The San Francisco call., 1895-10-12
NINE DOOMED TO DEATH.
Murderers' Row in San Quen-
tin Prison Is ThickIy
Populated.
The Marshal Abhors the Duty and
Has Difficulty in Securing
Assistants.

United States Marshal Barry Baldwin
wants to hire six strong, reliable men for
about a week. He has two Federal prison
ers to hang at San Quentin next Friday,
and he lacks the men who should keep the
death-watch till the day of doom.
Mr. Baldwin has determined to do his
duty IN the premises unfinchingly, though
he would rather not.
The men who will on Friday suffer the
Nations vengeance are st. Clair and Han
sen, seamen on the bark Hesperus, who
three years ago on the high seas murdered
Mate Fitzgerald and threw his body 10 the
fishes. They attempted to perform the
same Office for their captain. who lay sick
in his bunk, but that officers plucky little
wife stood them off with an ak, and later
subduing the mutiny brought the good ship
back to this port.
The sensational trial is still fresh in local
recollection, as is also the fact that Sparf
was acquitted by the jury, which refused to
believe his sworn statement that Hansen
was equally innocent with himself. The
condemned men are still confined in the
Santa Cruz jail, but will be taken TO the
prison to-day.
There are already in murderers' row
seven men who have been sentenced to
death. though few have appealed to the
Supreme Court, and one has been re-
prieved9for two years by the Governor.
A week from next Friday William Young
will be led TO the scaffold. He shot q
Monterey vineyardist and robbed him of
$50. He is rotund German, with little
eyes set in an otherwise attractive face.
Like all the condemned he has story of
innocence to tell. He claims that the
shooting was accidental.
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Juan Lopez killed T. C. Narramore in
Riverside lately, are dated for December 3
next. They are boyish looking countTymen
who admit the intended robbery, but claim
that the murder was an unexpected incl
dent of that crime.
John Cummings was formerly a member
Of the Salvation Army, and an affecting
scene took place last Sunday when Staff
Captain MCINTYRE visited the prison.
Don't you know me" cried the
prisoner, advancing with outstretched
hands to his former superior. you are
the man who swore me into the army. l
was faithful for year, but drifted away
and this is the result"
William Leary is condemned to die on
December "a He is 20 years old, and
killed q man in Monterey County for steal
ing some old coins. His victim threw his
hands IN the air when Leary cOrnered him
and protested his Innocence, but was shot
down like dog. Afterward it was found
that Leary had killed the wrong man.
The prison officials are confident, how
ever, that the old man will never hang. be-
cause Governor Budd has warned them
not to let the fatal date pass without noti-
flying him.
Marshall J. Miller. who murdered Tailor
Piery in Marysville, and stuffed the
corpse's throat full of rags, and Charles
Marshall, who killed breed in River
side, have Appealed TO the Supreme Court.
They occupy the same cell, and spend their
time in reading such books as Zola's
! Dream" Wilkie Collins yellow Mask"
and THE Virginians."
| The other condemned man is Rico Mo-
rasco, who is enjoying a two years re-
/ prieve from Governor Budd. He has
ceased praying and hugging his crucifx,
and has been, at his own request, put to
work in the iutemili.