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Show gum. ' .,; Aboct 11 a.m". yesterday, !ftiokfa; . Ferguson was taken out Of i the ison at the Court House, by TJ. 8. arshal Botson and others, and placed a wagon in front of his coffin. Tho itachment 'of militia,, ordered put by . pycrnpr Gumming for th6 occasion, id under the command of Major Lptt mith, formed around tho wagon. B. ' . B.otSon, tJ-. S. Marshalj , J.. gtonPi . opttty U S. Marshal B T. Burton, ounty Sheriffj and JT. Q. Bittle, City arshal; and others, being at tho head ! tho procession, it passod, accom-iniod accom-iniod by an increasing number of icctators-, tlirpugh the city to tho gal-wsi gal-wsi on thobcnch,afow hundred yards rthof tho city wall and east of City ', rpeklCanyon i . , A - ; Mr. 3, H: Johnson, Mri T. S. . lms (ono of his attorneys ),and another an,, by permission, conversed with the iminal. Ho then ascended tho scaf- ' Id with a firm, step;; , After which ho' : Idrpsficd tho .. people rAmblingly' for, y out three quarters of. an, hom ?Wo,' ' ''". tvo.noj; space tp insert more than1 his J- , ews c6ncor,ning his trial: ; ,, ).-t "In right day atieriay arrest 1 vwa called ' ou for trial; 1 was brought forth, and 1 utood . 1 idy to. answer for, the oflVhce I had committed. '.I igo dinclalr,. who waa Jodge of this Territory ." I in, after I had made affidavit that my wit- - 8 ues were not present, which 1 requested lb- I re but .they could not be found, and which E iollce'and the officers of the Territory could & tfindj tbey were gonej .it was put off -till 10 f lock the next day. I was not aent for the. ''" J tt day, but the day afler that, the Judge called . " II. jii me to.anawer tot the crime 1 had commit- H after ray Nwyera felling "him that' my'. r " m neijea could not be fouud. and that they had " B ked for them all, hut they could not find them; B it they had tatn but- subpoenas; and- handed ' H m to Mrbol Dote on, but I was obliged' la B nd ray ;trlal without .my witnesses, hd I B here to answer tor. the crime which' .1 .com- B tted witlmut baVrng an impartial trial."' -, fm 'I was tried by the statutes of Utah Territory H ich glve a'man the rivlleite of belng'shof,b'! B Ided otlmrg, but waa It given to h'No, It B s uou- All Judge Siu'clalr wauUd waa to 'een- B ice some one to.bo huno (her.hi! waa wililne, ... , H leave the Territory.; He had loo much ivhls- K In1 his head to know what day he sentenced B to be executed on, and would, not have. - 1 own. If it had not been for the people bf Utah B ghlng at.hlm and telling him It w.ould Beon ' aday. A Bice Judge to send to any country. ' ' B ' I am not afraid to die, but would B e liked it better ifl bad bad a. fair trial; and I B uld have fi-1 1 better If Gov. Camming had com- R ted my a'eu'teDce to Ihe penitentiary, that I . B :ht have been better prepared to dlo. " B I hope, Rentlemen, that the next Judge that fl ent here will be a temperate Judge, a Judge B t Will be, capable of attending to his bualneasi B jne be will be a J udge Hjat will do bla husiueie B ligbt.''. After closing his public remarks, B i 'condemned; man conversed a little' h h' the .Marshal, ;and requested ;i6 bo " H lyed'isith, which yras briefly done b'y- m ;. H; Jacobs. i; Ferguson . then Bdid, n fentlcmeril'bidyoa all' farewell."" ' H Iho rope" being adjusted! and1 aJ H to cap drawn "oyer tho culprit's face;1 Bj B9 minutes after; i2;o'clock7" Mr. mard I, Smith cut thel'ropo" which' H 1 the 'drop, and the unhappy man B ired in a.f cw minutes. Between 200f H : flOOO. people' worp' present.711 He ' flf im,mcaat1;buried ,ncar, thecal-' B 3. J- y. LoNO,;"Koporter ' B |