The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-12-08

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o. Wednesday, AFTERNOON a ssoort 81 cav
airy accompanied Mrs. Brown Iron Harpse's
Ferry, under command OK Oapt. MoorS. Of
the Richmond Montgomery Guards. Tho
carriage which conveyed her was stopped 81
the ontskirts u town.
Whsn Gen. TaliafeFro had arranged for
tho visit 81 Mrs. Brown, he called on the
prisoner and Informed him thai hid Wits
would come 10 go him, and he wished to
know how long m intsrvisw he desired
Brown said--tThres or four hours" to
which the General responded that that Was
too long; q hour, he thought, was enough.
Brown replied: every well, sir, obey your
orders, and do your duty. have no fsvors
TO ~ Ok tho Stsse of Virginia
This indomitable spirit was manifested 70
tho very last.
Capt. brown was informed Of his wifas
arrival, and requested that she might b al.
lowed 70 entsr his room = soon - possible.
In fsw minutes the jailor conducted her in
to his presence. The meeting VA affecting,
and 1t first neither party spoke.
Brown embraced her, pressed her to HE
bosom and exclaimed, ssMy wifs!" No tears
were shed, bat deep drawn Sigh told TOO
we'll Of tho intensity Of the feeling which
each was undergoing.
After = faH moments thus spent, the Cap
tain drew : chair, and Mrs. Brown sat down.
He then spoke 80 her Of his condition, told
=. kswss oontsntsd, and II il va not for
parting with her and Others whom he loved,
he would have no regret In dying. Mrs. b.
entered fully into the fsslings Of her hus-
band, and both we're resigned TO tho fate
whieh awaited him.
Capt. Brown referred TO the disposition Of
his properly and the welfare Of his ohildreB,
and sitter spending "a hour il conversation,
supper No. brought IN By the kind jaiior, and
tho husband and wife at down togethse to
partaks or their Last neal. Tbs Captain
raised biz hands, and asked God 20 bless the
neal, and thsns with : chssrfolnsss which
has no parallel, they commenced thsir rspast.
From tho time Mrs. Brown arrived old Cap
tain B.'s spirits rose and be exhibited light.
hsartednsss, which surprised those who wore
around him. Mrs. Brown remained with her
haaband until half-past six o'clock, when she
was infornsd that the intsrvisw must dad
The Csptain desired that his wife nixht re-
main with hin during the might, but ths orr
defs fron headquarters were 20 the oOntra-
y, and accordingly they separated. While
the parting s0ene was one which showed much
intensity 81 feeling, there was no exhibition
OF passion, and after N embrace and kiss,
and kind Admonition from Brown, they part
ed forever.
Mrs- Brown was conducted to her carriage,
and under similar escort With Capt. Moore,
Who Was kind md g6nElemanly II biz deport-
msnt, the carriage started for the Ferry
Tho Substance Of Browns intsrview with HE
wife VS. rslative 20 ssttlsmont OF his moD-
etary affairs and the disposition Of his body.
Previous 70 hsr arrival he had desired that
hin body should be burned, and tho aehss
thereof urned, and in that condition removed.
He also expressed desire that the bodies or
his two sons who wsre killed ct Harper's
Ferry should be disintsrred, and after under
going similar process, BE- placed in the
Same urn with his own, and taken North.
This would have been impossible, a. the
physicians Of Winchester had secured their
bodies and dissectsd thorn.
Brown spent some two or three hours, last
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to rest. He slept soundly, and rose about
six O'Clock, cheerful and apparently uncon-
cerned about the fate which awaited him.
About alf-past seven O'Clock, altar parta-
king Of his breakfast, jailor Capt. Avis, who
had been vsgy kind e Brown, and Who had
sndeared himself thereby, informed him that
he could visit Cook, Coppic, and the other
prisoners, il he desired. Accordingly, Ne
Was conducted 10 the room Of Cook Arst.
rNr1avIBw BxTwnsM Da0wH AND HIS yYLLow
PxxSOnx.s.
On entering, kindly recognition tool
place, whom Capt. Brown said, addressing
Cooks ~ IN sorry you have not confined
yourself TO truth in your statement, called
your confession. never ssnt you TO Har-
psr's Ferry :: .ly, and your statement 20
Cook-ssYou certainly did"
Capt. Brown (in commanding tons) SCI
did not, sir; yoa have, BY your course, held
yourself mp = IN objsst Of contsmpt, and
dsssrvsdl5 ss.D
AZ this remark, Cooks had fell and he
made no reply. brown was mart conducted
10 Etsvsns roon. The nsstinr between
them wAs cordial. Browa renasksd fhss 81
was about 10 die. 6tsvsns aid: 81 fssl -
sursd that yos will 70 90 bsttsr world thar
this." Capt. Brown esid; ssCenduss your.
self like : man know yon will 40 20 With.
out ny advising" They again shock handa
and parted. He thsn repaired 90 he rooru
Of Ooppio, whore conversation almost sim.
liar took place. Thence hs went ia the rooms
Of the negroes, WHOM DO said he expected "a
die Ike men, and @ bscame their condition
and position. The negroes rave him The g.
auranOo that they wnn1d H. fnarfnaalv =.