The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-09-13

DIR. FRAKER IN JAIL
THE INSURANCE SWINDLER
q DRAWS A BIG CROWD.
,rS nces Have q Talk with Rim-Law-
ls Agree That He is Very Sure to be
Convicted.
KANSAS City, Mo-, Sept 5.-Dr.
George w. Fraker was brought back to
Kansas City at S o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
James Patterson, a druggist of Ex-
'celsior Springs, was the first to grasp
his hand.
'sWell, Dr. Fraker. how do you do?"
he said with emphasis. The doctor
answered in a scarcely audible voice:
s'How are you, Jimmy?"
Judge A. H. Dooley of Excelsior
Springs was the next to speak to him
and he was recognized, too, by the
doctor. Melvin L. Zener, the manager
of the Hartford Life and Annuity com
pany, which had paid $4,000 for
Frakers death. spoke to the doctor
but was not remembered by him.
g. L. Moore, manager of The Elms
hotel at Excelsior Springs, Attorney
D. }. Half, J. P. Davis, president of
the Kansas Mutual Life association,
the company which ran him down, and
United. States Marshal 10 O. Shelby
were among others who crowded
around the doctor and spoke to him.
He was hurriedly driven to the sher-
ifs Office. AS he sat with nervous
hands clutching the hat on his crossed
knees. he was beset, brow beaten, vol
leyed with questions. Every detective
and lawyer and newspaper reporter in
the room took hand at it. He an
swered all questions with the same air
OF meekness and WEAKNESS which has
characterized him since his arrest. He
had said often that he was tired and
worn out from hiding out from the
men who were hunting him. He said
he was glad the thing was over. He
did not appear glad, but he did look
resigned. #
Before Fraker was taken away re-
porter talked with him.
Il notice. he said, ':that great
many people seem to believe there was
a conspiracy with several persons in it.
Now this is not true. When went on
that fishing excursion l was preparing
to take a trip to California to bring
back my nephews. 1 had collected
some outstanding debts and had $40
in my pockets when I fell in the river.
When got out of the water half a
mile below where the accident oc-
Cured, my clothing was covered with
mud and | was wet to the skin. first
thought of going back to the camp,
but l did not want to return to the
Springs in such a plight, so stayed in
the brush all that night and the next
day and caught a freight train for
Kansas City the next night"
DR.. Fraker was placed in cell No.
on the south side, third floor, of the
county Jail. From the time of his ar
rival until late in the evening the Jail
was besieged with people who wished
to see him. Probably 200 were admit
ted to see him, but very few succeeded
In engaging him in conversation and
fewer secured any information from
him. DR.. Fraker was tired and slept
fairly well last night, though after
enjoying the freedom of the Northern
woods so long, confinement in close
Jail was most disagreeable.
about 10 o'clock Fraker induced one
of the other prisoners to shave off his
Burnsides. The amateur barber did
a butchers job before an audience
that would have delighted the pro-
prietor of a museum. When he had
finished Fraker's face was bleeding,
but fairly smooth, with no beard left
except his mustache, which is light
and thin aud not very long. The
presence of the crowd disgusted him
and he would sit reading newspapers
and pay no attention to the remarks
and questions of his visitors.
Fraker was taken to Richmond, Mo-,
On the o'clock Chicago, Milwaukee
, snd st. Paul train this afternoon, J,
~ if J. R. Holman Of Ray county
aR,6 City Marshal Byers Of Richmond
haviR- some after him.
AtfAseys Half and Van Valkenburg
say tola il no chance that DR.. Fraker
WI ,elyI}apS conviction in the circuit
tried on five counts of attempting to
cheat the insurance companies. The
information lodged by Mr.. Van Walk
enburg in Ray county against DR.. Fra
ker, and on which the warrant for his
arrest was issued, charges him with
violating section 1926 Of the statutes
of Missouri. This statute makes it a
felony, punishable with seven years
II the penitentiary, for person to at
tempt to obtain money from any other
person by means of a cheat or fraud or
false preterse, or trick of any kind
You will notice." said Mr. Half,