The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-04
FIXING ROSE FOR TRIAL.
Rose, the Murdered, Now In Charge of
Hatron Haven.

4 Rose, the Mufdered, Now In Charge OF
Hatron Haven.
| Denver Col, Oct. 3.-Matron Havens
| of the county Jail has been given
| charge over William Rose, the man
who killed the wife of Phillip J. Kuhn
about three weeks ago because she re-
| fused to leave her husband and live
openly with him. After sending three
bullets from his revolver INTO the body
of his mistress, Rose attempted to ex-
plate his blood-guiltines by suicide
Brought to bay by the mob which
/ chased him away from the dying wom-
an, he emptied the last chamber Of his
weapon by turning the bullet against
| himself. He put the muZzle of the pis-
| tol into his mouth and shot for the brain
| bu: by some chance the lead was turn
ed from its straight course and came
out through Roses left eye, destroying
| that organ.
| 1t is now certain, barring misadven-
| ture, that Anna Kuhn's slayer will live
| to be tried for his jealous deed. On the
day of the homicide he was placed in
the county hospital where his bed has
since been, guarded day and night by
deputy sheriff. Two days ago the at
tending surgeon pronounced him suffi-
GENTLY well for removal TO the county
Jail.
However he was still too weak for
tie cell life of ordinary prisoners, so an
extraordinary exception was made IN
his case by allowing him to occupy a
cell in the women's wing of the jail,
with Matron Ravens to act as his Gus
tOdian, Rose enjoys the distinction of
being one Of the only male murderers
ever confined in this section of the Jail.
His co-eQual in the honor was the late
DR.. T. Thatcher Graves, who poisoned
himself in the cell now occupied by
Anna Kuhn's slayer, just on the eve
of his second trial for the killing of
Mrs. Barnaby.
Female murderers under sentence Of
death are usually kept in this place, and
Nina Patchen, accused of poisoning
Jermiah mckinley and now awaiting
trial for the crime, had to vacate it for
William Rose. Not much trouble is
found by Matron Ravens in guarding
the present tenant of the condemned
cell in her department of the Jail. He
spends all his time PROSTATE on his
cot, which he is still too feeble to leave,
and requires very little nursing or
watching. The matron says he is the
most gentle and least troublesome pris-
oner she ever had to care for. He does
not use tobacco and seems to be free
from the common vices.
At present Rose is getting along with
out surgical aid and is in the bands of
a dentist and an oculist. In tearing
its way upward the bullet with which
he tried to kill himself carried before
it several teeth and some small pieces
of jaw bone.
DELICATE SURGERY.
These lodged above the roof of the
mouth around Roses left eye and IN
other parts of his head. Dentist Hart
ung is now engaged in hunting for the
stray teeth and already he has extract
ed three besides some bits of the jaw.
The occulist's business is to endeavor
TO save the sight of Roses right eye
His wound is about healed but the big
hole through the roof of the mouth IS
plainly observable.
Every care is being given Rose by the
dentist and oculist, who, as Matrou
Havens puts it: Are trying 20 make
him presentable for the scaffold, per-
haps."
Rose is not able to talk much yet
He says very little about the tragedy
and has never asked any questions
about Phillip j. Kuhn, his rival and
the husband of the woman he killed.
Yesterday after what appeared to be
deep reverie, he remarked to the matron
that he believed he did not die because
God had something good still in store
for him
Il shuddered when I heard him say
that. and thought of what was in store
for him." said Mrs. Ravens in telling of
the incident.