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September 3, 1902
The Lancaster Ledger
Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
Thomas Frederick, a 16-year-old boy presumed murdered 33 years ago after a farm dispute near Redwood, NY, is discovered alive and well in Minneapolis, MN, and travels to reunite with his family, clearing the long-standing mystery.
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Light In Row of Mystery.
Man Thought to Have Been Murdered 33 Years Ago, Alive.
New York, Aug. 29.--Mystery surrounding a supposed murder, believed to have been committed near here thirty three years ago, has been cleared up, says a Watertown (N. Y.) dispatch to The Herald, by the discovery of the "victim" hale and hearty, in Minneapolis, Minn. He is now on his way from that city to join the remaining members of his family.
Thomas Frederick was a lad of 16 thirty-three years ago, when he was employed on the farm of Charles Pickett, near Redwood. After a dispute over milking. Pickett knocked the boy down. Frederick disappeared. There were no witnesses of the occurrence and no arrests were made Pickett grieved over the suspicion directed against him, and died a few years later.. His widow survived him only a few years. The boy's parents also are dead and his brothers and sisters only recently learned of his whereabouts through a letter which he had addressed to the postmaster at Redwood.
Man Thought to Have Been Murdered 33 Years Ago, Alive.
New York, Aug. 29.--Mystery surrounding a supposed murder, believed to have been committed near here thirty three years ago, has been cleared up, says a Watertown (N. Y.) dispatch to The Herald, by the discovery of the "victim" hale and hearty, in Minneapolis, Minn. He is now on his way from that city to join the remaining members of his family.
Thomas Frederick was a lad of 16 thirty-three years ago, when he was employed on the farm of Charles Pickett, near Redwood. After a dispute over milking. Pickett knocked the boy down. Frederick disappeared. There were no witnesses of the occurrence and no arrests were made Pickett grieved over the suspicion directed against him, and died a few years later.. His widow survived him only a few years. The boy's parents also are dead and his brothers and sisters only recently learned of his whereabouts through a letter which he had addressed to the postmaster at Redwood.
What sub-type of article is it?
Mystery
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Fortune Reversal
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Presumed Murder
Disappearance
Mystery Resolved
Family Reunion
Farm Dispute
What entities or persons were involved?
Thomas Frederick
Charles Pickett
Where did it happen?
Near Redwood, Ny; Minneapolis, Minn.
Story Details
Key Persons
Thomas Frederick
Charles Pickett
Location
Near Redwood, Ny; Minneapolis, Minn.
Event Date
Thirty Three Years Ago
Story Details
Thomas Frederick, aged 16, disappeared after a dispute with farm employer Charles Pickett, who knocked him down; Pickett was suspected of murder but no arrests made, and he later died under suspicion. Frederick is found alive in Minneapolis and contacts family via letter to Redwood postmaster.