Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-12-10

Informed that the interview must end. The
Captain desired that his wife might remain
with him during the night, but the orders
from head quarters were to the contrary,
and accordingly they separated. While
the parting scene was one which showed
much intensity Of feeling, there was no ex
hibition Of passion, and after an embrace
aud kiss, aud hind admoHition from Brown
they parted forever.
Mrs. Brown was conducted to her car
riage, and under a similar escort with Capt
Moore, who was kind and gentlemanly il
his department, the carriage started for tht
Ferry.
The substance of Browns interview witl
his wife was relative to a settlement of his
monetaryRifairs and the disposition Of his
body. Previous to her arrival he had de
sired that his body should be burned, and
the ashes thereof urned, and in that cOnd
tion removed. He also expressed a desire
that the bcd dies Of his two sons who were
killed at Harper's Ferry should he diSin
tered, and after undergoing n similar pro
cess be placed in the same urn with his own
and taken North.
This would have been impossible, rs the
physicians of Winchester had secured their
bodies and dssected them
Brown spent some two or three hours
last night, writing and reading, and then
retired to rest lie slept soundly, and rose
about six o'clock, cheerful and apparently
unconcerned about the fate which awaited
him. About halfpast seven O'clock, after
partakng of his breakfast, jailor Capt.
Avis. who had been very kind to Brown,
aud who had endeared himself thereby, in
formed him that he could visit Cook, Cop.
pic and the other prisoners, if he desired.
Accordingly, he was conducted to the room
of Cook first.
INTERVIEW BETWEEN BROWN AND HIS FELLOW
PRISONERS.
On entering, a kindly recognition took
place, when Capt Brown said. addressing
Cook II am sorry you have not confined
yourselfto the truth in your statement called
your confession. never sent you to Har.
per'S Ferry as spy, and your statement
to that effect is false"
COok-"You certainly did"
Capt. Brown Gin commanding tone y
Il did not, sir you have, by your course,
held yourself up as an object of contempt,
and deservedly So"
At this remark, Cooks head fell and he
made no reply. Brown was next conduct.
ed to Stevens room. The meeting between
them was cordial. Brown remarked that
he was about to die, Stevens said 81 feel
assured that you will go to a better world
than this" Capt. Brown said, Conduct
yourself like a man, l know you will do so
without my advising" They again shook
hands and parted. He then repaired to
the room of Coppic, where a convention al
most similar took place Thence he went
to the rooms of the negroes, whom he said
he expected TO die like men, and as became
their condition and position. The negroes
gave him the assurance that they would
die fearlessly, MS they were fully assured
that there mission was Just and proper
Brown then returned to his room, and con.
tinued writing for some time.
JOHN Browns WILL.
CHARLEsTowN, Jefferson Co., Va, Nov
18th, lS6S.-I give to my son John Brown
Jr., my surveyors compass, and other sur
veyer's articles, if found also, my old
granite monument, now at North Elba, n.
Y, to reserve upon its two sides further
inscription, as l will hereafter direct said
stone monument, however, to remain at
North Elba so long as any of my children
or my wife may remain there as residents.
give to my son, Jason Brown, my silver
watch with my name engraved on the in
ner case. give to my son Owen Brown,
my double spy, or opera glass, and my rifle
gun, if found, presented TO me at Worces
ter, Mass 1t is globe sighted, and new.
l give, also, to the same son, fifteen dollars
in cash, to be paid him from the proceeds
of my fathers estate, in consideration oI
his terrible suiferings in Kansas. and his
crippled condition from his childhood.
give to my son Salmon Brown fifty dollar;
in cash, to be paid him from my fathers es
tate, as an offset to the first of the two ca
ses above named. l give to my daughter
Ruth Thompson, my large old Bible con
| tanning family records. | give TO each ot
my other daughters, my son-in-lsw Henry
Thompson, and to each of my daughters,iu
law, as good copy Of the Bible as can be
purchased at some book store IN New York
or Boston, at a cost of five dallars each, il
cash to be paid ont Of the proceeds Of my
fathers estate. l give to each of my
grandchildren that may be living when my
fathers estate is settled, as good copy o
the Bible as can he purchased as above, al
a cost of three dollars each All the Bi
bleS to purchased at one and the same time
for cash, and OH the best terms | desire
to have fifty dollars each paid out of the
final proceeds Of my fathers estate, to tht
following named persons, to wit To Aller
Hammond, Esq, Of Rockville, TolIand co
Conn, or to George Kellogg, Esq, former
agent Of the New England Company a
that place, for the use and benefit of thai
Company also, fifty dollars to Silas Ha
veus, formerly Of Twinsburg, Summit CO
O., if he can be found. Also. fifty dollar
to q man formerly of Stark county, Ohio
who sued my father, in lis lifetime, through
Judge Humphreys, and Mr.. UpSon, of Ak
ron, to be paid by j r. Brown 10 the maj
in person, if he can be found. His name
cannot remember. My father made com
promise with the man, by turning ou
the house and lot at MonroeviIle. / desir
that any remaining balance that may be
come due from my fathers estate, may b
paid in equal amounts 10 my wife aud L