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Five Chinese Men Were Taken from Jail and Lynched
Narrative
In late September 1885, five Chinese men accused of murdering and robbing Daniel Frazer at Pierce City were taken from jail and hanged by a citizens’ mob. The Inter Ocean called the bodies “Ghastly Fruit on Pierce City Trees.” The Springfield News-Sun reported that the men were “summarily disposed of” after alleged confessions. The case formed part of the broader anti-Chinese purge climate then spreading across the Northwest, where murder accusations, labor hostility, and mob action merged into campaigns of terror and expulsion. For more details, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1885_Pierce_City_lynching.