The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
READY TO HANG
FOR HIS CRIME
Frank Rose, the Salt Lake
Wife Murderer, Is BOastful
i'm the Shadow of the GallOwS
DETAILS OF THE TRAGEDY
After Shooting His Victim He
Calmly Looks On While, She
Slowly Passes to Her Death
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SALT LAKE, Utah, Dec. 2S.-Frank
Rose. who shot his wife in the pres
ence Of their 2-year-old son and then
cOolly watched her life ebb away, for
merly lived in San Francisco. He said
tonight that he had spent two months
there early in the current year.
L went TO San Francisco about the
first Of February" he said this even
ing Most of the time 1 worked at
SausalitO for a contractor by the name
of Stone. 1 was working with steam
shovel gang on the North Shore Rail
road. For a while ! worked in par
Der shop on Pacific street in san Fran
CISCO forget the name Of the pro-
prietor. He broke UP in business about
the time I left him. ] worked there
until the latter part Of April. doing
odd jobs-whatever could find TO do
and living in rooming- houses. From
San Francisco / went TO Deeth. NeY.,
and worked there until 1 came to Salt
Lake city"
In a thoroughly nonchalant manner
Rose gave the COroner's jury to-day
the detailed story Of his crime. He
made no attempt TO conceal or palliate
any feature Of il. IN an interview aft
erWard he said he cared absolutely
nothing for the consequences.
asked.
mot at all" was the reply. I
planned this for weeks-ever since we
came TO salt Lake"
Why did you 90 it?"
PUTS BLAME UPON VICTIM
she disgraced herself and disgraced
the boy. I thought this was the only
thing 10 do"
Do you expect to swing for it2'
Certainly. / know the consequence
Of murder. I thought that all over
before I killed her"
DID you at any time intend to com
nit sUicide2"
NO. I thought I would leave my
killing to the men who are paid for it, -"
"We came to Salt Lake in NoveTh-
ber," he continued and I soon found
she was too friendly with other men.
] talked with her. but il didn't do any
good. Then I decided to kill her.
bought a 32-caliber revolver for that
purpose. We had both been up late the
night before Christmas About + o'clock
Christmas afternoon she suggested tliat
we retire. as she was tired. and we Id
so. The baby was in bed with her.
told my wife ] was going to leave her.
II you do, she said. IN follow you
wherever you go and have you arrested
for deserting me-
WATCHES DEATH AGONY.
Il said. Then Ial Kill you She said.
All right, that suits me- l picked up
the gun and pointed il al her head. She
said, Are you going 10 kill me now,
Frank I said. Yes and she turned
over with her back toward me and /
shot her in the head. She lived an hour
and a half. She said, Well. Frank. I
guess you have done il now She
asked me TO put a wet towel on her
head and rub her head Then she
asked me TO kiss her. and I did. Then
she wanted me to bring the baby over
where she could kiss it. I put the
baby over there On her arm and she
kissed him. Leave him in my arms.
she asked me. and although the baby
clothes were getting bloody, I left him
there
When she was dead I went around
70 different saloons and spent the time
in that way until / gave myself up
yesterday I went back several times
10 feed the baby. but did not take him
away. because he had SO much blood
on his clothes and / knew that would be
a dead give-away. and 1 wasn't ready
to give myself up"
A hearing was begun to-day before
CorOner's jury and was continued
until tomorrow. Rose was asked
what he expected the verdict would be
'Oh. murder in the first degree, OF
course" he said