St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-14
A uEOfEnAlE UAMcI
R. D. Frayser, Of Memphis,
Bulldozed, Drugged and
Robbed.
Mr.. Morris, Of New Orleans,
Had More Nerve Than
Luck.
Two MiSSourianS Mount the
GalloWS Careless, Cool
and Gay.
A Michigan Patriarch Kills
His Grandehild and
Himself.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Aug. 13.-R. Dud-
ley Frayser, president of the Security
and the Memphis City banks, secretary
of the Memphis City railway, principal
owner of the Public Ledger and one of
the most prominent and wealthy
citizens of Memphis, was this after
noon chlOroformed ard robbed at the
Gayoso hotel, by man giving his name
as John A. Morris, and his residence as
New Orleans About 6 o'clock this
morning a gentleman registering as
John A. Morris. New Orleans" was
assigned a room at the Gayoso, for
which he paid for in advance and occu-
pied at once. During the morn
ing he ordered bottle of whisky from
the bar. and a bellboy secured a bottle
of camphOr for him from the house drug
store about 2:30 this afternoon. Mr..
Frayser, sitting in his private Office at
the Memphis City bank, received note
signed John A. Morris. requesting Mr..
FraySer to call on him at once on buSi-
ness of Importance. Mr. Frayser was
at the hotel in few minutes, and was
uShered into Mr.. Norris room. The
latter introduced himself as John a.
Morris, of the Louisiana Lottery COM
pany, of New Orleans. He said the lot
terry company had been
AntagOnized Greatly
of late in that state; that their invest
ments had been unfavorabIe, and lot
terry property generally was unsafe, and
he wished to consult Hill. in regard to it.
Mr.. Frayser gave him what in
form ofiOn aOnid in ranard tn
Memphis moneyed institutions, but
would give no advice and turned
to go. AT this juucture Mr.. Morris
asked him to have drink. He declined,
saying he did not drink, but Morris in
sisted, and Mr.. Frayser walked across
the room to a window while Morris
opened a satchel. Here" said Morris,
and as Mr.. Frayser turned around he
was greatly startled to find two re-
volverS, one in each of Morris
hands, staring him in the face.
II am desperate man; l
have no money; my family in New Or
leans is i'll destitute circumstances,
and ! must have money. You must in
dOrse a check for $1,000" When Mr..
Frayser had recovered from his aston
ishment he tried to argue with the
man, telling him that he did not have
that much money to give him. The New
Orleans man stuck to it. however, and
finally Mr.. Frayser agreed to indorse a
check for $500. The check was then
drawn on the HibeTnian National Bank
of New Orleans, and Mr.. Frayser in
| dorsed it ''R. ID. Fraser" hoping the
cashier at his bank would
Suspect Something Wrong
and refused to cash it, as he always in
dorsed his checks "R. Dudley Frayser." "
A bell boy was at once called by Mr..
Morris and the check sent to the Mem
phis City bank, Mr.. Frayser being kept
prisoner in the hotel. After the boy had
gone Mr.. Morris walked over to
where Mr.. Frayser was standing
his face, threw him on the bed
Frayser can recall. Mr. White, propri-
o'clock this evening that there was
| cries of "Murder!" "Thieves!" could be
plainly heard issuing from that room.
He called a clerk, and they broke open
the door of the room. Mr.. Frayser
was found unconscious, tossing and
turning on the bed, and the odor of
chloroform was overpOwering. His
watch was gone, $50 in money gone, and
Morris was gone; the check lay on the
table unpaid. The bell boy had taken
it to the bank twice at Morris request,
payment, however, being each time re-
| fused. The police are greatly puzzled
over the affair and are searching every
corner Of the city for Morris.