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' The Salt Lake Thibtjite:!Satiirdat Moknxng-j April 23, 1904k 'lU I;: ; j) Frank P. Rose Shot to Death Behind Prison Walls i f for the Cowardly Murder of His Wife Last Christmas h 1 . m PENALTY PAID I FOR FOUL DEED I ; 1 ! Rose Went to Death I-Unshaken. H j V Three Bullets Pierced His H: Heart and Death Was H' jj.j Instantaneous. , , Criminal Makes a Long, Rambling ! Statement to His Guard, Claiming ! ! ' 'Credit for Many Crimes. jT RANTC P. ROSE Is dead shot Hl 1 BU through the heart in tho yard of ( J tho Utah State prison at 10:10 o'clock yesterday morning. When that bright-eyed, chubby baby ' boy was found starving whcro ho was J left to starve by his murdered moth- ar's side, the doom of his father was fl sealed. When consclcnco mado the man ' coward, fate pursued hlra, eager, anx lous, relentless, until ho marched to jail, and his end was certain. 1 When he sat In his lonely cell, crlng- Hl ' ing in dread of the future, when no mortal was near; quaking in the Hi shadow of the doom about him: when Hj despair cast its anchor In the harbor 'vr of his mind, then traveled like a nlghi ' mare in the arena of his dreams, thero B was no hope for him. , Without hope, without friends, there 1 was no mercy for the miserable wretch f who committed the most cruel murder ! ever done within the limits of Utah. The only manly thing he ever did was to surrender. ' And when he toppled over in that fl v strapped chair in the prison-yard, after I , the bullets had done their fatal work, there was only a sigh of relief and no pity among those who viewed tho $ scene. i Terror, with pale linger, had fainted death upon his brow. Remorsfc, that grim Nemesis of evil-doers, gnwvlng at j his vitals, made death welcome. His soul may live to suffer for the ?lns of the flesh. But here's peace to i i his soulless clay. Hi' i ) 1 At tte PrJson- ft I ', Utah State prison. April 22. 1904. fy( The brass gong over the prison door clangs and It Is 9:15 o'clock. ' A restless group of men arc chatting in front of the Iron door of the prison. It Is a glorious morning-. All nature ' is est to smiles. Bright and blue skies Hj canopy the sccno with spring-time Hj splendor. Like huge, Irregular lumps , i of loaf sugar the snow-tops of the Wa- ' satch mountains gleam In the sunlight. H ' It is a glorious day to die. Hl L It is three minutes of ten and the fiH Iron doors open and the restless throng H, i pours Into the prison-yard. ; On the east side of the prison-yard , j the spectators find an Inclosure roped off with twisted wire. Two red-covered H ) tables stand near the wire. Hj I An armed and uniformed guard paces H' . 'Uj listlessly back and forth on top of the H ) ij high stone wall. M Within the roped Inclosure is an 1 , , empty wooden chair upon a slight plat- f ( l.l form with the back fastened to a solid j) I , wooden frame pressed close against the 1 t i ' i .stone wail. ), ' 'l Exactly opposite -the chair with Its I j grewsomo straps and buckles Is a , huge double door in one of the prison If i ' I buildings, covered with blue-black '' i cloth. f I From this blue-black cloth five round j ' 1 holes frown ominously, f j j J Before the Shooting. ,r ( i The prison guard walks back and ,i, i i.U forth upon the high stone wall. Newspaper reporters take seats at 'ill the red-toppod tables and begin to 1 r( f : 1 make notes. I' 'i Among the spectators that crowd f , j t;b closely upon the rope wires aro nu- I I merous men- wearing badges lndlcat- ll ' j j Ing that they are Sheriffs from other j ' j !j! counties, ii I J f.l Blue-coated, brass-buttoned deputies s' j 1 J stand within the wires and keep the ilfC! t spectators back. I W ' i M1 At 10:0S o'clock thero is a nolee at the In T 1 1 '. Routh end of the prison yard and a I f'l ' It' Ktoup oC men appear around the corner (li S . ! of the prison building. i! J 11 In the group three men stand out In P ' ft'., front conspicuously They aro Frank ), j i , 1 1 P. Rose and two deputies, if , 1 1 , n The deputies clutch tho arms of the . I doomed man lightly and move quickly if. j ' forward to the vacant chair. The other "1 J . ofllcers follow close behind. 