The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-07-11
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death of James Fraseur. He has three
brothers, William, George and Mont
gomery Fraseur, who live here, and con-
sequently this article will be of interest
| to many of our readers about Upton:
James Fraseur was shot and killed by
Indians last Friday evening between
sunset and dark; and about eleven o.
clock AM. next day, Saturday, William
Slack was killed in similar manner by
the same band. The circumstances at
tending this Murder are about as fol-
lows: Reed, and Slack had concluded to
prospect gulch just below Wagentown,
and went down on Friday for that pur-
pose to the cabin of Smith and Fraseur,
who owned II ranch about mile below
where the stage road leaves Jordan
creek. Here it was arranged that Slack,
Fraseur Reed and Smith should pros
nf66t thH rstu i' 554 and thu
and pair of gum boats, witch NE he Ala
being accompanied on the way by Fra
seur as far as Wagentown. Slack came
to town, while Fraser remained at Wallis
place until after sunset, when he bought
apiece of bacon and started home. BE.
Fathers, who was there with pack
train, left at the same time to look after
his mules, and distinctly heard a gun fire
had gone. Smith and Reed remained
at the ranch that night, and thought Il
little strange that Eraseur did nos return,
but as he sometimes remained over night
with Wall at wagentown they were not
uneasy. Next morning Smith went
down the creek to get a pick, and Reed
went up to the gulch to commence sink
ing a prospect hole. About eleven o.
clock Slack came along with his blank
cts, boots, etc, and asked Reed if he was
ready to 20 to the cabin for dinner.
Reed told him it was rather too far, and
he would work on and make dinner and
supper one meal. Slack said ne would
take his load to the cabin, get bite to
eat and return. In the meantime Smith
came up the creek with the pick, and
when no came in sight OF the cabin saw
an Indian with Frasers coat on, and took
1T to lie Fraseur at first, but discovered
his mistake in time to avoid the trap
they had evidently set for him. He
then ran up the hill on the opposite side
of the creek toward Wallis place, shout
ing Il warning to Reed as he passed op-
posite the gulch III which he was pros
pccting. Ihey-Rced and Smith-pro-
cecded up to Wallis house as fast as pos
sible, when Wall and Smith returned
to the ranch, finding by the way the
bodies of Frascur and Slack. Fraseur
was shot just above the right nipple and
Slack in the left side. They were both
scalped, Fraseurs body being much more
mutiIlatcd, his chin-whiskers were cut
Off, including the skin and flesh; his
thighs split open, bowels cut out, and
disfigurcd about the body. Stacks bow
els were cut open, and two frightful
gaShes from each afmpit round IN his
HUN, its n rHey Iiau mi enuru to sever
his arms from his shoulders. The scalp
taken from Slack's head was picked up
by one of the party who went to bring
i'll the bodies Il short distance from
where he lay, where it had been lost by
the savages. Fathers, whose train lett
Wallis early on the morning of Satur-
day, was pursued by Indians nearly 10
Hills ranch in Jordan Valley, as was
proven by their tracks in the road after
the train passed, aud 10y the fact that an
Indian came in among the mules next
day, near Hills, and attempted to
create ~ stampede, which was frustrated
by the watchiulneSS of the men with
the train.
AS many citizens ~ could procure arms
some ten or fifteen in Advent down
Saturday and Saturday night and on
Sunday brought up the remains OF the
unfortunate men. They were carefully
washed, dressed and laid out SUNDAY az
ternoon, and on Monday were followed
to the new cemetry by Il large concourse
of citizens, including many ladies. The
Owyhcc Brass Band played Pleyel's
hymn aud other solemn dirgcs as the
procession moved to the grave, where
the Episcopal burial service was read by
Judge Il. i. Miller, and the bodies de-
posted in the silent tomb.