Iron County register., 1893-03-30
TsRR,slY AVENGED.

Coxd- Bauoded Triple Murder ne ry,,.
ar. Ia, speedily Followed by . LYNCH.
eeK-The First that Ha,i Taken Place m
sssse an Ton Yessr-Business sus-
eea snd Work Stopped for the Day.
OrruNwA. Ia. March 23.-One of the
0ost scoid-blooded murders that ever
occurred IN this section was committed
Yesterday morning at Hiteman, result
ang in the death of Mrs Harry Smith.
-of Hiteman, and the probable fatal
Wounding of her baby and her sister.
the wife Of the dastardly wretch who
committed the awful crime. The ter
Tioie tragedy was committed at Hite-
man. mining town of 200 population,
located in Monroe county, five miles
southwest of Abba and about thirty
miles from this city
Lewis Frazier, the murderer. lived
I'm Ca1bOndale. another mining town
=satuated in Mahasl<a county, five miles
from Hiteman. 1t seems that Mrs
Frazier had left her husband because
-of his continued ill-treatment of her.
and had gone TO live with her sister.
Mrs. Smith, at Hiteman, whose hus-
baod is employed in the mines at that
place
Yesterday morning about 10 O'Clock,
while Mr.. Smith was at work in the
mime. Frazier went to Hiteman and
called at Smiths house. He asked for
his wife, and tried to get her to 90
home with him, which she refused to
do.
A scene ensued. Frazier drew knife
and stabbed his wife, Mrs. Smith and
also her little baby. which she was
Aosding in her arms Mrs. Smith died
cvithin few hours, and Mrs Frazier
and the baby are both dangerously
svounded.
Immediately after committing the
terrible crime, Frazier left the house
going south through the timber for
nile or SO then turned west
The news of the terrible tragedy
spread rapidly, and in a very few min
mites large numbers of infuriated citi-
zKens gathered and started in the pur-
sait of the murderer. The greatest ex-
citement prevailed. The people fairly
went wild. In short time the party
was, formed and the maddened mob
started on its mission.
Frazier was found at Cummings'
crossing, near the Cedar mines, about
&wo miles west of Abba, on the Chi
cago. Burlington & Quincy railroad.
Deputy Sheriff Joe Lewis, who was
also in pursuit of the murderer, took
charge of him and put him in his
buggy for the purpose of taking him to
Abba With the assistance of a few
of the cooler men the officer endeavored
to get the prisoner away to a place of
safety.
The excited mob only grew more fu-
rious, and seizing the frightened and
covering murderer. they took him away
from the officer and carried him back to
Hiteman to the house where the terri
bic crime was committed. A rope was
secured and placed around his neck,
and he was hung to tree near where
one of the victims of his murderous
knife was lying dead and the other two
I'M a dying condition. The body was
left hanging TO the tree.
A terrible crime had been terribly
avenged and the infuriated mob be-
came calm dispensing one after another
to their homes.
Deputy Sheriff Lewis took charge of
the remains. and the coroner was sent
for. 1t was one of the most monstrous
and cold-biooded murders ever COM
mitted in Iowa. and the anger of the
people of Hiteman knew no bounds.
Business was entirely suspended and
work was stepped for the day.