The San Francisco call., 1908-03-07
SLAYER CALMLY
ADMITS THE CRIME
Frederick Ickler Gives Himself
to Police as Assassin of
Floyd Bedell
Wounds Another Seeking Doc
tor Whose Treatment
Failed to Cure

Il didn't want to kill Floyd Bedell
DR.. Lee and Dr.. Miles were the ones ]
was after. But l knew that he was
around there. so l just killed him.
Without the least sign of perturba-
ton or frenzy Frederick Ickler, aged
| 21, surrendered himself to the police
last night and calmly told the detec-
tives how he killed Floyd Bedell, a
stenographer at the offices of Dr. Miles
or DR.. o. c. Joslen, 1903 Fillmore
street, and seriously wounded Richard
Parker an old time baseball player
who worked for the doctor and who
has been twice before the police on
murder charges.
Ickler was insane when he COM
mitted the murder. He had undertaken
treatment at the Joslen place, which
makes specially of certain class of
mems complaints. After paying 5000
to the doctors, according to his own
in his condition.
He became desperate he said and
with the coldest meditation went to the
offices in Fillmore street near Geary
with new Colts automatic revolver
he had purchased during the day.
There he found only BedeH in the place,
so he killed him. Parker discovered
iShiSl DIT Ills numerous Work ana was
in turn shot by the maniac. Ickler's
mother has been in insane asylums
for Is years
The crime was committed at about
o'clock, when Parker was seen to
stagger out of the doorway of the
place, bleeding profusely from a bull
let wound in his right lung. Police
man Casey rushed into the building,
followed by W. C. Cochrane of 1749
FoJ1
odor of burned powder and went TO the
dispensary in the rear of the offices.
FINDS BEDELL DEAD
There he found Bedell dying on the
floor, with a bullet wound in his right
temple. The stenographer had been
killed while he was trying to enter a
lavatory. Bedell was &c years of age.
His mother lives in Oakland at Twenty
fourth and Market streets.
BedelI lived at 1886 Steiner street
with Mrs. Bee Hamilton, a divorcee
from Los Angeles. Mrs. Hamilton in
nocently got into trouble with the po-
lice last fall on an accusation of hav-
ing stolen a valuable pin from a woman
companion. The pin was later found
by the owner and the Hamilton woman
was released from custody.
Aside from his abnormal disregard
for the seriousness of his crime, Ickler
told straightforward story at the city
prison. He said that he was waiter.
employed in a-restaurant in Fillmore
street. Seven months ago, he says, he
contracted with DR.. Lee for treatment
OF a serious ailment The doctor prom
ised a cure within six weeks But after
seven months of treatment Ickler found
that he was not improved. Yesterday
morning he quilted his place in the
restaurant. He bought the revolver
About o'clock he says he went to DR.
Joslen's place. No one was In He re-
turned shortly before and found no
one but Bedell. At o'clock he went
third time to the place. Bedell was
still the only person in sight. although
DR.. ]. II. OBrien was in the front room.
CHAsES PARKER IN HALL
After an argument with Bedell, lex
ler says, he drew his weapon and killed
him. Then he chased Parker down the
hallway and shot him through the
glass door of the reception room, where
the former ball player had taken
refuge. After shooting Parker the
maniac went to the rear and shot at
Bedell again, missing him. Nine shots
were fired.
Then he walked downstairs calmly
and stood on the corner of Geary and
Fillmore streets while Parker was
being placed in an automobile. Then
he went to the home of his brother.
George Ickler, SO Sharon street. and
told him of the crime He calmly went
to supper and quietly walked into the
city prison to surrender himself
Mrs. Frank w. Bergan. living at
621 Shrader street, was witness to
the shooting of Parker She was pass
ing the stairway leading to the Of
fees when she heard the shots fired
Parker's experiences with the police
have been serious. Several years ago
he killed man named Kellus during
saloon row at Fourth and Brannan
streets, and in the fall of 1906 he shot
Frank Beaton In friendly scuff1e at
Fillmore and Turk streets
Both times he was acquitted the
first time on the ground of self-defense.
Frank Quinn was implicated in the
second affair. Parker lived at 1900 En-
cina1 avenue, Alameda. AT the central
emergency hospital last evening 1t was
reported that his condition is not se-
rious.
DR.. Lee, whom Ickler sought to kill |
is awaiting trial for murder on the ac-
cusation of killing detective named |
Mccarthy in row over woman.