, 1885-10-03
Chinese Murderer Lynehed.



Shortly after the murder Of Mr..
Fraser, at Pierce city, Idaho, became
known to the public party OF men
was organized at Lewiston to go to
Pierce city for the purpose Of pre-
venting other outrnges and finding
out the murderer II possible, as the
party jOurneyed toward their destI-
nation II wns constantly Increased
by new recruits and when Pierce
city was reached fully sixty deter
mined men constituted II.
Sevenll days ago word reached
COlfaX that some Chinese had been
lynched by the avengers Of Fraser,
and In order to present Its readers
" With the full particulars the Gazette
set Its telephones 10 work, and
through fits energetic and efficient
agent at Pullman secured the follow
ing report from DIR. Webb, who re-
turned "Wednesday morning from
north Idaho. He says;
"The party who went to avenge
the death Of Frlser were remarkably
successful In their mission. When
they arrived ut Pierce city they
found m Immense placard, In Eng
lish and Chinese, offering a reward
Of $3.50 for the arrest aud conviction
Of the assasslns, and signed by the
Chinese merchants who were known
TO entertain no friendly feelings for
Fnlser. The party with true Idaho
Judgment, acquired by years Of ex-
perience with the heather Chinese,
concluded that there were other
motives than the wish TO secure the
murderer acting as an Incentive for
Offering the reward. They at once
ARRESTED THE CHINESE
merchants, together with a moon
eyed celebrity Of north Idaho, known
as China Sam. They extorted
confession from Sam to the OBJECT
that two old heathens, who had been
In the camp but few days, and
whose age and lnfrmity precluded
the possibility OF their living until
grass grew again, committed the
deed, actuated by purely mercenary
motives. This statement, together
with the fact that the safe and con-
tents Of the store were untouched,
was considered too thin. The party
proceeded with the investigation,
and with the aid Of an interpreter,
cleaned knowledge which led to the
arrest Of two other Cinnamon. One
OF the latter was
uOIsTED Up BY The NECK
until he made a confession which
agreed in every particular with the
silent facts In the case, and was as
follows:
Sam effected an entrance to the
store on the fatal night and admitted
two other Cinnamon. / with one Of
the merchants remained outside as
guards. Sam struck Fraser with an
axe as he lay In bed, but the blow
was badly aimed. As Mr.. Fraser
sprang from his couch and. nan for
the door a Chinese barber stabbed
him In the hack with long knife,
when he turned apd fought with des-
peratiOn until mAngled with hatch.
cts and knives he sank exhausted
and llfeless u the floor. The mer-
chant then came up, and, placing the
muzzle Of a pistol at his mouth, he
sent n v
BULLET THROUGH THE HEAD.
They did not burglarize the store or
purloIn gOods from the shelves, their
work was done, and their reward
was to come from the merchant who |
had employed them to remove a
competitor.
Satisfied with this confession the
turned the Ave Cinnamon
over 10 a deputy sheriff with instruc-
tlOns not 10 tarry on the road as there
was a bad feeling among the Nez
Perces Indians. The deputy with a
guard II Ave men and the prisoners,
started aeross the mountains for
Murray, bat not until the merchant
had secured a three werkS supply Of
opium and written to his friends In |
Lewiston to raise money to defend
.hem. Alas for human expectations,
The culprits and their guards had |
hardly gotten out oftOwn when they
we're
sURROUNDED BY INDIANS ~
who commanded the driver Of the
ambulance to throw up his hrnds.
The deputy exclaimed, "Glve up.
Doys," we are outnumbered," where
apon the guards left the wagon and |
look to the woods.
The Indians then stretched a fir |
pole across the rOad, fastening 1t at
sither end 10 pine trees, too high for
4 hltching post for horses. but just |
right for hOrsethieves. At the right |
lf this, Wing Ling Sing, the mer-
chant, offered to give $1,000 to the |
murdered mans daughter and SlO,-
DOU 10 the Indians to let him go on |
bail. They refused the bail but gave |
hin ball In the shape OF extn large |
hallng rope applied just above the |
lhOulders. One, two, three, pull and |
I've Chinamen were dancing
THE CELESTIAL CAN-CAN,
but all too soon, the pole refused to
bear such a weight Of rat and poppy
md the ave were again kicking
bunch grass. The Indians sought