Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-12-24
Y MORNING, DECEMBER q. 1850.
SHEPVERDSTOWN JEFFERSON COUNTY, va SATURDAY N0R\A


On ihe way TO The f4ld Of eNe."u 4,
and after they had eutvrSd tie g"'", -"
prisoners conyerSed with the Sher'H aua
Others who were in The wfgon with Ihen.
When they reached the sdtIolI, They as
cendeI the steps without a fsl-lance' ana
approached iheir doom TIh aPParPnt
GOODNESS. A hort prayer Fas offered up
by Rev. Mr.. North, and lh4 two prison.
er5 were assigned their p)acSs oo the drop,
and the white caps drawn oter their faces.
The exhortalions Of the ministers were
earnest and tender-snd thy directed the
prson,rs to Christ as the blonemenl for
sin, and The hope Of the sfner. They
then shook hands with those Upon the seat,
fold, and took their leave of &ie ministers.
Whilst the moose was being adjusted TO
the neck of Coppoc he said, be quick as
possible"
Whilst the Sheriff was pl{ {cing the rope
around Cooks neck, he saId, Wait mo-
ment Where is Eds %nd ! Cop
! poe hand was then extended to hlm,1nd
gra- ping il heartily he said, 'Hood-hye !
God bless you ! lie theA waved his
hand to the crowd around lie gaiows, and
SAID. Goodbye, all =
These were the last WORD Of Johr +.
Cook. Iu less than one Thinulc lhe drop
! tell, and with his confederate in crime,
/ Edwin Coppoc, he was lrf fnsporled from
tIme to eternity, and iroml The judgment
| Of the Court below, 10 lhstOt the Var a.
bove. They both died viz oui struggling
and in one moment after We drop Tell, no
indication of life was ltftI Thus ended
tor a lime al least, the expedition of John
Brown-au expedition conceived in sin,
and naugurated in bIoodste
After hanging thirty mIfuie@, they were
examined by she same physicians who
performed a similar duty in reference To
The negroes, and being pronounced dead,
the bodies were taken Gown and placed ~
their collins, that of Cook being an lm.
proved metallic. incased i1 wooden box,
directed 10 A. =. Willard, care OF Roberl
Crowley, Williamsburg, \. y, per Ad-
ans Express. The coffin was sent on
from New York, the aiilrdIeI relatives not
oeiug able to procure one 20 suit them III
ChsrIe,town. The body Of Coppic was
put into plain mahogany coffin, encased
in box directed to "IhOsi Wlnn, Spring
dale, ONO" His uncle IenJeavoTed e
procure a metallic coffin, b4t was un9b
to succeed, aud therefore wss compelled to
rake the best that Charesldwn could at.
ford.
Tie BODY Of Coppic was taken directly
from The galIows 10 Karpet's Ferry by
The turnpike, arriving there al , O'Clock.
1t was handed over to his uHcIe highly
esteemed old Quaker gentle pan, who did
not svmpalhIZe in the least with the mis-
guided and era ant young man. and hv hlm
conveyed TO the home OF his afflicted
molher, leaving thr Ferry on the regular
express train al u o'clodk. The Old
genlleman expects to reach home with the
body on Monday evening. The body OF
Cook arrived at the Ferry 1t later hour.
and will pass tFtpugh Baul more early this
morning, reaching his heart tstricken rels.
tive this evening. 1t is s5l that nearly
all the immediate relatives of Cook are
now in Williamsburg, and hhey intend in
terrng the body in pr!vSIe lot OF his
brolher-n.lsw, who resIdeS there.
After Cook and Copbc were taken
from The celia number of PaPers were Ia
ken from the table occupied by the latter
during his imprisonment irl writing. One
half sheet o. ioolscaP on v hlch was scrb-
hlcd in a beautiful hand kl manner Of
Irhings-prominent smongl which were
the words "My dear wife, 1"Mrs. Mary
Virginia Cook, j. r Sci Iers. .Of Cham
ber>burg, Pa, has the dagf ferreotype OF
my poor mother" and many other en-
desring epilhers. On the reverse side
was written in different Hand and in
pencil the following :-Give me an acCu-
rate disruption, as possible Is you can Of
the age and personal aPpear1 nee Of Owen
Brown, Barclay Copplc and y. i. Merri-
am. Signed j.. w, Avis" Below this
was written. in Cooks hand writing. the
words ~ revealed the secret dnly to a wo-
nam and that under solemn pledge Of
secresy."