Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-12-23

coPPIcs DE<PAIR-sAD FEATURES OF HIS CASE
Afer taking their stats in the wagon, the
eountenunce of Coppie changed: his lace wore
a settled expression of despair lie looked
wiIdlV around the crowd. and bis large eyes
lightex1 up with an unnatural iuster. Many al
heart sighed for him. Most of the community
wer1. ,xig,s for a commutation of bis sentence,
which woaId certainly have been granted by
the Legislature had it not bcen for q letter
which appeared in the New York Tribune, adj
dressed to Mrs. Brown, signed by Edwin Cop
pic, and written, after the. execution OF Brown
That letter sealed his fate Coppic denied
having written the letter. 1t was written by
Cook, and sigued by him for Coppic. 1t was
not read to Coppic, and written without his
solicitation, and it is believed was an act OF
policy on the part Of Cook TO bind Copies
destiny to his own. This morning, his youth
fd appearance, frank, open countenance, anu
the knowledge of The facts connected with the
writing OF the letter. which only TRANSFERRED on
Yesterday, ali tended to enlist sincere sympathy
for the misguided boy. He, however. gave no
evidence of dread. As the wagon, preceded
by the military, and guarded on all sides by.
same, proceeded to the field, Cook recognized
many acquaintance He bowed his head to
some, and spoke to others. As they entered
the gate, he remarked to Coppic, Ned we are
going together" Coppic replied by bowling
his head. No other word was spoken. 81
HAxGrSG OF COOK AND CoPPIc.
On reaching the scaffold, they assembled with
frmness. and on gaining the platform Rev.
Green. North offered up a prayer of one minutes
duration. .Lr fst
During this prayer, both men stood without
a emo Coppic had his eyes closed, and
his lips moved as with PRAYER. When the di-
vine had finished. the doomed men bade each
other farewell, and as the white cap was drawn
down, Cook addressed the Sheriff with, NOW,
as quick as possible" The ministers, and Off
GERS Of the law then bade them farewell, and
in another instant they were in the struggles
of death. Both. however, died easily. There
was a slight movement of the lower part ofthe
limbs, and all was still. Both their necks were
broken. They assended the scaffoId at nine
teen minutes of enc O'Clock, and the. trap was
sprung at fifteen minutes of one. They were
thus only four minutes on the scaffold- +,
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DIsPosafroF TIE BODIES, t5,z-
The bodies hung for thirty minutes, when
the physicians stated tibet life had been extinct
some minutes. They were then cut. down and
placed in their respective collins, Cooks rela'
tiyes had sent from New York an elegant ono
Copies was. Of. plain, black walnut, furnished
by the Uadertaker, Mr.. Ladder, who conveyed
the two collins TO Harper's Ferry. Cooks was
delivered to Adams & Co.'s Express. fs
1t will be COM eyed to his relatives in New
York at three o'clock tomorrow morning.
Coppic's was delivered over to his uncle Josh
ua Coppic, of Salem, o., and Thos. Winn, o
Iowa, who will convey the remains to Iowa.
He leaves this evening, and will bury the re-
mains near his house. z
The military surveillance having been re
moved, a much larger crowd of residents ant
strangers witnessed the execution. The thronf
at the gate was very great, and for a while i
was impossible for the crowd to get ill.,. Th'
military attempted to keep out all except thos'
they could recognize, but they found this i'm
possible, as strangers and citizens rushed in to
gether, and, eventually they allowed all t.
pass. go ~ zszasu r ~ .a-.asf 1a.5. a..i-
At least three thousand persons witnessed TIN
execution The people are sick and tired o
military rule. The surveillance which has beeI
exercised by them has been of the most often
sive character, and has been denounced by th
citizens in Il manner which admitted Of no mis-
construction. They denounced the regulation
as foolish aud tyranical, and subversive of tn
, rights Of the people. t..st $40 aizf.
To-day a general feeling of congratulate
exists that the nuisance will soon be abatcd.