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

the corner OF the blacksmith shop at
exactly 1901 a, m At l0:09 he was dead.
HIS REQUEST DENIED.
He was not bindfolded before heine
taken TO the chair He made request
to be permitted to see the chair He
also asked that he be not bllndfolded
This request was denied him, After
looking at the chair, the blindfold ron.
sls,lng OF n heavy piece OF brown cloth,
was tied over his eyes. Deputy sheri,
ms Burbidge and Cowan then took
L.osc Dy tn' arms and led him TO the
eca.n chalr. Deputy Sheriff Andrew
sml'h fastened the straps to Roses
iess, Wrisis, arms and shoulders. Some
Vi tne oincers shook hands with him.
lie smiled and said, 80 long boys"
RIFLE POINTS IN VIEW.
Hardly had the officials and physl-
clans got out OF range when the Ave
rifles, one of them containing a blenk
cartridge, were thrust through the Ave
holes that pierced the blue denim
screen over the entrance TO the BLACK
smith shop, II seemed an eternity be.
fore the crack of the rifles sounded vet
II was only few seconds. Not a word
could be heard when Deputy sheriff I
Farley White, behind the screen. raye
the signal, after Sheriff Emery gave the
signal that all was In readiness, When
all mad retired from the chair. Sheriff
Emery took his handkerchief out Of hIs
coat pocket wiped his brow and then
put II In his right pocket, At that signal
the signal OF Fire." came. Al exaot.
~ lO;os o'clock, the Ave rifles smoke an
one Ihere was a spasmodic Jerk of
Roses body and his head fell forward
on his breast, His hands ouiyere6
slightly and the blood oozed from the
four holes IN his body, pierced by four
bullets.
DEATH WAS INSTANTANEOUS.
The physicians rushed forward and
| pronounced hin dead Death was In.
slan'aneous' After the target had
been removed from the murferer's
Dody, where II had been placed by DR..
| ouell' the newspaper men were permit
tea TO enter the wired enclosure which
separated the death chair from the
spectators The target bore mute testi-
mony 10 the expert Workmanship.
Three OF the bullets pierced Roses
heart. They penetrated the black mark
designating the location Of that vital
organ, Two OF the steel and copper
messengers OF death were hardly n
hairs breadth apart. Three Of them
I could be covered by five cent piece,
The fourth struck below the black
| mark
Two minutes after the voley was
fired, Roses body made q spasmodic
movement and there was q gasp. But
1t was only q muscular movement.
There was no expression Of pain on the
mans face. He was dead, The gasp
was repeated a moment later and then
the straps that bound the corpse were
removed, and the body was carried to a
table by the blacksmith shop He bled
freely, more than did Peter Mortensen.
WHERE MoRTENsEN DIED.
The chair was placed almost in the
identical spot prepared for the cxecu-
ton OF Mortensen, The same arrange
ments were carried out to the letter,
but today's execution was quicker, the
Workmanship was better and there
was less nervousness displayed than on
the former execution.
Scarcely had the echo Of the death
yoley died away when Deputy Sheriff
White emerged from the blacksmith
shop, whore the rinemen were con-
cealed After the newspapermen had
viewed the remains, the spectators
were all invited out Of the enclosure.
| WHISKY, PROFANITY, BRAvADo,
Just before Rose was taken from his
CELL he requested Or. A, c Young, prs-
on physician, TO give him drink Of
whisky. His request was granted, and
he was given a half Of an ordinary
tumbler OF liquor which he drank de-
llberately. After drinking II, he said
TO Dr. Young In Joking manner by
c. II you hadn't given me that whls-
Ky wouldn't have let YOU feel my
pulse, and when hot weather came, Tide
have haunted YOU
Shortly before the spectators were
| admitted to the prison yard Sheriff