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

wake her" he cried. The kind hearted
sergeant clasped the little one In his
arms, and after making mental notes OF
the scene. the officers hurried from the
place. Even then they could scarcely
realize that Roses story was true
THE INQUEST
ON Dec. 20 an inquest was held by
Coroner Clark and jury. and on the
witness stand Rose again repeated his
shocking story. on that same day he
told the writer that he vas not sorry
FOR his deed that he had no regret
that he would do II over II necessary,
that he realized that he had committed
murder and understood that the penalty
was death.
Il know what the penalty for murder
Is he said.
PRELGMlNARY HEARING,
on Dec. 90 his case was set Tor pre-
liminary hearing before Judge {, j.
Diehl When the complaint was read.
Rose pleaded guilty, and waived pre-.
luninary examination. on Jan. a for
mai information, charging Rose with
murder In the first degree, was filed IN
the criminal division Of the district
court, by the late District Attorney
Dennis G.. Eichnor, On the day follow
ing the body of the murdered woman
was buried by public subscription, On
the Attn letters were received by the p0-
lice from Roses sister, IN viii she
said he was insane,
On Jan. he was arralgned In the
district court. and refused to plead.
Judge G. w. Morse ordered plea OF
mot guilty entered for him, After
several contlnuances, the case finally
came to trial on Feb %.
THE DEAD MANS TRIAL.
The trial Of Rose for the murder OF
his young wife was held IN the criminal
division Of the district court, Judge c.
", Morse presiding, commencing on
Feb. %. ana lasting 10 days. The case
was prosecuted by the late District At.
torney Dennis c. Elchnor, assisted by
Dana r. Smith. assistant county attor-
ney Rose was defended By Attorneys
Soren X. Christensen and c. s. Kinney.
who We're appointed by the court 10 de-
fend him. The only sensational fea-
ture connected with the trial was the
conduct OF Rose In relating to the jury
fun details Of the terrible crime and
declaring that he wanted TO die for his
crime and asking that verdict OF gull
~ be returned against him.
SECURING OF A JURY.
It took five days to secure a Jury to
try the case. In that time $50 jurors
were summoned into court to be exam
ined az to their qualifications to try the
case. Five special veuires had TO be
issued before the necessary IL men were
secured. The jurors who heard
the evidence IN the case and re-
turned a verdict OF guilty are: George
w. Stocking, r. b. Margetts Robert
Beckstead. ]. j. II. Latmer, James
Moffat. Richard Howe, John Rider, j,
II. Garrett, Hyrum II. Peterson, John
b. Reid and Edward T. Walton,
TOLD STORY OF CRIME,
To these jurors Rose told the story OF
his crime In a cool and deliberate man.
ner and said that he wanted to die for
his deed. The evidence introduced In
his behalf went to show that he was
of unsound mind when he committed
the crime and that his mind had been
unbalanced by injuries received In the
head while hoy and also in a fight
with his first wife's father and BROTH
ers several years ago IN Missouri Rose
declared emphatlcally on the witness
stand that he was not insane when he
fired the fatal shot and that he knew ut
that time the consequences OF his act.
In the history OF his life and his family
connections II was shown that two OF
his cousins in Missouri had been m xed
up IN murders and that one Jf them
had been hung for his crime.
VERDICT or GUILTY.
on March 4 the jury returned YER
dict finding Rose guilty Of murder In
the first degree. Three days later he
appeared before Judge Morse and was
sentenced to be shot to death,
CHOSE SHOOTING,
when asked by the court which man.
ner Of death he preferred, Rose with
a smile on his face. replied 'l'll take
the shot" There was no appeal taken
In his case TO the supreme court, neither
was there an application to the board
OF pardons for clemency. a few days
after he was sentenced, he was taken
out to the state prison where he has
been confined waiting the da;e of his
execution.