The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-29
HUSBAND TO LET
HER LIVE HONORABLE LIFE
Mrs Maude Rose Pleaded With Man She Loved to
Be Released From Shameful Bondage
Offered to Do Washing to Support Him. But Was ReusedEv
dencs That Woman Struggled For Her Life

RRRs. MAUDE ROSE. the young wo-
bW man who was slain by her hus-
band on Christmas day as she lay
beside him, was compelled to lead a life
OF depravity to support herself, her
babe and the man she loved.
This fact was brought out at the cor
oner's inquest held yesterday before
Judge Frank clark. Frank Rose was
present and listened without a tremor
or a blush of shame as witnesses told
of the brutal treatment Of his young
wife, threatening her with death If she
did not "get the money" Not once did
the murderer seem to feel his position
or evince the least love or sympathy
Tor the woman whose life he ruined
and whom he finally slew i'm the pres
cnce OF their tWO-ycaT-Old child.
Ny wife SIS bad and she makes
my living. was the boast made
boy Rose 20 Louis Newson, a musician.
He repeatedly refused 20 go to work.
saying that be had "a woman who
looked after him"
Tn the presence OF r. w. Jenkins Mrs.
Rose cried and protested against being
compelled to lead life forced upon her
by her husband.
"Tll go out and wash. I'll do any
thing. but don't make me live this
way she begged OF her husband
|. Had 70 Have Money.
You couldn't make enough money by
washing TO flag a bread wagon" was
the answer eve got to have the mon
ey."
Jenkins told on the witness stand how
Rose had come to him at the Zoo sa-
loon and said:
IF You see any live ones. steer them
up against my wife I need the coin"
The witness further told how Rose
brought his wife 10 the saloon and
, hunted up Tive ones" as he termed
tthem He would lure men to the sa-
Noon and after bringing them to his
wife would take the child and leave.
Rose admitted upon the witness stand
mat IN less than two weeks his wife
mad given him $50, money that she had
''rustled" at mis- solicitation.
County Physician Mayo stated yes
Terday at the inquest that the bullet
wound in the murdered wOman's head
caused almost instant death. He fur
ther said that it would be impossible
Tor person 10 utter a word after re-
ceiving such a wound This contra
diets the story told by Rose I'm which
lie declared that his wife lived nearly
AFo hours after being shot and con-
Tersed with him during that time.
she Struggled For Life.
Upon examining the body. Dr. Mayo
found abrasions on both hands that
indicated that a struggle had taken
place. The skin was torn as though
something had been dragged through
the hands. and the l1nuclZles looked as
though they might have been sand
papered. There was a bruise on one
arm and q slight bruise on the woman 8
head, with every indication that she
had struggled desperately before her
husband killed her
A possible explanation Of the motive
for the crime lies in the statement Of
W. IT. Alfred that Mrs. Rose had de-
Clared her intention OF securing a di-
vorce. Tt is believed that she told her
husband Of her decision and this led TO
the murder.
The first witness called was Sergeant
John J. Roberts Of the police depart
ment. Sergeant Roberts was in the
Office when Rose came in and gave him
self up. and was one of the men to dis
cover the dead body. He related the
Incidents that happened that morning
4iIp TO the time the corpse was taken TO
the morgue. officer Williams and John
Tail corrOborated his statements.
Chief Of Police William j. Lynch,
Captain BurbidEe and Detective George
Raleigh told of the statements made by
Rose subsequent to his arrest. They
were substantially as related in yester-
days Herald.
Miss Mary Ryan and Mrs. Margaret
Condie were placed on the witness
stand and told of meeting Rose on
Christmas night a few hours after the
murder At that time Mrs COndie
asked Rose where Maude Mrs. Rose)
was. and he replied that she and the
baby had gone % St. Louis
Mrs. Condie told of the meeting be-
tween the woman and her husband
when the latter was released from jail
nEout ten days ago. AT that time Rose
told his wife that If she did not be true
nc would kin her.
Murderer on Witness Stand.
Rose then took the stand. and I'm an
Hwer to questions pr0pounded by AS
Fistaut County Attorney Dana smith
related the incidents Of the murder and
the events leading up TO it, Calmly
and without hesitation he told how he
had planned the deed and how ne had
warned his wife to change her ways
After telling of her return ON Christ
mas day and their goins to bed. he
said.
1--WE undressed and ] took the gun
and laid it on the pillow. I told her T
was going 90 kim her. and she said she
didn't care. We got into. bed and
picked up the gun and pointed fl at
her Heau cne Sdlo are you gong 70
kin me now. Frank I said yes, and
che turned over with her back toward
me and 7 shot her i'm the head"
lie described with minutenoss the po-
Fiflon of the body and the place where
the bullet entered. and later told of the
scene with his wife after he had shot
her and before she died. The court
room was so quiet that one could have
heard a pin drop. All eyes were
strained on The murderer as DE co0Ily
related the killing and its attendant
scenes.
lust before leaving the witness chair
Rose again declared that he did not re-
e~et his action I'm the least and said
that he was prepared for his fate.
Murderer in a Hideous Light.
Look out for live ones and steer