The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-16
sentenced for the murder of Cashier Her.

sentenced for the murder of Cashier Her
rick.
Fredericks, during the last few months
of his incarceration in San Quentin State
prison, has been giving evidences of in
sanity, which have been regarded blythe.
authorities with some skepticism. His
transfer to San Francisco was marked with
violent ebullitions in the line OF insane
rawlings and the same line was notably &C
centuated in the bearing OF the prisoner on
his production in court yesterday.
Owing to the non-appearance of his at
torney, Fredericks was not sentenced yes
terday.
Captain Eager and the doctor stationed
at San Quentin prison were to have ap-
peared TO testify as to his condition, but
arrived in court after the matter had been
continued.
Fredericks, although he had not eaten
regularly at San Quentin, ate supper on
Tuesday. night in the County Jail and
breakfast yesterday morning He walked
to the van, but was strapped and closely
watched on his conveyance to the City
Hall. s. little before 10 o'clock he was
carried into Judge Murphy's courtroom
and placed in q chair. During his transit
to the courtroom he struggled and howled.
-: Promptly at 10 O'Clock Judge Murphy
took his seat on the bench. Every place
In the courtroom had been secured and
the approaches were crowded with a curl
Gus mob. Special policemen guarded the
doors, and .Bailiff Rock was kept busy
in maintaining order.
Murderer Frederieks in plain clothes,
torn and disheveled by his struggles,
closely strapped and guarded by Deputy
::Sheriffs Kelley, Gibney and four others,
was carried TO chair Immediately facing
the bench, and in accordance with the re-
.quirements OF the law his straps We're re-
moved. -. =: 80.
Judge Murphy asked if the prisoner
was represented by counsel, and ordered
+. Attorney George E. Colwell summone6.
Hitherto the prisoner had been compare
lively quiet, but now he commenced TO
struggle violently and to shout inco-
nerently "My uniform nv uniform,
he raved; "take it off, take it off, boys
they have stolen my uniform. :" inter
spersed at regular intervals with stento-
ran bellowings. The noise was deafen-
ing. and the court looked to Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Hosmer. He assured his
Honor that proper notification had been
mailed TO the prisoners counsel, George
3. e. Colwell, and the Judge ordered the
bailiff to again summon the attorney.
The effort was in vain, as was also third
summons. =. .: -
Then Judge Murphy ordered that Col.
well be cited to appear on FRIDAY morning
IF az III o CLOCK TO snow. Cause WHY NC sHouio
not be punished for contempt, and that the
resentencing Of the prisoner stand over
until the same time.
The deputy 'sheriffs made a dive al
Fredericks to restrap him, but he raised
himself shrieking from the chair and en-
deavored to bang his head on the table
before him. Books and weighty pitcher
were removed out of harms way, and the
prisoner was safely bound and carried from
the courtroom, face downward, through
the excited throng of sightseers to the
prison van below.
1t was stated that Attorney Colwell has
been in Fresno for the past two weeks and
that the official notification of the resen'
fencing had failed to reach him.