The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-16
ANOTHER BOY GONE,
Kidnapped While Walking on an
Atlanta Street.
THE VICTIM WAS A STUDENT.
The Crime Was Committed E
Broad DAYLIGHT. a Letter
Has Been Sent 70 4he
Boys FathA.

SoFS SatnaT.
| Frank Bsss Frazer, Of Union Springs,
Ala, nineteen year old student Of
the Atlanta chronological school, was
kidnapped on the streets Of that city
last Saturday week. he was taken
ia sstupeied condition to Kansas City
and is nov held there by his abduetors
for ransom. The only clu, to the per-
petrators of the crime is found in q let
ter mailed from Memphis and addressed
to the father Of the boy, Captain N 3.
Fiazsr. The letter stated that young
Frazer was being carried to Kansas
City, but the police of that city have
been unable to secure any cline as to the
kidnsppers' identity.
An e1plicsble motive for the crime
seems entirely lacking. Captain n.
q. Frazer, father Of the kidnapped
youth, is comparatively poor man.
Until six years ago be had sonsidera-
bic wealth, but buiness reverse a. that
time swept his fortune almost entirely
away. all the circumstances surround
ing the crime are cloaked in deep and
| seemingly unfathomable mystery.
The 6rst intimation received By the
parents Of young Frazer Of his disap-
pearance in Atlanta came in the shape
Of telegram from Miss Csllie VIII
lians of 405 Spring street, With whom
B ASS Frazer boarded in this city. The
young man was last seen at his board
ing house at 1:45 o'clock Saturday, after
coon. He did not return to supper,
but this fact did not cause his roon
mates any uneasinesss. It was taken
for granted that he vas taking tea with
some college friend.
When however, young Frazer failed
| to sho* up at his room Saturday night,
Miss Williams gave expression to so9e
uaeasiness. The fear that some mis-
| fortune had happened to the young
man took firm hold of her mind when
the room mates Of the young man noti-
fed her Sunday morning that they wese
entirely ignorant Of the cause Of his
absence. Half Of the opinion that Bass
Frazer had gone to his home at Union
Springs, and hoping that such would
prove the case, Miss Callie Williams
addressed the following telegram to
the father Of the missing boy on Sun
day:
BASS left Saturday at noon- Is be
at homer"
This came to the parents Of Basa
Frazer as q first intimation of his dis
appearance from Atlantis, for the 70
ply from Captain Frazer, received ia
ter stated that Bass WAS not at homo
and indicated the greatest surprise THAI
he was not at his boarding nouss Ia
Atlanta.
Miss Willi.=4s wss at loss to un-
derstand the situation, as she felt
rosronsibility attaching to her in the
matter Of the young mans ssfety.
Monday afternoon Captain Frazer, at
his home at Union Springs received
the letter which explained his sons
unusual absence from AtIsnta.
This letter, which tells the tale Of
the kidnapping, vas not dated By its
author, but the envelope, which bore
special delivery stamp, also bore the
postmark, Memphis" I" The words Of
the letter had been carefully printed
out and the wording indicates thst the
writer is man of meager education.
The letter is as follows:
"Desr Sir-As kidnapping is all the
rage nowadays. nc nave stolen youe
son. We intended to steal him before
Christmas, but could never get Q
chance. We don't know your fosn-
cial standing, as your son refuses to
tell US and We only found $l5 on his
person. He is a boy way above the
average aud we need him in our busi.
less, We intended to keep him, bat you
might send letter to Jim Glacer,
General Delivery, Kansas City, as We
will be in that city by the time this
reaches you Stating how much you
vii give for his returo, and il the
amount meets with my approval / will
write you more aboutit. d. not notify
any Official authorities, as it won't do
any good and would ruin all your
chances Of getting him. We will al
low him to sign his name, to prove to
you We are not joking. We have him
in s:upeiad condition and We are car.
rying him as sick person and QUIZ
younger brother.
Bass Frazer"
The letter is in pencil Throughout,
while the signature Of BASS Frazer"
is in purple ink. The name or names
Of the abductors do not appear at the
end Of the communication and the
only name lending the slightest clue
to the identity Of the men is that Of
that "Jim Glacer," who is mentioned
as the intermediary at Kansas City be-
tween the kidnsppers and the family
Of the kidnapped.
The careless tone Of the letter leas
the impression to the members Of the
family that the abductors meant bust
ness and that to pas the detectives on
the track would be work in the injury
of Bass Frazer himself.