The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-23
MET MESSENGERS OF DEATH
WITH SMILE ON FACE.
Franklin P. Rose Died as He Said, WeIcom-
ing Bullets From ExeCutionerS' Rifles.
Oked While In The Fatal Chair and Begged That He Might SCI
the End Without Being BindfOded

rankin ?. ROSE went to his
death with smile upon his face
There was not a tremor in his voice
as he bade goodbye to those near him
just before the signal to fire was given.
Nor was there a sign OF weakness man
lteSted as he marched from his prison
cell 10 the fatal chair. 1t was a star
jlng exhibition Of nerve; fully I'm keep
ing with the mans life since he COM
mitted his awful deed on Christmas
afternoon.
The last few hours Of his life Rose
made but four requests drink of
whisky. 10 De permitted to face his ex-
ecutioners unblindfOlGed. TO see the sun
shine once more and look at the chair
IN which he was to meet death. All
were granted with the exception of the
placing OF the handkerchief across his
eyes. The law provided otherwise. and
i was fully carried out by Sheriff
Emery.
\ few minutes before he was led out
10 die. Rose was asked If he wanted to
see minister. He replied. No" Tn
attended by spiritual advisors he went
forth IN the sunlight of "A warm morn
ing 10 meet his Creator. without out
ward signs of fear and trembling
s;oiid and indifferent 20 the end.
His Last Night on Eearth.
Rose retired about . o'clock Thursday
night. In a few minutes he was sound
asleep. The change IN the death watch
az midnight did not disturb him. About
I O'Clock the man partially woka up.
turned over on his cot i'm his iron cell
and was soon fast asleep again. About
: O'Clock he awakened. He said ne had
enjoyed his rest and felt fine Three
quarters Of an hour later his breakfast
canned cherries. jelly cake and coffee.
The food placed before him was eaten
with a relish.
When the dishes had been removed
from the cell, Rose got up from his cot
and told the guard that he was ready.
the sooner he better as far as ne pef-
sonally was concerned. -......
shortly before o'clock Warden
Pratt visited Rose and asked him if
there was anything that nc wanted.
tn" condemned man said no. He was
then left alone until after o'clock.
when Sheriff Emery visited the cell to
read the death warrant He was aC-
cOmPanied by Warden Pratt and As
sistant County Attorney J. J. Whit
aker
The murderer greeted the shelf and
his party with CHEEKY good morn
ing" At the conclusion Of the reading
Rose said;
That sounds well; it is well wrote 80
Declined TO See Minister.
When asked if he wanted a minister.
Rose said no. He made the request of
the sheriff that he be permitted to face
his eXecutiOners with unblinded eyes.
He was told that was impossible.
a few minutes after the death war
rant had been read DR.. A c. Young.
the prison physician. visited. Rose. He
found the mans nulse beating ninety
times a minute. His normal pulsatio
was seventy-six. When asked how he
felt. Rose replied:
'Oh. all right
1t was then that he asked for a drink
of whisky. The physician gave it TO
him about fifteen minutes before the
execution. After he had drunk it, Rose
said:
IF you had not given me that.
would not have let you felt my pulse.
and when ii got warm weather | would
have haunted you like a MOSQUITO"
The statement seemed to please Rose.
for he laughed quite heartily. Then he
returned to his cell
Upon his return TO the outer Office,
DR.. Young fixed the white marker to
be placed upon Roses breast over the
heart When 70 was finished he turned
It over to DR.. T. G. Odell. who acted
IS the official physician, assisted by DR.,
W. +. Beer.
March 70 the Death Chair.
At 10 o'clock Warden Pratt went to