Arizona weekly miner., 1875-04-02
TUBURCTO K4SQUM.

his many crimes, 1t may not be unprofitablt
 to place before our readers the dying reiec
 tions of man who has spent his life in defy.
 ing the laws of God and man. It illustrates
 q fact, often asserted, that "there is yet 2
 spark of humanity in the most depraved'
 which, if properly cultivated, even in thi:
 instance, might have changed the whole
 course of his life and made him useful citi-
 zen. The following statement, reduced to
 writing in presence of several well known
 gentlemen, will be read with interest:
 "Vasquez has made statements 10 Beers.
 who is writing his life. The statements were
 taken in the presence of the officers through
 an interpreter, and in his exact language, as
 near as possible, and are as follows:
 "To fathers and mothers of children :- l Standing on the portals of an unknown and
 uRknonable world, and looking backward on | life as have seen it, 1 would urge on you to
 make It your greatest aim 10 so train and in struct and govern the young to whom you
 have given life, to be kept aloof, as far as possible, from degrading companionship of the immoral and vicious. The general wei fare of society depends on the strict per formance on your part of this duty. The state of society in the next generation de bends on the manner in which the children of the present are trained. wish the young throughout the world, who may read the n- cidents of my life, to take warning in time from the example set them by me, and to re alize the full force of the same. The way of the transgressor is hard, the truth of which is now being verified to me. The world must not be allowed to think, by what say. that reflect on the instruction and training l myself have received from my own parents. here affirm that they did all they could to bring me up in the right way. Circumstan- ces which they could not control threw me among the vicious, and l disobeyed their faithful sayings
 humbly ask pardon of each and every one in any way have injured, asking that pardon with all the earnestness that dying man can. Asking also the prayers of all good Christian people that forgiveness may be extended 10 me not only by them that 1 have wronged, but by the Great Father whose laws I have ruthlessly trampled on. The forgiveness ask of those whom I have wronged, freely give to all who have in- jured me. l thank my counsel each for the devotion to me in my hour of distress, and express my gratitude to Sheriff Adams and his Deputy Sheriff, Winchel, CelIman and Curtis, for kindness while in custody. I thank my brothers for the brotherly love extended me during all my troubles, and to my darling and beloved sister l render mex l pressible thanks. Oh, sister of mine thy | love to me will buoy me up in my last mo- 1 ments. I commend my soul and the here after that is before me to the keeping of the | Maker, without whose help 1 can never ex- pect complete pardon. Farewell, Brothers; farewell, sisters, dear; farewell all. The end | has come.
 "To my former associates: I wish you, who will doubtless expect to hear some last farewell words from me, whose fortunes and adventures you have shared, to ponder we'll the few words 1 now deem it proper to say to you. You must we'll know that could. had been so disposed, have disclosed 10 the authorities and the world the perpetrators of many atrocious crimes. 1 might thus have saved my own life. So you see, if the world cannot, to a certain extent this expiati In is 'n my part voluntary. I wish you to espec- ally understand that, while I deny having committed the immediate crimes of which nm convicted and am about to suffer death, IT of having at any time shed human blood. IT taken the life of my fellow man, common ense compels me to understand and rccoc- lize the justice of the law which holds me for the innocent lives lost in the prosecution of my unlawful calling of rob- 'ery. The threats of revenge which have 'een made by some of my friends threats , retallate on communities at large, and by he assassination of my csptors, the jury vho convicted me, or the officers who have . me or have held me as a prisoner. , re foolish and wrong, for all these people ave merely represented the law, and have , cted in the interests of society," By the curse threatened you could do me no earthly ', ood, but only bring yourselves in the end $ Q my own fate. Take warning then by my ate and change your course of life while you nay. l, Tuburcio Vasquez, now about to $ ay the penalty of misdirected life. s,y this ( Q you, my former companions, with the sol mn earnestness of dying man. s
 TUBURCIo VAsQUFz."
 Witnesses-Jno. McGonigle, Theodore c. i. 'inchell, J. II. Adams, Geo. A. Beers. II. s. z oote, w. II. Collins Jno. A. Ethel, A. Sell s an.