The morning call., 1894-05-08

peen assisted Dy an aDle ana learned aUtOI.
ney. who had done everything in his power
for him. He had been tried before jury
whose integrity, fairness and impartiality
were unquestionable; that the jury bad
been compelled by force of circumstances.
by sheer weight of evidence, to find the
prisoner guilty. without a recommends
zion.
IN honest jury could have arrived at
any other opinion" said the Judge, land
tie court fully concurs in and indorses it.
Now. under the verdict of the jury as rem
dered. without any recommendation, it be-
comes the painful duty of the court to pass
sentence of death upon you, William Nj.
FIedercks. fer the wiIful and deliberate
murder of William A. Herrck.
"But before fulfill this painful task |
do beseech and conjure you to put aside
this Indifferent ce that has characterized you
| throughout / beseech you, prepare for
the change of life that is to come, for
soemnly / believe that the Judgment
against you will surely he sustained IN the
appellate court" Judge Levy then passed
sentence of death in the usual form, the
execution to take place at San Quentin on
July II.
! Fredericks, still unmoved, quietly lis
tened TO his sentence. and when Judge
Levy had concluded he sat quietly down
and submitted 10 be handcuffed The
crowd, awed for the moment, broke into
life when they saw preparations being
made for the prisoners removal and
| helter-skeller they rushed, over chairs and
| benches, to the corridor outside so as to
crafty their curiosity with one other look
| at Fredericks as his guards hustled him
back to jail.
| Frederlcks' first visitor in the prison was
j. L. Bruce, the brakeman whom he nearly
killed in June last Mr.. Bruce got look
at him in court, and at once positively
Identified him as his would be murderer,
but he wanted to see him behind the bars.
Fredericks bore his steadfast gaze unfiinch-
ingly, and on being taxed with the crime
assured MI Bruce that he was mistaken.
me, sir; am not mistaken. You are
going to swing soon anyhow. so that is
some satisfaction"
There Is not the slightest doubt in the
minds of the police authorities that Fred.
ericks was also the murderer of Sheriff
Pascoe. His statement that he was in
another part of the State about that time
was. therefore, one Of the lies he could use
so glibiy.
For the first time since he entered the
City Prison the smile that invariably sat
on his face was absent yesterday after he
had been sentenced to death. The deadly
pallor on his face and the curtness of his
greeting to those who spoke to him showed
too plainly that he had at last realized
that death on the gallows stared him in
the face.
Chief Crowley paid him a brief visit.
and to the Chiefs kind inquiry as to how
he felt he returned surly answer.
Several people blessed with a morbid
curiosity were permitted to take look at
him in his cell, and to all he returned the
same defiant glance.
| About o'clock in the afternoon the
van from the County Jail drove up to the
| City Prison and Fredericks was removed
from his cell TO the vehicle. He was
nandcuffed and had an Oregon boot on his
| left foot and was guarded BY five Deputy
| Sheriffs. three of whom took seats beside
| him in the van and two sat beside the
driver.
Before leaving the prison Fredericks
shouted "Good-by" to the prison officials
and reporters as he was being hustled
rapidly along the corridor. What the
prison officials said need not be published.
Every one from Chief Crowley down
breathed a sigh of heartfelt relief that he
was gone at last.
Fredericks was driven to the County
Jail, and AT O'clock Deputy Sheritfs Nc
FiernaD. Riley and O'Connor left with
him securely manacled for San Quentin.
He was handcuffed aud wore an Oregon
boot. He affected to be amused at these
precautions against his escape and in
dulged in little raillery. which the Jail
attendants termed cold, hard JOSH"
He suggested that they had better put an
other boot on his foot, and to several dep
uties who were watching the departure he
said: ''Aint you going, too? Better come
along and make this sure job.''
The party attracted considerable atten-
tion on the way to the ferry. and Fred
ericks seemed in no way cast down, but on
the contrary to rather enjoy the sensation
he was causing.