The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-23
Death Was instantaneous, Four
Bullets Piercing Heart.
STRAPPED IN A CHAIR
HAD KILLED HIS WIFE CHRIST.
MAS DAY WHILE SHE WAS
SMILING AT tilM-CON-
FESSEO CRIMES.
Special 70 The Bulletin.

itNtltfH mere at IU,NS TINS NOtlliHs
tor the murder OF his wife las
Christmas day
Death was instantan Gus, four bull
lots lodging in or very close to nj.
heart.
Rose was strapped to the same lit
tie wooden chair in which Peter Nor
tenscl met his tate few months ago
/ Five prison guards, concealed behind
heavy. blue curtain i'll the doorway
ot the blacksmith shop, across the
area, formed the executing squa I.
+ One of the rifles held a blank cart
ridge SO that each of the execution,
ers might hope he had not killed the
man
Rose went to his death chair with
the same coolnes5 that had marked
his conduct since he surrendered to
the police
Before his death Rose confessed 10
other murders, said to number no less
than To-
Rose declared he had spent the last
IA years in committing successive
crimes, varying from robbery to muir.
Der.
Robbery was his first crime, accord
ing to his story From that, he launeh-
ed to murders Of every description
and related whore he mad Killed men
tor a little money
lie declared he had committed
murder in San Francisco, where he
quarrelel with q companion who was
working with him on the Santa Fe ter
minals, across the bay from the city
The mans body was found in the bay
and Rose says he murdered him.
In St Louis, according to his con
fession, he was guilty of a number Of
crimes, including murder
There is some doubt at the poniten
tiary about the truth Of Roses con.
tCssion but II is said he furnished
names and dates and other details to
such a degree that his story has gain
cd general credence with the prison
officials II is being investigated and
the names are kept secret meanwhile
Rose Killed his wife because he
thought she was untrue to him. Ii
shot her She was smiling at him
when re sho. her. not believing he
would Stay her, AS she lay dying she
asked him to kiss her, which he did.
Then. at her request, he put their
baby in her arms, whore ii lay until
81 hours later, when the police broke
into the room
Rose was convicted on March Z
The following day he was taken into
court TO be sentenced.
You must die" said Judge Morse.
and | now give you the choice Of
death by hanging or by shooting. as
provided by law. Which do you
choose"
20, | guess III take the shot re.
piled Rose, grimly.
When Rose was executed the sur
roundings were Of the most dramatic
character 1t was like a scene out
Jf a story placed in South or Central
America, where they stand the blind .
folded offender against a wall and
riddle his body with bullets, or
among the 1--WE civilized tribes Of In.
dlans in Indian territory, where q
murderer stands at the foot Of his
coffin and after he Al Of voter
of rifle shots dies away he is found
a crnmplel up mass in his burial box
ready for the grave. f
The arrangement provided that five /
should c1mpuse the firing squad. /
While Il was yet dark they were gath. +
red up about the city In a closed car.
riage. in accordance with law all were
clad IN black robes ana their faces
masked. No one knew his grim com.
9anians, and none speaks to the 9th.
r. They sat side by side, motionlees
tLair eye seeking those Of one anoth. .
'r fer possible recognition. They were
torhiltsn to hold speech in the fear
II recognition SO the black exccu.
aioncrs reached the prison.
They were met by the sheriff and
conducted 10 the prison courtyard. In
the center a screen higher than their
heads, with holes cut In It shoulder
high. had been placed. The sherifs
officer took TO the screen FIVE rifles.
which arc clceely examined. From
his pocket the sheriff drew a box in
which are five cartridges. He slipped
one into each rife.
4 rifle was then handed to each Of
Ia men IN domino and he was in
siructed briefly and in whispers by
the sheriff what was expected of him.
The dominoes took their places AMI
waited.
Rose was brought from his cell with
his arms bound. lie will be blndfold-
Ell and placed against a wall over
his heart was placed a lit Of white
paper as a target.
Five d0minoes in black aianl ready /
With the barrels of their rifles through
The silt. their eyes glancirg down he
sights
Fire riie sheriff voice cracked +
cut sharply.
There vas a reVefbsratiar roar
Fifhf4 s4H e-urt-ar.- ss4T45 4 ,t,.sf1 +
Of smoke driftei laziiy upward Five /
r'hes had spoken simultaneously.
Tha Endv uaa rIacod In thn Ell, |