Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-19
REVOLVER BEATS BOWIE KNIFE,
Mckenzie Shot Better Than
/. Fraser Could Cut.
A Killing Yesterday Which Was
Based on Jealousy.
Two Railroad Men Have an Encounter
In q Lodging House Which Re-
suits Fatally--Ths Statements
of Mckenzie and Tuppsr.

A.E. Mckenzie shot and killed James
Fraser, yesterday morning about 8
O'Clock. in a room in the Macy block, on
North Main street, near the plaza. Inc
upper story OF the building where the
difficulty occurred is occupied by Mrs.
G. A, Topper as rooming house. The
dead man is her first cousin, and the
man who killed him is q lifs-long &C.
ouaintance of here. Mrs. Tupper's hus-
band is conductor on the Southern
Pacific railroad. The deceased was
switchman on the Santa Fe railroad and
a roomer in her house, and Mckenzie is
q recent arrival from Nova Scotia, hav-
ing been in the city about a month, and
has rooms at the Corfu, on South Sprlpg
street, near Third.
The difficulty was caused by Jealousy
on the part OF Fraser, who objected to
the alleged attentions OF Mckenzie to
his cousin, Mrs. Tupper.
The weapon used WAS double-action
revolver, SO caliber. Mckenzie fired
four shots, three of which took effect.
The iirst shot struck Frsser in the right
side, ranged around the side upward and
entered the heart; the second ehot
struck on his watch chain, broke the
chain, and the bullets course was thus
diverted and lodged in the wall; the
third shot struck in the left side under
the arm, the bullet going through the
body; and the fourth shot struck the
falling man on the left arm, He tell TO
the floor dead.
McKenzie went immediately to The
police station, stated the. circumstances
of the tragedy, delivered his revolver,
with one chamber loaded, and was
locked up. He is charged with murder.
The body of Fraser was removed to
the morgue. where an inquest Will be
held today.
The origin of the difficulty is m.
known, excepting to Mrs. Upper and
Mckenzie. According to the statement
of Mckenzie yesterday TO a HERALD re-
porter, he had called st Mrs. Tupper's
about O'Clock in the morning. ana she
asked him to take her son Walden to
the Athletic grounds. She ASKED him
into Fraser's room, and I'VE were tala-
ing while she was arranging the room"
continued Mckenzie. Fraser came IN
and esid something; did not catch his
remark; he went out and came PACK
with club about three feet IN length,
and struck me over the heed; WAS con-
siderably dazed, and in attempting to
take the stick from him MS
struck me three times on the arms {;
then he dropped the stick and drew a
bowie knife and, after msking three or
four lunges at me, shot him. we had
never had any quarrel; l had never
spoken with the mal, excepting In
passing; told him to put up his knife
before l shot; fred four times; yes,
jealousy was the cause; friends had
warned me to be on my guard; l came
from Nova Scotia to this place about u
month ago, where was formerly IN the
hotel business all OF my people live
there.
Mrs. G. A. Topper was called on by a
HERALD reporter. but she refused TO
make any statement as TO the origin OF
the tragedy, or the reason OF Frasor's Q
appearance in the room. She finally
stated that Frazer WAS her cousin. and
years in Nova Scotia.
Detective Auble was detailed to lu-
vestigate the tragedy. He was shown
to the room of the lardIady, Mrs. Thp-
per. which was just across the hallway
liOlD ucl ON II IUOll- lut kOOLl al W1AASp
the dead man lay was hazy from pow
der smoke. Fraser lay on the floor,
near an overturned table, the blood
from his three wounds weltering upon
the carpet. At his feet was the bowie
knife, and by HIS side was the hand
spike, or club, with which he had as.
saulte,i Mckenzie.
Mrs. Tupper refuaed to make any
statement TO Detective Auble, crying
"Oh, my husband" and anxiously in
quiring whether the affair would "get
into the newspapers ?" 1t was learned
that Mckenzie, who rooms at the Cor
fu, did not sleep there on Saturday
night.
A few days ago man who was evil
IDENTITY friend OF Fraser's stated to en-
officer that Fraser expected 8 difficulty
with Mckenzie. The man also informed
the officer that he saw Mckenzie buy 8
revolver a. q pawnbrokers'e shop on
North Main street.
Mckenzie is about 80 years of age, is
strong and powerfully built and is an
athlete 1t sunderstood that he served
as mounted police officer in Nova
Scotia. Fraser was not married.
MR.. AND MRS. HANLEY INJURED.
Thrown from Their Buggy by Their