The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-31
Cas-Pips Thugs Of Frisco,
Convicted Of Series Of
Crimes, Hanged al San
Quentin.

Jay unisec Presal
SAN QUENTIN. Cal July ST.
ieuls psbnsr ARD John sianKen.
~ ssn Francisco gssp.pe thugs.
usre haaess sirnsissneoUsly IN saH
os.rsln nrsson al 81 seconds after
ID s'eleck to-day. Teo hundred per.
.e.< Ne falf number allowed b.
xrtn Aoyls. saw the two bodies
s,cx snresnh tire trays. ending the
t,~srs Of tire nnost daring and
"a rar6srers Of recent times IN
70 SETTER Of tire state.
r. priest Sko converted both
~ marieFeFs 20 the Catholic faith.
rmrlnsd IN the cells. praying With
- aoomed men until the warden
sageafed shortly before 10 O'Clock
"a msde Preparations for the
Azik march
Msrderers Watch.
Esefythlng ~as stlli Ia the old
hnifnfe factory. where the sal.
hss are The preparations Tor the
hi carrying out % the laws dc.
nm were done with auickness and
s.sgairh. Both the murderers
salth@A The work of the prison
cards xrimly. Their arms were
napped to their sides Two rows
4 guards took their stand on either
- u the condemned men and the
kxsk march began Led hy the
sarsea and the priest. the little
roesssion made It's way across the
nfsnw death room. through the
tsm xhlch opens directly tn front
4 tie xAllows stairs. Slowly the
ssassea men and their guards
naanied the stairs.
Men Tremble.
uahnes and Slemsen trembied
ssxAlg a. fkey faced the curious
eraxs banesth them. They had ~.
u ckanes 10 waver. Almost 10.
stzaily as tier stepped upon the
traps. gnkrfs quickly drew black
caps over heir heads The hang
mar adjusted the nooaes and be-
fnre he spectators had realized
What vas taklnE place. the warden
rziaed he hand. the guards Ia the
ksaden bon released the cords which
operated the traps and the murders
II Pntzner. Friede and Munakata
we're ayengsd.
prcnounesd Dead.
One Of the men was pronounced
dad II 1914 o'clock and the other
nle.is The warden permitted no
~ % leave the execution room an
g hssh weTn dead
Semsen braced up inst before
'Ae end. and booking At the crowd
~ his old time brssado. said:
Goodbye. ALL
nabneg hung hts head and went
. hss Death without a word
sismsen attempted 10 assume an
meoneerned air BY whistliug the
zae Somewhere he ehatfed
ana ioshed With the guards and
sd them he had no fear OF the
hsngiag He said 1T viii be- over
= minute What's the differ.
nee~
History Of Crimes.
Tie crimes for which Louis Dab
~ znd John siemsen paid the
fsath penalty today we're a series
q celd bl0oded murders. which
izassd reign OF terror In this city
mme1iaiely after the earthquake.
WITH robbery as their motive.
neaneF and Siemsen dashed out the
siains o. three Innocent men, ms-
NJ irm window welghts and Eas
~ The criminals first slew
sonanAts Pfitzner. a humble shoe
meschsat. in bis little establish.
nez' On heAlllster 81. Three weeks
slef ihey murdered Vim. Friede. a
.aeefdasher on Market st.. near
seass A short time after N. Nun.
1aa president Of the Kimmon
sszo. 2 japanese bank AZ O'Far
= and Webster sis.. was murdered
broad daylight. bis clerk dan.
Mssaly injured. aud $500 IN coin
scr b The murderers Il was
y ne japanese murder that the
~ we're hanged.
Murders and Robbsries.
me Thugs interspersed their muir.
&c via many robberies An ex
sas'et. an innocent man. was sent +
Ne peuiientiary for one Of the
,osoefies and later released when
alm
ospners poor old gray haired
-'ass who got him 10 make BIS
'Hoie confession. died 81 grief 4
iaonfhs ago IIls wiihorcd
aNher Visited him for the last time
~ Quentin few days ago. ana
me she cried and cried. the con
~ lmpaastvsly sat By and said no
'Ta d repentance.
heshsr Broken Hearted.
a "a. Dabner, broken hearted and
we her death. Il at her nome
- ' s.l.. today. Dabncfs broth
IN and Leo, called on him