The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-06

nv :. me 80 new what personal fear was. "Cour
4a,n man to b brave oscsoonsa quality you cannot
70 said twas parir~ hardest ,sss % be s,s s.,n
= the veh'-' ~sGh ftends.n HeremaTTSsSS, w. he
v" drove mo The Aeld, ~ $50 thas al NV s.sed
.sary an escadsd from ne ouSd w sna beautiful
around on sns = sSCs here This the rst opportunity 70
sve ina Of viewing ~" He even made mdores
ihe several residences that attracted his a's'nS'
On reaching the scafSd Brown, whose arms na Ss
pnioned at the elbows before he et tno JAIL or tsj
out Of the Wagon y Mr. s Ava ANA and
brisk, pleasant nmnner, "Good bye xentiemen.n II,
then assembled the sssps firmly and perfect
He stopped his h. ID 50 as 70 assist the operation Hi
neck and Drea were open and remarked as being
white almost = chid's Then the white linen cowl wai
drawn over k face. Enc Sheriff and the ailor SHOOK
hands with him and tade him good bye Before leaving
he was asked by the Sheriff 20 stand on the drop "Bui
cannot see where ns said Brown You must be kind
fatal position and suggested that Brown might take
thing into his hand TO be dropped whenever he was ready
"Oh, no., said he shut hope will not DO kept waiting
unnecessarily long, These were his last words They
we're eminenty characteristic Of the man and Of his
finching courage
But he was kept waiting very unnecessarily long-kep
waiting until all the companies had marched and counter
marched to the positions assigned TO them respectively
And them instead Of preconcerted signal the officer
the day shouted to the Sheriff twceso that the prisoner
could hear him-"An right, Mr.. Campbell All right, Mr.
exactly twenty-five minutes past eleven the drop rope
was cut by the Sheriff. the trap fell and John Brown was
hanging between heaven and earth. Tho fall was not
nearly great enough-t hardly foot Some slight
muscular action and spasmodic clenchng Of the hands
We're all the signs Of life that the dying man gave and
yet was supposed that four or i've minutes must have
passed before life was extinct
REMOVAL or TIE BODY.
The body was hanging some thirty seven minutes be-
fore the rgeous forward TO make their exaina-
ton On their pronouncng that the man was dead in
structions given to the Jaier lower the body
body then placed in the walnut con which was in
readiness for lifted into the furniture wagon and driven
back 70 tne jail There was no plate upon the coffin no
within which r was to be placed, was the address Of
"John Brown, ESQ.,"
MEDICAL DOUBTS AZ 10 LIE BEING EXTINCT
The body was taken 70 the Jail, have said, and
there subjected TO further surgical examination
Strangely enough the doctors not satisfied that the
again at three O'Clock They thought that life might b
restored by the application Of the galvanic battery
APPEARANI AyTKR DEATH
The neck was not broken The throat was marked by
the rope but the skin was not abraded The face not
black, as usual after hanging rssembled that of
who had died of congestion Of the BRAIN The eyes
were not Extensively protruded nor were there any dis
charges from the mouth nose. The eyes were how
ever largely dated and the mouth could not be closed
he was in life.
BODY DELIVERED 10 THE WIDOW.
The doctors were satisfied at their third examination
that the man was really dead and they gave their cer
cate accordingly The body sent down in the
ing by special train nom Charlestown to Harpers Ferry,
where 1t was delivered to John Browns widow, TO be
conveyed North for interment
PERMIT BROWNS BODY
To AEpREw Z. KENNEDY, ESQ
SIR wh you 70 be 20 good a. 70 take fourteen men with
with yGS II, WIN ,Si make q se. Of ths
0'1 ''''' - ~ WI. B. TxLiAFEkRo.
THE RrDESm OF cHAR1Rsrowy.
Tha I'D
order, ana without any exhibition Of bad taste the
part of the citizens Of Charesown The presence Of the
military only gave greater solemnity and significance
No liquors permitted to be sold In the town through
out the day. Mr.. Campbell the Sheriff, and Mr. Avis the
jaier, performed their repusve duties in as delicate
manner as possible. While Brown was waiting in that
terrible suspense to permit the troops 10 take up their
positions, Mr.. Campbell occasionally came and drew
aside the Zap of the cowl TO allow him fresh air. and in
many other ways showed him attention and respect.
The people Of Charestown not TO be held RESPONSE
bic for all the absurd offensive and hghhanded
Of the military authorities. were 70 judge Of the peo
pie at large by the propretors Of the Carter House-he
only residents with whom had any ntercourse-I should
be inclined TO speak highly Of their courtesy and good
sense. II is hoped, however, that now that the Brown
tragedy ended the larger portion Of the troops will be
hands Of the civil authorities
FaAIN SINGING IN
understand that on Wednesday night last Brown and
plmened their vocal powers by Of the Jail guard
q compliment which they pleasantly acknowledged.
TAxPHRyG WITH THE MAILS.
appears that the military authorities not only held
mails Letters directed to certain of the New York pa
pers not forwarded and am informed by gentle.
of the highest credit that he placed in the New York
Post Office, about fortnight ago. package of twenty
Sermon directed to party in Charlestown and that 1t
has not yet como to hand.