The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-04-12
TELEGRAPHIC.
GRAPHIC STORY OF THE BUTCHERY
OF THE FREDERICKsONs.

| GRAPHIC STORY OF THE BoIChEh
OF THE FREDERICKsONs.
ASTORIA, April 4.-The prel1minar
examination OF George F. Rose, John L
Rose, John Edwards, Edward Gibbon
and George ID. Jones, charged with tn
| murder of Jens F. Fredrlckson and wife
near South Bend, Pacific county, Wash
fhe last week in January, took place a
Bay Center yesterday. After the hearing
Of testimony regarding the finding of th
( bodies, the autopsy and other matters, TIL
confession of George F. Rose, son of J.. B
Rose. and one of the four who composed
i the killing party, was introduced. 1t wa
made March 80, and is in substance al
follows:
NV father wanted this 100 acres of lane
that Jens Frederickson took. He wanteC
Edwards or GIBBONS to take it, paw up
and then deed it to 10y father. This Glib
| bons is one of the meanest men who evel
came into the country. Edwards and my
father all made 1t up as tc how they would
kill Frederickson and wife. After Ed
wards made up his mind to take the place
for father, he cut down some trees on the
place, but father found out after Fred
erickson had built shake shanty on the
claim that he had commenced contest
to get the land. On Wednesday or Thurs
day of the last week in January, father,
Gibbons and 1 took boat and crossed
the bay to fathers ranch, where We found
Edwards.
We had It all made up as to how we
were to do the killing. Father and Ed
wards went up to Predecessors house to
get him to come down to help hunt cattle.
After he came father, Edwards, Gibbons.
Frederickson and / went to the woods
west of the house. Edwards went first,
father next. then l, then Frederickson and
Gibbons in the rear.
About half a mile west of the house
Gibbons said: "Look here, Frederick
sor," and Frederickson turned, and as he
stood, about four feet away, Gibbons fired
a shotgun, striking Frederickson III the
face.
We buried Frederlckson just where he
fell. Before we buried him father took
all the money Frederlckson had in his
pocket and divided it between the three
of them. After we buried the bcuy we
went to fathers house. This was in the
forenoon, between 8 and 10 o'clock.
Father and Edwards went to Frederick
sons house and made some excuse to
bring Mrs. FrederIckson down to fathers
house.
When we got there Edwards, who had
fathers rifle. raised it and shot her through
the head. helped dig the grave for her.
We all worked together, and put her IN
face up and filled the grave up. We
scattered loose dirt and agreed that the
rain would fix up everything. After kill
ing her we all made up that we should
tell the story that we saw Frederickson
and his wife starting in boat for Bruce
port and got lost. Edwards was to take
Frederlckson's boat and swamp 1t.
After detailing the subsequent move
ments Of the assassins, the confession
concludes:J
I also wish to say that I voluntarily
offered to &c with the sheriff and show
him and the party searching for the body
Just where Mrs. Frederickson was buried
I could not hang off any longer.
wanted her buried beside her husband.
1 could not stand it. The above is the
truth, and all the facts concerning the
murder of Jens and SEM Frederickson.
So help me God.
GEORGE F. ROSE.
At conclusion of the hearing John B.
Rose, George F. Rose. Edward Gibbons
and John Edwards were remanded to tie
custody of the sheriff, to await the action
of the grand jury, at the July term of the
district court. There is little danger OF
lynching, and other confessions are ex-
pected which may clear up some former
mysteries in that section, in which MUIR
der seems to have been done at the in
stigatlons of or by John B. Rose.
DALLEs BOAT RAILWAY.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The Oregon
and Washington delegations were greatly
pleased to-day by the passage of Senator
Mitchelrs bill appropriating $2,500,000
for boat railway around The Dalles of
The Columbia river. 1t was the intention
to call up the bill when the 500 and Gal
weston measures were passed week ago,
but It was decided to take the regular
conrse. While the senate was rushing
through bills without number, the boat
railway bill was reached. Senators
and Dolph were IN their seats,
and Senators Squire and Allen were in the |
all ready under the five-minute
rule to explain the bill. Nobody made
any objection. The bill was considered as
IN ommittee of the whole, aDd no amend
ment was made, although it was read en-
tire. Several senators who were opposed |
10 the appropriation gathered around
The senators, but did not raise their voices |
The bill went to the third reading and
passage, and still no one had objected. |
After it was declared passed by Vice
President Merton, Senator Edmunds went |
10 tie clerks desk, picked it up and read
It. The Oregon senators were ready 20
spring upon him if he made an objection,
but be came away and the bill was safe,
20 far as the senate was concerned.
1t now goes to the house, and Mr.. Her.
mann will try to get the rivers and har-
bors committee to report it with the 500
md Galveston bills as one omnibus n.eas-
IRE, with the hopes that combination
may carry it through.
LITTLE GIRL BURNED TO DEATH.
TACOMA, April s. Alice Kasson, the
) year old daughter of NJ. o. Kasson, a
nachinlst on the Northern Pacific rail-
way, was out playing with her little sister
and boy named Harry Gillespie Friday
afternoon. The boy tr1ed to drive the
girls into the house, and hit Alice with a
ire brand. Her dress took fire, and be-
lore it could be put out the child was
fatally burned. She suffered great pain
until to day when she died. Mr.. Kasson
and family came from Buffalo to Tacoma
eighteen months ago.
A BoY's LEG CUT OFF.
SPOKANE FALLS, April "a 14-year-
Did boy named Walter Klmball was run
over by Northern Pacific freight train
this morning at 8 o'clock at the crossing
Of the Union Pacific track. His leg was
and the hoy may live.
NEWS OF CALIFORNIA.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 6.-1he fifth
week OF the IRON molders' strike will close
tomorrow and the fight stands appar-
emily just where 1t begun. 1.-THE Inter
maternal union," says President Valentine,
who champions the strikers, "canuot and
will not let US go under. There are 5000
active members in the International
union, which, with compulsory assess
c,ent of 81 a month, means $22, 900 a
month for our support, or 1884 900 a
! ear. Our 134 men on the strike draw
81 so each week, end $4,000 month IN
The aggregate. We can exist on the sum
allowed us and prolong the fight inde6-
nitely with the immense sum at our back,
even if they bring In enough scrubs from