Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-09-17
MURDER or D. n. FRAxBR.

On Thursday morning At an early hour
the body OF D. NJ. Frazier Of Pierce City,
\ merchant end . former auditor Of the
county Of Shoshone, : highly respected
and strictly honest citizen Of the county
for tweuty.three years, was found terribly
chopped to pieces in his own store, with
a large pool Of blood near the body and
another in his bed room-several yards
distant-and bullet hole in the mouth
and coming out At the side Of the neck,
with cuts of an axe and Ratchet and knife
in many places on the head, face and
body and evidences that he had had .
terrible encounter with his murderers.
The body was still warm and the bloody
axe and Ratchet near BY and bloody bare
foot tracks in both rooms aud between the
two, but nothing to make it sure whether
his murderers were Americans or China
men, whether the murder was committed
by persons living in the town or out Of It.
The scene was 50 appalling aid bloody
that the few white men living in town
(ohly seven in number) were completely
appalled,. Al quick a. the news could
te Conveyed to other citisens. Who are
living in the camp. the people came in
and made such investigation OF the scene,
as they could, but up to the time the mes.
senger left for Lewiston no clue could be
gained to the murderers or to the cause
that prompted the deed. An old county
safe had been battered and the lock brok.
EN-, but Fraser's own safe, standing near
by, had not been injured or opened; in
tho latter was his money, all in safety
when opened and apparently untouched.
No goods in the stors were missing or
disturbed and nothing to show that plum.
der or robbery was the cause Of the muir
der, and il was never known that he bad
an enemy in the town or in the camp,
but be was held in high esteem by every
one and was the sincere friend Of all
The limited number Of men in the towr
and in the camp, except about $50 Chi
namen, made it almost impossible 10 IN
stitute rs thorough search y seemed nee
essary 70 ferret out the murderer, ant
the messenger who brought the news va
urged to call for help from Lewiston. Tb'
body was robed and encafed and part!
Of eight persons we're detailed u an escoE
for the remains 70 Lewiston where the
arrived Uh Saturday night and on Sunda.
At 2 o'clock pm. they were buried ifou
the Universalist church, Rev. Mr.. Boy
officiating. The funeral was attended b
large body Of our cisiseas and thos
who had brought the remains here Th
} only daughter Of the deceased, . youn
! lady Of fifteen yeau was stopping Wit
!. the family Of Judge Rand, in this cit
!. and attending school, and was tho onl
!. relative present on the OCCASION to nour
the departed, and Ber grief was almo'
}. uncoatrollable On Monday morning u
: citizens Who had escorted the remail
!. here returned to Pierce City accompanie
= BY two or three fton Lewiston, with Il
Q promise that others would follow on Tue
day, and on Tuesday Il 8 o'clock al
!. some twenty CT twenty-five othsn start,
. for the parpose Of assisting the citissas
!. Pierce City 10 ferretiug out the nurds
z en- aad bringing them to justies. n,
: took an outfit to last them 1 week
Il more, ard if discretion BE- used they u,
] be abs to do much in bringing % ligl
q the dGrkdess Of this tragedy, which seeu
!; TO BE- the sole object Of their mieao
i and too, if possible. bring the guilty