Show DURIN i taj 1 MON 01 I 1 W tims TO i IM IND ai s TI to IK DR lia F xa lail ald to death clur ell ral tx 10 n deputy Sij ff irritation on breakfast confessing tonto saing hie his guilt of the murder ot of abner V jenkins gambler at sunnyside Sunny side during the early morning hours ot of sunday february iary 6 5 1911 to gov cullam spry the day before his execution last thursday in the penitentiary yard at salt lake city frank romeo as 1 also eup posed to have reviewed other atimer calm ono of them a previous capital ottense fiat that to als day remains a mystery lit carbon coun tye largent coal and coke producing camp romeo deserved all that he got vot eald said governor spry last thursday evening after admitting that the italian did confess to crimes her than that of murdering jenkins govermor spry remain firm in his determination not to violate a dying mans confidence should it be cry to clear others ot of BUS sus clelon in connection with previous crimes to which romeo la is eald said to have confessed it la Is probable the governor will furnish information to the authorities interested but under aa as strong as those requested by romeo Ilor neo konico almost collapses Colt apses when romeo was aaa led to the death chair hj ho almost collapsed co lla peed ami and during the death march had to be supported pup ported by two deputy sheriff if ts throughout the few hours ot of the ru morning orning that ho he was permitted to live he remained irritable only after ho he had been pieced in the death chair did ho he display signs of cordiality then extending hia his arm to sheriff thomas F kelter hefter tor for a farewell handshake rifles flash flashed from the door of the old blacksmith shop hop L the prison yard at 7 8 0 clock ast last thursday morning lour four bullets penetrating romeo a heart and causing almost instant death ileath priest makes 11 allt it rey rev francis vincent of all hallows collego at salt lake city had his laet last conference confer enie with lomeo et at daybreak remaining with him more than an hour father vincent had visited romeo in the death chamber tor for a period ot of three weeks and the parting ot of tho t and condemned man aja pa path elc 1 I can of courie say nothing said am a father Vin vincent of what romeo told me la the confessional I 1 can however eay any that he waa was prepared tor for death the me man was somewhat downhearted when whon I 1 went to him but be he met bis his end orld with remarkable fortitude shaking hands with those around him after he had been blindfolded and bound to hta his chair officials in death chamber when the priest lind finished hia his prayer with romeo sheriff kelter hefter and warden pratt with other officials walked to the death chamber are you ready asked sheriff kelter no not ye yot replied romeo almost with 9 v whine 1 I w want wat at my breakfast first you cannot have any breakfast interrupted warden pratt firmly sheriff kelter commenced slowly reading the uie death warrant everybody knowe knows that shouted romeo and I 1 dont want to hear it lets let go now and ho he stepped forward only to find is s trembling knees almost unable to huppert him two deputies stopped to his aide supporting him until he was placed in the chair il flea spit out romeo was blindfolded wb the march commenced commented and ho was not given an opportunity to see the chair chale after ho 60 bad had shaken hands with sheriff kelter and other official witnesses of the execution he steadied himself la in the chair to meet meat death sheriff kilter kelter gave the riflemen a lw l 1 w signal and a of flame leaped from front the loophole loopholes romeos head buted forward four bullets pierced the center conter of the target dr 11 II Z luni arton physician bickly applied the stethoscope to isten listen for heart action the last pulsation came about tour four minutes after the crash of rifles the body was turned oy ivr tr to dr lund to whom romeo willed his after romeo bad had been refused hia his breakfast nd and a the march commenced to 0 o the death char the condemned man uttered axtt red curleo ane made threats at sheriff kelter helter who p tr nested lim in after a long chase two care ars acu aso sheriff ket comment ed that he was like an old timer I 1 the past crime of 0 homco romeo as caa con tided to 1 I agn governor arnor spry were not net dl bulged ri it ha the carbon county sheriff he ile ll tave item hunga either vincent had tiLd the warden not to give konno an thang to cat otter after midnight he ile wile was informed that there be no breakfast he ile stormed and cured and As particularly abusler toward kelter who ho bd ta desperately he lie tried to fini hatt aa excuse to delay the execution 1 ile bould not move but decuf took him bitu by the arm and drew h 1 forth until he rest reached bed lie ul be he was quiet then Al dlo uc the cloth oer bas tyva hid ho the chair and 4 the screen with the rifle loopholes from bis his vie view he and trembled when be lie had wen tied to the chair ho he t hands with tho the and with dr ir lund in the last nhe months five men am have been beer in 0 o leeal legal execution it ut the igwe prison J J Nl moria cria mo ria julius thorn thomas artley 11 and all except ro meo nent to their deaths de ithe almly calmly romeo a as the only one of the fise bulon fing to tho the latin race the others ere ero teutonic UKI celta |