The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-03
VERY MUCH ALIVE,
DR.. FralLer, Whose Death By
Drowning Had Been Attosted,
IS FOUND LIVING IN The FOREST.
lilo Had Insured His LILO Heavily DO.
tore Ills nISappeRra"ee, AVID THIS
Looked suSpIoIouS-lIIs Family, AZ
tor a Legal Contest, Received tho
Insurance Moncy-Now IIo WIN 10
Called Upon TO Servo Time.

tor u Legal Contest, Received tho
Insurance Monoy-Now Ho VIII nc
Called Upon TO Servo Time.
DULUru, MISSr Sept o.-GeorGo
Frakor, OF TOpeka, Kan, tho man who
was supposed to have been drowned in
tho Missouri river two years ago, was
captured in tho woods near Tower,
Minn., yesterday, FrNkor's life was in'
Sured for jS,Oap, and tho heirs brought
suit in tho KaAsas courts to recover
The case went to tho supreme court,
aud was ono OF the most famous In the
annals Of this country, The insurance
companies were defeated in the final
decision, it being recorded last month.
1t was always maintained by the COM
panies that Fraker was alive, but his
whereabouts we're unknown. Recently
II became known In some way that
FEaker was near Tower, whore no was
known under tho uiinN OF Sehheti.
Attorney Robert I. Harris aud Deputy
Sheriff wilkinson, Of Topeka, came
here and organized q party TO search for
him. Fraker was found in the woods
and his capture was effected in a
strategic manner, lie was brought to
Duluth to-day and was taken TO Topeka
at once,
Fraker will 90 without a roquisltion.
IT, l.. f,an,, it,,tntr fintvaF tnF atN
months. lie admitted his identity, ana
said hc did not leave home on purpose
10 dOlraud the companies, but that
while he was near the Missouri river hO
fell in. lio swan across the river and
got on land. The next day he read in
the papers that he had bOen drowned,
and concluded to carry out the dOcep'
ton and allow his heirs to collect the
Insurance..
a LARGE REWARD.
Fraker arrived in Duluth to-day at
1880 o'clock in charge of Deputy Sher.
ia Walker and Attorney Herrick. lie
admits his identity and will return 10
Kansas at once. The case Is one OF
great general interest because Of re-
ward OF $4,000 which was oiered for
his captura. Fraksr is a physician, aud
up TO the latter part OF 1893 WAS physl.
clan 10 the st. Elmo hotel, tho leading
hotel In ExcslIlor Springd, a famous
health resort near Kansas City. To-
gother with seven or eight companions,
tho doctor went fishing on the Missouri
river one day, aud after dark. while in
,rtt IIanFngF lnfnNa
lriplett and Jake Crowley, u negro, he
disappeared and was seen no more.
These parties afterwards swore posi-
lively that they witnessed his drowning
while rowing in i leaky boat, but after
airict search his body could not be re.
covered. Some three or four months
previous no began loading up with lie
insurance. taking $4,000 in the Kansas
Mutual Life Insurance Company. oil
Topeka; $4,000 in tho Hartford Lilo
and Annuity; Sl5.OO0in the Providence
Savings Life, OF New York, aud $1,000
in the Benevolent Societies OF that
place, a total OF $SS. 900.
Immediately after his disappearance
the insurance companies held a conlor-
encO and discovered that while tho
doctors income was only about 81, 500
year, his premiums amounted to 81 900
annually. Besides this George llarroy
aud James Trip!ett, who swore to
having witnessed Frakor's death, were
men Of bad character, Harrey being ar
rested only tho other day In eastern
Missouri, charged with having com.
miltOd burglary In New Mexico. Trip
lett was a well known character in the
Indian Territory and vas said TO have
been drowned a short tmo ago.
HAB BRAwS Ath iiis NoSsY.
Before going on his fishing excursion,
Frakcr had drawn all his money from
the bank, saying ho was about going to
California to bring home the orphan
children OF his deceased uncle. Forty
thousand OF Insurance money was pay.
ab,o 10 his brolhGr.in.law in trust for
these children. Dr. FriEGr, who had
practiesd medtrine fef sight years, was
an active loader in sunday school work,
but held rnthOr peCuliarviOTs on reIigl'
oUa subjects. After thorough luvGsli.
cation all tho companies except EGGila.
Die refused to pay tho claims, where.
upon James T.. Lincoln, tho executor Of
tho will brought suit IN the district
court, at Liberty. Mo-, which was after.
wards Transferred to tho United StaIos
circuit court at Kansas Ci'y. Mr.. Her.
rick was appointed jointly to conduct
tho CaIO for tho Companics nhd was as'
sisted By eminent legal talent. In tho
latter part Of 1894. after M intonicly
sensational trial LASTING two wcclH IN
December. 1891, tho jury acting under
positive instructions from tho court do.
ClarCi Tor tho defense.
A now trial was granted on technical
points, hHt N February, lS9j, i"dgmeHt
was ciYOn Tor tiIr fall amount and u
stayoi execution granted lorsix month1.
until August L., 1886. On that dntO tho
iuIl amount was paid TO thu executor
aud tho compNnios withdrew thoir ollor
Of 10000 reward. licrrick obtained n
Glow In tho latter port OF 1894 winch hO
has patiently followed over airCe, until
abonl week ago hO learned the wherO.
ahouls aud assumed uamu ot tho doctor,
Thursday night lao arrived In Tower,
tog0thor with John Wilkinson, Chipi Ui
police IN Topeka, To assist In taking
Frakcr back. lh0y learned that Dr.
Ffnkct wont by ihe nRmo oi suhncll,
ANA lived with young man In II wood.
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