The San Francisco call., 1897-12-09
The Apartments Formerly 0c-
oupied by Murderer
FredeTiCks.
LEFT THERE 70 KILL HERRICK.
The Assassin of the Weber Family
Housed Under the Same
Roof.

a strange fatality seems to follow the
room in which the body of Mamie Fulton
was discovered. In moment of despe ra-
ton, caused, il Is claimed. by the abuse of
her lover, the unfortunate woman took a
dose OF strychnine and died a few minutes
afterward
The room in which the erring woman
took he fatal dose Is in a lod ging- house,
a 800 Suffer street. II IS numbered "5 3"
and according 10 the IoGgeTs il is known
as the ''hOOdoO" room.
The room first came into prominence
several years ago when Sydney Bell and
Edward Campbell, tne occupants. were ar
rested for the murder OF Jacobson.
TIE murderous robbers we're located in
the room in which Mamie Fulton COM
mitted suicide. The detectives found an
abundance OF evidence showing that the
men were desperate crooks. After being
put through the " sweating process, 8"
Campbell turned States evidence, and on
his testimony Bell was sent 10 the peni-
tentiary for life.
The next notorious character TO occupy
the room wss Fredercks, the brutal muir
deTer Cf Bank Cashier HerrlCk. He rented
the 'hoodOO" room, ana there conceived
the desperate plan of holding up the
cashier OF the branch Of the People
Home Savings Bank on Market street.
Herrlck, the cashier, resisted, and was
shot and killed by the desperate.
Fredericks was caught after a desperate
struggle and finally hanged.
While he was In the City Prison await
ing his preliminary examination kovsloff
one OF the brutal murderers of the Webber
family in Sacramento, rented the room
His accom- plice in the bloody crime, oCcu-
pied part OF the bed. With the proceeds
OF their desperate deed the murderers
started to have good time" as one of
EE
Tor being drunk ana sent to the City
Prison.
After he was discharged the next dav a
"trusty" found portion of the property
taken from the Webbers in the cell occu-
pied by the Hendish murderers. After con-
siderable trouble kovaIoff was finally ar
rested ana charged with the murder He
was convicted Rf,er long trial and was
hanged.
Some OF the plunder he secured was
found IN the room at 800 Sutter street
hOV aiOtf 5 acCOmpice, after q bitter trial
was convicted OF murder and sent to Fol-
som for lie
It is said that Miss Fulton was warned
against occupying the "hOodoo" room.
Kent that ToOm," remarked one of er
friends, "and you will either occupy a
suicides grave or spend the rest Of your
lie in the peniten tiary."
The woman refused to heed the advice
OF her friend, and carelessly rem arked
that she knew enough 10 take care OF he--
self After occupying the room for a
short time Miss Fulton, it Is said, re-
gretted that she had rented it, claiming
that she felt il was "hoodooed." =" Suisse
quentiy it was noticed she became de-
spondent and frequently threatened to
commit suicide.
Her lover also became melancholy, and
going to drugstore be purchased a guam
tlty OF strychnine, which he intended 10
take. At the last moment his nerve
failed him, and placing the poison in his
pocket he went to his room and fell
asleep.
he Fulton woman, while searching his
pockets, discovered the bottle and swai-
lowed the contents. She died few min
utes afterward.
Martin, however, was subsequently ar
rested on suspicion OF having caused her
death. After thorough investigation he
was released, as 1t was shown that she had
died by her own hand.
Martin IS convinced tha. the room is
"hoodooed."
After the death OF Mamie" he re-
marked yesterday, Il heard the stories oi
the room being hoodooed, and l at once
packed my grip and lett. Mamie was all
right when we rented the room, but after
we slept there for only one night she be-
came despondent and announced her in
tention OF doing away with herself l am