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Show EXECUTION of ENOCH DAVIS. Ia Oak Hollow near Point of thcMountain. Utah Co, Sipt I.J.-9.J. At I0:0 tlio rentcnllary wagon with Knoch Davis, Marshal llrigham, nnd other. larshals and n physician, Davis was. dressed iri nnoatblacls suit,, whit0 shirt, black tie, nnd n nlotich hat-He hat-He looked wl!d out of i)is cyco pale, nnd haggnni. Ho talked some to, two of his sons nnd also his brother, butth'ero was not mucli sense lo Any of it; as lie, was so much under the influehco of liquor. He a to a largo sandwich, after which he took eevoraldiinks. About. 10 loot from him was tho w'ngon with his coffin. Ho said he wrtltted 16 nay it was ptejadleo that' gut liimMcon-victod, liimMcon-victod, Mado soma strnngo 'utterances alioutthe Governor and eoioe Itbvorctid, that ho seemed to be down' orf. He, would not have a mlntstert Said with an oathj "I "have" no h'se for one: w ' At 1 1 30 he waa Uken ottt ol thejwagon, and watkod botwoonthe Marshal and. Doctor to the chair, 'lri VrOnt of tho tcntwhtro 6 dark holes Were -plainly seen, ami the mtisots'of the' guita pro-Hiding. pro-Hiding. At thife 'tittle the youngest eon said j "I can'feUnd 'tlrli 'any longer" and Walked away.' The brotherof Dayls also walked down the ravine." After seating bitn In thu chair which was firmly placed, and -nailed Against a ecantliag.' H tUrew oTliUold hat and said he WM,,read, MarshaLBrlghani (hen aksdhlm.lfhe wantwito make any remarks he sal4 allniewntcl to Day was, he ifad not had a fair trial. Ire then t'odk .another djtu.k'. At 11:65 Marshal Fowlsr,strapDl. him to the chair, wWlchiJioi objected' to, but the Mrirahal.'aaid' it would bo nil the better for'hlrm Tho doctor, then put peaco Of papor over his i heart Duvla said "I have not got any. heart. 'Mirshal Pratt thcrt tied -a 'white Imndk'r; hint over Ids 'eyes'. barU eaid, "Tills U all D foollshneas, for I will not move." Tnc marshal ;';, "jve orders to withdraw y iniui' WMfliW "- ,nii,- . -. a,nd hoKttlinrUt.nhr-iciii eaui ' reiilyT aim', fleet'1 11 :I4 the gone poured forth their deadly mleslles and 4 bullets went through')!! paper, nnd liJs' breast. HlBIciith WMJuet.iuUncois, One bill wont-clear through his 1km: y mid u 2i0 'hoard Iwhlnd htm. II Mfl II wua over; 'thceimitt weo taken ofl tho coffin placel , by his aide and ha was laid in, iii clothes nicely arrnug d; nothing 'Indicating he' had been hot only the blood on .his white shirt, 11 :f9 the lid-was ecrowd do vn, and uc-.tdcrtakerTnylorotfialt uc-.tdcrtakerTnylorotfialt U ko had- the coirin put In the wagon, . ml all was over. Mr. D.iv'in' Jtr.otlit.-r .hanked the i)t(qrilcHt and all the ollict v mid said he U-lluved all hipl b-'fii done for his itrolher'that could lw. t-.iiil he had been ubelydefeudc'd, and Justice had lxeu d6no. Our reported t tys tho actions act-ions of the ofllcers ltrighaoi, l'ratt, Fowler, and Urown'shawod that tlrot-o men did nil they -could at the last, moment for the condrjiuied man. Davis showed a dispordtlui to bo unruly, un-ruly, but tlio OootorJUid Mifshol llrigham llrig-ham had him under good i-ontrole, and gave lilin all tlio tlmo noccieary Mojo tho Axceutlon look place, wnlch went oil without n Jari ' i . Hfc . i. i |