The morning call., 1892-01-10
CALLED BEFORE
HIS MAKER.
The Fate of a Burglar and Mur.
derer in Prison.
Shorty Anderson Passed Away From Gen.
sumption at San Quentin His Record
Of Crime and Blood.

Convict No. 10,G41, D. j. Barrett, third
termer, hreathed his last in the penitentiary
Mt San Quentin on Friday night. 1t was
quiet, peaceful ending OF a NEST turbulent
life. Shorty Anderson" he was called,
because he was very short in stature and
had served one term for grand larceny
under the name of Anderson.
The deceased was a native Of Massa-
chusetts and aged 40 years. Consumption
was the cause Of death. For over ten years
he had been an inmate Of the San Quentin
Prison, and during that time enjoyed the
reputation of being an exemplary prisoner
He was serving out sentence OF a term LOT
his natural life for being one of the MUIR
derers Of an officer of the law at Sacra-
mentO.
During the epidemic of Ia grippe two years
ago he became a victim of the disease, and
although the resident physician and at
taches of the prison hospital did everything
possible the malady became rooted in his
system and gradually brought on c0nsump-
tiun.
IN THE HOSPITAL FOR TWO YEARS.
Resident Physician Mansfield said yester-
day that Shorty" had been an inmate Of
the hospital for two years. From a robust
man he wasted away to living skeleton.
1t was not un til a few weeks ago that he re-
allied that he was soon to cross the dark
river at the command of the grim destroyer
and then he began to show a repentant
spirit for his past sins. Only one person
from the outside world visited the dying
convict during his last sickness.
This visitor was pretty little sweet
faced lady, who had known and associated
with Barrett in childhOOd's happy days.
She was untiTing in her attentions and WAS
with him, listening 10 his last requests just
before the poor. emaciated fellow died.
Chaplain brahms was his patient spiritual
adviser.
Up to the last the convict maintained that
he was innocent Of the crime of murder.
He showed a repentant spirit, however, for
the wild, rl0tOuS life that had resulted in his
incarceration behind prison bars. He made
many little requests OF the chaplain, and all
Will be strictly complied with. One was
that the pictures OF his mother and brother
be placed in bis coffin, and the other was
that the Rev. Mr.. brahms conduct the burial
services.
LAID OUT IN A PLAIN COFFIN.
The body of the dead convict was laid out
yesterday i'll plain coffin, and the two
photographs SO long cherished by him were
placed on his breast. With falterng steps
and Dated breath many criminals passed
through the dead" room yesterday to take
one last look. Tears streamed from the
eyes Of some of the sympathetic, while
others, being unable TO control their emo
tiOn, sObbed loudly. So all that remains Of
the deceased will be placed at fnal rest to-
day in the black cemetery at Point San
Quentin. Chaplain brahms will conduct
the services and several hundred conTcts
will follow the body to the grave.
just twenty-fouT hours before dissolution
came the dying man sent for the steward
and asked if he had clean white shirt.
Then the dying man was made happy by
being presented with snowy garment In
which TO be buried. The records show
that convict 10641 arrived at San Quentin
on December ?, 1852. Here is the story Of
the crime for which he was sentenced 10
life seryitude.
With Charles O'Brien and another con
fedeTate, who escaped, shorty" killed
Policeman Scott at Sacramento while the
officer was arresting them for highway
robbery. They were in the act OF gtrTOting
a man, when Scott nterfered and was shot
and MORALLY wounded. shorty" fled TO
Napa where he was taken into custody for
burglary and sentenced TO fourteen years
Imprisonment at San Quentin. While serv-
ing the term he was identified as one OF
SCOTS murderers taken 10 Sacramento and
convicted.
PARDON DENIED.
Realizing that the prisoner could not live
very long two women, in whose family he
had been while boy, presented a petition
for his pardon two months ago. A Bar
rett was a second or third teTmer it was
necessary that his pardon be recommended
by the Justices Of tue Supreme Court On
the 18th ult the Board Of State Prison Di-
rectors denied the application for pardon
for these reasons:
That Barrett 10 a confirmed criminal, having
served Term tn this prison for burglary prior 10
the commission OF this Offeuse. aud Is now uu-
dergOing a sentence for life for murder. While
realizing the serious and probable fatal Illness OF
the prisoner, tie case does not present that
merit which deserves favorable consideration
from this board. Barrett has the privilege OF the
hospital which Is clean, well ventilated ana
comfortable; has the services OF the resident
physician day and night, and gets good food. es-
peciaily prepared for invads. and his con
dItOn, While sick, Is more comfortable than IL
would likely be outside as free man.
The dying prisoners friends promised to
have him sent to Arizona, but the prison
attaches knew that it was better for him 10
pass away in the prison hospital than out
on the street among strangers.
No tombstone or epitaph will mark the
c0nvict's grave. At its head will rise a small
white board bearing this legend In black
letters:
NO. 1854, D. J. Barrett-Shorty Ander-
son."