WILLIAMS, Frank

News-Herald (Wickenburg AZ) Saturday, November 16, 1901, p 1 Probable Murder Mysterious Disappearance of Frank Williams Near Tappen's Ranch Messrs. Sanders, Upton and Black, who returned Tuesday from a ten days' trip to the Bill Williams and Colorado river districts, report a case which would indicate that Frank Williams, a prospector and mining man working properties near Tappen's ranch, had been murdered. J.B. Tappen, a partner of the missing man, states that Mr Williams had arranged to meet him at his ranch on a cetrtain day in the latter part of August last. After awaiting three days he crossed the Bill Williams Fork and went to their mine, which is in Mohave county. No trace of Mr Williams could be found there, and his provisions, team, wagon and camp outfit were in possession of a gang of Mexicans who inhabit that section. About $150 in money, which Mr Williams was known to have had in his possession, was also missing. The Mexicans said that Mr Williams must be dead, and refused to give his property to his partner without an order from his administrator. Mr Tappen, on becoming convinced that his partner had been murdered, went to Kingman, the county seat of Mohave county, and endeavored to enlist the aid of the officers. He states that a deputy sheriff came as far as Signal, but on meeting a man there who said that he had seen Frank Williams in Prescott a few days before, returned to Kingman. The Frank Williams seen in Prescott is another man, and is not the one who has disappeared. The missing man is not over thirty years old, and has been here but a few years, coming from the east. While the Mohave county officials may not be to blame, someone certainly is remiss in their duties in allowing a matter of this sort to remain undisclosed for such a length of time. We think that one or two of the territorial papers have mentioned Mr Williams' disappearance, but as yet nothing has been done.