The herald., 1895-09-05
Peculiar Phase of the Insurance
Swindler'S Case
HE HAD SUPE RFLUOUS HAIR
A Dermatologist Rem smSers Him as a
Patie Mt
In Jail He Is Annoyed by the Camera Fieni,
the Newspaper Reporter, the Sympa-
thetic Friend and the Curious
Associated Press Special Wire.

George W. Fraker was taken to Richmond
on the o'clock train this afternoon. II o
left in charge OF Sheriff Holman OF Bav
county and City Marshal Byers of Rich
mond. and in that city Fraker will finally
be brought into court to meet the charges
against HIM. While some authorities say
the now famous doctor cannot be
sentenced for any part he has taken in
the crime the attorneys for the insurance
companies interested have relaxed none
of their vigor and declare as strongly
that the prosecution will be quick and
positive and that they have the statutes
to back the charges they will make.
DR.. Fraker spent q rather restless night
III Jail, owing 10 the excitement of his
journey from the north and the ordeal
passed through here in meeting former
friends and answering the questions fired
at him. and today has been none the less
severe to hm. Photographers eager to
get crack at the resurrected man bore
bim to death in their effoits to get him
to SIT for a picture, while reporters
friends and a string of curious keep him
busy answering numberless questions
that he had parried many times before.
In all his interviews last night and today
DR.. Fraker steadfastly adhered to his
former statement that he did not con-
spire to defraud the insurance companies,
nor did any OF his relatives. This claim,
however, has apparently been set at
naught by little inadvertence on the
doctors part. In conversation with
several reporters in his cell today he
stated that while in Kansas City shortly
aft a To-
bought the suit of clothes he now wears,
at local clothing house. The adm issio
was joyous one for the insurance attor-
neys. who state positively that the suit
was bought by George Harry, the convict
who they have all along alleged was the
doctors accomplice. 1t is now believed
that Fraker never came to Kansas City at
all. but that Harry bought the suit and
transferred IL to him at some outside
point.
DR.. Fraker. when asked If it did not
look queer that he could travel so far
away as Minnesota without receiving aid
from outside sources, said:
when | went on that fishing excursion
I was prepared to take trip to Califor-
MIA to bring back my nephews. l had
collected some outstanding debts and
had $540 IN my pockets when L fell into
the river.''
Mrs. Addie Randall dermatologist,
has added a peculiar phase to the case by |
declaring that O person who visited her |
rooms when Frakef was supposed to be
in Kansas City, and who asked to have
some supertiuous hair removed from his
face, was none other than the doctor,
trave ling in the guise of a woman. Her
description of her would be patient who,
she says left without finally receiving
treatment, tallies exactly with that OF
the doctor. Mrs. Randall's suspicion of |
the sex of the person decided her TO call |
a policeman, but the patient left. Not |
until his arrest did she realize that he |
might be DR.. Fraker. 1t will be remen-
bered that at the insurance trial it was |
proven that DR.. Fraker changed his sex
at stated periods, an instance remarkable |
in history. The doubters have all sub ,
sided anu now fully admit that Fraker
has been caught. Interest centers to a |
great extent in Fraker's young Minnesota |
companion. and many believe the de- |
tectives made mistake in letting him go. |
State Senator A. L. Lyman has been
retaind to defend Fraker. What his
course of tactics will be is not known.
A Drummer's Sensational Narrative
ST. LOUIS, Sept. Al. S. Hackley.
one of the best-known orummers in the |
United States, whose territory extends
from ocean to ocean and the great lakes
to the gulf, whose business address is
Louisville. KY, and whose residence is
Moberly, Mo-, is the man who outstripped |
the best detective talent in the country |
IN turning up the big life insurance
swindler, Dr.. George w. Frazer.
Mr.. Hacklev arrived in st. Louis TO-
day and registered at the Planters Inn. |
Speaking of the case, Mr.. Hackley SAID:
lone of the most important witnesses
is dead. He was drowned in Kansas on |
August 18th, the day after the insurance |
companies paid the money over to J. f. |
Lincoln for the Fraker estate on the order |
of the court, and the other man is now
in Jail at Springer, n. NJ, awaiting trial |
for burglary.
The first man was drowned under the |
name ef Phillips. have excellent reas-
ons for believing, however, that this was |
an alias and that his real name was Jim
Triplet. Triplet George Horrie, who is
now in New Mexico Jail charged with |
burglary, and an Old negro, who has since
died, were with Fraker when he was sup |
posed to have been drowned. | have |
known both Fraker and Horrie for nearly |
twenty years, and when read the story |
OF Fraker's drowning while on an excurs- |
ion with such a crook as Horrie, | was at |
once struck with the strangsness of the |
mpanlonshlp as evidence of rascality. |
L nave Deen Quletly at WORK on the case |
since From the first I was convinced |
til at Fraker was alive.
II came to that conclusion, and |
thought George Horrie was the only one |
with knowledge of the affair from whom |
| could force definite and conclusive in |
formation. So l began to track him Al |
ter located him | decoyed him from Mo |
berly. and without letting him know that |
| had anything to do with it, 1 had the |
marshal of the town arrest him for car |
rying concealed weapons. | called on |
him in Jail. He recognized me at |
once, and after hours of persuasion and |
threats | got from him not only the de. |
tails of the conspiracy of Fraker to swim |
die the insurance companies. but also |
the exact location of the doctors hiding |
place in the woods of Minnesota. Then |
| hurried to Topeka, Kan, aud told the |
officers of the Kansas Mutual Life Insur- |
ance company all knew. Fraker's ar |
rest soon followed ana that's all l will |
say about the matter ut present.
Had not the insurance companies |
been after Horre and Triplet?'' he was |
asked.
''Of course they had, but they could |
get nothing from them. / knew POSI- |
lively that Mr.. Herrick, attorney for the |
Kansas Mutual not so long ago offered |
10 lay S1S, 700 in Horrie's lap and guaran- |
tee him indemnity if he would tell him |
Fraker's Whereabouts 4
Fnlhter than this Hackley would say |
nothing.
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