The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-12-14

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bat do not detaia me any longer than is obse
intety necessary e ssesa,1t ss4 ...sga'1
Shortly after the execution, and while tn
body vas being taken to the depot, great ez
citement was raised by The arrival of a horse
man. announcing fnat Wheafland. ihe lat
residence Of George W Turner, who was sho
! fat Harpera Ferry, was oa FIRE. and that th
hre was extending to the farm and building.
of Mr.. VIM. F. Turner. .sa.R ~ ,1Ia
/ The latter. who was in town, said that b,
had LEFT home at 10 o'clock in the morning
| He said that several of his horses had dise
very Suddenly, and also some of his sheep
He intended to have their stonachs anaIyzed
las he believed them to have been poisoned.
The stock Of Mr.. Castlemau and Mr.. Myer.
IN the same neighborhood had also died very
mysteriously. The excitement caused BY this
was very great. a''s,..i - !. =
Col. Davis had the Faquier Cavalry in
readiness to go out and inquire INTO the truth
of the report about the fire. The body oil
Brown arrived BY the special train, and will
be taken on BY Mrs. Brown and friends, by
express. direct to Albany.
1t is desired to avoid all public demonstra
ton, and it Is determined that the body shall
not be visible auyEbere on the route to North
Elba, where it will be deposited in the family
bussing ground bra 'a,'
| Mrs. Brown speaks in the highest terms of
the great kindness showed her by the citizens
and authorities of the State. She is, 7of
course. in great distress. She has most ia.
vorably Impressed all lfwho have met, her as
woman of fae feeling, endsof great sffsction
for her husband. 7s var,a settke sa2f5g
In the meantime, Capt Brown bad been
informed that his wife had arrived, The an
nouncement Was made by Gen. Talisferro,
when the following dialogue took place - ~
Capt. Brown-How long do you desire this
in ersew to last bs4 ts'7essl e. s'' 6 = I
Not long-three or four hours win do, said
Capt.g Brown. 1900
l am very sorry. Capt. Brown, said the vir
ginia General. that ! shalt not be able to oblige
yon. Mrs. Bro~n must return tonight to
Harpers Ferry. ! "a i'al rases {.
General. execute your orders. I have no
fayors,to ask of the State of Virginia, was
the brave old mans reply. - .ges
A This fact was related to an acquaintance. of
mine. by Virginia gentleman, as an ilIustra
tion of Capt Browns courage and bravery.
he did not see in il the scathing rebuke to the
pusilanimity of great State. which. with a
Gordon, of two thousand and Eve hundred
men. wonld not protrnct the last interview he
tween brave man and his sorrowine vile
Asbe did not see this phase of it. my friend
did not think it would be best 10 call attention
TO it. 81 q s2ft-------
THE INTERVIEW eis
lasted between two and three hours. Capt,
Avis, Who was the only witness (Stephens
having been remoEed) informs me that i; was
of the most affecting nature, and throughout
Capt. Brown exhibited the same sieadfast
courage and power of will over feeling that
has characterized his career in its ma nv terri
Bile episodes Ard Mrs. Brown bore herself
with fortitude-remarkable under the circum
stances. Frequently she would siiae the emo
tions that swelled up in her breast. but occa
sionnlly would be compelled to yield to those
tender impulses of woman 8 nature. aud for a |
moment she. would be almost eonvulsed with
sobs. On each Instance of this. Capt. Brown
would reassure her with gentle Cheer up
Cheer up, Mary and in few moments the
pillows OF sorrow in the noble weman's heart |
we're hushed. Mrs. Brown stated to a gentle |
man here that she had never seen her husband
more calm and composed: Capt: Brown said
to her that since bis recovery he had not lost
a nights sleep, nor mad he once failed to par.
take of his daily meals 5,.t.-4
Asmay be inferred from the orders of the
magnanimous Gen TalIiaferro, the interview
was of necessity hurried one. It referred
mainly TO family affairs, the education of their
children. and other matters of a practical ma i
ture.l The detail of the interim is not known
BY any one but Mrs. Brown herself Col.
Avis heard but little. though present, and he
did not desire to place himself in the attitude
of listener. Afew facts Of the conversation.
however, have transpired. and these / will re.
late. One subject was the dispos ton of the
bodies OF their two sous. Capt. Brown ex.
pressed preference that as their remains
were undoubtedly 10 a. state of putrefaction,
which would render their being convened to
the North impraciicahIe. both theirs, and his
remains should be burned together, their
ashes gal hered togesher. and conveyed to their
inal resting place. Mrs Bro wn, of course
conld not entertain such q proposition. and
Capt. Brown said nothing further about it,
other than that he was willing she should re
celye his remains and convey them back for
deposit among bis own kindred Mrs. Brown
observed "a chain about the ankles of her hus
band To avoid its CALLING his limbs, he had
put on two pair OF wooden socks. Mis-. Brown
said she was desirous of procuring the chain I
as family relic. She had already at her
home the one with which the limbs of John
Brown, jr, were inhumanly shackIed in Kau
'as, and in which he was goaded on by the
Border devils until he was mad, and the chain
bad worn through bis flesh 10 the bone and 4
his. too. she desired. Capt Brown said he !
had himself asked that it be given 10 his fam.
ly, and had been refused. Ii
Capt Brown gave her bis papers and some /
'f bis effects before they paried. The Effects
we're but few, and l have not learned what 1
hey were. iamfLat., -...--,-..-,..-...
As he handed the papers to her in the cell I
20 said have something else 10 add to
ny statement perhaps will rave time 10 do /