The morning call., 1890-08-01
+: SENSATIONAL: MURDER CASE,
A witness Story of the Killing of the Fred
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a witness Story Of the Killing of the Fred
~. OYsTERvFLLE,:. july. 31.-What: gives
promise of being the most sensational muir
der case in :the history. of Washington. is
now in: progress in: the Superior Court.
|. John Edwards, Edward: Gibbons, John B.
Rose and George Rose are being tried for
the murder of :J. F.. .FrederickS0n and:wfe
in. Pacific County, january So: $780, The
court began the work Tuesday. of i'm
/. paneling a jury, which was completed
the : same . day, only fourteen being
|. excused or challenged. Following are the
names of the jurors: A: Writ; P. Moore,
Thomas Rooney, J. C. Denton, NJ. C.:Field-
burg, F. a.. Mauldin, Curt Musser, Free
man Albright, Il. j.: Ford, John AdamsOn,
: F. H. Canaris and james Cady. Itwas ar
ranged that the defendants should be tried
in: the: following ORDER Edwards. first,
Gibbons second John B. Rose third and
/: George Rse;l last. -. !: :
T.: The COURTROOM was packed when thecase
against Edwards Was called yesterday.
L After: the. case had been opened by the: re-
spectfye attorney. George. Rose, one of the
+ defendants was called to the witness-stand.
The. defense objected to the: introduction
tof%R0se's evidence for the reason that by a
.cGnfeision# made at the:preliminary eXami-
!. nati6n evidence of*his *guilt was so clearly
shown and connection with the crime
so thoroughly: established that he caught
*nOt=:. to- be-. allowed to testify, and that
. being. a cO-defendaut he was not a coupe
. tent itness. Tie -defense'S- objections
were overruled. Rose then related to-. the
!. jury: the following story of the crime; i On
the:morning of January 30th4the defend
*ants gotFrederiekson to- 90 with them to
look. after.'S0me cattle, =:
-#W.hile-w walking: along a trail, Edwards
went first. followed by John b. Rose and
witness. T. FTederiCksOA cams neXtand Glib
bons. brought up the rear. When about
half mile from the house Gibbons said:
II ,o0k :lFarp, Frederickson@,# FrederickSQn
turned, :and%GIbbOnS, who. carried a shot
gun, raised it to his shoulder and fired in
FreGerick50n's face: The cartridge was
loddedwith No. / or B shot: Frederickson
fell dead without utterihG word. Before
burying him: John: B.. R0se took all the
vided.it between the other defendants. THE
. body ,WasatAen buried where it fell. The
Defendant returned tO.jOhn B. Roses
house. John b, Rose and Edwards went to
FredericR5On'S house, and by some excuse
brought Mrs. Frederickson to- .Rose's .h6use
When near the 'pig-pen Edwards raised his
rifle, and shot Mrs. FredericksOn through
the head. killing her. instantly. A grave
two foot and half deep was then dug and
the murdered wpman placed insit.
Nhen' 'young Rose 5 testimony contra
dicted 'his1rst confession he gave reason
that he;had beeIi' Instructed by counsel at
that time to:mabe different statements in
order that the people would.nOt know what
he would testify. Also that he did not
wish to implicate his father On cross
examination he. adhered, 6closely. to
his story, denying that he. assaulted the
murdered weman. The defense. will en-
deavor to prove that George alone COM
mitted the murder and that he first as
sauted the woman, breaking. her arm in
the struggle. After several Witnesses had
been examined as TO Edwards queer con-
duct since the murder and ms 10 the eXhum-
ing of the murdered womau's body, the
court adjourned.