WRIGHT, Frederick W - Putnam

Conway, Dec 11 – The real name of the robber and kidnapper who died in the county jail Tuesday and who was known as “Jimmie Hill,” was Frederick Wason Wright, it was revealed here yesterday when EJ Wright of Indianapolis, Ind arrived and identified the body as that of his son.  He said the youth was 23.  Mr. Wright was reluctant to talk about the tragic career of his son but his remarks indicated that the boy had caused much grief to a respectable family.  Private funeral services were held here yesterday afternoon and burial was in Oak Grove cemetery. Wright died from gunshot wounds, either accidentally self-inflicted or inflicted by some unidentified person.  He has been identified as one of two men who participated in hold-ups and kidnappings here and at McCrory and Wynne.