Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-13
DAVIS'S EXECUTION.
II Will Surely Take Place Tomorrow
10 Utah County.
NE SLEPT WELL LAST NIGHT
But Was Not Informed " the t;o,crnot's
Refusal 10 luicrcedn In Ills BE-.
halfuntil This Afternoon.

Enoch Davls, the wife murdore
whose hours on earth are now 90 YER
Tow. iii not pass sleeplJ,s night IL
his lonely cell At tho ponitsn.iary las
nirht.
On the contrary, tho Information
comes from the "Icalh watch" vii.
vas stationed over him that he slop
souudly Eui qui tly, firm aud un
waveIing In the btlie ibal before an
other twonly.'our houts passed b,
would hear the Welcome worJs thai
should commute his death sentence Il
lie imprisonment.
In was not until this afternoon that
no WI, informed that no mus, die
tomorrow. That message was con.
vcysd 10 him by United States Mar.
sinai Brigham aud dispolled from HE
mind tue deiuslDn that ho would he
granted lcaso on his life.
Tue marshal broke tue news Of his
impending fate 10 him a. fOllowF,
davis, II has gone against you. The
Governor says the law must take it,
ooutse.n
"Weli, marhal," came the prompt
reply with extraordinary GOODNESS
from Davis, "that was not our fault;
we couldn't help II, could wt2n
NO; we could not" responded Mar.
shal brigham. IL was beyond our
p0wer.0
"Ceflainly II wAs.0
wow, Davis, you have not get a
very long time 10 remain here, anu II
! eau do anything u make your last
noun pleasant Just suggest II and | will
DO NJ can 10 accommodate yOu.n
well, then, marshal, let me have a
lot OF good whisky. / have drank
everything from mint julep to
stone fence, and know what good
whisky is.D
To this, the marshRl replied, "Dr.
Wilcher Will be- " ith you oil night and
you eau make your wants la that III.
rectiou known 10 him.0
The explanation seemed entirely
aatlsiact0fy, anu when Davis was
asked nov he slept last night he sail,
"spiendidly and l shall sleep well To-
night, tOO.O
lie then asked that he be allowed TO
see his attorney AMI Mr.. Eugene
Ithughber, local Newspaper man
who has beeu writing up his case Tor u
number OF eastern journals. His re-.
quest was granted anu those gentls-
men are In consultation with hun as
tbs NEWS goes TO press.
He na. eaten almost voTaciously for
some time past aud looks IN the pink
OF physical condition. This morning
lie was given a bath, n new suit Of
clothes and q clean shave. aud NJ u
he presents n better no.
peArance than nj any time since his
prison life began.
When MI. brigham parted with
him he shook hands, smiled and said
"Good bye"
"Good bya for tho present, " said the
marahaL I'VE will meet again IN the
morningn
"fes, | suppose 10, Davls,n aud the
mAFshal again said good bye anu took
his Departure.
During the day final preparation
has gone gradually ON and now all 4.
ready Tor the execution. The
announcement N made from
the mauhRl's tffioe that Ia.
Train carrying the doomed man
and the officers designated To accom-.
pany him on his last earthly Journey
Will leave for the south over the
Unicn Pacific NJ 7.i5. IL expected
That three Of Davls's brothers aud two |
VI his sons will bs present at the exc.
nution. They are due here ON this |
evenings train and II they desire, may |
DO permitted TO consult with this ptls. |
Jner IN his cell tonight.
There IL now no earthly power that |
eau save Davis from being shot TO
death and the indications are that
before the first edition Of tomofrow,s
NEWS has gone to press he will have
paid the penalty Tor numbering his
vile by yielding up his own life.
While the NEWS readers may expect
ull particulars Of the execution Just M
luiokly IA the information can be-
obtained by telegraph or otherwise,
I'LL they need not look forunnocessarily
narrowing details or tho Sensational.
SUI which some so-oalled newspapers 40
much delight m. The News will aim
o give - plain, straight story OF the
Execution, and nothing more.
Late this afternoon II was learned
hat his brothers aud sons had stoned
vetat Provo aud that they Will there.
1ro not see him until tomorrow.