Telegram-herald., 1891-08-15
A DESPERATE ROBBIR
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ley Frsyser. prssiient Of the Security
and ths Memphis City banks. secretary
Of ~ Men phis City railway, principal
owasr of the Pub ic Ledger and one Of
the most prominent and wealthy citi-
xens Of Memphis. was chloroformed
and robbed Thursday at the Gayoso
hotel BY . man giving his nans ss
john A. Morris and his residence ~
New Orleans About 8 o'clock in the
morning . msn registering rs John
A. Morris, New Orleans" was as
signed . room At the Gsyoso.
for which he paid In advance
and occupied ~ oucs. During
the morning he ordered bottle Of
whisky from thu bar and . bellboy Sc
cured bottle of camphor for him from
the house drug store About 2:30 il the
afternoon Mr.. Frayser, sitting in his
private office 1t the Memphis City
BANK. received note signed John A.
Morris. requesting Mr.. Frayser to call
on him IT once on business of impor-
tancsL Mr.. Frsyser was 1T the hotel in
q few minutes and waa ushered into
Mr.. Morris room The latter intro
dueed himself - John A. Morris, Of the
LouisianA Lottery Company Of New
Orleans He said the lottery company
had been sntsgonized greatly Of late in
that state; that their investments had
been uufavorsbls and lottery property
generally was unsafe aud he wished 70
consult him in regard to It Mr.
Frayser gave him what information he
could in regard to Memphis moneyed
Institutions, but would give no advice
and turned 20 go. At this juncturs Mr..
Morris asked him to have . drink. He
declined. saying he did not drink; but
Morris insisted and Mr.. Trayser walked
acroas theoroom to . window, while
Morris opened q satcheL
"Here. said Morris, and as Mr.
Frayser turned around he was greatly
startled TO find two revolvers, one in
each of Norris hands, staring him in
the face Said Morris: 81 am . des-
perate man: have no money; my fami-
ly in New Orleans are In destitute cir
cumstances and I must have money.
You must indorse check for $1,000"
When Mr.. Frayser had recovered
from his astonishment he tried 70 argue
with the man, telling him that he did
not have that much money 70 give him.
The New Orleans man stuck TO II, how
ever. and finally Mr.. Frayser agreed to
indorse Q check for $1,000 The check
was then drawn on the Hibernian ma
tional bank of New Orleans and Mr.
rrsyser indorsed il ''B. d. Frayser,"
- - l. H. l.
suspect something wrong and refuse to
cash IL. a. he. always indorsed his
checks "R. Dudley Frayser.
A bellboy was 1T 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 Morris walked over TO where
Mr. FrHyser was standing and clapping
Q napkin over his face threw him on
the bed. and that in the last of his ad-
venture Mr.. Frayser can recall
Mr. White, proprietor of the hotel,
was notified about 8 o'clock p. m. that
there was something wrong in Morris
room. Ms cries of murder" thieves"
could be plainly heard issuing from it.
He called clerk and they broke open
the door Of the room Mr.. F'rayser
was found unconscious. tossing and
turning on the bed, and the odor of
chloroform was overpowering. His
watch was gone, $50 was gone ffom his
pockets and Morris was gone. The
check lay on the table unpaid The
bellboy had taken II to the bank twice
at Morris request, payment, however,
being each time refused. The police
are greatly puzzled over the affair and
are Sc ching every corner of the city
for Morris.