Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-28
HE USED A SWORD
A Crazy Scotch Bank Clerk
Runs Badly Amuck.
TWO PERSONS CUT TO DEATH
He Also Cuts q Third Person Seriously
and Then Quietly Submits
to Arrest.

LONDON, July 27.-James Frazer, .
bank clerk living in the small village
Of Polmont, county of Sterling, Scot
land. ran amuck last night III q iii
of murderous madness and killed two
persons and hacked another almost
fatally. Frazer has always been con-
sidered man of quiet and rather re-
firing disposition, without any inclina-
ton to quarrel, much less ~ hurt ANY,
body. Last evening he came home ap-
parent;y IN his usual frame of mind
and partook of the evening meal. His
wife noticed that he was ret,cent and
replied to her IN short answers, but she
did not think anything serious Of that.
Frazer went out after supper and ap-
pears to have procured . sword.
Appeared Like = Maniac.
About Q o'clock in the evening he
suddenly rushed into the house of his
neighbors and friends, the Shadwells,
with drawn sword III his hand. HIS
appearance was that of maniac, and
the Shadwells were stricken with
terror by the apparition. Mr..
Shadwell had barely time to
gasp out. "Is that you. Jamie?"
when Frazer was upon him sword
in hand. Frazer aimed fearful blow
at Shadwells head, but the latter
evaded it and darted out Of the house.
followed by his wife. Frazer dashed
altar them and overlook MIR. Shadwell,
at whose head the frantic pursuer
- eopr,hlo hlnu Thts fin, A
the aim Was successful and Mr.. Shad-
we'll fell stunned to the earth. Frazer
kept hacking at the PROSTATE man
with his sword Until life was extinct.
Tried tn savs Her Husband.
Mre. Shadwell tried to save her hus-
band and bravely endeavored to stay
the uplifted arm Of the murderer. The
latter, seeing that her husband was
dead, turned upon Mrs. ShadwelI and
struck q blow At her head with the
sword, proetrating, but not stunning
her. Mrs. Shadwell fell and Frazer
then lunged at her with the sword, IN.
fiicting q severe wound in the thigh.
At also hacked her arm. The
blood ran in streams from the
wounds and Frazer evidently thought
that his sec.nd victim was dead. Leav.
! ing her weItering in blood, he rushed
from the garden into the street. There
, ne encountered young woman named
Mary Gfindiey and at once attacked
her, striking her in the mead aud neck
aud piercing her breast WITH the sharp
point OF the sword. The young woman
had barely time TO cry out before she
was fatally wounded. Her mother'i
house was near by and the mother
ran to the door just In time to receive
her daughter.
snsdssd By a,s wife.
BY this time the village was aroused
Most OF the people ha1 retired 10 bed
when Frazer began his murderous
work. but they were all now thoroughly
awake and many on the street looking
tor the murderer, the cries OF whose
victims had been heard throughout the
hamlet. Mrs. Frazer approached her
husband and be raised his sword a. II
to strike her, but the wife. with tears
flowing from her eyes. feariessly took
him by the arm and pleaded with him
to return home. A crowd had gathered
around but were afraid TO approach
on account of tho sword. Frazer
presented horrible appearance
| drcuchcdfwith the blood of bis victims
| His wife led him home, the crowd fol
/ loving. lie seemed now TO he over
1 come by THO reaction from, his frenzy
and sank gaspins into an arm char.
| There he sat, still holding the bloody
sword and the pistol. until the polio.
arrived and took him in custody. III
| made no resistance 10 arrest. Wher
examined ~ the station house revoi
yer aud scofes Of cartridges were found
in his poekets. No motive for tue
| crimes can he imagined.
The Frasers aud shsdwells were init
mate friends and there has been M
trouble whatever between them. Mrs
shsdweil proved. on examination. no,
10 be fatally injured.