1 J kJ' The prisoner's face shows a dark yellow pallor. He is dressed In a dark I i j blue flannel Bhlrt with gray trousers. He wears no suspenders and the shirt ! i ! ; Is open at the collar, '() , ' Upon the blue front of the shirt on HJji' I the left side is a four-Inch square of Huj ' 1 I white cloth. HlFj , , f , From five holes in the blue cloth K i, door peer the muzzles of five rifles. , ' !' (1 The prisoner is placed In the chair. Hkl i Deputies quickly strap his feet and H ' hands and he sits erect. The only cvi- i'i dence of nervousness uppears In the H' ' j paleness of his face and in the manner H in which his hands clench desperately B i and tightly the arms of the wooden f . chair. H' ML It Is 10:10 o'clock. The deputies ex- H;, if amine tho fastenings carefully. They B' l J speak a few words of farewell to the H 1 I i blindfolded man strapped In the chair, H , . ,( then fall back in a group to the right. Ht 1 One of them lingers a moment, then V': Pes back and shakes the limp hand Hilji W o the prisoner, strapped at the wrist H ' j' Li to the arm of tho chair. He mutters 1' it !t A cood-bye and Joins the other group, ll' j n There is a signal. Then, In tho twink ling of an eye the rifles burst forth in one chorus of sharp, crackling sound. Only one report lo heard, as If but one rifla had been flrod. Of the five rifles one contains a blank cartridge and no man of the five who fired the fatal shots, knows whether his is blank or bullet when he fires. The Man in tho Chair Starts. Simultaneously with the crack of the rifles, the man' in the chair starts ever so slightly. It 5eemsas If a tremor of surprise has run through his form. His head 1b erect upon his shoulders and there Is not a motion of his pale, set features. He sits as if nothing has happened. There Js .a tense silence among the spectators. The armed sentinel on the high stone wall has stopped his monoto nous walk and leans eagerly forward, his rifle grasped flrmly in his right hand. Two or three seconds elapse and sud denly the head of the doomed man falls forward upon his left shoulder. Frank P. Rose Is dead no, he gasps and convulsive shudders run through his form. The deputies rush forward and gather about the dying man. "Everybody out," shouts the deputy. Reluctantly the spectators begin to leave. The newspaper reporters gather up their note books, dart under tho wire ropes and Join the prison deputies at the side of the prisoner. At 10:14 o'clock the dying man Is still twitching convulsively. A deputy leans forward and opens his shirt front. On the white undershirt four blood spots, about tha size of ten cent pieces, mark the place where the bullets enter ed the body. The spots are In a group, with scarcely any white tspaco between. Seemingly three of them have perforat ed the heart and Frank P. Rose Is, to all Intent and purpose, dead. But the Inanimate clay Is still twitch ing and gasping. At 10:15 o'clock, the warden orders the body taken from the chair and placed upon a rude wooden table, near the door covered with the blue-black cloth. The limbs are straightened out, the gray bandage Is removed from the eyes. A physician turns back the eyelid and Frank P. Rose Is declared dead. The armed sentinel resumes his meas ured tread up the high stone wall. "All out," orders the Sheriff and the newspaper reporters follow tho specta tors that have gone before. A few minutes later and a wagon drives up with a coffin. "I can't wake my mamma up," said little two-year-old Elmer Rose to the officers of the law, when they found the child slowly starving to death by Its murdered mother's side. Now little Elmer Rose can't "wake his papa up." Poor little orphan. Wished to Die With Eyes Open Incidents of tho Day of Execution leading- Up to tho Fatal Moment. Sheriff Emery read the death warrant to the murderer In his cell shortly be fore 10 o'clock. Warden Arthur Pratt and Assistant County Attorney Whlt aker were present. The prisoner's pulse was above normal, and, although Guard Shurtllff, who had the death watch from mldnlcht until 8 o'clock In the morning said the prisoner slept well, Ids eyes were bloodshot and his fea tures appeared a little haggards "That la pretty well gotten up," said Rose, referring to the wording of the death warrant after It had been read by Sheriff Emery. Warden Pratt asked him if he had anything further he de sired to say before the execution, and he replied In the negative. Rose re quested the Sheriff not to blindfold his eyes, saying he wanted to see the gun3 and everything that took place. He ap peared disappointed when Sheriff Em ery told him it was against tho law A. and that ho would havo to have his eyes covered. Was Given Some Whisky. It was a few minutes after 10 o'clock when the uxoricide was led from his cell to the death chair. Dr. Young ac ceded to his demand for whisky and gave him a large drink before leaving the cell. Rose said