The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-10-01
MYSTERY FINALLY SOLVED AS
HOW PROMINENT PHYSICIAN
WAS MURDERED LAST YEAR.
'AlfOnzO Frye, Arrested on Charge OF
Robbery Was Suspected, and After
Investigation Confessed to the
Crime.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 29-Much
interest was created by the announce
ment that the alleged murderer of DR..
Robt. w. Brown hab been apprehend-
ed. The announcement was made by
the police Department and was the
result Of Investigations made by two
Colored detectives, Jones and Jack
SON The man accused of this
crime is James Alfonzo Frye of
1920 Sixth Street, N. w.
Suspicion was cast on Frye by the
authorities it was stated. after they
had received an anonymous tip tell
ing them to question Frye, about
the Brown murder. Frye was in Jail
awaiting trial with William N. Bowie,
on a charge of highway ribbery and
other crimes alleged to have been
committed by them.
DR.. Brown was mysteriously MUIR
dered on Saturday night. November
80, 1920. At the time Of the muir
der, no clue was left by which the
authorities could trace the guilty
party; and no clue could be found
to show the motive of the crime
Many rumors were afioat as to the
possible cause of this crime. Numbers
of people were Swallowed and sus-
poets questioned, but no definite clue
could be obtained.
Fry's Confession.
In his confession Frye is alleged
to have stated that, on the night of
the murder he went to DR.. Browns
Office twice and found the dostor out.
On these two occasions, a woman an
swered the door. He stated that
he again returned about nine o'clock
and was admitted by a man who
wore glasses. On this visit the doc
tor was in. While in the waiting
room he stated man, wearing Il
velour hat. came in, and he, Frye,
suggested to this patient that he
(Frye) would wait, giving up his
turn to see the doctor He states
that he did so, because he was suffer-
ing from a severe attack Of veneral
disease, and that he felt 1t would
take the doctor some time to ex-
anime him. Thereupon the other
patient, who it develops to be Mr.
VIM. Robinson of 1885 18th ST., N.
w. was waited on and left the room.
In his confession he stated that the
doctor wrote the prescription. and
before giving It to him asked him
howmuch money he had. He stated
he told the doctor that he had one
dollar He left the office, ATTEMPTED
to borrow a dollar, and in failing
to do so, went to his home on Sixth
Street and got his revolver which
he had purchased from soldier for
six dollars; returned to the doctors
office, and after explaining to the
doctor that he could not borrow
dollar offered the doctor the revolver
to hold until he brought him in the
other dollar.
Frya stated that at this point, the
doctor refused the revolver and he
came very indignant using vulgar
language, and ordering him out of
his Office. He states that he told
the doctor "You needn't use that
rough stuff" whereupOn the doctor
struck him in the face. he retnrning
the blow to the Doctors head with
the but end of the revolver. In the
trssel that followed from the little
office to the front door, several blows
were passed; he states that ut the
door the doctor grabbed and choked
him to the floor, and that It was
while down that he shot at the doc
tor three OF four times, one shot
him in the head.
FRYE stated that he pushed the |
DOCTORS body aside. opeped the door.
ran across the yard iumned over
he north fence into the allnv fired |
4 shot in the air to friehten The man
who pursued him. fThis man was
mr. Jackson Of Norfolk. rem To |
Zenith Street. nm Tenth to eithnr
Fran"h of westminister the didn't |
'Amemher which, thence TO 18th. I'm
IN to T. out r tn GEORGIA. Avenue.
hf nee TO w. end threw tho revolvnr
'vAr tre lumber ward fence on w
-. near 9th thence up Siv'h to his
iope.
no statAd that the reason the ra-
'o' yer was loaded was heoausa te
D. '~~ow hn's IN UNLOAD u.
DIR. Brown was one Of the success-