The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-27
4 HUMAN WOLF SLAIN
VIM. Fredericks. Who Killed
for the Love of Murder.
TOM BLAncx's COUNTERPART.
He Bu,chered at Least Nine Men-A
Pfous Man at the End. Fond
of His Praver-Book.

Ire called al /. At ] he rose ana pf-seA
two hours he slept from to ;. and IRON
70 devoted himself 10 mis- prayer oooh-
Last night he tried 70 sell his confession
to reporter for $780, He said he wanted
the money 10 buy him suitable tonie-
stone. and grew indignant when he was
offered SO After that he refused 10 tax
to any one but the death watch. ana onIS
10 him when ne desired TO give some OF
der. at this morning he attired himself
with great care in the neat black SUIT
which had been prepared for him. anu,
after iustructing the guard that ne wlsneu
TO remain IN peace for the REMAINDER o.
his time on earth, sat down IN a rocker
in his shirt sleeves and slippers IN ne
highest corner of his cell and read MS
prayer book When visited by reporter
at 2. he was stiIl porting over its pages
When addressed he slowly raised MS
eyes in a mute, pleading way, but whiie
his lsps moved he did not speak lie
moved his head slowly from side TO side
in a dazed. hopeless way, and dropped his
eyes TO his book again His face was
deathly pale. and he seemed almost liant
ing.
shortly after o'clock Fredericks'
spiritual advisers arrived from san ka-
fael They Immediately went TO his cell
and remained until his devotions were In
terrupted by the entrance OF Warden Hale
at s:55. He informed Fredericks that the
hour of his execution had come. Il am
ready was all he said, and he stood
leaning against the cell until his death
warrant was read. Then the march 10
the scaffold was commenced Warden
Hale and Prison Chaplain Drahm led the
way, followed by the two priests IN their
robes. Fredericks walked behind them,
half supported by Amos Lunt, the hang
man He walked firmly up the twelve
steps and took his place on the trap WITH
out tremor.
DO Nd NJ
hush fell over the TO spectators who had
gathered in front OF the gallows. Gen
tlemen, Mr. Fredericks wishes TO say
half a dozen words" he announced.
Please keep as quiet as possible.
Fredericks surveyed the crowd calmly,
and said in his broken English; Gentle
men, 1 forgive everybody as l hope 10 be
forgiven" His voice was without
tremor. but he had forgotten what re
marks he had carefully prepared and
looked at the ceiling in a perplexed sort
of way while trying to recall them And
j can assure you that / do not entertain
any hard feelings toward any living NOR
tai" Again he paused and laughed like
"A confuesd schoolboy who had forgotten
his speech Fredericks finally continued:
by the will of an omnipotent Creator. l
die in the Roman Catholic church. l
cheerfully consign myself TO the Will of
the One over and above all. Amen.
repeated his advisers.
His arms had been pinioned. and when
he concluded Lunt dropped the moose over
Fredericks' head. He stood as firm as a
| rock. and, turning TO the warden, VINO
| stood behind him, whispered: Make lt
| tight" Lunt held it until the cap was ad-
| justed. then gave II a light JERK ana raised
| his right hand. Fredericks shot down the
length of the rope, and died without a
| tremor In eleven minutes the physicians
pronounced life extinct, and the body OF
| Fredericks was cut down. He carried TO
! the grave the secret of his crimes.
Salt Lake. July pa special to the Tri-
buns from Butte. Mont. says; Accord
| ing to a story told the city marshal by
| August Barrenstein. a young German.
| william NJ. Frefericks, who was hanged
| I'm California today. was living In Butte
| from August 1873, to January, 1924. ana
! was the murderer of three Cinnamon who
| were found butrhered and robbed in their
| cabin near this city September %. and
| also committed A number OF daring high
| way robberies in Butte about the same
| time Barrenstein says he roomed with
| F'reiericks who at that time went by the
/ name OF william Berrigan, and the muir
| derer frequently related incidents OF his
| career and boosted Of his crimes 10 him,
| but threatened TO kill the young man II
| he ever BETRAYED him. and Barrenstein
| was so much afraid of him that he kept
| the secret until he knew Fredericks could
1
| Rarrenstein that he belonged TO Chris
| Evans band OF outlaws in California and
/ had murderer a sheriff and brakeman in
/ that state and came TO Montana TO escape
! the officers. After leaving Butte. Fred
| ericks committed highway robbery in
| salt Lake and wrote his young German
| friend an account OF IT, Barrenstein has
| a photograph Of Fredericks which he took
| from his pockets, and IT leaves no doubt
| that Berrigan and Frcdericks were one
| and the same.
| William NJ Fredericks was German by
! birth. and went 10 California from Mon
| tana Ii is said that in Montana he muir
dered Eve Cinnamon. In MaripOsa coun-
| ~ Cal, he was convicted-of robbery and
| was sentenced 20 three years I'm the state
| prison a. Folsom. In prison he became in
/ innate with George Soniag. and before his
release. on May -. 1892. became intimate
/ with four OF the most desperate Of the
! conytssfs including George Sontag. lie
! promised 10 place arms IN the quarry
| where the prisoners were taken 10 work.
| and also 20 notify Chris Evans and John
| sontag OF the intended jailhreak.
! Fredericks reached Nisalia on June 6
| thirteen days after his release. He at
/ once went 20 Chris Evans house and had
| interviews with Mrs. Evans and Eva.
| Fredericks went 20 Nisalia 10 meet Chris
| Evans and John Sontag and pilot them
back 20 Folsom prison 10 assist in res
/ s1aine George They were on their
| way to NsaNa 10 meet Freder-
k-ks when they ran into the
/ ambuscade at Stone Corral and were both
/ espturea on the 18TH 81 June. This unset
! their calculations. and would have caused
/ a less desperate criminal than FredeTicks
! 80 abandon tho protest. especially in view
( az the warning given him on the day Of
/ his discharge II had the effect OF slim
! ulating him 70 greater eNcrtious. Evans
/ and John Sontag were br0Uzhq into Nis-
/ alta on June = on me night ~ the iSth
| Frsaericks broke snto Lovern's saloon
! and obtained two Winchester rifles tao
/ pfstols and a dirk knife. These wea 9ons
/ together with a bulldog pistol left with
/ Eva Evans by George Sontag we're used
/ F'reaerIcks' stay iu Vtsalla he made daily
{ and nightly trips 20 the Evans house and
/ was seen with Eva on several occasions.
/ The weapons. With four bags 81 car
! .rifres. ware planted IN the quarry OF tho
/ prison grounds on Sunday might June -
! Y4e ler- Two notes with tNe wearars ana
/ n rough map Of the country. In these
! rgsteS re- detailed the route TREY should
/ take - meet him. Z was the intention
/ % make the break on Monday ana Fre7-
ericks was 70 wait ia thc vicinity Of Col
| fax until joined BY George Sontag and
/ hfS confeHe~ates. TIE conv5cts obtained
! ,se arms. bat the break failed. srf three
/ o. the prisoners we're killed F'reGerteks
/ without doubt heard The result On the
/ evening Of me 9TH ana concluded 20 leave
/ TIE state. He boarded the overland train
, az ire water sank beyond Colfax al .
I o'clock on The morning % the @S-h When
/ near Gold Run Brakeman Bruce attempt
/ 81 70 eject him from the train and was