Mohave County, Arizona
Pioneers
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ABRAMS, FRANK.
Mohave County Miner, Mineral Park,
September 14 1884
Mail Robbery. On last Saturday two mail riders named Frank Stewart and William McNeill, of the Pioche and Mineral park mail line, left El Dorado Canon together, the former bound for St. Thomas and the latter for Mineral Park. For a distance of ten miles they followed the same road, and when they parted Stewart made the remark to McNeill that he would probably overtake him before he got to the Park. McNeill arrived here about 7 p m. and about 15 minutes afterwards Frank Stewart, who should have been across the river in Utah, made his appearance at the cabin of Frank Abrams, just below town. He asked Abrams to buy him some sardines arid crackers and to find John Burns and send him down to one cabin in a hurry. He told Burns that he had had trouble with a man on the road and had shot him in the head and breast. He also exhibited considerable money, with part of which he purchased a pistol. After stopping at the cabin for about half an hour he left for Kingman. Neither Burns nor Abrams said a word to the officers about the matter until a few words overheard by deputy Sheriff Monroe on Sunday aroused his suspicions and he immediately investigated the matter with the above results. Under Sheriff Kuencer at once started for Kingman but found on his arrival there that Stewart had left on the train the night before. The telegraph was at once put into requisition and Sheriff Steen left on the next train in pursuit. Early Monday morning deputy Sheriff Monroe and Judge Hyde left for Mountain Springs, it being the theory of the officers that if anyone had been killed on the road it must have been Nicholas Cantoo, the station keeper at that place. On their arrival there they found Mr. Cantoo well and hearty, and without any idea of anything being wrong as Stewart had passed there on Friday and was not due on the return trip until Tuesday. A dispatch from Sheriff Steen on Thursday states that he was on Stewart's track and fast overtaking him, and that he had no doubt of his capture. No traces of the mail bag have been discovered, but it was known to contain two or three registered letters, and as the mail at El Dorado Canon is put up in the presence of the riders there is no doubt that Stewart was aware of it, and went through the sack soon after leaving McNeill. Stewart is a young man about 25 years old, having a bad record, having deserted from the army, and being also wanted for knocking down and robbing a man in Albuquerque, N. M. Mohave County Miner, Mineral Park, 8/ 16 /85 A. F. Simonds is now supplying this burg with watermelons and cantaloupes. The grapes and peaches on Burns ranch across the valley are beginning to get ripe. Frank Abrams brought in the first load of the season last Tuesday, and after next week will be able to furnish enough to keep the town in fruit for some time. Mohave County Miner, Kingman, 5/ 19 /87 Frank Abrams has moved over from Mineral Park and is prepared to do light hauling about town, or carry passengers to Stockton Hill, Mineral Park or elsewhere. Frank is one of the oldest residents of the county, and being badly crippled with rheumatism has to depend on what he can make off his team to support himself. Mohave County Miner, Kingman, 6/ 25/ 87 Frank Abrams desires us to state that he will run a tri-weekly buckboard from Kingman to Stockton Hill and return, on Mondays, Wednesdays anti Saturdays, leaving here about 8 a. m. Mohave County Miner, Kingman, 1/ 21/ 88 Frank Abrams, who runs the buckboard to Stockton Hill, says that the roads are very bad, and that he only goes to the foot of the Hill now. Mohave County Miner, Kingman, 3/ 24/ 88 Frank Abram's team started to run away this morning, but was caught before doing any damage. Mohave County Miner, Kingman, 10/ 31/ 91 Our old friend Frank Abrams, who is one of the most peaceable and orderly of our citizens, got into a little racket with a Mexican Tuesday. It appears that the Mexican had loaded up with Kingman tanglefoot and had entered the house of Alonso Ferrar a day or two before and demolished considerable furniture, dishes &.c. Mrs. Ferrar was very badly frightened and told Frank Abrams to inform the fellow that if he did not pay for the damage she would have him arrested. Frank did so and thereby incurred the Mexicans displeasure and vowed he would lay for him. Tusday (sic) afternoon he encountered Frank on the street and proceeded to do him up, but was wonderfully surprised when he got through with the "doing up" business. He received a very ugly gash on the head and another on the bridge of the nose, while Abrams escaped without a scrath (sic). He says the old man is pretty stiff with age and rheumatism, but he can whip all such fellows as the Mexican. Mohave County Miner, Kingman, 1 /27 / 94, George M. Bowers has purchased Frank Abrams place in the west part of town. He will put in a fine stable arid corral near the road and will also make a nice garden on the level land surrounding the place. . . . Mohave County Miner, Kingman, 2/ 10 / 94, Frank Abrams has moved to his ranch in Oak Creek wash. Mohave County Miner, Kingman, 11 / 3/ 94, Frank Abrams is the populist candidate for constable of this precinct. Frank is one of the old-timers, having come to this county in the years of long ago with the California column. He is honest, capable and deserving. We have known him for fifteen years and. never have we heard of an action of his that was not square and upright. While we are not booming the cause of populism we think Frank should receive the support of the people. Mohave County Miner, Kingman, 2 / 9/ 95, Frank Abrams, the sanitary officer, was busy the past week cleaning up the back streets and alleys. Mohave County Miner, Kingman, 5/ 4/ 95, Frank Abrams does good work as sanitary officer, and the streets and alleys of Kingman are in good shape. Mohave County Miner, Kingman, 5/ 11/ 95 Frank Abrams, one of the oldest citizens of Mohave county, will leave in a few days for the Soldiers Home in Santa Monica. Mr. Abrams came here with the California column thirty years ago and has remained a resident ever since. We hope he will be well cared for during his remaining years. Mohave County Miner, Kingman, 3/ 28/ 95 Frank Abrams (sic) and P. H. Tompkin are in Kingman from the Santa Monica Soldier's Home on furlough. Frank says he prefers his freedom breathing the pure air of Arizona to being cooped up Source: http://www.asu.edu/lib/archives/ |
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