The sun., 1894-03-24
KILLED AT HIS COUNTER.
CASHIER HERRIcK sHor Down IN
HIS BINE.

Desperate Attempt 60 Rob = Branch OF the
Sc. Fr.-eiseo Savings Usion by wiiiis-
Fressriek-, .. Ex-Cesvict, whs Was
ws.teaby the Psme. for Knii.s I've Mes
sAw Francisco. March 23-cashisr William
Herrick OF the San Francisco Savings Unions
branch once was murdered in the bank this
morning By William Fredericks. an ex-convict,
who has been wanted by the police for nearly
year for two murders In Nevada county.
When Fredericks was chased through the
streets and captured the crowd that followed
him to the City Hall we're ignorant OF his
identity or OF his previous crimes. They
thought he was q half-crazed Anarchist.
who had tried to bulldoze the branch
Official into yielding up money. But
when the crowd learned who he was
they clsmored for his blood. Hundreds were
masssd about the City Hall and several men
harangued the mob. declaring that It was high
time Judge Lynch took q hand and cleared
out these miscreants. whom lawyers were
sure to set free on technicslity.
All available policemen were placed on
guard around the hospital where the prisoner
was confined. Frsdericks had shown no ner-
vousness during his capture or at his identi-
1oation. but when he heard the hoarss shouts
OF the mob outside he became pale as the
sheet on his cot and begged Chief Crowley to
protect him.
Fredericks went into the bank at OK o'clock.
soon after IL was opened, and whom there was
but little chance Of his being interrupted. He
asked Bookkeeper Melvin to direct him to
the cashier. Melvin did so. and Fredericks
went up to Herrick and placed in front
OF him q bottle with sort OF fuse
attachment and letter demanding money
| and threatening in the event Of refusal to
blow up the bank. Hsrrick apparently thought
he was dealing with crank. for he tossed the
| letter back without word As he did so Fred
| srtcks shouted. Stand back" and drew an
| old-fashi ,ned navy revolver Of the powder and
ball kind. He levellsd the revolver at Mr..
Herrick and pulled the trigger
The cap snapped and Herrick took advan-
taRs Of the opportunity to grab his own re-
| volver from the counter. As he levelled It at
Fredsricks he looked down the muzzls Of the
robbers big revolver Both mon shot at the
Same Instant Herriok's bullet won't wild. but
Fredsricks had taken better aim.
The ball from his old navy revolver struck
| Hsrrick In the corner Of the left eye. and the
cashier fell to the floor dead. Az Herrick fell.
Bookkeeper Melvin opened IRE on Frsdericks.
The bullet went through the heavy glass panel
over the counter and struck the robber In the
chest splinter OF the broken panel hit him
| in the sye.
Believing that he WAS seriously wounded
and seeing q crowd gathering Frederioks
turned and fed. He got through the crowd
and hid under house three blocks from the
bank. There the police caught him- They
took him to the City Hall. and after doctor
had examined him he was sent to the hos
| pital He had lot OF papers bearing the
| name OF Frederick Bonnemant and an-
archistic memoranda but as soon as
Capt Lees. chief Of detectives. saw him
he recognized him as ex-Convict Fredsrieks
who killed Brakeman Bruce Of the Southern
Pacific snd Sheriff Pasoos OF Nevada county
| last June. He had just been released from
Folsom prison after . three years. term for
robbery.
In prison he formed the Acquaintance oi
George Sontag. the train robber in for life,
and the police suspected him OF furnishing
the rides and ammunition with which Son
| tag and feur other convicts attempted to es-
cape from Folsom. The police at once began q
hunt for him. and while eluding them he
killed the two men. Nothing had been heard
Of him since then until to-day. when Capt
Lees identified him. He owned up imme-
| diAtsly. and admitted shooting Bruce and
| PAscoe.