good-bye to the guards on duty and called farewell to Charlie Botha, sentenced to be shot In June, who but a few minutes before had been placed in u cell above the tier occupied by Rose, after being brought in br the officers of San Juan county, who had taken him to Montlcello for resentence. Rose asked to see the death chair, and he was not blindfolded until out in the prison yard. From the corner of the building opposite to the side of the building where the crowd was gathered he was permitted to see the fatal spot. He displayed wonderful control of him self and stood quietly while Deputy Sheriff Andrew Smith tied a handker chief over his eyes. He could see some what beneath the bandgage, and asked to be permitted to walk unassisted to the chair. Deputy Sheriffs James Cow an and Joe Burbldge took hold of his arms on either side and the procession moved to the chair. Seemed Eager to Die. Rose walked as though eager to reach the chair. He seemed to pull the two deputies along with him. His step was firm and every movement Indicated a determined resolve to die game. Quickly the straps wero buckled around his wrists and ankles. The work of fasten ing the prisoner was performed by Dep uty Sheriffs Cowan, Burbldge and Smith and Clerk Stowe. Rose tested the bonds that held him and said: "I can't get away you've got me strapped tight all right. Dr. Odell fastened the target over the prisoner's heart. Drs. Young and Odell grasped the pulse of either wrist for a few seconds and then shook hands with the murder er. The others had fallen back. Dr. Beer stepped -forward and said good bye, grasping the man's hands. "So long, boys!" said Rose. Those were his last words. A long rifle barrel was poked through one of the holes In the door; then four more slcamed throuch as many more apertures. Guard Harrison came to a stop on the top of the wall, above the crowd, where at his post he patrolled all morning with a double-barreled shotgun on his shoulder. That Fatal Word, "Fire!" "Fire!" the order was given by the Sheriff. FIvo reports sounded as one. The crowd rushed toward the death chair. It was nil over In less time than It takes to tell It. The aim of the marksmen had been true. All four bul lets had pierced the target; three en tered the bullseye; the fourth was an Inch and a half lower down. A nickel coin covers the three bullet holes In the bullseye, they were so close together. The corpse was removed to a table nearby and the crowd dispersed. Thirty minutes later a wacon was driven out of the JalJ and down the hill around to the east side of the prison. It was the hearse. Clerk Stowe, one or two guards and several convicts followed behind the wagon. They constituted the funeral procession. The grave was ready, and tho rough "wooden coffin, containing all that remained of Frank lin Pierce Roso was laid to rest In the prison cemetery. Rose Reveals Record of Crime Makes Statement to Guard Pugsloy Claiming Credit for Many Mur ders and Robberies. Not less than a dozen murders, besides scores of hold-ups and highway robberies, were committed by Frank Rose during his lifetime, according to a confession made by him to Death Watch George Pugsley on tho eve of tho execution. Few crlmlnalo ever lived that were so steeped In .crime and 60 degenerated as was Rose if tho story of his life as related yesterday Is true. So numerous and villainous are the deeds the wife-murderer claims to have committed that It Is hard to believe that he was telling the truth. Murder was nothing to Frank Rope, If we are to believe the story of his crimes, related by himself. Paltry. In deed, was the price placed by him up on human life. For a few dollars he would "put a man away," and the sight of blood was no more to his eyes than so much running water. A trivial In Jury, often only fancied, was sufficient excuse for the taking of life, accord ing to Roeks's standards. His Story of Crime. In his cell nt the State prison, with tho hour of his execution close at hand, the criminal recited to Guard Pugsley the story of his criminal career. With the same air of bravado and lack of consclcnco that has characterized his actions since the time of his arrest, he recounted ncorea of crimes that he claims to havo committed. Rose made the confession of his own free will, and no Influence of any kind was- brought to bear on him. The sub ject came up In a rather peculiar way. Thursday afternoon the murderer and Guard Pugsley were chatting, and Rose said: "Don't you know that I always be lieved that Roosevelt was responsible for the