Frederick C Fischer was born in New York around 1871-1872. He was married once to Mrs. Tillie Simms, then to Clara and another women Kate Barber who gave him a child. He was never divorced.
He received 3 years and 2 months. After being released he went to Chicago, IL and he stole from a judges wife and was sent to Joliet Prison as Dick Spaulding.
When he was released he went to Moosehead, MN then to St. Cloud, MN. 12 July 1895 he was converted by the Salvation Army.
He married Mrs. Tillie Simms and left her in Graceville, MN and went to South Dakota, then back to New York, where he met Kate Barber and married her He left her and went to Parnessas, PA and opened a shop there for a while. Then he goes to Chicago, IL to get married and went back to Milwaukee, WI where he worked for a man named Henderson. He left there to go back to Chicago, IL to get married and went back to Milwaukee, WI to live with that wife's father, the father didn't like him and wouldn't have anything to do with him so he left for Marion, WI then Kansas City where he worked and tried to do right and be a good man but it didn't take and he left for Dallas, TX and worked for Billy Morris. He got religion again and joined the baptist Church. He then took his wife Clara and went to California.
He was working as a barber.
Clara had a pimple on her eyelid, Frederick had her lay on the table, gave her chloroform laid her on the floor and poured kerosene on her and set her on fire.
Here are some newspaper articles about his crime:
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31581640/frederick_c_fischer/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31581576/frederick_c_fischer/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31581469/frederick_c_fischer/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31580736/frederick_c_fischer/
He killed Clara 23 Apr 1903 and he was executed July 1903.
This man led a life of crime everywhere he went. Even though he tried several times to go down the right path he would swerve and go down that hard familiar road of crime. I did not find much genealogy information on him or his wives, at least nothing I added as I am not 100% sure, when I am I will add them. There are no trees for him and I did make one. Also no find a grave. I would think he was buried in the San Quentin Cemetery unless a family member or wife claimed his body.
He explained he was born a criminal from his mother's womb. At age 14 he left New York for Fox Lake, WI where he found a job working for Charles Segar. He stole money from him in 1890 and went back to New York, There he was arrested for highway robbery and sent to Sing Sing under the name of Charlie King.
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When he was released he went to Moosehead, MN then to St. Cloud, MN. 12 July 1895 he was converted by the Salvation Army.
He married Mrs. Tillie Simms and left her in Graceville, MN and went to South Dakota, then back to New York, where he met Kate Barber and married her He left her and went to Parnessas, PA and opened a shop there for a while. Then he goes to Chicago, IL to get married and went back to Milwaukee, WI where he worked for a man named Henderson. He left there to go back to Chicago, IL to get married and went back to Milwaukee, WI to live with that wife's father, the father didn't like him and wouldn't have anything to do with him so he left for Marion, WI then Kansas City where he worked and tried to do right and be a good man but it didn't take and he left for Dallas, TX and worked for Billy Morris. He got religion again and joined the baptist Church. He then took his wife Clara and went to California.
He was working as a barber.
Inmate #20115 San Quentin prison
Rec: 1 May 1930
Crime: Murder 1st Degree
Term: Death By Hanging
Here are some newspaper articles about his crime:
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31581640/frederick_c_fischer/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31581576/frederick_c_fischer/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31581469/frederick_c_fischer/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31580736/frederick_c_fischer/
He killed Clara 23 Apr 1903 and he was executed July 1903.
This man led a life of crime everywhere he went. Even though he tried several times to go down the right path he would swerve and go down that hard familiar road of crime. I did not find much genealogy information on him or his wives, at least nothing I added as I am not 100% sure, when I am I will add them. There are no trees for him and I did make one. Also no find a grave. I would think he was buried in the San Quentin Cemetery unless a family member or wife claimed his body.
Frederick Charles Fischer- FindAGrave #274534870 - In the 121 years since the execution of Frederick Charles Fischer at San Quentin, California, no one has connected him to a known Fischer family line. That is, until 23 Aug 2024, when I came across an 1889 admission record from Sing-Sing Prison. Several facts on the intake paperwork piqued my interest. On 6 Sep, 2024, with the confirmation of the listing of his parents on his 1898 marriage record to Mary K. Baker, cross referencing other information from documents and a written family biography, it is believed that this is the person recorded in our family line. It's my objective to show that this individual came from a good, patriotic German-American immigrant family; from the time period before he was born, to the Fischer generations that came after. His legacy is his to bear alone.
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When Frederick Charles Fischer was born on 20 Aug, 1872 in New York, his father, Frederick, Tailor and Civil War Veteran, was 36 and his mother, Fredericka, was 31. He had two brothers and three sisters. He was baptized on 13 Nov 1872 at St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church in Manhattan, New York City, New York. The church, known in German as Deutsche Römisch-Katholische St. Nicholas Kirche ("St. Nicholas Roman Catholic German Church"), was the national parish for the local German-speaking population from 1833 until it's demolition in 1960. Only the rectory remains today.
In adulthood, Frederick became a "Barber and Wanderer, born 20 August, 1869". He was "last heard from in 1900 and was living in Verona, Pennsylvania..." according to his younger brother, William's 1966 biography. With that information, I was able to build his life from his corrected birth year, forward. He was not born in 1869, but rather 1872. This was verified through census, marriage, birth, prison intake records, from his own statements, and newspaper accounts. To see the full life story of Frederick Charles Fischer, please see his FindAGrave Memorial Page.