Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-24

Welt 10 tho guards OF the JAIL, were helPe0
into tue wagon and tonk their seats on the
collins. Their appearance was rather that
Of hopeless despair than Of resignation, and
they seemed to take but little notice 81 any
thing as the procession moved on to the
field Of death. The wagon reached the
scaffOld at thirteen minutes before l O. o'clock,
and the prisoners asceneied with . deter
mined 6rmness, scarcely surpassed by that
Of Capt. Brown. A brief prayer was oAere
up by one Of the clergyman. The ropes
were adjusted, the caps drawn over their
heads, and both were launched into eternity
j. 7iminutes after thsxs sseended the gallows
They both exhibited the most unfiinchiny
saying nothiagsEith the exception
Of bidding farwell to the minister an! sheriff
After the ropo was adjusted about Cooks
neck, he exclaimed Bs quick -qui.k As
possible, which was repeated by Copic.
After hanging ab"ut thirty minutes both
bodies were taken down and placed back in
walnut cofins prepared lor them. That Of
Cook was then placed. in a poplar pox. ID
beled ana directed as follows: "Ashbsil T..
Willard and Robert Crowley, l04 William
street, New York, care Of Adams Express
The coffin Of Coppic was placed in similar
box. to b forwarded to his mother in 10 a.
PARTICULARS or THE XrrExpr At ESCAPE.
CaARLEsr,wx. Dec. ::16-1I P. Il rhe
sentinel stationed near the Jail reported that
at = quarter pas, eight he observed I man on
the Jail wall whom he challenged, and re.
ceiviny no answer, fired at hin.. The had
Of another man was also seen above the wall
but he retreated rs soon as the first one had
had been fired at. The: man on TOP the wall
seemed at first determined to presist and was
about making an stteupt to jump down
when the sentinel declared his inten ion Of
lmpaling him on his bayonet. He then re-
treated Tito the Jail yard with Coppic, aud
both gave themselves up without resistance
Cook Afterwards remarked that, he could
have got over and thro.tled the guard, he
would have made his escape. The Shenan-
doah mountains are within ten minutes run
Of the Jail, and had he escaped there, with
his thorough his knowledge of them, his ar.
rest would have BEEN difficult, especially as
but few Of the military could have followed
him during the night. They had s succeeded
after two wecks labor: whenever alone and
lat night, when their bed clothing muffled
the sounds ofa saw, which they had made
out Of an old knife, in cutting throug gh their
iron shackles, 50 that they could have thei.
work completed. 2i.t !s....~.'5& ~! All
They had also made sort of q chisel Out
Of an old bed screw, with which they sue
ceeded, as opportunity would offer, in re,noy
ing the plaster from the wall, and then
brick after brick until a space sufficient to,
them to pass through was 6scned, all excsp,
the removal Of tbs outer brick. Tho par,
ofthe wall on which they operated was in
the rear Of the beds. and the bed being
pushed againstthe wall, completely hid ttcii
work :rom view. The bricks that they took
out were concealed in the drum Of an old
stove, and tho dirt and plaster were placed
between the clothes. They acknowledges,
that they had been at work whole week in
making the aperture in the wall. .,-g
Their cell being on the, first floor, the
|aperture was not msre than five feet abov,
/ the pavement Of the yard, and when freed o
their skackels their access'to the yard was
smooth brick wall about fifteen feet high
to scale this difficulty was. however, $40:
overcome with the aid Of the timbers Of th,
|scatfo:d on which John Brown was hung
and which. was intended far their executio,
lon the succeeding day. They placed thes,
against the wall and soon succeeded in reacl
ling the top, from which. they could hav'
|easily droped to the other side had no
1.-THE vigilence Of the Sentinel on duty 8,
quickly checked their movements. 'ft
] They were arrested in hcjail yard b!
General Taltaferro and officers Of the day
who rushed TO the jail the moment the alarm
was given. Sheriff Campbsll and Captain
Davis are much chargrined At this marrow
escape oftheir prisoner. especitly as: the.
had resisted all interference Of the militar;
with the interior dicp'ine> Of the Jail. TIL
prisoners were shrewd and cunning fellow.
fland they were undoubtedly without accom-
plices in their undertaking.; ha
The friends who were still here were ais
} fearful that they might bs suspected Of hav
ling knowledge Of the attempt. The seners
) i'm preston il that if the prisoners had waite
. until midnight or later, they might hav
, reached the nountains. but it is presume
they were fearful Of being watched durin
, the night; or desired to have as much q
darkness IS possible in 'ords to gain goo
distance belors daylight would allow Of
general pursuit. o;r. 7s<..,4 .eaj4 ri rs.a
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