Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-20
IT LOOKS BAD FOR M'KEN1E,
The Slayer Of James Frazier
Must Stand Trial.
Letters Found on the Dead Man
Throw Light on the Tragedy.
The Evidence Brought Out at the Cor
oaer's Inquest Neutrality-suspicious.
sfe Placed Under Arrest.
Two verdIcts.

The coroner held an inquest yesterday
over the body OF James Frazier, who
was shot and killed last Sunday morn
ing by Alfred E. Mckenzie. Frazier
was killed in his own room, in lodging
house kept by Mrs. Carrie A. Tupper,
his first cousin. The facts were detailed
In the HERALD yesterday, and the evil
dence was substantially as published,
the 'new material' being two rather
racy letters written to Mr.. James Fra
zier, the deceased, by sister of Mrs.
Tupper, living at Turo, Canada. These
letters tend to show that the cause OF
the tragedy was jealousy, as the HERALD
stated yesterday. I
Mrs. Caroline A. Tupper testified sub.
6tantially that Frazier came into the
room where herself and Mckenzie
were, and that Frazier struck the pris-
oner several times. with club, then
drew knife and advanced, when Nc
Kenzie fred, killing Frazier.
Charles A. Upper, husband OF the
woman, testified that he had known
Frazier about five years and had known
Mckenzie about IL years; Frazier had
spoken to him, about Mckenzie coming
to the house and said: II have notion
to club him." The witness further
stated that Mckenzie came to his house
upon his invitation, and that he had
sufficient confidence in his family, and
30 told Frazier.
Detective Auble stated that the pris.
oner directed him to room No. as the
scene Of the tragedy, but he found the
deceased in room No. 8.
The prisoner, Alfred G.. Mckenzie, tes-
titled in his own behalf. To the ques-
tion, "Where did you sleep Saturday
night?" the prisoner said: II do not
care to answer that question"
Coroner-Do you refuse?
McKenzie-I do not care to answer.
Coroner-You have a room at the
Corfu. Did you sleep in that room on
last Saturday night?
The prisoner refused to answer.
The servant girl at the Corfu testified
that no one slept in McKenzie's room on
last Saturday night.
: Coroner Weldon then stated to the
jury that among the effects found upon
the body of the deceased James Frazier,
was package OF cayenne pepper and
two letters, addressed to the deceased
They were from Salmon river, Nova
Scotia, from q sister OF Mrs. Tupper,
named Libby" At the time they
were written Mrs. Upper was then
visiting the family at Turo, and Nc
KenEie was there at the time, it seems.
last, and is addressed "Dear Jim,"
meaning James Frazier.
II wish You would try and get Carrie
hoClx hama tho MANILA 70 70 b I'M bo,st
her and ALI. Mckenzie. If this was
told to poor Charles he would worry
about It. Get her home, they a.e talk
ing scandalously: told Carrie
about 1t, and she sneered at it.
All Carrie seems to think about is
flirting; hope Tupper will not hear Of
this; if 20 he would feel bad; Carrie
and Lou went to Halifax; ALI followed;
Lou returned, but Carrie did not return
until Friday"
The other letter is an account OF
picnic at place called Picton.
"Carrie and Lou went to the picnic,
they had men with them; Lou came
home; Carrie stayed at Picton with ALI.
It is very bad; l wish Carrie had never
come homo at all; she is no sister of
mine; it is a very hard thing to say,
know. Burn this letter."
After deliberatipg about 40 minutes
the jury made two reports. The mi
nority, of four members, returned q
verdict that the prisoner, Mckenzie,
killed deceased with criminal intent.
The majority, consisting Of ten, exoner-
ated the prisoner.
The coroner issued an order commit
ting the prisoner and Mckenzie was
taken back to the central police station
and locked up.
Frazier will be buried today, the
funeral taking place from the morgue.