The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-27
A NEW DEEDOF BLOOD
Murderer Friederichs Assaults
a Fellow Prisoner.
II MAY De ANOTHER MURDER.
ane slayer Of schsrbring Revengss .
Quarrel by Frscturing tho Skull or
Forger w. n. Carter.

Fnedericks, the convicted murderer OF echer-
orAns, VINO owes his life to the laws delays gave
new evidence Of his deyiiieh character last
night and Came very near adding another MUIR
ger 20 his catalogue of crimes by committing .
terrible assault which may yet result fatally.
In the county Jail.
Ine men had quarrel during the evening,
and Carter, who was ii the long corridor with
otner prisoners. advanced to the cell wherein
.se enrsged murderer was Gagged to tanfalizs
MIN, when Friedrichs plunged q short stick
about eigh cen inches long through the bars of
the IRON door and struck Carter over the eye,
knocking him fnsenkible 10 the foor
Jailors FORAKER and Monroe, who knew moth
ing OF the quarrel, and who were at this mo-
ment in this sherih's Office overhead, were
startled by hearing pounding on the floor fol-
lowed by the voice of Miller, another forger in
the jail, saying. 'Carter 10 hurt; you had better
send fog Doctor"
Going below, the jailors found Carter laying
limp aud breathing hard on the stone floor ssr.
rounded by his excited Jail companions,
while the heaviest, black whiskered muir
oerer sat back In bis iron cell perfectly uncon-
cerned. DR.. Eames was summoned aud found
that the temple bone over Carriers eye had been
fras tured, and said the injured man would have
to be paced in hospital Tor treatment Carter
would lave been removed from the jail last
night but owing to his critical condition 1t was
concluded not safe to do 90.
Carter, the victim, is the dapper, sharp-fca-
tured man. about 80 years of age, who was ar.
rested June 26 last for the forgery OF numerous
check. He presented o checx calling for 1850
10 George Bowers. the jeweler of 912ls Front
street, In payment for ring The check came
lack dishonored. and the jeweler stated his loss
to detective. Carter also swindlei many other
people by giving them checks for like amount
Carer rir 10 lu.v fr.C
arrested. ale claims to be q native of ST. Louis,
Mo-, and fays ne came from Tacoma TO Seattle,
where he had been employed by George w.
Boardman & Son.
Friedricns is now under sentence Of death for
one OF the most asrocious murd .rs ever com.
mitted in the state. He is shoem aker by trade,
and at the time OF the murder was in business
on Marion street, cetween Froaf and West. He
had friend named Saerbring, steward on one
OF tue Sound steamers, and the two men were
frequent.y seen together and seemed to be very
fond OF each other One evening In the
summer Of 1855 Friedrichs met his friend
and persuaded him to take walk
out on Grant street. When they were returning
to the city, Fr.ederichs, without warning, STEP
ped back and drawing revolver shot Scher
bring in the back of the head. The unfortunate
man. terribly IMPUTED, fell to the walk and COM
menced yelling and enfrcating his former
friend to spare his life. The heartless
murderer was deaf to the pitiful entreat-
les OF his victim, for jumping ION
the terrified man, aud kicking him said. sShut
up. Keep STILL You'll be out of pain In q
minuter' The murderer, becoming frightened
for his own safety ran away, and the now
senseless Schenbring was taken to q hospital
The injured man lived several days
and told the whole story, and the
murderer was subsequently captured near Ia
coma. He was brought 10 Seattle, and for nearly
three years has been confined in the county jail
He has been tried and sentenced to be hanged.
but the execution was postponed pending the
decision OF the supreme court, to which the case
had been carried upon mere gossaraer threads
OF law.
For some time the murderer has been favored
with many privileges. He is the only prisoner
who is allowed q light at night He never
spends his day In the cell. but is
let out in the main hallway. AUDITING on
the north corridor. with the minor criminals
His murderous assault on Carter, will no
doubt cause the jailor to allow him no more
liberties ana IL may also awaken the state OFF,
GERS from their lethargy which has SO Long de-
feated the ends Of justice.