The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-01-16
ANOTHER BOY Con 3.
Kidnapped While walking on AZ
Atlanta street.
THE VICTIM WAS AsrUDsNrl
The Crime VS. Committed n
Broad Dayiieh,. A Lsstsr
IA. ssen sen. 10 the
8 ". Father.


Has 6ssn Sent 10 tho
8 ,vs Father.
Frank Bass Frazer. Of Union Sprines,,
Ala, nineteen yeRrUold student ~
DO Atlanta Teshl = :. ,sinzs.sc5ea xsNas
kidnapped on the streets Of that
last Saturday week. He was takeu
in stupe6ed condition to Kansas City
aad is now held there by his abductors
for ransom. The only clui to the per-
petrstors Of the crime is fcun,i in aiet-
ter mailed from Memphis snd addressed
to the father Of the bog, Captain n q.
Frazer. The letter stated that young
Frazer WAS being carried to Ksnses
City, but the police Of that city have
been unable to secure any Glue - 10 the
kidnsppers' identity.
An explicable motive for the Syims
seems entirely lacking. Captai& N.
h. Frazer, father Of the kidnapped
youth, is comparatively poor mnn.
Until six years ago he had oonsidcrn-
BILE wealth, but buiness reverse ss that
time swept his fortune almost entirely
away. All the circumstances surrou nd
ing the CRIME are cloaked in deep and
seemingly unfathomable mystery.
The first intimation received BY the
parents Of young Frazer Of his disap-
pearauce in Atlanta came In the shapa
Of Telegram from Miss Oallie VIII
liams OF 406 Spring street, with whom
Bass Fraser boarded in this city. The
young man was last seen 1t his board
ing house ut Las clock Saturday alter
noon He did not return to supper,
but this fact did not cause his room
mates any unessinesss. II was taken
for granted that he was taking tea with
some college friend.
When however, young Frazer failed
to show up at his room Saturday night,
Miss Williams gave expression TO some
uuessiness. The fear that some mis-
fortune hal 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 wess
entirely ignorant of the cause Of his
absence. Half of the opinion that Bass
Frazar had gone to his home at Union
SPRINGS, and hoping that suoh would
prove the case, Miss CAllie Williams
addressed the following hesram to
the father Of the missing " on -
day;
1t 1t shonsss'- 49,
This came to the parents rof Bass
Frazer ~ FIRST intima.io1I6 his dis
appearance from Atlants,Zor tho re-
ply from Captain Fraser, received la
ter stated that Bass vas not ut home
aud indicated the greatest surprise that
he Was not ut his boarding house in
Atlanta.
Miss williams was at loss to un-
derstand the situation, as she felt .
responsibility attaching to her in the
matter Of the young mans safety.
Monday afternoon Captain Frazer, st
his home at Union Springs received
the letter which explained his son .
unusual absence from Atlanta.
This letter, which tells the tale OF
the kidnapping, Was not dated BY ita
author, but the envelope, which bore .
special delivery stamp, also bore the
postmArk, Memphis. The wSrds Of
the letter had been carefully printed
out and the wording indicates that the
writer Ia q man Of meagef education.
The letter is ~ follows:
Dear Sir-As kidnapping is al the
rage nowadays. we have stolen your
son. We intended to steal him befors
Christmas, but could never get q
chance. We don't know Jour fnan-
cisl standing, IS your son refuses 10
tell Us and we only found e15 on his
person. He is boy way above the
average aud We need him in our busi-
ness, We intended to keep him, bat you
| might send o letter to jim Glacer,
General Delivery, Kansas City. - We
will be in thst city by the ti.ne thii
reaches you stating how much you
will give for his return, and if the
amount meets with my approval I will
write you moro about it. Do not notify
any official authorities, as ID wont dc
any good aud would ruin all you
chances Of getting him. We will al
low him to sign his name, 70 prove ID
you We are not joking. We have hin
in stupefsd condition and weSl3 oar
rying him as sick person and oui
younger brother.
Bass Fraser
The letter is In pencil throughout
while the signature Of BASE Frssey,,
is in purple ink. The nsr'S or7ts
Of the abductors DO not appear At IL
end Of the Communication and tn
only name lending the slightest clu
to lie identity Of the men is that o
that Jim Glacer. who is mentionei
as the intermediary at Kansas City be
tween the kidnappers aud the famil
Of the kidnapped.
| The careless tone OF the letter len
the impression to the members Of tn
family that the abductors meant busi
ness and that TO put the detestives Q
the track would be work in the ipjur
Of Bass Fraser himself.
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