Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-02

| XIII NeF lldl HlkUl 1 iHNl NNhA Nhh
bought a pistol at second hand store
for g. That Is the pistol that was IN
troduced In evidence yesterday. This
was the Friday before / was arrested on
! Monday for assaulting Everett. Satur-
day night my wife was out late again
and came home with Mrs, Condle and
both were drunk and used profane Ian
guage.
GETTING SATISFACTION,
ron Sunday night my wife admitted
| 20 me that the night she stayed out all
! night she was with Everett and That
! he gave her S. The next day | told
her ! was going 10 see Everett and get
| satisfaction. saw. him anu
knocked him down and skinned
his face. was arrested and
| sentenced TO 20 days for assault ana
battery While | was In Jail she came
% see me several times, one time she
told Inc that she had got $40 In a let
ter from man IN ST. Louis and that
he was going to send her money 10 go
back to 81. Louis with. She was run
ming around with this Mrs, CondIe all
the time | was IN Jail, told her that
/ world kill her when ! got out She
| rlid all right II you kill me the folks
viii know that you care for me.
COT OUT OF JAIL
81 got out OF jail on Sunday, Dec 20,
and went 10 Condies to see my Wife.
| told her that | would get work and
take care OF her II she would behave
but II she did not quit her actions !
would kill her. That night we went to
our room. The next night monday
my wife went out again. On Tuesday
man came there and wanted her to
so to work In hotel. ] asked him II
there was not q chance for me TO get
a Job. lie said no, that he did not have
anything for me. She told me after
wards that she did not want 10 so to
work. and that she didn't want me to
work. She wanted me TO take care OF
the baby.
THE FATAL CHRISTMAS.
"On Christmas eve she went out and
STAYED out late and when she returned
| said to her, Maudle, this VIII be your
last ! can't stand this any longer, and
I'm going to Kill you, She said all
right. We went to bed and the next
morning she asked permission TO go out
and see some friends. She did so and
when she returned we had good din
ner. After dinner she asked to 80 ont
and see some friends, and that she
would be back IN about nm hour She
returned about o'clock and asked me
II was going to Kill her and | said yes.
So we went to bed and talked for a
little while and she asked me u
was game and ! told her | was.
reached under the pillow and got the
pistol. She wanted me 10 shoot her In
the face and ! told her no, that ! did
not want to dlsilgure her. she then
turned over and | put my hand on the
back OF her head and held the gun
about six inches away and fired.
THE OLD KISS STORY.
"She then turned over and said, well
Frank, you've kept your word, | am
glad OF it, We talked then for about
an hour. She asked me to kiss her and
| did so. She asked me to rub her
head and TO put a wet towel around II.
After did that she asked me to turn
her over and did so, She then asked
me 10 lift the baby up so she could
kiss him. did that and shortly after
wards she died About 7 o'clock !
built fire and put the baby to bed and
then went out"
NOT DRUNK-NoT CRAZY.
Were YOU drunk when you killed
your wife, asked Attorney Chrlsten-
sen,
mo sir"
Were you crazy
mo sir"
Well what did YOU do when you
went out?"
If went UP the street and met Mrs
C0nde. She threw her arm around me
and asked me where Maude was. |
told her that had just put her out OF
the way, She wanted me to go To her
home with her, but | would nor do II.
| was out looking for Everett and Jen-
kins and was going 20 get even with
them for allowing my wife to 90 ~
their Wlneroom and causing me all this
trouble / had ordered them not 10 al
low her In their winer0om After leav-
ing Mrs. COndie | went 10 a gambling
house and stayed while and gambled
little and then / went home and
stayed the rest of the night. Saturday
! went to second hand store and sold
ms suit OF clothes for ST."
why did you do that'"
II thought ] wouldn't have any more
use for them because / thought l was
going TO be executed" AZ this remark
Rose smiled and flushed slightly con-
tinuing Rose said 81 took part Of the
money and bought some things for the
baby. / took them home and made a
fire and fed the baby and put him 10
bed. then went out and stopped IN
several saloons and drank. Finally
went to the Alta saloon and went TO
sleep and lost my gun. The next morn
ing, which was Sunday, | went 10 the
police station and gave myself up The
defendant then told Of his interviews
M the police station with the officers
when he made his confession.
BELIEVED 1T HIS DUTY.
"Do you believe in predestInatlon?
asked Attorney Christensen.
District Attorney Eichnor objected TO
the question as being immaterlal. He
said that they were not discussing
Presbyterian creeds and doctrines here,
The objection was oVerrulcd by the
court and Rose answered that he did
believe in predestlnation,
do you believe that II was your du-
" to Kill your wife2"
II believe IL was intended that |
should Kill her. believe that every
persons life Is mapped out for them
and they must perform their part"
Did YOU believe that that was your
part2'
Yes"
Don't you think YOU could have
stopped II or prevented it?"
NO, | did what | thought was right
and II | had II TO do over again would
do IT,"
"Did YOU know what the penalty