Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-01

OF the head just behind the right ear.
Mr.. Eichnor said that the state would
prove that Rose Is moral degenerate
and not insane, and that expert testi-
mony VIII be introduced TO show that
he was Of sound mind when he commit.
ted the crime, and that his desire to
suffer for his crime II brought about
by the knowledge OF his guilt
ATTORNEY FOR DEFENSE.
Attorney Soren Y Christensen then
made the opening statement In behalf
OF the defense. He said that he and
Mr.. Kinney had been appointed by the
court to defend Rose and that IL was
their sworn duty TO see that he had a
fair ana impartial trial The
testimony OF the defense, he said
would show that the crime was one
caused by a diseased mind When de-
PENDANT was boy he was thrown from
a colt and rendered unconscious. About
five yeasr ago he had some trouble with
his first wife's father and brothers
They had fight aud Rose was hit In
the head with an Ice pick, part OF Il
crushing his skull and entering his
brain, He was rendered unconscious
and was taken to hospital, where he
was confined for two weeks. After
that he was highty, although he win
testify that he is not insane and never
was insane.
After that occurrence continued
the attorney The and his former wife
were divorced and he married the wo-
man whom he Killed on Christmas day.
They lived together In st. Louis and a
child was born to them. They eventu
ally moved to Nevada and lived on a
ranch. There for the first time Rose
learned that his wife had lived life
OF shame In St. Louis, They Quarreled
over that but were finally reconcled.
She then Induced him to come to Salt
Lake TO live.
The second night after they arrived
here he said that she stayed out all
night and the next morning she return
ed and brought him 81. From that
time on she acquired the habit OF visit.
ing certain saloon on Third South
street Rose accused the bartender Of
inducing her to come 10 the saloon and
they had a fight. Rose was arrested
and sentenced to 20 days IN jail
MURDER AGREED UPON.
while in Jail II was agreed between
Rose and his wife that he should XIII
her as soon as he got out Of jail. lie
was released on Dec. u and they then
went back 20 their room. on Christ.
mas eve he SAYS that she stayed out
until about O'Clock the next morning.
II was agreed that he should kill her
on Christmas afternoon She asked
ha 10. .tsI
see some friends which she did She
returned and cooked good Christmas
dinner, After dinner they went to bed
and he put the revolver under the pill
low She wanted him 10 shoot her In
the forehead but he said that would
dishgure her She then turned over and
he shot her In the back OF the head.
After she was shot he says that they
Conversed for two hours before she died.
She asked him 10 kiss her goodbye and
also to put the baby on the bed 80 she
could kiss It, He complied with her
request, and also put wet towel on
| her head to ease the pain.
PLANNED ANOTHER MURDER.
After she died, he said that he built a
| FIRE and put the baby 10 sleep aud then
he went out IN esarch Of the men who
had caused him TO be put In jail with
the intention OF shooting them. He
| failed TO find them. lie then took to
| drinking and went 10 the Alta saloon
| where he fell asleep, While asleep they
took his gun away from him, Finally
he went 10 the police station and gave
himself up which he intended to do all
the time after he had found the men
| h. was looking for
THE only question, gentlemen Of the
fury" said counsel, "is whether man
who acts IN such a manner If In His
right mind. lie believes that he was
predestned 10 kin his wife, and that
| YOU gentlemen were prcdestlned TO SIT
on this case. lie will go on the wit.
ness stand and viii testify that he