, 1890-10-17

Joe, reached the city Yesterday morning,
he was put on the case at the request of
the father OF Emerson. Mann heard of
MIller's capture at Pine Bluffs yesterday
morning and at once came on to Cheyenne
and established himself at the sheriff's
Office. he had a letter to this paper and
a reporter had a long talk with the detect
i've about the box car mystery and the
work of unraveling it The Locke
agency believed with nearly everyone else
except John Martin that Frazell was this
murderer, and Mann was set on the trail.
Frazeu left st. Joe Saturday, Sept. 20,
the boys Monday, the 22nd. Frazell
knew their plans and that they had
money, He urged the amatuers to travel
with him. At Lincoln, Fishhaugh,
Emerson, Frazell, johnson. st Joe crook
and Nay. a young man of the Missouri
town, were together a day. Nay went
home and after the murder came to the
front with a startling story. He said that
FraEeil. at a meeting of the St. Joe con-
tingent, showed a revolver and remarked
that he expected to use it on someone and
soon, that he was going to have money
and didn't D working for it. He
asked the men named to join him in rob-
berry. Nay was SO badly scared that he
skipped for home at once and he says
Fishbaugh and Emerson were shy of
Frazell after this.
Mann tracked the boys from Lincoln,
making inquiries aud gathering pointers
at every statioh. He had a photograph
of each and complete descriptions. They
travelled by odd stages, beating their way
over n division and paying fare on the
next.
Frazell, so far as Mann was able to dis
cover. did not travel with Fishbaugh and
Emerson at all. They were joined at Sid
ney by Miller and as before related the
three were unsuccessful 10 their first at
tempt to secure free passage from that
place. Mann found that the murderous
boy was with them at Pine Bluffs and
here the hunt ended, Mann hearing OF
Miller capture. This st. Joe detective
has done good work in trailing. He took
hold at the personal solicitation of Mr..
Emerson and operated intelligently. He
startled on the track the 10th inst, rather
late and was unable to get any assistance
or information from the sheriff at St. Joe.
MARTINS WORK.
So soon as Sheriff Martin satisfied him,
self that the boy seen by Brooks did the
killing he wrote as follows to Sheriff
Myers at Manhattan.
On Sept. 9th two men were murdered
in a box car on the Union Pacific railroad
and suspicion points to a certain young
man who was last seen with the men when
alive about twenty miles east OF where
they we're supposed to have been muir
dered. | have the description as follows
Was dressed in light suit of clothes pretty
well worn, soft brown hat and was about
l6 or II years OF age. had hunting case
silver watch without chain; INQUIRED the
fare from Hillsdale, Wyo. to your place,
also told parties he was going to Greeley,
Colo. l am sorry | cannot give you a
better description, but it is all | can obtain
at present. This boy may have come to
your place. We cannot find him in
Cheyenne. As we have been unable to
get any clue of him here look out for him,
arrest him il he comes there and let me
know by telegraph at my expense.
On the ninth OF October Mann wrote
Martin from st. Joe that he had beer
put on the case and would leave the mex
day and asked the Laramie county sheriff
to write him at Julesburg. Here are til,
material points in Martin answer:
Replying to your favor of yesterday
will state: In my opinion. l think tina
"Fraxell' is the wrong trail" Will,
it is true the coroner jury believed, from
the evidence. that he should be the per
son suspected, L lave information in my
office that points more c~onclusiyely tc
another party. This young man got on
the train at Sidney with the murdered
men, and the three were put off ct the
race track, a mile this side. They re-
turned to Sidney, and boarded the train
the dead men were found on. They wert
next seen at Pine Bluffs, Wyo., By the
railroad agent and Mrs. Kaufman, who
keeps a hotel there. My impression il
that the young fellow who purchased {
ticket at Hillsdale for Cheyenne on Sept
q, arrived at Hillsdale on the same trail
that the bodies were found on, dressed il
a light suit of clothes pretty well worn
had on a soft broTn hat, appeared to b,
l6 or II years of age, claims to be from
New York City, is the guilty man.
1t seems to me that if this party wa
followed up you will get the right man.
| have information that FrazelI is work
ing at Newcastle, or near there, in a saw
mill. L am trying to get the time locate
when he arrived there. l will be glad t
meet you when you arrive. and give yor
all the information and assistance in IN