death of McKlnley? I am satis fied that he hired some one to do that Job." "I don't think that could be possible," replied the guard, "how could he do It?" "Oh, that would be easy enough. I've ?eeu the time when I'd do that for a few dollars," said the wife-murderer. Then followed a conversation In which Rose hinted at his career of crime, and finally. In reply to a ques tion from the death watch, began: He Began When a Boy. "I turned my first trick when I was a kid, 17 years old. One night I broke Into Robinson's Hardware storo In Mlddleton, Mo., and got away with 5182.35. I made my get-away safely, and a little later robbed Cuson's drug storo at Montgomery City. "A few weeks later I turned 'dip' and picked the pockets of old Joe Hunt, one of the prominent citizens of the town. I made a good haul and was quite pleased with my success. "Soon after that I got acquainted with a number of young women, and after gaining their affections, I had them marry some wealthy duffers. As soon as the glrly could get hold of the money we would skip out and take a trip. I landed nearly a dozen suckers this way, but finally had to cut It out Some Cutting Scrapes. "In St. Louis I got Into a lot of cut ting pcrapcs, nnd once was pretty badly carved up. I tackled three men on the street, and In the mlx-up I stabbed one of them in the body, break ing the blade of the knife and leaving It sticking In the fellow's side. Another one elashed me across the throat, and I thought I was done for. I finally got away, but after wandering about the streets decided to give myself up, for I knew that they would get me, any how. "I started for the police station, but Juot as I was about to enter I had an Idea. A fellow came along the street and I borrowed his pocket knife. While he was waiting for me to re turn it I made a slash and pretended to cut my throat. Tho stranger called the police and they carried me Into the sta tion. Everybody thought I had at tempted suicide and they gave me the best of care until I was well, when they turned me loose. Only Two Got Away. "In the year 1892 I held up thirty-two persons In SL Louis, and only two of the bunch got away. I had some ex citing times, and once or twice I did some shooting, but I don't believe I ever killed anybody. "After that I went to the Territory (Oklahoma) and Joined the Dalton gang. I was with Bill Dalton until a few weeks before his death, when I left and traveled with the Starr gang. We made some good hauls from tho boom ers that year and quite a number of them turned up missing. "When I went back to St. Louis I quit tho hold-up game, but made sev eral good rolls. I caught a live one in a Sixth street saloon one night and th next morning they found him dad down in the Dago district. Hla head was cracked open and tho newspapers said he fell and fractured his skull. "That day I went down to the morgue to Investigate and found it waa the same fellow I had given the chloral to tho night before. "Another time a fellow flashed a roll of bills that looked good to me, and I said right away, 'There's my Injun.' Before morning I had his roll and a big slxshootcr that he carried besides. Hid Bohind Many Names. "While I was in St. Louis and Okla homa I traveled under the names of Bill Sly, William Cody, Full-Hand Jim, Tom Lang, William Hartlgan and BUI Ross. "I was drunk for three days straight In St, Louis, nnd when I sobered up I didn't know what had happened. I put my hand In my pocket to get a smoke and Dulled out a human hand, evidently that of a young girl. I know that she could not have been dead long, for the fresh blood on the wrist had collected some looso tobacco In my packet. I never did find out whoso hand It was or where I got It, but I burned It in the' kitchen stove at homo in the presenco of my mother. ' "Soon afterward I left and went to California. I-did a number of Jobs out there, but was never caught. Once we had It framed up to liberate a friend of mine who Is serving time in the Pre sidio prison. His name Is Ted Murray, I believe. . , "A fellow named Loner and mysslf were going to assault -the guard, but Long weakened. Two days later-they found his body in the bay. Decided to Reform. "One night In Kelly's saloon at 'Fris co ' I suddenly remembered that I had a wife and child In SL Louis, and de cided to send for them and reform. I wrote a letter to my wife and soon went to work on a ranch in Nevada. Later I sent my wife some money and she Joined me there. She declared Bhe had been true at first, and we lived as happy as kids for a while. "One