Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-22
STORY OF THE CRIME.
Record Of Case That Is Remark,
able In List of IiOmicides.

The crime for which Rose was exc
cuted, Gas committed last Christmas
day. about 4 o'clock In the afternoon.
II was one Of the most brutal murders
that depraved mind could conceive or
ruthless hands put into execution,
Al time when sorrow and pain were
momentarily forgotten when Joy and
gladness prevailed In most households.
on the day that Ia supposed to bring
the spirit of peace, OF forgiveness, OF
Kindness on the day that brings
thoughts OF Him who died for man,
there was murder most foul done in
the home OF Frank Rose.
In the home occupied by Rose, and
his wife Maud. and their innocent two
year old son Elmer, at as west Third
South, there was no Christmas cheer.
While IN other homes there were hap
piness and contentment in the Rose
abode, sadness, bitterness and despair
held sway. Murder lurked In the mans
heart. II was not passionate, an
gered spirit that inspired the man, His
terrible deed was the result Of cold,
calculating elaboration.
TOLD HIS WIFE
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to kill her He said she did not offer to
resist him, that she expressed a desire
70 die by his hands; the hands that
should have protected her and their
little one. With the innocent baby
looking on In wonderment and awe at
the strange actions OF the father, Rose
placed u revolver at his wife's head.
just above the right ear, and fred the
deadly bullet that ended her earthly
career placed his own life In jeopardy
and blasted the life Of an unoffendIng
child.
DEATH CAME SLOWLY.
The woman did not die instantly, ac-
cOrdng TO Roses own statement. She
lived for some time and talked with
her husband OF the atrocious crime,
While blood was oozng from the
CHASTITY wound. she kissed her murder
er and asked him 10 bind her throb-
hing head with q towel. Then she kissed
the baby, hade both an affectlonate
farewell and expired The fact that
Rose described the awful scene In de-
tail makes the crime more hldeous, and
darker features followed II that be pos.
sble, when he left the little child with
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than two days The weather was cold
the house was not provided with fuel
and the babe was but thinly clad The
tiny fellow nestled close to the cold
corpse and wondered why mamma did
not awaken.
d COMPLETED HIS DEBAUCH,
Rose then went ont To complete the
debauch he began days before, locking
the door and leaving the prattling Ell
mor In the room, He declared he re-
turned three or four times and fed his
son bread and meat And yet, man
30 cruel, with a mind deprayed and
lost to all sense OF finer feelings, pre-
sumcd TO Justify his terrible deed by
saying:
ROSES REASON.
81 killed her because she was on the
street too much"
Friday night Saturday and Saturday
night, he ro0med about the streets, WIS.,
iting various saloons and gambling
hells; pawned his clothing for money
TO purchase liquor and occasionally
returned to his home 10 gaze upon the
awful work Of his hands
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on Sunday morning Dec, 81, mt G,l5
o'clock, Rose walked into the desk GER
gcant's office at police headquarters
and calmly said
Il have murdered my Wife, and want
20 give myself up.
Sergeant John j. Roberts and Oniccr
Horace Heath, startled by the an.
nouncoment, looked up and saw before
them tall sandy compeXloned man
30 years Of age, with hazel eyes and
dropping moustnChe, and attred In q
striped shirt Jumper and gray trousers
He was quickly searched, and the OH.
GERS prepared to investigate They could
not realize the truth Of the mans state
ment They questioned him. and in q
voice that was calm ana even, and m
4 manner that hetokened no terror hJ
related the details Of the ghastly crime
as recounted above.
SCENE or THE MURDER
The officers accompanied by Franz
Tan proceeded at once 20 the scene nj
murder, on the way they were met bN
Onicer jim Williams. who went wlti
them. Upon arriving at the house de.
scribed by Rose, they burst IN the door
Such a sight met their horrlned gaz,
40 battles description These men, who's,
vocation brings them frequently int
the presence OF sorrow crime ana death
In their various phases, were more thar
Mortified nc the grueRome scene.
on the bed. her body and clothlnr
soaked In her lifes blood. lay the wo
man dead, Guiding close to the corpse
with wide staring eyes, and shiyerins
from cold and fright was little Elmer
AN AWFUL SIGHT.
Mamma won't wake up, | can