The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-20

aud lungs. In other respects the body was
In healthy condition. 10 cross-examin-
ing, Attorney Abel dotted his coat and
vest and made the witness indicate upon
his person the precise course Of the bullet.
Mrs. A. Hermann of 1926 Folsom street
said that on the fateful morning she was
crossing Market street, near Tenth, about
half-past 9 o'clock, when she saw the de-
fendant run out of the branch bank Of the
San Francisco Savings Union pursued by
Melvin. Melvin fired after Fredericks.
There was colored man also who had a
pistol. but he did not fire.
John s. O'Brien told of following Fred
ericks in his flight, at a respectful dis
tance, however. He saw Fredericks had a
loaded pistol in his hand. When they got
to Eleventh street, Frederieks made the
witness halt by pointing his pistol at him.
He then disappeared across vacant lot
into Mission street.
George Henry Hauerken was driving in
buggy on Potter street when be saw the
defendant In full flight. There was cry
of stop him." and the witness followed,
bu. when Frederieks stopped and threat
ened him with his pistol the witness con-
Guided that he had seen enough, and so
turned and went home. The pistol
seemed very large one to him. He lost
sight of Fredelieks on streetcar at Four
teenth and Mission streets.
Otis II. Nieble, a Mission-street car
driver, testified that Fredericks boarded
his car that morning. The defendants
Fourteenth street the witness asked Fred
ericks for his fare, but the latter left the
car and disappeared down the street.
William j. Shields, the eX-pOiceman who
captured Fredericks. gave the history of
the chase as before described. and ident-
fed the cartridge belt, pistols, holsters.
knife and sheath which Fredericks carried
at the time. These were introduced in EVIL
dence.
Detective John F. Seymour testified to
having met Fredercks at the Receiving
Hospital Immediately after his arrest. Cap
tain Lees was also present. Frederlcks
made no secret of the affair and said merely
that his intention was to drive the cashier
aud bookkeeper into the bank vault, lock
them up and make off with some $4,000 in
coin. He had two money bags for the pur-
pose.
In cross-examination it came out that
fTedericks said be took bottle OF alcohol
with him for the purpose of frightening
the officials into thinking il was something
deadly Respecting certain bullets, which
the detective produced, Mr.. Coiwel asked
him how he knew they came from the
bank. They merely told van so, didn't
they ?' he asked. Seymour admitted that
IBIS was so.
The testimony of Captain /. w. Lees was
then read as taken in the Police Court.
with the exception of that part relating to
the defendants memorandum book In
cipher, which was ruled out by Judge
Levy. Fredericks gave wrong name at
nrst, but afterward admitted his identity.
he fold Captain Lees that Herrick fired
the nrst shot, and that he then shot Her
rick and ran.
AT this point the prosecution closed and
recess was taken. Frsdericks had been
calmly engaged In reading a newspaper
during the greater part OF the morning,
bnt in the last half hour he suddenly com
menced TO write. More poetry" thought
some; but 1t was not. 1t proved on invest;
CATION that Fredericks had carefully com
piled list Of the various weapons of war
that we're found upon him at his arrest.
with q view of diSposing of them to a qims
museum. They might bring him in some
money, he thought +.
After the recess surprise wasFsprune
upon the court. After producing meas
urements to show that The bank counter
was four feet one inch from the floor, and
that the bulef-hole 10 the glass partition
was eight inches higher. Mr.. Cowell said
that the defense would withdraw the mo-
ton for continuance made In order that
commission might Issue TO take the
testimony of the prisoners relatives in
Germany, and with that was Withdrawn
the District Attorneys admission that the
disease of insanity ran through Frederick s
family. Mr.. CoIweli then announced that