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Show STRAIN WEARS i HEAVILY UPON CONDEMNED r i m ' I..! '1 Will Tell My Side." San Frank Rome. Who Dies Thursday. TO BE SHOT EARLY THURSDAY MORNING Convicted Murderer Wear log Down as He Awaits " Crime's Expiation. With Just three days before he will be taken Into tha prison yaul to ssplatt the crime of kllllnc Ab Jenkins at Pries, Prank Romeo Is awaiting; hie untlmaly end with an air of conrtdance that before be-fore death he will "tell hla side of tha story" and Isave Judgment to ths peopla as to whether he was deserved 1V1 slay-Ins; slay-Ins; his victim. "1 am not ready to tell yet. bttt tha papers have told only one aids of ths stotx" said the condemned man, as his careworn features twitched and tils furtlvs syes told plainly that hs wss suffering suf-fering Intensely. Only a few moments snd Romeo wss nearly exheuated In an Interview. Cold perspiration stood out of hla forehead, and while he ssemsd to be trying to cover up appearance of fright. It was vlslbls that ths strain was he onilng great, "X have never been In trouble before In any part of the country. 1 came to Utah In mo. just a year ao this month. 1 am sorry that I over came. Oalla for Priest. "I am a Catholic and ths piisst hss corns to see me only once, snd I would Ilk. so much to hsvs him corns rsal oftsn. for I nsed him now. 1 wish that he would come snd help me furgel up till the last minute. "My good fsther and mother are In Rome, Italy, and they are so sorry. They wrote and told ms that thsy could ha, not corns hsrs to sse ms. but thst thsy would sse me In hsavsn. Thsy know that there wss some reason for ms killing, kill-ing, and believe that I will meet them afterward." Arrangements for ths .execution ere bow being made and ths sctual axscu-tlon axscu-tlon will probably take place at aunrlae Thursday. |