The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-01-18
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ANOTHER BOY GONE.
Kidnapped While Walking on d, d,
Atlanta Street. sS58
THEvlcTIM WAS a sruDENrr.

10 St'aO0 was committee IN
Broad Daylight. a letter
Has sse7, ssns'.o :s.,a N
s' Bows Father.
Frank Bass Frazer. Of Union Springs.
Ala, ninetaon yearcold student 81
tho Atlanta archaeological school, waa
kidnapped on tho stroots Of that oity
last Saturday week. hHe was taken
IN 9 Btupodod condition to Ksnsas CITY
and is now held thero by his abduotors
Tor ransom. Tho only clu, to the por.
potrators Of tho orimo is found in O lat.
tor mailed from Momphis and addressed
10 tho father OF tho boy, Captain N. FL.
Ffazcr. The lottor stated that young
Frazer was being carried to Kansas
City, but the polico Of that city have
beon unable to soouro any clue as to the
kidnappors' identity. 5.7 b Z. {.
An cxplicablo motive for the crirno
eeoms entirely lacking. Captain N.
Il. Frazer, father Of tho Kidnapped.
youth, is q comparatively poor man,
Until six years ago ho had oonsiders.
bic wealth, but buinoss reverse atthat
timo swept his fortune almost entirely
away. All tho circumstances surround.
Ing the crlme arc oloaked in deep and
seemingly unfathomablo mystery.
The first intimation received BY the
parents OF young Frazer of his disap.
poaranoe in Atlanta camo in the shape
OF telegram from Miss Oallio Will
liams of 4G5 Spring street, ,%s;.h Il; = %.ghAne
IS ass Frazer boarded in this oity. The
young man was last seen at his board
Ing house at ! :45 o'clock Saturday after
noon. Ho did not return to euppor.
but this fact did not cause his roorn
mates any unoasinosgs. It was taken
for granted that he was taking tea with
somo college friond.
When however, young Frazer failed
to sho v up at his room Saturday night.
Miss Williams gavo expr ession to sorno
uneasiness. The foar that sonic ;mis.
fortune had hspponed to the young
man took firm hold Of her mind whoa
the room mates of tho young man noti.
fiod her Sunday morning that thoy wayo
entirely ignorant Of tho CAUSE OF his
absonco. Half OF the opinion that Bsaa
Frazorl had gone to his homo ats{jnion
Springs, and hoping that such wonld
provo the case, Miss Gallo Wiiiiamu
addressed the following telegram To-
day: N.
BASS loft Saturday at noon. Is ho
at homer" ~
This camo to the paronts Of Bass
Frazer as q first intimation of his dis.
appearance from Atlanta, for the ro. I,
ply from. Captain Frazer. recoived Ia
ter stated that Rass{ was NOT .at hop,lsa ho,ls
and indfcstod tho greatest surprise tliat
ne was not at his boarding house in
Atlanta. N g, B
Miss Williams was at a loss to IN.
dorstand tho situation, as che felt a
responsibility attachin9 r. . In the
matter Of the young mans safety.
Monday afternoon Captain Frazer, at
his home at Union Springs received
the letter which explained his sons
unusual absonoe from Atlanta.
This letter, which tolls the tale o.
the kidnapping, was not dated by. it's
author, but tho envelope, which bofo .
postmark, "Memphia." The words OF
the lotter had been carefully printed
out and tho wording indicates that the
writer is a man Of moagor oducstion.
The letter is as follows:
''Doar Sir--As kidnapping is all tho
rage nowadays. wo have stolen your
son. We intended to steal him before
Christmas, but could never got a
ohanoc. We don't know your finsn.
ola! standing, as your son refuses to
tell -us and we only found $15 on his
person. lilo is o boy way above 'ttii1o tho
average md we need him in our busi.
moss, We intonded to keep him, but you
might scnd letter to jim Glacer.
General Delivery, Kansas City, as We
will DO in that city BY tho time thia
reaches you stating how much you
will give for his return, and If the
amount mccts with my approval will
wyito you moro about It. Do not notify
any official authorities, as it won't do
any good and would ruin all your
chancos Of getting him. We will al
low him to sign his namo, to prove to
you wo are not Joking We have him
in stuptfod condition and we are car.
rying him as q sick person and our
younger brother.
Bass Frazer"
The letter is in penoil throughout.
whilo the signature Of "Bass FraSer''
is in purple ink. The namo or names
OF the abductors do not appear at tho
end of tho communication and tho
only name lending the slightest clue
to the identity Of the mon is that Of
that Jim Glaoer," who is mentioned
40 the intermediary at Kansas City be.
tween tho kidnappers and tho family
Of the kidnapped. {
The caroless tono Of the letter lent
the impression to the mombers OF the
family that tho abduotora meant busi-
moss and that to put tho detectives on
tho track would bo work in the iojury
of Bass Fraser himself.
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