The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-11
Compsrfson Of photographs shows He
IL the Young Red Rose Murderer
Who Broke JAN.

him in their grasp be told the hole story,
and In court his evidence con-
vicfed his father and Edwards. The
boy was still held in jail
with Gibbons. ostensibiy for trial, but
probably for n witness in case the supreme
court reversed the verdict of the lower
court One night be escaped by the aid
of q party of masked men and from
that time until now be has never
been seen. After ne escaped his pic
ture and description were sent
all over the country and one came to
the Seattle police. When Thomas Blanck
was brought into headquarters Chief
Rogers and Sergeant Willard both said
they had seen him or his face somewhere:
They commenced q search, but nothing
was found until last night. when Willard
came across the following document in
the book of criminals wanted:
Isl 600 REwARDr
''For the apprehension of George f.
Rose. 5000 by commissioners of Pacific
county and 800 by ex-Sheriif w. III. Bush.
of Chehalis county.
"Wss indicted by the grand jury of Pa
cifc county for the brutal murder of Jens
Fredericksen and wife in January, 1899.
Broke jail az Montesano, Chehalis county,
Observation-Disclosures years old. height
feet $ inches. weight about lis pounds,
heavy set, fair complexion, light gray
eyes, light brown hair. thick red lips,
hair mole on right cheek, two upper
front teeth gold lined. stolid expression.
talks fast but not very distinctly
as If tongue was too thick, while waking
stoops little but carries his head erect,
wears hat on back OF his head, turns toes
of right foot inward, may nave light
downy beard. smokes and chews tobacco,
was raised on farm. understands dairy
ing. May assume the name OF Charlie
Johnson.
THE accompanying picture is good
likeness, although taken eighteen months
sheriff of Pacific County. oys,erville,
Wash"
The two expert thief eatchers CON-
pared the description of Rose with
that of Blanck, made allowances for
time and came to the conclusion
that Rose was Blanck for q certainty. The
case OF countenance Is the same, and, al
though Rose at 10 wore q button hole
bouquet. ne could not conceal
the cast of countenance that identi-
fies him as Blanck. aged "a years
The cast of countensnce is the same, the
hair likewise, but the mole does not ap-
pear on a casual survey OF Bianck's face.
He Is taller by fraction OF an inch now
and. although fairly broad-shoudered, is
light from the hips down. If there is q
mistake, IL is certain that two faces were
never cast on closer lines.
The tull history of the "Red Rose
Gangs" crime and of George +. Roses
escape is as follows:
In November 1889, man named Fred
erickson and his wife took up piece of
land near the farm Of John Rose John
Edwards. employed as a cook NJ Roses
hotel. ordered Fredericksen To leave,
claiming that he owned the land.
Frederscksen paid no attention to
Edwards. About the last of January.
$500. the Frsdericksens were missed, and
for a long time IL was thought they were
drowned. George Rose, who was among
those advancing this theory, found Fred
ericksen's boat. which ho claimed had
been swamped. On being questioned
frequently, however. he did not
tell the same story. Suspicion
was fastened on the Rose family and
| search was begun for the bodies. and in a
short time that Of Fredericksen was found
In an old cow path. As soon as the
body was found George Rose confessed
that his father. John Edwards, Gibbons
aud himself had committed the deed.
He then led the men 20 the spot where the
body OF Mrs. Fredericksen had been buried
and the body was found with bullet
through the head. Mainly by George
Roses testimony his father and Ed
wards were convicted and sentenced To De
hanged. The attorney for George Rose and
Gibbons. fearing that their clients would
share the same fate. obtained change of
venue. and. pending trial. Rose and Glib
hons were taken 20 Montesauo and con-
fined ln Jail there. A short time after
their Incarceration body OF masked
men forced their way into the
Jail and took George Rose out. Since that
time he has never been seen or heard OF.
The supreme court set aside the verdict in
the cases Of John Rose and Edwards and
ordered new trial. In the absence OF
George Rose a conviction would have been
impossible.
The necessity OF new trial was avertei
however. BY the action Of mob on the
morning Of April II, 1897. John Rose and
Edwards were confined at that time in iaIi
az oysteryi,ie. and their safety was a thing
Of doubt. IS there had been mutterings
aimee the supreme eourt ordered new
trial. At O'Clock on tue morning Of
April IL the guard Of the Jail Was startled
by . loud knocking. When he asked
who was 81 the door ne was sim
ply ordered TO open the door lie
refused and vas informed that he must
open Ia three minutes or the Jail would
be blown ap with Dynamite. He fisea &
shot. presumably a. an alarm. and then
opened the door. He was seized BY three
masked men and hurried into building
not far distant Several shots were now
heard ia the direction Of the Jail
aud suddenly everything was quiet lie
vas soon released. and en- returning 70 the
All found both Rosa and Easards dead
Edwards had been shot through the lesA
cheek, the ballet coming out through the
Sertebra Of the meek. Rose gAs shes four
shines. once through the hip. once through
tae chest from the from, eaee through
the tor OF the head aud once through the
chest from right 80 lesL
The mob thzt dad the work consisted OF
so0at forty masked men. aud they wsre
traced 90 wiglapa bay. where shey to5k
boats ana made their escape.
4 Young woman, wnc fAilea 20 give her
name, called at the county jail yesterday
she belonged in Kirkland. aud having seen
has portrait IN she fosE~ISTxaLs0ENcx2
she theaght she recognized the features o.
her husband, whe had deserted her some
months aga Acting gAsleE Mcdonald
teok her In shs marierer's ros, whs,e ne
managed to whisper ~ Blaasx before ;As