Mesa free press., 1895-11-01
Shot DEAD !!
A Would Be Assassin
Killed.
4 MIDNIGHT TRAGEDY.
j. N. Rose Shot by Sheriff
Orme.
A MIDNIGHT TRAGEDY.


city. The dead man had deliberately
planned the murder of DR.. Williams
and wife and Mrs. May Rose, daugh-
! ter of DR.. Williams and wife of the
dead man. DR.. Rose had engaged
one s. P. Burt TO assist him in his
murderous work. After getting the
p'ans perfected, Burt went o
Sheriff Orme and unfolded the plot to
hiua and slterward he visited DR..
Williams and Informed him. He
kept the Sheriff and DR.. Willilms
informed Of the progress of the mat
ter up to the very nighto the killing.
DR.. Rose told his pal that Denver
man was 10 give $10, 900 to have the
Job done, besides DR.. Williams had
about 50. 400 in the house which they
would get. After engaging with Rose
Burt and man named Cooley came
TO Mes, and peddled soap and blum g,
Burt in the mea ntime learning all he
could of DR.. Williama and family and
the premises On Friday Burt was iu
Phoenix and told the Sheriff it WAS
coming off Saturday night. but for
fear 1t might take place sooner, the
Sheriff eame up and stai d at the Will
liams residence Friday night. return
ing to Phoenix Saturday morning.
Rose and Burt and Cooley came up
from Phoenix Friday night, arriving
here about 2 O'Clock q. m. They
camped in Daily's grove northwest of
town where Rose remained all day
Saturday, while Burt came to town
frequently completing arrangem ents
for the final denonement. Rose was
given to understand that the tw o Ia
dies would sleep in the south loom
west side with head near the door
through which they were to enter,
while DR.. Williams was to sleep in
the north room. Hammers were to
be used because the sleeping victims
could be quietly dispatched without
arousing the neighbors. Rose insist
ed on killing the women himself, and
Burt was to brain the doctor. Tie
arrangement between Burt, Sheriff
Orme and DIR. Williams was that the
women should stay at neighbor's,
Williams and Orn were to be in the
room with double shot guns and at
the time set for the commission OF the
assassination Burt was TO come to the
back door, cut the screen, unlatch the
screen door, walk in to the door lead
ing into the north room, return to
the entrance door, inform Rose that
everything is all right" turn again
and enter the north room, Rose to
follow to where the women were
s'eeping.
At about $50 p. III. Burt came to
the back door aud informed DR.. Will
liams that they would be on hand in
two hours; meantime Sheriff Orme
had arrived and was stationed in the
house while Deputy Standard Was
! stationed in the shed of the China
house across the alley. Sheriff Orme
was stationed in the northeast corner
of the room, DR.. Williams in the
southeast corner. Here they waited
| in suspense until about 11.30, Bur-
came to the bach door, cut the wire
opposite the latch, unlatched the
door, threw it open. turned, walked
back to the woodpile, stopped made
q bow, took q step or two forward,
when Rose came up, when they turn.
| ed and walked to the back door, Rose
following on tiptoe. Burt entered,
walked to the PARTON door, turned
and went to the entrance door and
whispered to Rose who was outside,
all right" and turned and went into
the north room. Rose came in, stop
ped at the head of the bed, stopped
over with raised hammer and peered
into the bed. He then raised up evi.
IDENTIFY waiting to hear Burt strike
tle doctor which was to be his signal
TOR beginning his murderous work
upon the women. just at this mo-
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