The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-12-08
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Sheriff Campbell bid the prisoner farewell in
his cell, the latter returning thanks for the Sher.
iti's kindness. and speaking Of Capt. Pate as
brave man.
The prisoner was, then taken 10 the. cell Of
Copcs I'D and Green; he told ihcin 20 stand iu1
like men, sad bot betray their friends; he then
handed them gsdrler e'cA saying lie had no
more use for money and babe them sdicu He
then visited Couk and COppie who were chaited
togrthero aud renai ked TO Cock: g. You ,ls We
made false stt:temsnts' Cook sskad '@Whst' do
you mr4nT jBtown answered. l"Mlhy, b. sta.
ting that sent you @ Narper's Feury."
Cook replied, Did YOU not tell me in Pitts.
hurs to Come 10 iiurpers Ferry aud see il Forbe,
had made any dsC,Osurea?'
Brown" No, sir; you knew | protested
sgains your coming" ..-ss, ..
Cook replied, Capt. Browa, we remember
differently at the same lime dropping his head
Brown then turued to Coppie aud said, Cop
pie, you also made false statements bat aln
glad to hear you have c0ntrs dcted them. Stand
up like IA mal.' lie also handed him quarter.
lie shook both by the hand and they parted
The prisoner was thep tJken 10 Sleyens's cell,
and they kindly intcrchansrd greetings. Ste
venE -"Good bye Captain; ! know you are 90.
ing to better land" Brown rsplied Il know
| On. Brown told him to bear up, aud not be,
tray his friends giving him II quarter.
| he did no visit Hallett, ss he has alwas per.
sisted III denying any knowledge of him. On
his way TO the scatlold, A,r. Sadler, all under
taker, who was in the wagon with him. remark
| ed, Capt. Blown you are game nan." He
answered, "les. | was 50 trained up; il was one
OF the lessons Il my mother; but il is bard 10
part from friends, though newly made" He
then remarked, This is BEAUTIFUL country;
never had the pleasure Of seengi brlore"
On reaching the field where the gaii0ws was
erected, the prisoner said, "Why are none but
military allowed in the inclosurr? ! am sorry
citizens have been kept out" On reaching The
| gaIows, he observed Mr.. Hunter sud May or
| Green standing near, Ia whom he said, "GeutIe-
men, good bye" his voice not alreting,
While on the scaffO.d, Sheriff Gamble. asked
him ii he would take a handkerchief in his hand
to drop as signal when he was ready. He re-
| piled, No. do not want it; but 90 not detdiu
me any longer than 10 a b, elutely necessary
Shortly alter the execution, and while the
body was beng taken to the depot, great cx.
cilement was raised by he arivalot horSrmdn
announcing that WAeatand, the late residence
! of George W. Turner, Tho was shot a Nagpgrs
! Ferry, was on fire, aud that The fire was extea.
| ding to the farm aud buildings OF Mr.. Wm. +.
Tuner.
The latter who was in town said, that he he'd
left home at 10 o'clock in the morning He said
! that several OF his horses had died very SUD iru-
! ly, and also some o. his sleep. He Intended to
| have their StomaChs anal wed, as he believed
| them to have been poisoned.
The stock of Mr. Cas,,emln sld Mr.. Myers
i in the same He.gh5orhood bsd also died very
mySterously. Tie exuiteIqcul caused by this
Was Very gedt. ....a. ...
Col, DAVIS had the Faquier Cavalry in readi-
ness TO go cut and inquire into the truth Of the
! report about the fire lhe body of Brown ar
rived by the special train, aud sNin be taken on
by Mrs Brown aid friends. by express direct 10
! Albany Hu ~ JBL". DIE itst8
i 1t is desired TO avoid all public demonstration
and II Is detaraiucd tist Ibe bJtiy etssll not be-
Il ioibie auy where on the route 10 tNstlh Eba
where 1t wi be deposited In the family buryItls
4 ground
Mrs. Brown speaks in the highest terms Of the
: great kludGess shown her by th' cit6aus and an
n thonIies OF the S,aie She is, of course IN grea
distress. s e has mos, favorably Impressed oil
who have met h-r. as woman of hn4 feeling
? aud ol great affection for her husband ..,-.f
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i lC-3-The remains Of John Blown weEe iakcn I,
/ North Eba aud deposited in The family suryinl
z grounds Mrs Brown Wgnlatt -PDittfl6 aul