Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-12-10

fnat " Us. hiteT fiulnR SUING uiethuce tuttho't
md being beyond the limits of the town, he said.
addressing the same gentleman "What q beau
iful country you have l had no flea Of its beau
les and the excellence Of it's soil. This is the FIRST
I have had Tie pleasure Of seeing it." No
,thes conversation took place, and he quietly pro-
seeded to his death.
just previous to starting for the execution,
wrote the following and handed it to Mr..
O'Bannon
III am now convinced that the great iniquity
which hangs over this c,untry cannot be purged
immense bloodshed. When l first came
20 this State I thought differently, but am now
that | was mistaken.
lie requested Mr.. O'Bannon not to give pub
lefty to the above.
After the body Of Brown had hung for thirty
minutes, 1t was cut down and placed in the
The rope with which he was hung was
in charge by an officer, and afterwards cut
up into pieces and distributed to those who wore
an xious to have il. Parties cut the timbers Of the
and carried away the pieces, while 9th
ers secured a lock of his hair. When the body
placed in The coffin it was conveyed to town
placed in the Jail. Many persons desired to
visit the Jail for the purpose Of seeing it, but their
was not %gratifed. A special train was
ordered from the Ferry, and at ~half-past six
o'clock, under a strong military escort, the coffin
was removed from Jail and taken to the cars, where
il arrived at half past seven O'Clock.
Not more than two hundred citizens witnessed
the execution. Many more would have 5oen pres
emf, but the officer of the day, in placing senti'
nels on the avenues leading to the town, had Sc
lected men from the military corps from q dis
tance, and they, not being able 20 recognize citi-
zeus Of the county, they were excluded from town
lest they might be rescuers. Much indignation
was felt and expressed on account of this arrange
ment, and clamor became so great that the com
handing officer was compelled to remove those
who were on sentinel duty, and place members Of
the county military companies on guard. Imme-
diately after the execution a heavy smoke was OBJ
served to the southeast of the town, and a report
was in circulation that it was occasioned by the
burning Of The barn Of the late Geo. Turner, who
was lilled at Harper's Ferry. A squad Of cavalry
were immediate dispatched to examine into the
cause, who returned and stated that il was owing
to the burning Of brush on a clearing. On Thurs
day, however, four of the horses belonging to Mr..
Turner died Of poison, while several others are
su ffering from the effects Of the same.
Charlestown is very quiet the people are not
excited and have never been. The only excite
ment which has existed has been occasioned by
the military. The troops will remain. Some few
will be granted furloughs, but they will oil be
present Oh the 10th inst.
JOHN browns WILL.
CHARLEsrowN, Jefferson Co., Va, Nov. 1S, 1859
Il give to my son John Brown, Jr., my survey
or's compass, and other surveyors articles. if
found also, my granite monument, now at North
Elba, New York, to reserve upon its two sides o
further inscription, as I will hereafter direct /;
saia clone monument. howsssr,to rsnsin a. NORTH
Elba 20 long ~ any+of my children or'lsys vile
may painit hsrs ~ residents. IEivs 70 my son
Jason Btovn.jmy silver watch. With my name en-
graved on the inner base. / give to my son Owen
Brown, my double spy, or opera glass. and my
rife gun, If found, presented to me at Worcester,
Mass. 1t is globe-sighted, and new. l give, al
so, to the SAM son, fifty dollars in cash, to be
paid him from the proceeds of my fathers estate,
in consideration of his terrible sufferings in Kan
sas, and his crippled condition from his childhood.
l give to my son Salmon Brown, fifty dollars in
cash, to be paid from my fathers estate, as an of.
set to the first Of the two cases above named. /
give to my daughter Ruth Thompson, my large
old Bible containing family records. / give to
each son, and to each Of my other daughters, my
son-in-law Henry Thompson, and to each Of my
daughters-in-law, as good a copy Of the Bible as
can be purchased at some book store in Now York
or Boston, at a rate Of five dollars each, in cash,
to be paid out of the proceeds of my fathers es.
tate. l give to each Of my grandchildren that
may be living when my fathers estate is settled,
as good a copy of the Bible as can be purchased
as above, at q cost Of three dollars each. All the
Bibles to be purchased at one and the same time,
for cash and on the best terms. I desire to have
$50 each paid out Of the final proceeds Ct my faith
er's estate, to the following named persons, to wit:
To Allen Hammond, Esq, of Rockville, Tolland
county, Conn.,. or to George kellogg, Esq, former
agent of the New England Company at that place,
for the use and benefit Of that Company; also, fifty
dollars to Silrs Havens, formerly Of Twinsburg,
Summit county. Ohio, if he can be found. Also
fifty dollars to a man formerly of Stark county
Ohio, who sued my father, in his lifetime, through
Judge Humphreys. and Mr.. Epson, of Akron, tc
be paid by j. R. Brown to the man in person
His name l cannot remember. My father made Q
compromise with the man, by turning out a house
and lot in Monroeville. l desire that any remain
ing balance that may become Cue from my faith
er's estate, may be paid in equal amounts to ury
wife and to each Of my children, and to the wild
ows Of Watson and Oliver Brown, by my brother
Brown made also a second will, in which he su
tsorizes the Sheriff Of Jefferson county to sell hi
pixies and guns. and give the proceeds to his wife
If they can be found. This was made this morning
Gov. Wise wrote a similar letter to the Sheriff
Of Jefferson county TO the one he wrote to Gen
Talifario as to the disposition Of Browns body
The gentlemen who accompanied Mrs. Brown
have kindly furnished me with The foil owing state
meDt
They accompanied Mrs. Brown to assist in dis
interring and Identifying the remains of her
sons, and to MD in bringing out the body of John
Brown. In the former task they have been kind.
" aided by Colonel Barbour and other citizens O.
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