Sunday night she told me that she had been false and named a num ber of men she had lived with while I was away. That broke me all up, and from that time on it was all off. I left there the next morning and she camo along. I tried to shake her in Ogden, but she wouldn't leave me. A few days later we came to Salt Lake and well, you know what happened." Rose further stated that his wife knew about his misdeeds, and he add ed, "but you bet she kept still. When ever they"d find a dead man In St. Louis, my wife would say, 'Well, I guess that's some more of your work.' " This Is the story of crime as related by Rose himself. If It is true, he. Is one of the worst criminals known to the world. The man who told the story is now In eternity, and It Is hardly possi ble that the truth will ever be knbwn. Brief Story of Rose's Crime Chapter Torn From tho Record of Unfortunato and Misguided Humanity. Never in the history of the State had a murder of such shocking atrocity been committed as that, on last Christ mas day, when Franklin Pierce Roso sent a bullet through tho head of his girl wife ao she lay in bed. Still more barbarous and brutal was the subse quent course taken by the uxoricide. His actions of the succeeding two days were beyond credibility. While his two-year-old babe lay In the blood of its cold and foully murdered mother the father wandered the streets from saloon to saloon In a state of Idiotic ! drunkenness. Many times during tho i two days Rose told how ho killed hla wife, but there were none who believed his story. . Jt6.wa3 .on. the morning- of Dccernbor 27th that he walked into the police sta tion and gave himself up. Up to that time not a soul besides himself knew ot the tragedy. Rose carried the arm secret in his heart, and when he calmly narrated the circumotances of the crime to SergL Roberts the officer was in clined not to credit his ptory. The murderer described the killing with out tho least display of emotion. His wife, he said, had been leading a. port ing life: that Phe agreed with him that the best way to end it all was for him to kill her. The confessed murderer was placed under arrest and a coronei s Jury was summoned. How Child Was Found. Tho officers found the talc of the crime only too true. They found the two-year-old child lying Inert by the side of Its mother's lifeless clay, ine coroncr'o Jury brought In a verdict on the following day that Maud Eliza Rose had been killed by her husband. Frank lin P. Rose. A complaint was sworn to charging Rone with murder by Capt J. B. Burbldge of the police de- partment. On December 30th Roso was arraigned In tho criminal division of the City court and entered a plea or guilty to the charge. He waived all preliminary proceedings and was bound over to the District court without ball. The case against the man was prose cuted in the District court by the late District Attorney Dennis C. Elchnor. On January 2, 1004. the District Attor ney filed the information charging Rose with the crime of murder in the first degree, and on tho following day the body of Mrs. Rose was burled. Ho Wanted to Die. A plea of guilty was entered by Rose upon his arraignment In the criminal division of the District court before Judge Charles B. Morse. Attorney Soren X. Chrlstensen was appointed by tho court to defend the prisoner, and his plea of guilty was changed to one of not guilty. Letters were received from a sister of the defendant saying that he was insane, and a defense of insanity was put up by his attorney. The trial of the case began on Febru ary 23rd. A Jury was secured by March 1st, after the examination of many talesmen. On March 3rd the Jury returned a verdict of guilty as charged in the Information, without recommendation. On March 7th Judge Worse sentenced the murderer to ba Hhot, and fixed April 22nd as the day of execution. His Life in tho Jail. At the penitentiary Rose was num bered convict . 1625. He occupied cell No. 129, on the bottom tier of the south side of the south cellhouse. There were only six other prisoners in all the numerous cells on the south side of the south cellhouse, and Rose chafed un der confinement Botha was his nearest neighbor In a cell on tho tier nbovo him. The two were often to gether, taklnr their exercise at the same time. Roso complained because of his incarceration and longed for the day of his execution. He often said he would rather die than exchange places with the shortest term man In the prison. At his request his baby was brought to see him on March 11th. The father was In no way touched by tho meeting, and hl3 actions indicated that he would have liked to kill the child. He bade the child an emotionless good bye. Since April 7th the murderer has been kept under death watch, a guard standing sentinel at his door every hour of the day to see that he did not cheat the law by committing suicide. 