The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-11-28
HE'S THE RIGHT MAN.
The Cowboy Whom Detective
Desmond COllard.
Story Of q Murder Near Medicine
Lodge, Kansas.
st. Louis Republican.

chief Of polire D. ceived q telegram from
Holden, No, questing him 10 arrest q
tall mulstto wearing a white hat, who, il
was stated, would arrive 10 the city In the
course of . few hours. The chief detailed
Detective Desmond to 60 down to the
Union depot and look out for the man.
When the evening train from Kansas City
over the Missouri Pacific railroad arrived
the man who was wanted disembarked,
and no sooner had he alighted on the de-
pot platform than a hand was laid on his
arm, and he was quietly informed that the
chief wanted to see him at police head
quarters.
The police communicated with the au-
thorities st Holden and asked what the
man was wanted for. The reply came back
that the man was wanted in COmanche
county, Kas., for murder and that q reward
had been offered for his apprehension. A
letter giving information of the arrest was
sent 10 the prosecuting attorney OF Co
manche county, and the following telegram
Was received:
MEDICINE LODGE, Kas., Nov. IL.
John w. Campbell, Chief of Police:
Your letter at hand. Hold the negro for
the murder of Richard Bell in Comanche
county, Kansas, October %, 1882. He is
the one We want. Three hundred dollars
reward. L. SAMPLE,
County Attorney.
c. F. Riggs, the sheriff If the county,
was Informed that his man was
BEHIND THE BARS
in this city, and after procuring a requisi.
ton on the governor of this state he sent
sh 81 I'll
Chief Campbell, last Wednesday:
WICHITA, Kas, New. Is.
To Chief of Police, ST. Louis:
Hold the murderer of Dick Bell. / am
coming. & +. Riggs, Sheriff.
Evansville, Kas., OcI. 30.-It having
come TO our knowledge that Dick Bell, one
Of our employees, has been killed in cold
blood and without provocation, by a mu-
latto known as Bill Frazier, therefore. in
order to protect society, our employees, our
selves, We, the members of the Comanche
pool, DO agree TO pay the sum of $500 fer
the apprehension and delivery of said Bill
Lodge, Kas.
A. &. EVANS, j. NJ RAwLus,
X. KIRK, JOHN WILSON,
T.. ". JAMES, T. W PAYNE,
J. 4. MCCARTy, r. W. PHILLIPS,
WM BLAIR, J. b. DOYLE
The sheriff arrived from Jefferson City,
last night, where his r.quisiiion for Fra
zier hal been honored. and upon present
ing his papers at the Four Courts, last
night. the prisoner was turned over To him.
Riggs states that Frazier is one of the
most desperate characters In the west.
He is
AN EXPERT COW BOY.
And has been terror in several counties
in Southeastern Kansas for the past few
Years. He owned a ranch, which he sold
just before the murder Ter 5000. Most
of the money he claims 10 have buried,
but about $500 was found in his possession.
The murder occurred at the head of
Kiowa creek. The employees OF the
Comanche Pool company, in charge of a
man named Bowers, went into camp in
Clark county Frazier arrived in the
camp at night and soon became involved
in a dispute with Richard Bell, the en-
ploye of the pool. Bowers ordered Frazier
to leave the camp, and the negro complied
with the request, but alter mounting his
horse he rode back into the enclosure, and
pulling out pistol shot Bell through the
head, killing him instantly.
The murderer then rode hastily away
and the body was taken to Evansville,
Kansas, where it was buried. Frazier was
followed to where it was found that he had
LEFT FOR THIS CITY.
Frazier was seen last night by a Republi- |
can reporter just before he left with the |
sheriff. He acknowledges that he did the |
shooting but claims that he was justified. |
He says that he rode into the camp to put |
up with Bell and others and that he had
not been there more than half an hour
when Bell began quarrelling with him |
1t eliminated in Bell picking up a lasso
and throwing il over Frazier's neck, but |
before the moose could be ugLtened the |
latter cut the rope with his knife. He
then SAYS that Bell made q motion to draw |
his pistol, bus before be could do it he
Frszier) pulled out his pistol and shot
him dead.
The Take that Tells.