Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-29

Collar Gazette.

Shortly after the murder of Mr.. Fra
ser, at Pierce City, Idaho, became known
TO the public. party of men was organ
lied at Lewiston to 90 to Pierce City for
the purpose of preventing other out
RACES and finding out the murdsrers, If
possible. As the party journeyed toward
their destination IL was constantly in
creased by new recruits, and when Pierce
City was reached full sixty determined
men constituted it.
Several days ago word reached Colfax
that some Chinese had been lypehed by
the avengers of Fraser. and IN order to
present its readers with the full particu
lars the Gazette set its telephone to work,
and, through its energetic and efficient
agent at Pullman. secured the following
report from DR.. Webb, who returned on
Wednesday morning from north Idaho.
He says:
The party Who went TO avenge the
death of Fraser were remarkably sue
| cessful in their mission. When they
arrived at Pierce City they found an
immense plscard. in English and Chi
nese. offering a reward Of $15O0 for the
arrest and conviction of the assassins.
and signed by the Chinese merchants
who were known to entertain no friendly
feelings for Fraser. The party, with
true Idaho judgment, acquired by years
| Of experience with the heather Chinese,
concluded that there were other motives
than the wish to secure the murderer
acting a. an incentive for Offering the re-
ward. They at once
ARRESTED THE CHINESE MERCHANTS,
Together with a moon eyed celebrity of
North Idaho, knows as China Sam, from
whom they extorted confession to the
effect that two old heathens who had
been in the camp but a few days, and
whose Q and in6rmities precluded the
possibility Of their living Hntil grass
grew again, committed the deed, actual
ed by purely mereenary motives. This
statement, together With the fact tina,
the safe and contents of the store were
untouched, was considered too thin
The party proceeded With the investiea
ton, and through the aid of an inter
prefer CLEANED knowledge which led Il
the arrest of two other Cinnamon. On.
Of the latter was
HoIsTED UP BIZ THE MICK
Until he made confession which agreed
in every particular with the silent fact.
/ 90 VIC ONoct nda " 90 no AOhOWb.
Sam effected an entrance to the store
on the fatal night and admitted two
other Cinnamon. |, with ono of the
merchants, remained outside as guards
Sam struck Fraser with an ak as he Law
in bed, bat the blow was badly aimed
As Mr.. Fraser sprane from his couch
and ran for the door a Chinese barber
stabbed him in the neck with a long
II Entfa xuha. he fnpnA1 nj -.
desperation until, manRled with batchets
and knives, he sank exhausted and life
less to toe floor; the merchant then came
up and, placing the muzzle Of q pistol
at his mouth, sent .
BULLET THROUGH HIS HEAD.
They did not burglarize the store or pur-
loin goods from the shelves; their verk
was done, and their reward was to come
| from the merchant who had employed
them to remove q competitor.
Satisfied With this confession, the
committee turned the FIVE Chinese oveI
to deputy sheriff With instructions not
to tarry on the road, as there was a bad
feeling amsng the Nez Perces Indians.
The deputy, with q guard of five men
| and the prisoners, started across the
mountains for Murray, but not until
the merchant had secured three weeks
supply of Opium and written to bis
| friends in Lewiston to raise money 10
defend then. Alas for human expect
atious! the oulprits and their guards
bad hardly gotten ont of town when
they we're
SURROUNDED BIT INDIANs(i)
Who commanded the driver of the
ambulance 10 throw mp his hands
The det uty exclaimed: Give up, boys
re are outnumbered.' whereupop the
guards left the wagon and took to the
| woods.
"Ihe Indians then stretched Or pole
across the road. fastening u at ethel
end TO pine trees, too hieh for hitch
ing post for horses, bat Just right fol
horse thieves. At the sight Of this
Wing Ling Sing, the merchant, offered
10 give 5000 TO the murdered mans
daughter and $1,000 10 the Indians Il
let him go on bail. They refused the
money, but gave him bail IN the shape
Of extra large balinR rope applied JUS
pulls, and i've Chinamen we're
| DANCING THK cxlEsrIAL CAN CAN,
Bat all too soon the pole refused to besl
such weight of rat and poppy, and th,
eve were again kicking bunch grass
The Indiana sought better timber. ans
on the second attempt made q perfec
success Of the necktie party.
The body Of the merchant arrive<
At Lewiston on Monday and 10 nov 81
route for China
while iaw abiding citizens deprecAt
circumstances which impel men 20 TAX
justice into teeir own hands, we caano
heip but admire the unezrine iudsms N