Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-05
INCIDENTS

On the road to the scaGold Brown remarked
to the undertaken, who was ia the wagon with
Lin, on observing the military in toe field -
"They have excluded all citizens" "Yes," was
the reply. Captain Brown said "Gentlemen
you are very calm and cOllected-much mere
so than am; and yet your condition is much
more critical | am COOL" said he; 81 have
suffered much more from modesty in my life
time than / have from fear: For thirty years
have been educated TO look on fear as a myth,
and now do not know what it is" After
riding some distance further, and being beyond
the limits of the town, he said, addressing the
same gentleman: "What beautiful country
you have; had no idea of its beauties and
the excellence of its soil. This is the first
time have had the pleasure OF seeing it, No
other conversation took place and he quietly
proceeded to his death.
just previous to starting for the execution,
| Brown wrote the following and handed it to
| Mr.. Hiram O'Bannon
a am now convinced that the great. iniquity
| which hangs over this country cannot be purged
without immense boodshed When l first
came to this State thought differently, but am
now convinced that was mistaken"
He requested Mr. O'Bannon not to give pub.
licity to the above.
| After the body of Brown had hung for thir
ty eight minutes, it was cut down aud placed
in the ccffin. The rope with which he was
hung was taken in charge by an officer, and af
terwards cut up into pieces and distributed to
those who were anxious to have it. Parties
cut the timbers ofthe gallews, and carried away
the ieces, while others secured lock of his
sir. When the body was placed in the coffin
i was conveyed to town aud placed in the Jail.
Many persons desired to visit the Jail for the
purpose of seeing it, out their curiosity was
not gratifed A special train was ordered from
the Ferry. and at half past six o'clock, under a
strong military escort, the coffin was removed
from Jail and taken to the cars, where it was
placed in n special one, and AN escort getting
IN, the train proceeded to the Ferry, where il
arrived at hall~past seven o'clock.
Not more than two hundred citizens witness.
ed the execution Many more would have been
present. but the officer OF the day, in placing
sentnels on the avenues leading to the town,
had selected men from the military corps from
distance, and they, not being able to recc e
nize citizens of the county, they were excluded
from town lest they might be Iescuers. Much
Indignation was felt and expressed on account
of this arrangement, and clamOr became 30
great that the commanding officer was compel
led to remove thrse who were on sentinel du-
~, and place members Of the county military
companies on guard Immediately after the
execution heavy smoke was observed to the
south east of the town, and report was in cir.
cuation that it was occasioned by the burning
of the barn of the late Geo. Turner who was
killed at Harper's Ferry. A squad of cavalry
were Immediately dispatched to examine into
the cause, who returned and stated that it was
owing TO the burning of brush on a clearing
On Thursday, however, four of the horses be
longing to Mr. Turner died OF poison, while
several others are suffering from the effects o.
the same.
Charlestown 10 very quiet the people are
not excited, and have never been. The only
excitement which has existed has been occa-
stoned by the military, The troops will remain
Some few will be granted furloughs, but they
will all be present on the 10th inst.