2TO .OUTWARD SIGN OF A BREAK-DOWN" Although there was no apparent breaking down the outward appear ances of the man did not Indicate his real condition. The nervous strain told upon his system, and In a few minutes more there can be no doubt but that he would (haVo collapsed. From the time ho left his cell until he was strapped securely In the death chair his nervous system was taxed to its utmost. Before leaving the cell his pulse was 90 beats a minute, and Just before his heart was pierced by the leaden missiles the pulsations had dropped to 66, a dif ference of 24. Prison Physician Dr. A C. Young stated after the execution that the weakened heart action denoted a general collapse of the system. It was not long, that he had to wait, and he died-game, as he said he would, so far as was upparent in his outward demeanor. NO RELATIVE OR FRIEND TO COMFORT ROSE Not a relative of the murderer was present, nor even a friend. True, ho was treated with consideration by the officials, as any other prisoner Is treated. The only person to display the least evidence of concern In the doomed man was Solomon Nelson, one of the proprietors of the New State saloon, who sent him a box of cigars Thurs day evening. Accompanying the package was a letter from Deputy Sheriff Axel H. Steele. Neither the let ter nor the cigars were given to Rose. He was, however told about them. The letter from Steele read as follows: "Kindly accept this box of cigars from Solomon Nelson, a friend of mine who wishes you to accept of same and hopes that ycu will bear up during try ing ordeal. I will inclose a blank letter head of his and hope you will acknowl edge receipt of same. Respectfully yours, A. H. STEELE." PEOPLE WHO SAW THE EXECUTION The execution was witnessed by per haps 150 people. Some arrived at the penitentiary before 9 o'clock. About 9:15 o'clock the executioners were driven up In a closed carriage and taken immediately within the prison walls. Sheriff Emery, with Deputy Burbldge, drove up In a light rig at 9 30 o'clock. The Sheriff had the death war rant and the target to be placed ovei the condemned man's heart in an Inside pocket. Warden Pratt sent a note In to Rose, asking him if he cared to see any reporters, and the prisoner sent back word that he did not. He refused ab solutely, saying he had said everything the day before that he cared to say. On the 9:30 o'clock car to the prison were Sheriff A. S. Woods and ex-Sheriff C. L. Chrlstensen, with tho convicted murderer, Charles Botha, sentenced to be shot on Friday, Juno 10th. Tho officers had a hard trip, being eight days making the Journey to and from Montlcello, San Juan county. They were glad to turn the convict over to the State authorities, and after receiving a receipt for his delivery' waited to wit ness the execution of Ros. Another outside officer present was Deputy Sheriff Seabrlng of Weber county. Dr. W. C. C. Freeman of Rock Springs, Wyo., was also among the crowd. The others were mostly officials and officers of the city and county, who in one way or another have been connected with tho prosecution of the case against Rose. A few business men were pres ent, and also representatives of the dally press. Gov. Wells was not present at the execution Between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock he . telcphomtf? ll clcmoncy would be exercl 711 U, K. fM prisoner's behalf. Dr! m. J J P county physician, wnB unihu0' ftiiH ; present, and his assistant tv liMlr V Odell, officiated in that caD. 5 H was assisted by Dr. W. F ieP 4' M . lU4 minutes before 10 o'clock the r admitted within the walls 4 around to the east wall. Part rr" tween the north and the Moth T ' tTOl stood the chair, directly oXVfc Y small apertures In the door tnl H i ing. yfr LAST RESTING PLACE 11 Between the graves of Tnn L ftl ton, the convict killed in th7 VK 111 break, and Peter Mortcns-n L.'lr III for the murder of James p II ' V v all that Is left of Frank Ro" ll thirty minutes after tho rlfles'r,);1 Et ' in the prison yard the body of th?s P murderer, still warm, was IowVtJa s W Its last resting place la the h ?'t- 1f'-!l prison graveyard. e fL No sooner had the crowd of specf.., Jf Viol' left the prison yard than the V'W south gates of the