun.
ty, and this may be nice point to settle
A few years ago a well known stockman Of
this section was sent to the penitentiary fol
murder, and after serving few years he
was pardoned, it having been shown that
the murder occurred in the Territory. The
witnesses in the case'are 10. Bowers, Ed
Brumley, Tom. Born and Frank Wise. II
is not likely that the latter two will be
present at the trial.
Frazier was apprehensiye Of being mob
bed when he came back here, and had or
dered his money placed in the Dodge City