The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-15
THE RAILWAY MYSTERY
James Frouatt Rearrested for
the Murder.
EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM THIS TIME.

He was Suspected Six Years Ago, but Was
Not Held-His Brother-in-Law Said to
be Implicated-DevelO of a Start
ling Nature Promised.
RAILWAY N. j., Dec 15-James Frotatt
was arrested here last night for the muir
der Of a comely young woman whose body
was found on the morning of Saturday,
March 90, 1887, in a road leading to the
village Of Milton, two miles west Of
Railway. The body was never identified,
although viewed by thousands from all
parts Of New Jersey and New York. The
murder is commonly known as the "Rah-
way mystery"
This is not Frouatt's first connection
with the murder He was one of the first
arrested on suspicion, and although there
was then evidence that would have war
ranted holding him, he was allowed to 60
He has been under surveillance ever since,
however. Just what evidence the au-
thorties have against him Chief Tooker
who made the arrest, refused to tell At
! first he denied making the arrest.
1t is said that Frouatt's 12-year-old
| daughter has made a confession as to the
| actions of her father on the night of
March 25 when there was a party at
| Frouatts house.
The Frouatt girl tells of strange and
pretty young woman who was at the
party, and her description tallies with
that Of the murdered girl
The authorities will neither deny nor
affirm the story, but say that the arrest
was made upon evidence already in their
possession, and that which they gained
within few hours previous to Frouatt' S
arrest.
The murder has been one of the fore
most Of New jerseys mysteries" " and
the confession of Frouatt's daughter, to-
gether with the evidence gained at the
coroner's inquest at the time, would fas-
ten a strong chain of circumstantial evil
dence about the prisoner.
Frouatt is tall powerful, and fairly
good looking man of 80, but is very illit-
crate and brutal
It is said that his brutality to his
daughte 'rove her to confess what she
knew o, a,5 night The party was held
at the hou- only a shorU distance from
where the body was found.
Frouatt, his wife, and four children
lived on Jefferson avenue, in the village
Of Milton, during the early part Of March,
1889
With him was his brother-in-law, Will
liam Keech wood chopper. One OF
Frouatts daughters gave a party on thC
night of March %, at which were gath
cred only the relatives of Frouatts fam
lily, to the number of 20 or %, mostly
women.
The body of the murdered girl was ex
posed to public view at the morgue for II
days. 1t is recalled that none of tn
Frouatts nor any Of the persons who at
tended the party visited the morgue
From what can be learned Of the littl
girls confession, Keech, the brother-in
law, was very attentive TO the dead gir
on the night Of the party, and they dranl
beer together, at which Frouatt becam
jealous, and, persuading the girlto go ou
and walk with him, murdered her.
After Frouatt was lodged in Jail Chic
Of Police Tool1er sent out his detectives {,
arrest Keech and others who were at tn
party on the night Of the murder.
1t is now certain that within the mex
"a hours there will be developments of
startling nature.