The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-01-18
ANOTHER BOY G ONE. !.
Kidnapped White Walking --o.i al. al.
Atlanta Street.
The VICTIM WAS .A,srUDENT.

The Crime Was Committed In
Broad Daylight. a letter
Has Reen aen, 10 tho 5. 8e5.
Bows Father.
Frank Bass Frazer, of Union SPRING.:
Ala.,Aa Dinetoon yearuold student of
tho Atlanta archaeological school swa6
kidnapped on tho atroots Of that city
last Saturday week. ''He was taken
Ia 9 stupoded condition to Kansas City
and ls now held there by his abductors
for ransom. Tho only clu, to the per.
pctrators Of tho crimo is found in q lot-
tor mailed from Momphis and addressed
to tho father Of the boy, Captain N. II.
Ffazor. The letter stated that young
Frazer was boipg carried to Kansag
City, but the polico Of that city have
been unable tosocure any clue as to tho
kidnappors' identity.
An explioablo motive for the crime
seoma entirely lacking. Captain N.
Il. Frazer, father Of the Kidnapped,
youth, is comparatively poor man.
Until six years ago he had considera-
bic wealth, but buiness reverse at that
timo swept his fortune almost entirely
away. All tho circumstances aurroun nd.
ing the orlmo arc cloakod in deop and
seemingly unfathomablo mystery.
Tho first intimation received By the
parents of young Frazer Of his disap-
poaranoe in Atlanta oamo in the shape
Of telegram from Miss Oallie Viii
lang ef 40h Spring s.sooss, = With ;;tthh 4 hnn hnua
IS ass Frazer boarded in this city. Z, Tho
young man was last seen at his board
ing house at 1:45 'olook Saturday after
noon. Ho did not return to supper,
but this fact did not cause his room
mates any uneasinesss. It was takon
for granted that he was taking tea with
somo college friend. .3
Whom however, young Frazer failed
to show up at his room Saturday night.
Miss Williams gavo expression to some
uneasiness. The fear That soinhoo ;;niia.,
fortune had hsppened a to the youne
man took firm hold Of her mind WHOM
the room mates Of tho young man noti-
tiod her Sunday morning that thoy ,wayo
entirely ignorant Of tho CAUSE Of his
absenee. Half Of tho opinion that Baaa
Frazer had gone to his homo atJJnion
Springs, and hoping that Buca would
prove the case, Miss Gallo Wiiiiama
addressed the following telegram to
the father Of tho missing boy on Sun
day: s4 ,i6@S ,., iI5
BASS left Saturday at noon. Ia ho
at home?' l's
This came to tho parents Of Bass
Frazor as a first intimation of his dis.
appearance from Atlanta, for the ro.
ply from Captain Frazer, ,sreceiyed Ia
/ : Ter sisted TED that q Bass MAS not homo
ana ND lndicated' the greatest surprise thesi
'hesswas not at his boarding house in
Atlantis. III i1 ms
Miss Williams was at a loss to un.
derstand tho situation, as she felt q
responsibility attaching to her In the
matter Of the young mans safety.
Monday afternoon Captain Frazer, es
his home at Union Springs received
tho letter which explained his sons
unusual absence from Atlanta.
This letter, which tells tho tale Of
the kidnapping, was not dated by; its
author, but tho envelope, which bora
spocial delivery stamp, also bore the
postmark, "Momphis." The words o2
tho lotter had been carefully printed
out and tho wording Indicates that tho
writer is a man Of meager education.
The letter is as follows:
Dear Sir--As kidnapping ID all the
rage nowadays. we have stolen your
son.. We intended to stoal him before
Christmas, but could never ret q
ohanco,a We don't know your iinan-
DIAL standing, as your son refuses to
tell us and We only found $t6 on his
person. Ho ia o boy way above the
average and we need him in our busi-
ness, we intondod 10 keep hin, ! but you
might send letter to Jim Glacer.
General Delivery, Kansas City, as ws
will be in that oity by tho timo thia
reaches you stating how much you
will give for his return, and if the
amount meets with my approval will
write you more about 1t. Do not notify
any official authorities, as it won't do
any good and would ruin all your
chances of getting him. We will al-
lo him to sign his namo, to prove to
you we arc not joking. We have him
in slupt fod condition and We are car.
rying him as q sick person and our
younger brother.
Bass Frazer."
The lcttor is in pencil throughout.
whilo the signature Of "Bass Frazer"
is in purple ink. The name or names
OF tho abductors do not appear at the
end of tho communication and tho
only name lending the slightest Glue
to the identity Of tho mon is that OF
that Jim Glaoor," who is mentioned
as tho intermediary at Kansas City be.
tweon the kidnappers and the family
Of the kidnapped. y
The careless tono Of tho letter lent
tho impression to the members OF the
family that tho abductora meant busi-
ness and that to put the detectives on
tho track would bo work in tho injury
of Bass Frazer himself.
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Our Cotton Mills.