penitentiary i , A open and the heavy wagon cont?.t 1 Iff the murderer's body drove out &m l III ceeded on a trot to the burial grouM li 1 ' A rude grave had been prevw ti prepared by a oquad of prisoners . I'I1 without ceremony of any kind thAli: I was lowered into the grave iV,a Creechley. Wade Nlchola, Viiilll l"1 Knox. Henry Wright. William RoXl l! -i and Thomas Emllay, prisoners at iClShlH. Institution, acted as pallbearer, tWU'l' When the rough wooden box fe. ! ' rt i!a tainlng the wife-slayer's remains hi been placed In the grave there wu T moment's pause. Something peemrf ' r have bec-n omitted, and even the tr-T ' ties stopped Involuntarily to see 1( SlV one would step forward to speak a km 4- over the body ere it was covered tit' ' earth. M,' BCv3' But a moment of suspense follo-xP ' 8 for the stern command of the mibM i brought the prisoners back to tb. j work, and the dismal sound of etas dropping on the wooden box began. ' A plain board with the name "Fruit wl 15 T P. Rose" upon It was planted to njv Vrif T the identity of the grave. 1 ri After the first few shovelfulU tf P earth had been placed in the grave tii group of spectators began to dwltg! dipt away, nnd slowly in groups of two aji (o three they disappeared, until only squad of prisoners and the guard tt-. malned. ' pitSbi When the mound had been compMri 3tHJ tho trusties shouldered their PhoTe'j - tik and filed back to the prison. Thuse f the last chapter in the earthly caretrk Frank Rose. jfctai Five Executions "is jn Ten Years i Brief Record of Crime Wherein tb Murderers Have Suffered tis , , l?BJH Death Penalty. & Rose's execution was the fifth thl, has taken place In Utah during the put ; J?43 ten years. Guard D. A. Hilton, wis took such an important part In fra-j tftti tratlnz the prison delivery attempt! if;' last October, Is probably the only ma jjj who has been present at .all five execs-! tlons. ' Tho first of these five to par. tti ; death penalty was Enoch Davis, vb. murdered his wife and burled ha la corpse in a potato pit His execdloa, occurred at what Is known as the Palit ' of tho Mountain on September li, HH. Charles Thlede, another wife murdir-. er. was the next to pay the death pi2- "T alty. He expiated his crime on ttf-iCTf scaffold In the yard of the county Jd atL in this city on August 7, 1896. KiTt Pat Cochran was executed on Dec- mtj ber 7, 1S96. He was convicted of tti WLfa murder of two ofllcers named Stagr) tafct'gj and Dawes. On being asked what ki aK; desired for breakfast on the day heajK shot the criminal la said to have aa- su'ered "Stags and dogs on toast" Peter Mortensen, convicted of the foil IK. . murder of James R, Hay, was shet tlflj within the prison walls on the 2Mh day W! ni" of last November. The execution oc- iifjnu curred at 10:31 in the morning end !t 'Kfnn burial at 3-30 that afternoon. -r Frank P. Rose, shot until dead y- t terday morning, April 22. 1901. maSeiijiF the fifth execution witnessed by Guiri Bit Y... David Hilton. Rose was, like the Uni M c two, a wlfo murderer. It was on aFrl- JBtim day. last Christmas day, that he s!t fljfoTi his wife, Maud Rose, and it was on a att Friday, yesterday, that he paid fBi penalty. Just four months, lacking three iKj days, from the commission of the crlw jKtfii until its expiation. Kfcfc I TO BE ftp ABSOLUTELY I SURE I GOOD , K . i teas, ' m ES COFFEES, W i spices, m $ BAKING- POWDEB H AND Mffci GOOD THINGS UK K TO EAT. ' EXTRA PREMIUMS i THIS WEEK. H fe S3 IT PAYS M jjj TO TIRADE m 1 GreatAraericaa ImporMngTes C& ig NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS' t. MEETING. ;' JOftJ Notice Is hereby slvcn that there g j bo a meeting of tho stockholders oi Klnsham-Now Haven Copper Goft.j nine company, a Utuh corporation, in gH office of Bald company, No. W McCwnj MU building. Salt Lako City. Utah,0" day. April SO. 10W. at 3 o clock P- , W tiald day. for tho purposo of nf I notion of the board of directors oi . i .-rj company In authorizing eaid company hjt issuo two hundred thousand dollar six per cent gold bonds, to bo da tea J" fc 1, IS04.. and payable ftvo years after a and In giving a mortgage or trust fi upon alf of Its property to hccuw f bonds and Interest; and to transact other business as may corao before w OjuT" meeting. ,, . rrj ts . k5 The stockholders aro earnestly urgw be present nt tho meeting. nPo & mrJfH B1NGHAM-NEW HAVEN COPPS" '.gjtt GOLD MINING CO. ... BP By Louis E, Stoddard. President. Thomas W. Farnam. Secretary. WW Dated Salt Lake City. Utah, tail fa IfK 3e.y. of March, 1S04. ;l f It i