The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-31
DEMANDS CUSTODY
LITTLE GRANDSON
Son of Murderer Frank Rose Is
Wanted by His Grand
mother.
GUARDIAN DECLARES
HE CANNOT BE FOUND
Little Fellow Said, However, to
Be Cared for by PrOfeS-
SiOnal Man.

Somewhere in this intermountain coun-
try, probably several hundred miles from
Salt Lake little Elmer Rose. son of the
murderer. Frank Rose, Is being cared for
by professional man who knows abso-
lutely nothing of the chlld's parents. II
has just come to light that the child was
taken away from the Chldrcn's Md and
Home Finding association year ngO last
July and placed In similar institution
In another State, there to be cared for
and adopted by some family with the In
tention OF forever conccallng his Identity
and thus preventing the disgrace which
his father brought upon him when ne
foully murdered the mother and left the
child In bed, where It was found nearly
forty-eight hours later
Grandmother Wants Child.
first reached Mrs. Elizabeth Morris,
grandmother OF the child up 10 the pres
cnt time. no effort has been spared by
her to secure the little boy, but so far
the mother Of the murdered woman has
failed to do so. Numerous letters passed
back and forth between Mrs. V a. Stick
ney, superintendent OF the association,
and tho grandmother concerning the
child but according TO the formers state
ments. made TO n Tribune representative
Monday evening no money was ever
lpl tHIoIllnS With WHICH 10 take the III
tie Fellow TO Jaydee. Mo, where the
grandparent resides, and no one ever
made the trip from there here to secure
him.
Many Wanted to Adopt Him.
At that time large number of people
wanted TO adopt the child. No less than
sixteen letters were received by Mrs
Stickney in one day from people all over
THE and the surrounding States, offering
TO legally adopt the boy. but all offers
were refused Eventually Mrs. stickney
brought the matter up before the board
and 1t was decided that the best thing
for the child would be TO have lt adopted
by a family residing some distance from
the fathers awful deed and subsequent
execution 10 become known TO those who
gave him a home
Taken Away From Salt Lake.
Accordingly. In July. 1904 little Elmer
was taken to n place in an adjoining
State, where. for about six months he
was kept by an association similar to
the Salt Lake institution. Later IL Is
said, the child was adopted by a profess
sional man, who has ever since looked
after tho boy without knowing anything
about the child's parents.
Wants Her Grandson.
But once again Mrs. Morris has written
for Information concerning her little
grandson letter just received from
Mrs Norris is as follows:
1 VIII Wflle You rev lines to see IL
you know anything about my little
grandson, Elmer Rose who [ have been
trying TO get for two years l have
learned that the ChIldrens Home and
Aid society has been working against me
nll the time and that Mrs Stickncy wants
him. She Will not write to me or give
me any satisfaction Whatsoever VIII YOU
please find out anything you can and
write and tell me and YOU shall be re-
wardeG for doing so. Elmer is the only
] have and want him Please
answer and tell me what they have done
with him. You're and obligc Mrs Eliza
beth Morris. Jaydee, Mo-