The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-12-20
Connected with the EX-
ecutiOn Friday.

regard to the execution OF the tour Insurgents
at Charleatown
nire o,clocs tho field was occupied bv
=, a ..an.' ~ ~ at sauan r,;nntes ~ aleven
o'olons tbo nrocess;on made it's annearance.
I IL orr;ved at The scatfola At five minutes
n.st =, The nr;sosers were in cart in
p rh;oh ,rsra olspp tba Sheriff and TAILOR
Thau n'orntad tbo scoffold with a firm stem.
TbSo nr;Sonars nod the cans olaced over
tba;r boads nv, Tho sheriff and aft .r an an
mon nronrista nrcver bv the Rev. Mr.. North. of
tbo prash1ter;an church thew were launched
intn atarn;t,,
Refnra ~ roma was eut. Green wa, heard
IN offar mn foryent nra'ver' hut Copelnnd
was rnt hesrd to nrap
Graer,o nsck was hroksn. and he died
w;tbout y strnogIa Coneland writhed in
valiant contort;ons far several minutes.-
rba,, fall Of alaven m;nntes after Il ven
Thrsse m;n;sters stood mon the scatfold-
Messrs WaSgh North and Lash ~ whom
tha nr;snners bods farawelI and said thu v
h.,uad 70 WOO. tham i, ueover All wore
Witt cams Cook and Connie short clnaks.
W. ,,rTvn or rxcuIp,TIoM
-, ,o,o
OhAEhhsio"S' zee. 10, io92.
having oeen calieu upon 10 MAKE iair
statement IN regard 10 tne ways ano means
OF our breaking jan, nave agreed 10 40 so
from sense OF DUTY 70 tne SnerlH Oh nne
county, our Jallor ana the jail guaro. we
DO not WISH that any one should De anJusty
censareo on our account. me principal I'M
piements WIN winch we oPeneu passage
through tne JAN were barlow knlie anu
screw @nicn we LOOK OUT OF tne oeuseeau:
Ine knile was borrowed IRON one OF tAe
jail guaros 70 cut lemon WIN. we aio not
return 1t to hlm. de mad no idea OF any
AID the Sbar;tf ;ailor W. anv Of e tbs ausrd
havs anv tnoylsdoe of onr n,sns
We rec lived no aid from any person orr
persons Whatever. We mad, as we supposed,
removed all the prlck except the last tier,
several days ago, but on the evening previ-
Gus to our pre- iking out, we found our mis-
| take in regard to this matter.
Wehad intended to so out on the evening
that my sister ana brother'ln-law were here,
but knew that 1t would reflect on them,
and we postponed 1t; but urged CSppic to
go, ana wonlo remain, out Ne refused. we
got knila hlada from Sh;sld. croa,
| and with that made some teeth In the bar
| low knife, with which we sawed of our
shackles. We had them all off the night
previous to our getting out. Coppic went
| out first and followed. We then got up on
the wall, when was discovered and shot at.
| The guard outside che wall immediately
| cdHe up W tho wall Iu.....
| We saw there was no chance to escape,
and as it was discovered that we had broken
Jail, we walked in deliberately and gave our
selves up to the Sheriff, Capt. Avis, and the
| jail-guard There was no person sor persons
who aided us in our escape. r.
| This is true, so help us God.
Signed, john b. Cook,
| EDWIN CoPPIc,
| Inere VIII De ABOUT 4oo troops Kept mere
| ior several weeks
AGES OF THE PRISONERS.
John E. Cook was 20 wears of age. having
been born in Haddam, Conn, in the wear
1880. He was about 5 feet ~ inches high.
with light and fair complexion.
Edwin Coppic was born in Columbiana
county. Ohio. and was % wears of age, S