The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-22 00:00:00

JOHN BROWN'S WILL•

CHARLESTOWN, VA., DEC. 1.
I give to my son, John Brown, junior, my sur.-_
~,,
veyin compass and other surveyor' nom
articles,
at
if
found; also my old favourite monument,ow
North Elba, New York, to receive upon its
o
tw
sides a further inscription, such as I will hereafter
write ; said stone monument, however, to remain at
North Elba as long as any of my children, or mY
wife, may remain there as residents.
I give to my son, Jason Brown, my silver watch,
with my name engraved on the inner case.
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I give to my son, Owen Brown, my double
opera-glass and my rifle, if found, presented to me
at Worcester, lass. It is globe-sighted and new.
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I give also to the said son 50 dollas in cash, to
paid him from the proceeds of my father's estate, as
an offset to the two first cases above named.
I give to my daughter, Ruth Thompson, my very
large Bible, containing,family records.
I give to each of my sons and each of my ot
to
her
daughters, my son-in-law, Henry Thomp
copy son, an
the
d
each of my daughters-in-law, as good a of
Bible as can be purchased at any bookstore in New
York or Boston, at a cost of five dollars each is
cash, to be paid out of my father's estate.
I give to each of my grandchildren that may be
living when my father's estate is settled, to good at,
copy of the Bible as can be purchased at the cost o
three dollars each, and all the Bibles to be pur-
chased for cash on the best terms.
I desire to have 50 dollars paid out of the final
proceeds of my father's estate to the following
named persons, to wit --
To Allen Hammond, of Rockville, Tolland County,
Connecticut.
To George Kellogg, Tormer agent of the N°l
England Company, of that place, for the use and
benefit
Also ofso thatdolla company.
rs to Silas Havens, formerly of
Twinsburg, Summit County, Ohio, if he can be
found.
Also, 50 dollars to a man, formerly of Stark
through Judge Humphrey, and Mr.
County, Ohio, who sued my father in his lifetime:
Akron, to be paid by J. R. Brown to the notUpson, ot
person, if he can be found. His name I in
member. my father made a compromise with the
member.
by turning him out a house and lot at
roeville.
I desire that any remaining balance that Inal
become my due from my father's estate inaY be pall!
in equal amounts to my wife and each of 131 Y ,c,111,.
dren, and to the widows of Watson and Olive-
Brown by my brother. canrhe-

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CAPTAIN BROWN ON THE SCAFFOLD•
ar
went
Coolly and bravely, and with as much apolitical
unconcern as if he were about to address a. p
meeting, he mounts the scaffold, advances b
forwerhd
takes off his hat, runs his hand through ilie us(4
gray locks, and then turns round and shakes WU
with the sheriff. Without a moment's delay ti4u
curely pinioned, his feet tied,
rope is placed round his neck, his arms more 1.5,,,e-
-and a long will
linen cowl drawn over his face. In that attitude,
a statue---
erect as a drill sergeant, motionless as
with not the slightest visible tremor or agitation—'
not the most insignificant manifestation. of eet";
he stood for fully twelve minutes, while tile troop:
were taking up their positions in the various P;
of the field. His face was towards the
sun shone warmly upon him, and south ; ''...4.
&a;
the
breeze played about him for the last time. )311:,,,t
was kept waiting unnecessarily long -- --id,
waiting until all the companies had niarched and
waiting
..
counter marched to the positions assigned. to
respectively. And then, instead of a preconeerila
signal, the officer of the day shouted to the shoeArl
twice—so that the prisoner could hear him^-1. iv,
right, Mr. Campbell. All right, Mr• ounp eel..
Before the lapse of another moment, and at exaci'L
twenty-five minutes past eleven, the drop rope w_r
cut by the sheriff, the trap fell, and Jo h], Broil:if
was hanging between heaven and earth. Theot.
was not nearly great enough—it was hardly afo
Adia
Some slight muscular action, and a sPasITI,fO
clenching of the hands, were all the signs 0 .d
that the dying man gave, and yet it WL's sau PPrrs
that four or five minutes must have priSSe- be far/
life was extinct.—New York _Herald.

THE BODY OF CAPTIAN nnowN•
The New York reporters give a description of the
body of the martyr when it reached that city:
Upon opening the coffin, which was the same be%
the
that the deceased rode upon to his exec'ution, be
was found just as he had been lowered from
gallows. The clothing which he had OS well re'
moved and the body placed on ice. Darin g
n t
ih.e
afternoon it was found to be sufficiently frozee
admit of being placed in the coffin for btxrial. 111
was laid out in a neat white shroud, wi al Pleated
solid rosewood, but bore no plate. The ayp
trimmings, and white cravat. The coffin. Wes -
earael
being, as it were, in a deep sleep. The upper of the body had every iudication of the decease
were
of the face was quite flushed, the eyes wel
quite red, especially under the right eye, and
1111
seemed like a bruise. The mark of the ropy
visible on the left side of the neck and under th?
ear. His whiskers have been neatly turned, an
u
his hair combed back, having a rather stiff appear'
ante. Altogether his appearance is that of one
sleeping. Quite a number called to see the ody',
but only a few of his most H
aimitate friends were
admitted. It was placed in rear or out-house,
used as a carpenter's room, and was inclosed in I
white pine box. It will be taken this morning, to
the seven o'clock Hudson River Railroad train, to
North Elba. The box which the corpse was brought,
in was about six feet in length, and where his hoes
rested was considerable blood, which had oozed of
of his ears. Mrs. Brown has not seen the body 01
her husband since the execution. She arrived in filo
city, and will accompany the corpse to North Elba.

AN ANECDOTE OF JOHN BROWN,
John Brown emigrated to Kansas. A promo:04;
citizen of Warren County was an apprentice
in Crawford County, and tells many facts
illust of
ting his integrity and nobleness of heart, 00°
which runs thus :—Having heard that a poor nl°
with a large family was suffering for the necela
ries of life, be sent me to his house to Worn" W..
that John Brown would sell him provisionsal* I
credit. He came at once and got about 30 clo.
worth, agreeing to pay in work the next surenle"
ur
but with summer came other calls for his lab°, to
than the payment of old debts ; so he cs°l-„a
Brown. and frankly told him his situation, °"„
that it would be impossible to pay as agreed ullf,;
The noble old map said to him, home an Jaye
care. of your family, and let me hear no more sb°.st
this debt. to
It is a part of my religion 111191,0
those in distress, and to comfort those that mourn'