The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-01-31

two. one of whom was Lem You
worked about the placer mines. AS was
learned later the four were to be paid
$1,000 for the murder.
Six Against One
"A dark night in September was de-
cided for the crime. A heavy rain was
railing, accompanied by a high wind.
Fraser slept in his store, in a room par
titioned off from the warehouse in the
rear OF the store building.
At 2 o'clock in the morning the six
Cinnamon entered the building through
the rear door. They made their way to
his sleeping apartment and as he
awoke at the flicker OF the light on.
OF the celestials struck him a terrific
blow with an axe on the side of his
head. The blow CHANGED to be a glana-
ing one, and although the blood spurt-
ing from the wound covered the wall
at the side of the bed, Fraser was not
rendered unconscious.
In Deadly Fight
He was a powerful man and man.
aged to stagger to his feet. Unarmed
he fought the foreigners with his bare
fists. endeavoring to reach the outside
door but the exit was blocked by the
assailants, who in the dim light were
striking at him with hatchets, axes and
knives. With blood pouring from many
wounds he reached the warehouse room
II iv,to
store room. On the side Of the wall
many hatchets We're hanging and he
seized one of these.
LAS one Of the Cinnamon approached
closer than the rest, seeking to admin
lister the fatal blow, Fraser struck h'Ih
with the only weapon in his reach.
moment later. weakened from the great
flow of blood from the score of wounds
on his body. he placed his hands on the
counter the imprints Of which in his
blood was seen the next day, and leaned
over, gasping for breath. One of the
Cinnamon then swung heavy, sharp
axe with all his strength against the
small of Fraser's back. The sharp axe
sunk deep into his back and completely
severed his backbone. Fraser expired
and was carried by the assailants to
another part OF the store, where he was
stretched out on his back and his arms
folded across his breast. In order to be
absolutely certain of the death they
thrust the blades of sharp knives into
the brain at the same point on either
side Of his head.
Murder Discovered
ut was not till the next morning that
the murder was discovered. When the
alarm was given there was great ex-
citement From the manner in which
the crime was committed it was imme-
diately concluded that Cinnamon were
the guilty ones. Eight Cinnamon were
arrested at Pierce upon suspicion. An
interrI ,er was disguised as an Indian
and placed near the log Jail, where he
could overhear the conversation OF the
Imprisoned men. He distinctly heard
them discussing the crime and the ac-
tions they took in it.
Lynehing Of Five
When confronted with the evidence
secured by the interpreter several Of
the Cinnamon wilted. 1t required the
use of hemp to extract confessions from
the others. Lem You. the one who
was wounded by Fraser in his death
struggle, escaped.
THE five Cinnamon were bound
over and started to Murray, the county
seat They had proceeded only two
miles from Pierce when the guards
said a band of Indians appeared on the
scene and forcibly took the five China
men from them. All five were then
hung from the same tree.
Nothing was heard Of Lem You
and the manner in which he made his
escape was never known. The fact OF
a Chinaman of his name should appear