Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-11-07
Brown Receiving sentence nnd in Jail.

Brown Receiving Sentence and In Jail.
The brave old Brown was brought into Court
to be sentenced during he absence of the jury
10 Coppies case, and the Tribune's correspOn-
dent gives the following account of the scene:
He walked with considerable difficulty, and
every movement appeared to be attended with
pain, although his features give 10 expression
of it. 1t was late and the gaslights gave an al.
most deathly pallOr to his face. He seated him
self near his counsel, and, after once resting his
head upon his right hand, remained entirely mo.
tionless, and for time apparently unconscious
of all that passed around-especially uncon~
scious OF the execrations audby whispered by
spectators -"D-d black -heaTted villain heart
as black as a ssove-pipe !"--and many such -
While the Judge read his decision on the points
Of exception which had been submitted Brown
sat very firm. with lips tightly compressed. but
with no appearance of atfectation Uf stenness.
He was like block of stone. When the Clerk
directed HIM to stand up and say why sentence
should not lie passed upon him, he rose and
leaued slightly forward his hands resting on the
table He spoke MISUNDERSTANDING indeed
and in a voice singularly gentle and mild
But his sentences came confused from his outh
aud he seemed to be wholly unprepared to speak
at this time. His words have already gone be.
fore your readers but the types can give no in
timaliOn of the soft and tender tones, yet calm
and manly withal, that filed the court room,
and think touched the hearts of many who
had come only to rejoice at the heaviest blow
their victim was to suffer. Then the Judge read
the death sentence. At the announcement that,
for the sake Of example, tic execution would be
more than usually public, one indecent fellow
behind the judges chair shouted and Clapprd
hands jublantly but he was Indignantly
checked, and III a manner that induced him 10
believe he would do best retire, which he did
IL is a question, nevertheless if the general sen
timent were not fairly expressed by his action,
Brown was soon af .er led away again to his
place of confinement.
The Jail of Charlestown is described az meek
looking edfiee, private residence some years
ago converted into prison 1t is well guarded
day and night and rescue is feared by the pa
troll. The correspondent of the Tribune says
Brown is as comfortably situated as any
man can be in Jail. He has pleasant room,
which is shared by Stephens, whose recovery
remains doubtful. lie has opportunities of oe-
cupying himself by writing and reading. His
jaIlor, Avis, was of the party who assisted in
capturing him. Brown says Avis is one of
the bravest men he ever saw, and that his
from go brave a fellow. He is permitted to re
ceive such visitors as he desires to see. lie
states that he welcomes every one, and that he
is preaching, even in Jail, with great effect up
on the enofmhias of Slavery, and with argu-
ments that everybody fails to answer. His
friends say, with regret, that in many OF his
recent conversations, he has given stronger
reason for belief that he is insane than ever
before
Browns wounds, excepting one cut on the
back of the head, have all now healed, without
suppuration, and the scars are scarcely visible
He attributes his very rapid recovery to his
strict abstemious habits through life His ap
pearance is very much the same as usual,
which is decidedly unlike all the portraits of
him that have of late appeared. He lie really a
man OF imposing appearance, aud neither his
battered garments, the rents in whiOh were
caused by sword-thrusts, nor his Scared face,
can detract from the manliness of his mien.-
He is always composed, and every trace Of
disquetude has left him.