Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-02
MURDERER ROSE
TELLS LIFE STORY
Most Remarkable Character Rcit.
crates Desire to Die for
His Crime
DETAILS Of HIS AWFUL DEED,
he Narrates Them Fully and Says He
Did His Duty aud is Anxious to Pay
The Penalty Without Delay.

lui llHulNl NNhNNN tN'HI'
Frank Rose. the confessed wife muir
derer. was on the witness stand In hi
own behalf during the entire session o.
court this morning. In the presence Of
a crowd Of some 200 spectators he agar
told Of his horrible crime in manner
which proved him to be a man without
any feeling whatever and Of deprav'
ed character. During the recital OF the
murder he spoke In clear and audible
tone and talked rather rapidly and the
spectators listened very attentiyely 70
catch every word that came from his
HIPS.
He expresMd a desire 10 die for his
crime saying that he felt Justified IN
doing what he did and fully expected
to die for It. He told the jury that he
would prefer death to term OF I'M
prlsonment and that he had no regrets
for what he had done. II was brought
out In the testimony that two OF his
relatives had committed murder, one
being hanged for his crime and the
other being acquitted.
Rose, in answer 10 questions pun by
Attorney Christensen, said that he was
born at Middleton, Mo. on Nov II,
1873 and Is nearly 81 years OF age.
STORY OF HIS LIFE.
When boy he said he went to school
until he was about II years Of age. He
then went to work In a tobacco factory.
He said he then went to Hannibal, Mo,
where he worked for five months as a
carriage painter. after which he went
to the Indian Territory, From there
he returned to Montgomery, Mo-, to his
folks,
Were you ever a member Of any
church,
mo sir"
Were your folks church members"
"Yes, my mother was"
DO you believe In hereafter"
Eyes SIR"
90 you recognize the solemnlty Of
an OATH?
II think do"
"Then you tell the truth when you
are sworn2'
"Yes sir; tell the truth whether I'm
under oath or not"
HOW HE WAS THROWN,
Defendant then related the incident
when he was thrown from colt and
fell upon some rocks and was rendered
unconscious That was when he was
Oh 4 % A i Inc
with his parents for some time upon his
return from the Indian Territory. he
said that he went TO st. Louis, whore
he worked at various occupations
There he met his first wife. He lived
with her for 10 months and 10 days
whn he left her.
"Did you ever have any trouble
with her folksF
FIGHT WITH WIfEs FOLKS
Eyes cir; after left their place I
went back after my wife to take her
away, when her father and brothers
Jumped on me and hit me In the head
with pick and hoe handle
Have you any scars as result Of
that flght2"
Yes sir: ! think ] have two"
Just show them to the jury"
Rose then leaned forward and parted
4 "a hair with his hands so as to dis
POSE the scars TO the jury,
What did YOU do after the flghtY
TRIED TO POISON HIM.
II started up town and u car man
noticed my wounds and wanted TO
know what was the matter. | wouldn't
tell him, so hc called . policeman and
the policeman had me taken to a hos
pltal | then left my first wife and
she got divorce then met my Sec
ond wife and married her Before we
were married she said she was 20 years
old, but afterwards she told me she
was only l6 years old. We qu0rreled
good deal and she was Jealous Of
my divorced wife. once she got mad
because | stayed a little late and the
next day che bought some morphine
and she took half Of II and gave me the
other half In glass Of water II
made her pretty sick and I was rather
stiff from the effects of the drug. She
was quarrelsome and jealous SO | left
her ON Feb 20, 1902 She was Jealous
W her slsiher who stayed at our house
awhile.
WENT TO CALIFORNIA,
81 left her and went to California.
From there | went to Dieppe, New,
where | went to work ON a ranch She
wanted TO come to me and ! sent her
money 20 come out on. We lived there
for awhile and then found out that
my wife had led a life Of shame I'm st.
Louis and had also been intimate with
man In Dieppe. Nevada, ! then told
her that | could not live with woman
who acted that way, She said she
would rather have me kill her than to
leave her.
CAME TO SALT LAKE,
We then decided TO come TO salt
Lake. We bought tickets to Ogden and
stayed there one day before coming to
Salt Lake. When we arrived here |
had about so. The second day after
we arrived here | rented the room at
As west Third South street That az.
ternoon we took the baby and took Il
walk TO see the town She suggested
that we get a glass u beer. We went
mo "a W lllt IOblN hAN SUI WV N''ls
stepped out OF the room for minute
with the baby and when | returned
there was q man talking to my VIE
WIFE WAS GONE,
eve then left and went home for
supper, after which she asked me tn
take another walk and asked me for
another beer, protested but she said
II would be all right 50 we went in
the saloon. After we got through Ey-
erett, the proprietor Of the saloon, In
y1ted us 10 go up stairs and meet his
woman, We did so and stayed pretty
late, when we went home and went To
bed, when | woke up the next morn
ing ! found my wife was gone. About
10 o'clock she came home all flushed
and looking as II she had been dlsslpat-
ing all night We had some words and
she said for me 20 leave her alone that
she was tired and wanted to 20 Ia
bed, She brought 81 with her and put
II In the pocketbook with the rest OF
our money,
SAID HE WOULD KILL HER,
THAT afternoon Went to see Everett
and asked him for q job, He said ho
did not have anything for me so gave
him card with my address on II, and
told HIN II he heard OF anything TO let
me know al that addroSs That "a how