The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-12-08

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large andeimposiDg. There was no music,
and nothing was to be heard save tt
slow measured tread Of the military, and |
the run,bliug Of the wheels Of the wagon
which vas conveying brown to his |
death. Following the military were
about two hundred citizens. The gate
was entered, and the command brought |
to halt. In a few minutes it again
started, and proceeded to the gallows.-
The wagon was stopped few yards from |
the steps which led to the platform, and
Brown was assisted out, and Immediately
started for the scaffofd. On one side was
the Sheriff, on the other stood one Of his
deputies.
Brown assembled the steps with cheer
full lock, a firm, mistaken step, and an
unblanchcd eye. Not an exhibition Of
fear was given. There was no evidence
Of consciousness of the terrible tragic
scene which was about to take place, and
in which he was to be the actor. As soon
as he reached the platform, the military
which accompanied him filed to the right
and left, and took the positions which
had been previously assigned them
Brown looked at the crowd, then glanced
ut the scaffo!d. The deputySherif ex-
tended his hand and took that Of Brown,
and, shaking it, babe him farewell.
No ministers were present, owing to
the fact that Brown hal refused their Of
fees. The Sheriff approached him,
shook his hand, and bid him goodbye.
Brown stepped forward, when the Dep
uty- Sheriff tied his legs, while the shcr-
III drew the white cap over his head, and
placed the fatal rope about his neck
As soon as this was done, Brown re-
marked to the Sheriff, "you will have to
guide me from this out" The Sheriff
asked, " Captain Brown, have you any
thing to say!' TO which he replied
"nothing."
Shcriff-"Will you take a handker-
cciel and use it as signal, letting it fall
when you are ready"
Captain Brown--"No sir, am always
ready. Do not keep me unnecessarily
long"
The Sheriff then stepped aside while
the doomed mat engaged in prayer. In
few minutes he stepped softly from the
scaffold, and on leaving it, the Deputy
Sheriff sprung the trap, and John Brown
was suspended between the heavens and
earth
After he had hung for twenty minutes
ten physicians visited him, each one OF
them felt his pulse, and pronounced him
dead.
INCIDENTS.
On the road to the scaifold, Brown re
marked to the undertaken, who was il
the wagon with him, on observing mill
tary in the field: They have excluded
all citizens YES" was the reply
Capt. B.own said-"Gcntlemcn, YOU al,
calm and collected, much more so then
am, and yet your condition is much mere
critical. l am cool" said he, 81 have
suffered much more from modesty in m,
lifetime than have from fear For thir
ty years | have been educated to look on
tear as myth, and now do not know
what it isl After riding some distanc
further, and being beyond the limits 0
, the town, he said addressing the sam
gentleman: AIhat beautiful countr,
you have I had no idea of its beau,if
and the excellence Of its soil. This il
!; the first time have had the pleasure Of
seeing it" no other conversation tool
place, and he quietly proceeded TO hi
death.
Just previous to starting for the csc
r cution, Bsosn wrote the following an
handed it to Mr.. Hiram O'Baunon.
Il ann now convinced that the gre.
iniquity which hangs over this countr,
r cannot Be- purged without immens
{ bloodshed. When | frs, came to thi
State thought differently, but am nos
| convinced that | was mistaketD'
After the body of Brown had hun;
for thirty. isht minutes, it was Gu
down aud placed in the coain. Th
rope with which he was hung was takel
in charge BY an officer, aud aftcrward
cut up into pieces and distributed t
, those who were anxious to have it
' Parties cut the timbers of the gallows
:, and carried away the pieces, while other
, secured a locl Of his hair. When tn
+ body was placed in the coffin, it was cou
0 voycd to town and placed i'll the Jail.
! Many persons desired to visit the jai
: for the purpose Of seeing it, but thci
, curiosity was not gratiied. A speci
' train Of ears was ordered from the Fer
, ny, aud at half-past six o'clock, under
strong military escort, the coffin was RI
moved from Jail and taken to the cars
G where it WAS placed in a special one, an
tn escort getting in, the train proceede
TO the Ferry, where it arrived at hal
9 past seven o'c!ock
$ Not more than two hundred citizen
(. witnessed the execution. Many NOR
would have been present, but the Office
. Of the day, in placins sentincls on tn
j. avenues leading to the town, had selce
G men from the military corps from di.
q tauce, and they not being able to reoos
C nize citizens Of the county, they wer
' excluded from town lest they might b
0 rcscuers. Much indignation was fe
r and expressed on account Of this srrng,
G ment, aud the clamor became so gIe;
that the commanding officer was compe
o led to remove these who were on sent
mel duty, and place members Of the coul
{ ty military companies on guard.
= Convict the Criminals. or Confess Your
4 selves the yiicst OF Hlanderers..NO Al