The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-12-22

prisoners were alighting the companies
forming the escort moved off to the posi-
ton assigned them on the field.
The prisoners mounted the scaffold
with firm step. aud were Immediately
joined By Sheriff Campbell. After al
brief prayer by the clergyman the cap.
we're drawn over their heads and the
ropes affixed around their necks.
During the few moments they thus stood,
Copeland rem aimed quiet, but Green was
engaged in earnest prayer up to the time
the trap was drawn, when they were both
launched into eternity.
Green died very easy, his neck being
broken by the fall The motion of his
body was very slight Copeland seemed
to suffer very much, and his body writhed
in violent contortions for several minutes.
They wero accompanied on the gallows
by Revererds Waugh, North and Lerh,
to whom they bid an afectionate farewell,
and expressed the hope of meeting them
in Heaven The bodies were placed in
poplar cofins aud carried back to jail
They will be inferred to morrow on the
spot where the gallows stands. but there
is party Of medical students here from
Winchester who will doubtless not allow
them to remain there long.
Execution of Cook and Coppic.
The bodies OF the negro prisoners hav
ing been brought back to the Jail, at a
bout l l / clook, notice was given to Cook
and Coppic that their time was approach
ing-oBly one hour more being allowed
them. The military movements, similar
to those at the first execution. were re
peated; and the wagon, with two more
cof6ns. was standing at the door at l -
o'clock. The same military escort wa,
in readiness, while the closing religion,
ceremonies were progressing in the cell
Since the failure of their attempt to es
cape last night. their ssuned composurt
aud apparent resignation bad given way
aud they now looked at their fate will
the full conviction Of its awful certainty
They were reserved and rather quiet, bu
fer,ently joined in the religious ceremo o
uies conducted by Messrs. Lehr an
Waugh.
When called upon by the Sheriff, the,
stood calm and quietly while their arm
were being pinioned, and after bidding
farewell to the guards at the Jail, wer
helped into the wagon and took seats oil
their coffns. Their appearance was rath
er that of hopeless despair than of reSig
nation, and they seemed to take but littl
notice of anything as the procession slow
ly moved into the field of death. Th
wagon reached the scaffold at 3 minute
before l O'Clock, and the prisoners as
cended the scaffold with a deter mine
, irmness that was scarcely surpassed b
Capt. Brown. A brief prayer was offere'
up by one OF the clera ymen, the rope wa
adjusted, the cap drawn, and both wer
launched into eternity, in seven minute
after they assembled the gallows. The.
: both exhibited the most unfinching frm
ness, saying nothing, with the exceptio
, of bidding farewell to the ministers an
' Sheriff After the rope was adjusted, Coo
; exclaimed, "Be quick-as quick as posi-
ule," which was also repeated By Coppic
, After hanging for about half an hour
both bodies we're taken down and place
in black walnu, ccf6ns, prepared for the II
That of Cook was placed in a popula
box. labeled and directed as follo#s:-
"Ashbell P. Willard "and Robert Crow
,, ley, No. l04 William street, New orb
care of Adams Express" Coppio's bod
, was placed in similar box, to be foT
: warded to bis mother in Iowa.