The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-05

Csasseatsa - One ef . Muraesing Farty
~ Ray Ceas<r.
ASTORIA, April S-The preliminary ex-
animation OF George r Rose, John =. Rose
John Edwards. Edward Gibbons and
George d. Jones. charged with the murder
OF J. =. Ffedrickson ard wife. near South
Bend. Pacific county. WASH. the last week
IN January, took place At Bay Center yes
terday
After hearing the necessary testimony
regarding the finding Of the bodies. she
autopsy and other matters, the confession
Of Georns r. Rose, the son Of j. Il. Hose
and one of the four who composed the
killing party. Was introduced. Ii Was
made March 30. and is in substance as fol-
lows:
Ny father wanted this loo acres Of land
that James Frederickson took. He wanted
Edwards or Gibbons to take IL and pay
out On II. then deed 1t to my father. This
Gibbons is one Of the mesnest men who
ever came into the county.
Edwards and my father made ii up as
TO how they would kill Frederickson and
his WIFE, After Edwards made up his mind
to take the place for my father, he cut
down some trees on the place. but father
found out after Ereaerickson had
buiit . stake shsnty on the claim.
that be had commenced . contest 10 get
the land.
"On Wednesday or Thursday OF the last
week in January, father. Gibbons and
took boat and crossed the bay to fathers
ranch. where We found John Edwards.
We had 1t al made up as to how We
were to do the killing. Father and Ed
wards went up to Fredericksons house
70 get him to come down TO help hunt
cattle After he came father, Edwards,
Gibbons. Frederickson and went down to
the woods west of the house. Edwards
went first, father next, then |, then
Frederickson and Gibbons in the rear.
About half mile west OF the house Glib
bons said. look here. Frederickson,' and
Frederickson turned. ard as he stood
about four feet from Gibbons fired shot
gun. striking Frederickson in the face.
We buried Frederickson lust where he
fell Before we buried him father took ali
the money Frederickson had in his pocket
and divided it between the three of them.
After We buried the body we went 10
fathers house. This was in the forenoon
between 0 and 10 O'Clock. Father and
Edwards then went to Frederickson's s
house and made some excuse to bring Mrs
Frederickson down to fathers house,
when father raised his rife and shot her
through the head. / helped TO dig the
grave for her.
I'VE all worked together. and put her in
face up. and then flied the grave up. We
scattered the looss dirt, and agreed that
rain would DIX everyth thing.
After killing her We made up story
that We saw Frederickson and wife start
ing In the boet for Bruceport, and got lost
Edwards WAS 70 take Frederickson's boat
and swamp Il.
After detailing the subsequent move
ments Of the assasuins, the confession con-
cludesi:
IL also wish to say that 1 voluntarily Of
fered TO so with The shcyiE. and show him
and his party. who were searching for the
body. just where Mrs. Frederickson is buried.
] could not hang of any longer. ! wanted
her buried beside her husband. l conid
not stand il. The above is the truth and
all the facts concerning the murder of JAMS
and Semi Fredrickson, SO help me God.
.GEoRsE r. RosEn
At the conclusion of the hearing John B.
Rose, George T. Rose. Edward Gibbons and
John Edwards were remanded TO the Gus
tody OF the sheriff to await the action OF
the grand jury ~ the July term of the dis
trict court
There is little danger of lynching ,as other
confessions are expected which may clear
up some former mysteries in that section,
in which murder seems to have been done
at the instigation of or by John b. Rose.