Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-12-03

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the names e the different companies. Their lines
formed tws echssnn, one within the other, md
Of which the gallowS was the centre. Drawn up
q G1i3; sid &c souaiss in evsry di,scsies =
hr q The eye could reach was dotted with SQUADS
. aeatinel soldier. their brilliant uniforms hfing:
ss sss's , nxS,ss out "a sSosg relief sain s
nemhee 81 specsatoss, astde from the militRy,was
Pet large, perhaps couple Of hundred In al, and
thsse, with the sxception Of the members q the
ssated upoa TIE gallows steps, were excluded fsom
| s1e 49, Not : female Va - be 80 b. fhe
naked eye In any direction, uut by the aid e !
Ssns Sws. f' ss ssr % q
sssn along she rosd .kirtns the ssid, sppps,snsy
slaves, ssst BY their masters to isarn ! nlutary
iesson; Almos every tfes IN the vicinity was
4agis ssfiisge upon tSs asld. beating crippled
man, atfeeted attentien. II proved to be Samuel
9. Yogngs Ct HsePcr's Ferry, one Of the citizens
. y ,s ,;n mel aud Psrmtsed here
lore IL oe}eck Gen Taliafefro, With formidable
sa6 entsssd the Geld, and coon affer the prisouer
I sna cossege came up and halted in front Of the
| I ~ = AT THE GALLows. -
l Brown descendsd from. the cart and mounted
the platform with the same imperturbable wooden
step Of bis progre.. He was dressed in welf-
| worn suit Of black cassimere-the same which he
| wore on Asst entering Hafper's Ferry-white
| weolien seockiEgs red, figured carPct-slippen,
cotton shirt gray wool undershirt; no neck.cloth
OF collar. II was noticed that his neck and breast
were ~ white Is womans. The sheriff and
nc XIV the Pisiiofm with Brown and
the rope round his mech, and bad tied his feet Sc
curely. Then occurred another remarkable ex-
Inhibition Of nerve by Brown. He was requested
Iass GUIDE aiss
In tue ZANE even tone OF voice "a IL asking for a
chair He was placed in position, and then there
wa: an unpleasant pause OF some eighteen minutes
while some Companies at a dist.nce were broug ht
up. The sheriff made some explanation 10 the
prisoner about the delay. OF don't care - he re.
piled, " only don't keep me waiting unneccs-
/ After some further moments Of suspense, during
which the prisoner stood without trernor, at Z
quarter past III, Col. Smith called out ardibly,
| .Au ready, Mr. Campbell" The sheriff touched
down he shos se
up, then down; there was quick, convulsive
| movement Of the hands slig: muscular tension
| round-this motion, with the nutterinu Of the
coatskirts In The breeze giving IL singularly the
appearance Of corn-aeld scarecrow, and the more
not an ounce ofsurplus flesh, and thus aid not an
out hi. clothes. Yet he had positively gained In
weight while In jail. As Gov.wise said, he must
II was relief to turn from the ghastly spectacle
to the tranquil beauty Of the neighbofing land
scaPe-the mountains of the Blue Ridge hsthed In
sci. purple haze and shs green, undulating wheat
The body hung 20 minutes or more and then
Dss Story, Cook, apd Straith, with blue ribbons
At their buttons ascended the platform, felt the
hanged mans pulse, examined his neck, and ap-
piled their ears 70 his heart Then they withdrew.
| ana four Regimental Surgeons went through the
| same Programme. Then they too retired, las the
Pistiorm VIE; not deemed strong enough to bear
more than hsn dozen persons at a time,l and 90
the number 81 twenty. Then GPorte crayon. ),
STROLLER, the artist, thin, sickly locking young
man, with others, visited the platform Tor a mo-
| cut down. The neck was not broken, and the
medical examiners declined certifying 70 death
having taken place until afser Q further cxamin-
held % the opinion that II WA possible in such
ease 70 restore life by galvanic action Il was
suppcsed, however, that stsaogalatisn took place
The rope lefs no mark Of ABRASION on the neck
Inc eyes Of thecofpse were open, but not starngly
l %. The mouth also was open and would NOT
| close. The face was mot unnaturally distorted
tended. = occurs in death by stranguation
The body was placed in the coffin (of black
| walnutl and this again In IN sshellu Of white
uss s ssoxs i::ns SGss the
ment Of the undertakes. At O'clock In the
evening the corpse was taken from the iaii ar
| convsyed bX an extra train TO Harper's Ferry,
where MIS- Brown was swaifing It, She stopped
at the wager House, and In the mornin ny she pfo.
ceeded North by the three o'clock train, propusina
70 Ske ne most direct route aud with the leasi
Puoiicity 70 their home at North Elbs, A. NJ
She was accompanied by gentleman by he
name Of McKim -.
.CaARLEsrowS AFTER THE ExxcvrroE.
Aimost before the corpse WIS cut down there
was stampede from Charlcstown Of visitess e.
Peciaiiy Of reporteu, who with their pocket
crammed with exciting newspaper material were
naturally anxious TO reach their respective estzb
Iisnmenn Without delay. Fulton, Of the Asso-
ciated Prcsas with the ravenous naws Of all
kAmerican newspaperdom to feed, hoped to reach
HafPerS Ferry In season to catch the I o'clock o
m. dawn ztruin; and to make sure thiny Of Il.
engaged amsn 60 express him down 20 the Perry
| In % minutes, quadrupling the price asked 10
secure him. But 1t the critical moment the man
turned up missing, goss to see John Brown hung.
nosss hssh was at premium through the after
MmSst immediateiy ana he sseruaou b,,.
Of the rope with whichl Brown was hung'' wee
nying about, also pieces Of the gibhet and confn
(neseflsl, and one person exhibited white loci
Of 'hair from John Browns hesd:' -,eS +
se.A3F % ~ EIscIDKvrAI. 0y E81e
DKc. 3.--Gov Wise had been .expected N 10
peessst at the exccntion but Was nof and the res
son assigned was that he was buoy preparibY his
message TO the Leg islasufe, which nieris ON Non
day next. IL seems doubtful II there win s. n
quorum on Monday, 20 many, members Of the
virginia Legisasds sfe new on military duty 4
kOnafiess0Wh: GO ffT8xlH go - -stys4s 8
"A new excitement was created ut Charlestown
1000 sner the execution, BY the intelligence that
the bnildfugs Of Geo. w. Turner, fwho WA shot
by Browns party at Harpefss Ferry n ntcu1 a.. !,