Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-13
NOT FRANKFORT.
a casn OF MISTAKEN iprsr,r,
John sewers mistahe--A ono Eycd r,nm,
Arres,sd, suspected and Discharged.
VINO HnIey Was

| "''s '""ess uithho--t uhc kNrn IfufnD
| Arrested, suspected and Discharged
| VINO HaIoy Was.
There Is no longer any doubt that the
man who was arrested In Carlisle on sus
| picion that he was John Fraukford IL not
that individual Last evening reporter
OF the lNrELLidENCER visited Carlisle aud
called vt the prison this morning for
tho purpose OF taking n look at
the prisoner. Upon arriving at tho prison
he learned that Prison Keeper Burkholder
had arrived in town early this morning
aud, after looking At the prisoner, stated
that he was not John Frankford. For tho
benefit of tho newspaper men the prisoner
| was brought into the front room by tho
sheriff and tho reporter, who was well ac-
quaintcd with FraDkiord, at once stated
that he was not the man. There is re-
semblauoo to the noted ono .cycd q icf In
the man under arrest. His right eye liz
| out, but 1t does not present tho samo ap
pearanco as Frankford's. Tho other eye
Ia grey. His foot Is almost tho same size
as Frankford'a, but the face is different,
as the features of this man are sharp aud
those OF Frankford arc not. This man IL
not as heavily built nor IL he rs old. Ho
says his ago iS i2. whilo FrankfOrd ~ A.
or more.
| who neIs
Tewey. On last Saturday night no came
to tho prison during heavy rain aud ap
| piled for lodging, which was given him
| Some time during the night no offered one
| of tho watchmen five dollars IL ho would
| let him out. The watchman refused to
do this and became suspicious of the man,
| whose actions wero queer. About this
time horse thieves were operating in tho
ncighborhood and it was believed that tho
man was one of them. Chief Of Police
| Bautz took the matter in hand, but was
unable to oon meet the man with the stolen
horses. lie finally thought from his ap
| pearance and the description he had of
Fraukford that they might bs one and tho
same man. Ho questioned the prisoner
very closely. The latter said no had been
in Washington on Thursday and obtained
some pension money, having been sol
der and lost his oyo %. Malvern Hill
he went to York tho samo day and
remained over night on Friday ho won't
to Lancaster by way o' Columbia while
there he purchased gold ring at the store
| Of IL. Nj. Shrener and in proof of this OK
hibted receipt in which his namo ap.
peared as X. G. Curran. He said that
was his mothers name that ON Satur
day ho went to Harrisburg and
thence to Carlisle. IIe claimed to have
been an inmate of the soldiers home ut
Dayton for some timo. He said ho was OF
| Irish descent, and from what he
could learn, Frankrord was not During
his stay in Lancaster, hc stated that no
called upon apension agent, who had his
case in charge.
Some Of his stories were conflicting
while others were apparently truthful
| He was we'll dressed aud had an overcOat,
and said that he went into tho jail because
L I,. Il l. l.. l.. ~
way. The sheriff says he was not drunk
| when be came to the prison and had
money.
| Sewers "identihes " Frankford.
| Yesterday John w. Sewers, who for a
| pumbsr OF years was q watchman In this
| city, but recently removed to Carlisle,
asked to SEQ the man under arrest. lie
was taken ~ the prison aud tho man was
brought out. Sewers at once declared he
was John Frankford, with whom he was
acquainted as we'll rs with his brother.
Mr.. Sewers Wa very positive Of this, and
upon his statement word was telegraphed
to this city by Ir. Bautz. In tho evening
man named Ruth, employed at Me
chanicsburg, who formerly resided Ia Ian
caster, and claimed TO know Frankford
well, called at the prison. Without any
hesitation he picked the man out and said
he was Fraukford. IL was yet n little
dark this morning when Mr.. Burkholder
saw the man, but he had no difficulty ia
knowing no was not the one wanted. Tho
| lNTELLIGESCER reporter saw him at 4
O'Clock, took a good look at him. and
knew at once that he was not Frankford.
Tho Prisoner Worried,
Towards the last the prisoner became
worried at his being taken from tho cell
and looked at by 30 many. people. He
complained bitterly of it aud stated that
there was scheme to charge him with
crime OF which he was innocent. Ho was
with two tramps in the prison most OF tho
time and several of them stated that they
had known him before, having met him
in Jail at Chambersburg.
| The Carlisle officers certainly we're right
In what they did in the matter, "a anyone
not acquainted with FrankfOrd might
easily be deceived by this mans appear
ance, as were Messrs. Sewers and Ruth
The officers were also somewhat disap-
pointed that it was not Frankford, but
were very sorry that the Lancaster people
were compelled to go to Carlisle to ascer.
tain that fact they thought no was tho
right mau, even after seeing the photo,
graph Of the fugitive, but were still more
positive when John Sowers identified him.
This morning upon his arrival in this
| city from Carlisle, Mr.. Burkholder visited
the store Of II. VI. Shrsiusr aud lssnsd
that man answering the description OF
the one under arrest in Carlisle had been
| in the store on Saturday he purchased
| gold ring and the receipt found upon him
was given to him in the name of Cur.
ran by young man named Bowman, a
| clerk in tho store. Mr. Burkholder also
| found that the man had been to see n
pension agent. Upon learning these facts
Mr.. Burkholder telegraphcd at once to
Chief Bautz that the representations made
by Tewey were correct, He was then re-
leased.
VINO EDwAFD haley NAs
The man Killed at Miilway an Ex-yonyIot
Whila the INTEL IInENcnn,s 70 ro,arnnnuta