The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-12-19
HOPES HE WILL HANG.
Mrs. Nancy Fraser Wants Her
Husband Punished For
the Murder.
From The Kansas City Times. Dae. lath.

From The Kansas City Times. Des. 18th.
In Il two->torv frame house a. POI
Salisbury avenue. in the northeastern
portion nj the city. there il stopping
"a woman who WAS the cause of Il muir
der last Saturday at Malta Bend, in
Saline county, Missouri, two miles
north IF Marshall The upper half
of the house i Gee Ipied by the family
of Lafayette K Palmer, Il teamster,
with whom TIE Woman Is making her
home. She is Mrs. Nancy Fraser,
wife oi' Henry Fraser, Il farm hand,
who, last Saturday. killed Preston
Smith. also Il farm hand. by firing a
load OF duck shot into his face, tear
ing away the chin and left jaw. and
causing instant death The killing
was the result of Fraser's iealouslv,
caused By Smiths attentions to Mrs.
Fraser.
Il want 10 sec my husband hanged
for the killing Mrs. Fraser said to q
Times reporter Yesterday afternoon.
Fraser had no reason to kill Smith
The charges of intimacy between
Smith and myself are utterly without
foundation. l am sorry | am the
cause of the killing. and might just As
well commit suicide have nothing
to live for anyway.
Last Monday | learned of the kill
inc of Smith. Nv information came
from the newspapers. l have re-
ceived no word direct on the subject.
This surprises me, because If nv hus-
band is to be tried for Il killing due to
my actions. it would seem that l
should have something to say. 1t is
my intention to he present at his trial
and testify against him. He killed
Smith without reason and should be
punished.
Fraser has been cruel husband.
married him IN LAFAYETTE county
eighteen wears ago, when l was only
- wears old. We had six children,
the oldest boy OF Is, who has to
make his own living have had to
leave Fraser iour times becaI>e q; his
cruelty. Last spring | lett him and
came 70 Kansas City He followed
me ami We lived down stairs in this
house. That's now | became ac-
quainte'i with Mr. Palmer ami family.
ihey know my troubles and have
been kind To- me. We lived here six
pr seven months, and all the time l
supported our family by washing.
We moved back to Saline county
about three months ago.
Il have Known Preston Smith since
he was boy. When | was married
he was only years old. l am sur
prised ut these stories about my re-
lations with him. He and my hus-
hand hai been good friends, and fire.
quently he visited at our house. l
had no idea of any trouble between
the men. as there was no occasion for
it. We lived two miles north of Malta
Bend, and Smith lived three miles
north of there. Monday and Tuesday
of last week my husband abused me
50 said would leave him. He said
the sooner lett the better he would
like it, Tuesday afternoon / went to
Malta Bend to catch train for Kan
sas CITY. My husband followed me
and made such a confusion that /
missed the train. / started for Mar
shall with my 4-year-old boy and was
overtaken bv Smith with buggy.
He drove me to Marshalland then went
about his business. l have not seen
or heard of him since. Wednesday
came to this city. No, there is no
truth that Smith was to meet me in
this city,"
Mrs. Fraser says she is determined
to do all in her power to convict her
husband. Even should he he acquit-
ted, she says she will never live with
him again. She is good oking
brunette, with swapping black eyes.
and although claiming to be 3;33, does
not look over % years old. Her f.
year old boy, Wesley. is with her at
the Palmer home. The other child
rem are being cared fo- in Saline
county,.
Fraser is in jail at Marshall await
ing trial. The killing of Smith took
place in the public road in front
of Fraser's house.
McClellan's for Children'S