The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-12-08

| HIS LAST INTERVIEW WITH HIS WIFE.
| On Wednesday afternoon an escort of cav
airy accompanied Mrs. Brown from Harper 5
Ferry, under command of Capt. Moore, of
the Richmond Montgomery Guards. The
carriage which conveyed her was stopped at
the outskirts of town.
| Capt. Brown was informed of his wifes
arrival, and requested that she might be al
! lowed to enter his room as soon as possible
In few minutes the ,iailor conducted her
into his presence. The meeting was affect
ing, and at first neither party spoke.
Brown embraced her, pressed her to his
bosom and exclaimed, "My wife" No tears
were shed, but deep drawn sigh told too
well of the intensity of the feeling which
each was undergoing After a few moments
thus spent the Capt. drew chair, and Mrs
B. sat down. He then spoke to her of his
condition, told he he was contented, and il
it was not for parting with her and others
whom he loved, he would have no regret in
dying. Mrs. B. entered fully into the feel
ings of her husband, and both were resigned
to the fate which awaited him.
Capt Brown referred to the disposition Of
his property and the welfare of his children,
and after spending an hour in conversation,
supper was brought in by the kind ,iailor
and the husband and wife sat down together
to partake oftleir last meal. The Captain
raised his hands and asked God TO bless the
meal, and then with cheerfulness which
has no parallel, they commenced their repast
From the time Mrs. Brown arrived. old Cap.
BIS spirits rose and he exhibited light heart
edness, which surprised those who were
around him. Mrs Brown remained with
her husband until half past six o'clock, when
she was informed that the interview must
end. The captain desired that his wife
might remain with him during the night
but the orders from headquarters were to the
contrary, and accordingly they separated
While the parting scene was one which
showed much intensity of feeling, there was
no exhibition of passion. and after an en-
brace and kiss, and kind admonition from
Brown, they parted forever
Mrs Brown was conducted to her carriage,
and under similar escort with Capt Moore
who was kind and gentlemanly in his deport-
ment, the carriage started for the Ferry. The
substance of Browns interview with his wife
was relative to the settlement of his none
tary affairs and the disposition of his body.
Previous to her arrival, he had desired that
his body should be burned, and the ashes
thereof urned, and in that condition removed.
He also expressed desire that the bodies Of
his two sons who We're killed at Harper
Ferry should be disinterred, and after Under
urn with his own, and taken North.
This would have been impossible, as the
physicians of Winchester had secured their
bodies and dissected them.
Brown spent some two hours, last night,
writing AMI reading, and then retired to
rest He slept soundly, and rose about six
o'clock, cheerful and apparently unconcern-
ed about the fate which awaited him. About
half past seven O'Clock, after partaking ofhis
breakfast, jailor Capt. Avis, who had been
very kind to Brown, and who had endcared
himself thereby, informed him that he could
visit Cook, Coppic, and the other prisoners,
if he desired. Accordingly, he was con-
Quoted to the room of Cook, first.
INTERVIEW BETWEEN HIM AND HIS FELLOW
prisoners.-On entering, kindly rccogni
ton took place, when Capt. Brown said, adj
dressing Cook: 81 am sorry you have not
confined yourselfto truth in your statement
called your confession. never sent you to
Harper's Ferry as spy, and your statement
to that effect is false
CooK-"You certainly did,
Brown Gin commanding tone)-"I did
not, sir, you have, by your course, held
yourself up as an object ofcontempt, and de-
seryedly So"
At this remark, Cooks head feel and he
made no reply. Brown was next conducted
to Stevens room. The meeting between
them was cordial. Brown remarked that he
was about to die. Stevens said, 81 feelassur-
ed that you will 60 to a better world than
this" Capt Brown said, "Conduct your
selflike man, know you will do so with
out my advising They again shook hands
and parted. He then repaired to the room
Of Coppic, where conversation almost SINH
lar 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 as
surance that they would die fearlessly, as
they were fully assured that their actions
were just and proper. Brown then returned
to his room, and continued writing for some
time.
THE ExEcUTIoS-As the hour approached
for his execution the Medical Faculty in at
tendance, the Sheriff of the court, and the
officers of the Jail, visited his room and con-
versel with him. Brown was cheerful and
talked as though the hour which was APP
pointed for his death was indifferent, and
far in the future. Nothing of any material
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