Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-07
FRAKER is FOUND.
Famous Insurance Swl Captured In
Northern Minnesota.


Northern minnesota.
DULUTH, Mimi, Sept. 3.-Living in
the wilds of northern Minnesota, so
miles from a post office, with only a
boy for a companion, DIR. George w.
traker, who planned one of the most
gigantic and successful insurance
swindles of modern times, was Mon
day captured by officers who have
been on his track for the past two
years. Up to August l2 last there was
standing reward of $50, 900 for his ar
rest offered by the insurance COM
panies.
FralSer thought he had been arrested
for killing game out of season, as Phil
ip was also game warden. When the
warrant was read to him he was thun-
derstruck, but admitted his identity
at once. He was brought to town,
together with his companion. Fralxer
readily agreed to accompany the Off
GERS to Missouri without waiting for
extradition papers, and was taken
down Monday morning In conversa-
tion he stated that ne had expected his
relatives to get portion of the insur-
ance money and himself some also.
tralSer said he did not leave home
on purpose to defraud the companies,
but that while he was near the Mis-
souri, river he fell in. He swan across
the river and got on land. The next
day he read in the papers that he had
been drowned, and concluded to carry
out the deception and allow his heirs
to collect the insurance.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Sept. Am ap-
Will l.A, L. I,.1
of the United States court sitting in
chambers here to-day by attorneys for
the insurance companies, who paid
policies on the life of DIR. Fraker who
was found in Dover, Mimi, To stop the
payment Of $40, 900 of the sum which is
now in the hands of the probate court
at Liberty. Mo-, awaiting apportion-
ment among Fraker's hers.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept 3.-Fraker
had S5s, 900 insurance on his life, divid-
ed as follows: Hartford Life and An
nuity, $1,000; Kansas Mutual, of To-
pelSa, $4,000; Equitable Life, of New
York, $4,000; Provident Savings, of
New York, $1,000; Lloyd's Accident,
$1,000; Knights of Pythias, SO, 600; A. o.
Z. W., So, COO; Modern Woodmen, s., 900;
$4,000 among other companies
Attorneys for the insurance COM
panies interested Monday afternoon
drew up the information that will be
lodged against DR.. Fral1er, the in
surance swindler arrested hear Du-
luth, when he reaches here Wednes-
day morning. He will oe arrested
under special section 1926 of the
revised statutes of Missouri, which
makes it a crime to attempt to defraud
by "a trick, a cheat, fraud and decep-
tion, false and fraudulent representa-
tions and false pretenses." The pen
atty is seven years in the penitentiary
on each count, and Mr.. Half said there
would be five counts in the indictments
which will be brought against Fraker.
Dr. Fraker when he reaches here,
will be taken direct to Ray county and
lodged in Jail there, and it is in the
criminal court of that county that he
will be prosecuted. Mr.. Half said
Uncle Jake Crowley, James Triplet
and George Harvey, who swore they
saw Dr. FralSer drowned, will be ar
rested on the charge of perjury.
IFraker's life was insured for s6s 900, and
the heirs brought suit in the Kansas courts to
recover. The case went to the supreme
court and OF the most famous
insurance OF the country The
insurance companies were defeated in
the final decision, which was record
ed last month. 1t was always main
tained by the companies that Fraker was
alive, but his whereabouts were unknown.
Recently it became known in some way that
he was near Tower, where he was known un-
der the alias of SchnelLl
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