Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-22

remarkable exhibition OF brutal indif-
ference supported by what sometimes
passes for courage, but which is, at
nwl, a counterfeit
|, was Just 1901 o'clock when he was
Ia out into the open OF the prison en-
closure How quickly the officers OF the
law performed their unpleasant task Is
tod IN the statement that two minutes
later the rifles OF the executioners rang
cut the order OF the court and all was
over.
ltanything were lacking TO prove the
contention that Rose was a notorlety-
ecker and criminal OF the worst dye,
that proof was amply furnished In a
confession he made to his death watch,
Guard pugsley, before his execution. 1t
demonstrates that he was either a mon
umental liar or an impious assassin,
whose hands were frequently stained
with the blood Of men and women. Per-
hlps he was both. He asserted that he
had killed nearly q dozen different per-
bots IN the course OF his crooked and
misguided career. His weird tale Is
found IN the narrative which follows.
FIRING SQUAD.
NE firing squad arrived at the State
prison at Si5 They were driven out in
q closed carriage and on reaching the
pen We're carefully screened from the
gaze Of curious eyes as they passed
through the portals Of the enclosure.
Once within they went direct to the
blacksmith shop where tho shooting
took place,
GOVERNOR WELLS VISIT.
On Monday last, It was ascertained
this morning, Governor Wells visited
Rose at the instance OF friends who
hoped and thought possibly something
might DO done for him. Rose didn't
relish the call OF the executive and asked
nln In tone Of profanity, who In
nell requested you to come out here
any way? l don't want you to do any
h'ns for me, / want to get out OF this
DquiCkly as can"
Ihe prisoner then told the governor
us sane story that he has 80 often re.
1eated TO the press and the public that
W mad committed his crime deliber-
@y after Weighing all the conse'
Sau.ce aud that he was ready to meet
Dis fate.
BONE OF THE SPECTATORS.
Among tho spectators present wer,
tVahp ATTY Westeryelt, Asst. County
eTs y j. Whitaker and Dana I
swnuul AityS II. A. Smith and G. II
nuks, CITY Supt Of Schools Christon
~ sherlh Wood OF Juab county, anC
sUaeherlh Christensen Of the sam,
Ss.hy Who Just returned TO the city
an Dutch Charley NJ. u, Mulvey
anLveN Fisher, William Wantland
, vev,se a, Sheets, Andrew Burt, De
p.Syes Chase and Raleigh, Sergt
n"U%erls Officers Give, Heath, Corless
'nn nv Joe Barlow and Moore.
n -" A. e Young, Asst. County physI
AN y, Odell, DR.. w. c, Freeman
pok Springs, Wyo.. ". 2. Read
,,yp ,ts White. Jim Hilton, W. p. Low
h!h Johnnie and Wick Lollln, DR.. Beer
oo m stewart, Supt. w. II. Jones o
ina E lntr1nary, Steward Hayford o
Wy1 nurnary County Commissions
j,wSh' G. V, Anderson, y. j. Longley
Rsiv Jensen Of Sandy, r. Callis,er
py,Iu sH,iers' Henry Harrison, A. J
Dissp, william LearS. clerk OF Judg,
uns,."gsether there were rs passes pre
tho.u 70 Clerk Stowe. There wer,
-" llo spectators present,
NO CRY FOR MERCY.
p,M.,, Rose shook hands with warde,
sotron ana several other gentlemel
TIA iunu'hg his chair, there was no
Va ny, sst expression OF fear on his face
MOI finch Nv wy lor mercy lie di'
p,, :. long boys" is all he said. as h
low usohR the corridor Of murderer
dan ne repeated the farewell AZ IN
'na'r He was brought aroun,