Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-22

sible for anyone TO say that they nave
not formed an opinion as to the gull
Of the defendant That being the case
Il will be no easy matter to secure
Jury II the attorneys for defendant
are going to be very particular about
that one point In the examination oil
the Jurors.
BOTH SIDES ARE READY.
District Attorney Eichnor, for the
state and Attorney Soren \. Christen-
sen, who, with d. n. Straup will de-
fend Rose, both stated today that they
are ready for the trial and that II viii
be preceded with tomorrow according
to schedules The testimony In the
case will not take more tnan three
days, and, IL jury Is secured without
much delay, II Is thought that the case
will be completed by the middle oil
next week at any rate. The only de-
Tense 10 be put In In behalf OF Rose Is
insanity, and the evidence for the de-
Tense will be mostly expert evidence.
PRISONER STILL INDIFFERENCE
Rose, who so brutally murdered his
wife on last Christmas day and LETT her
In their room, unattended save by thelr
three year-old boy, for two days Wheh
he gave himself up to the police, ap-
pears TO be In as good spirits as the
day he was arrested. When seen az
the county Jail today, he said that ne
was ready and anxious for MS trlal.
He stated that he was ready to pay
any penalty which might be imposed
upon him by the courts. lie did not
seem TO know much about what MS at
torneys intend to do for him IN the way
of a defense and, from all appearances,
he cares every little about H. MS
health has been good since he mas DeeIl
In Jail and he Is somewhat heshler IMAM
at the time Of his arrest
Now that he has signed the necessary
papers by which his child Is gwen INTO
the custody OF Miss Page, Rose says
that he is ready for whatever comes,
for ne knows that the boy VIII be well
cared for. He said that he much pre-
ferred for the boy TO be given TO MISS
Page than TO his mother-n-law, for
the reason that the latter has several
children TO care for and IL poor and UNI
able to give the child an education or
TO bring him up properly. The trial of
Rose will no doubt be followed with
much interest by the public and the
final result IL Is expected VIII be a
conviction OF murder In the first degree,
sHoCKLEY is WORRIED.
John NJ. Shockley, who, on the night
Of Jan, murdered two streetcar men
at the end OF the East First South car
line In an attempt to rob them, seems
to be very much worried over the out
come Of his trial. which Is set for hear
ing In the district court on March ~
When seen at the Jail today, Shockley
looked III In mind and body. He shows
signe OF great deal Of worrying and
signs Of great deal OF wor-
rylng and his confinement Is
telling on him. Since he has
been in Jail he has been subject TO
indigestion, and last night had a little
attack OF fever, which made him APP
pear unusually pale and haggard to-
day. He seemed pleased TO think that
his relatives are going to assist him IN
his great trouble and said that he had
heard from several of them and that
they had offered him sympathy and as
sstance. Shock.ey said that he knew
he deserved severe punishment, but,
knowing his mind as he alone could
know IL when he committed the crime,
ne did not think that he deserved
death He still insists that he was
the victim of most unfortunate cir
cumstances In this affair.
PRoTHEROs PLANT.
Percy Prothero, the roommate
OF Shockley who gave the po.
lice the information which led
to Shookley's arrest, Is still held In jail
TO be used as n witness for the state.
He Will be very happy indeed, Ne says,
when the trial IL over and he can be
given his freedom Prothero is very
indignant over the treatment he re-
celved at the hands OF the police, He
says that after he gave them the tip
and planned shockleys arrest, the po-
lice officers then made statements 10
the newspapers to the effect that he
was a gambler and had police record
He also feels very much hurt TO thin
that the police handcuffed him to
Shockley when they brought him into
court from the state prison, In con-
Guiding, he said that the police even
kept a pearl handled pocket knife which
was taken from him nj the station,
Prothero states that his father VIII be
here shortly from Barabro, Wisconsin,
and that ne intends to have some re-
fractions Of statements made concern
ing his character before he leaves the
city,
THE BEUTLER GANG,
Tomorrw is the date set for the
preliminary hearing OF Jack Rice aud
Abe Hunter who are charged with the
murder OF Fred Beutler, which occurred
more than seven years ago, The hear
ing Will be held before Judge Diehl in
the criminal division Of the city court.
Rice and Hunter both seem TO be taking
life easy at the jail and are looking
better than when they were arrested,
Muncy who gave the sheriff Informa-
ton which led to the arrest Of Rice and
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