Saturday, November 18, 1899
About half a dozen of our foxy young fellows caught Jesse Frame, the night-watchman, last Saturday evening and tried to shut him up in a store box. While they were preparing to nail the box shut, they were frightened away by one of our business men…. The boys think they had lots of fun but it wouldn't have been much fun for Jesse if they had succeeded in nailing him up and in sending him away on some train.Tuesday, November 21, 1899
At an evening meeting of the town board, Jesse Frame was "sworn in as a special police.... He is now clothed with authority to arrest any and all violators of the law."
Monday, January 15, 1900
About 2 o'clock in the morning, Jesse Frame surprised a thief in the act of stealing a harness from a barn being used by E.H. Guyer. Jesse drew his gun and ordered the thief to put up his hands. He complied. Jesse then marched him, along with the harness, to Mr. Guyer's house, and next to Marshal Busse, who locked him up.
The last I read of Jesse Frame, he was a candidate for town marshal of Hobart. If I find out the result of the election, I'll let you know.
Sources:
♦ "Caught by Nightwatch." Hobart Gazette 19 Jan. 1900.
♦ "Local Drifts." Hobart Gazette 24 Nov. 1899.
[2/23/10 ETA: update here]
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