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jata » of thisudi*SWIFT VENGEANCEvvu t asIt UvtrUkv* » UruUi Murd*r*r iuiow*-U« KM* a I* *ult;l ,GI*t#*-la-I*wwmud Cut* Utr Uib Bab*'* l*lf-A Tuk«n lliiu Aw*y froiM MU Uip^Vi ind UMufiA Itlm VUU* II* VXe*lt;U Xw Miw-AjuuA, X«M March 88.—William Frailer killed his wife and sistor-io-lavr and cut off the leg of his little baby at liitemau Tuesday morn ins- Fi'azier trus about 4t years old aud lived at Curbomlule. A few days ugo his wife left him 011 •bcouut of drunkenness and abuse, und taking her baby went ! to llitetmm to stay with her sister,; Mrs. Harry Smith. Frazier came to Albia Tuesday and went on to HHern an Wednesday morning. Within ten iniuutes after landing there the terrible deed was committed.After finding tho residence of Smith he walked in and plunged a knife in his wife’s heart, •struck his sister-in-law in the breast, killing her almost instantly, and then proceeded to cut off the leg of his 1 baby.; Neighbors heard the disturbance and instantly gave pursuit to Frazier, who had made for the woods.Frazier was caught at' Ouminings’ crossing, near the Cedar mines, about a miles west of Albia, on ;tho Chicago, Burlington Quincy road. Deputy Sheriff Joe Lewis, of Albia, tookcharge of the murderer and placed him in his buggy for the purpose of taking him to Albia. • Theofficer was aided by a few. of the cooler men.When the pursuers came up Frazier had a knife in his hand, but the sight of a revolver seemed to unnerve him and he threw down the weapon, saying: ill had to kill her. She refused to live with me.”“Wlint did you cut the child for?11 de- . mauded one man. *Tt. eoudn’fc - have hurt you in any way.” ilI was crazy acid didn’t know what I was doing,” replied Frazier, and began to cry in a maudlin .way. .The men with their captive then be- ' gan the march to Albia, where the jail ; is situated. By this- time*the news of the tragedy had become known all over the village and a crowd began to gather around the men and their prisoner. - .Threats began to be heard and Frazier soon realized that his position was a dangerous one.“Get me to the jail as fast as you can,” he pleaded.As the men tramped along.the miners from, this place, who had heard of the murders, began to come up. They are j a determined and dangerous lot of men when their passions are aroused, and j from their demeanor it was soon evi- j dent that they didn’t intend Frazier should ever reach the jail alive.“Let’s lynch him,” suggested one, and the idea at once caught the grim fancy of the crowd, ■which .was growing larger every moment •Just at this time Deputy Lewis came ' up and took charge of the prisoner, who was almost paralyzed and fainting from fear. Great drops of sweat' stood upon his forehead and his .eyes ' were bulging from his head. His knees ■ trembled, so great was his fright, and : he begged the deputy to get him out of • the way as soon as possible.The sight of Fraziers arrant cowardice, and the fact that he had just = committed a horrible crime upon two :wnmnn :'fnrl Iki.Tiv inflomflH
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Iowa State Reporter
Waterloo, Iowa, US
Thu, Mar 30, 1893
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