Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1859-12-23

her successful work abroad. but she
thanks God that He mado her tho hum.
Instrument of beginning tho work in
Howard street.
fFrom Special Di.yateh 10 ne cinrianaii Gaaoqe.
Consumatioh Of Harper's Ferry Tragedy
Tho Executions at Charlestown on tn,
10th inst
HARpERs FERRf, Va, Fec. 10th.
cHARLEsTowN BEFORE THE EXECUTION
The condition Of things was vastly
changed on my arrival yesterday, since
my visit TO Charlestown on the occasion
of Browns execution. People had be
come tired and wearied out. The sol
diers were wishing that the execution:
were over so as TO get rid of them
Cook aud Coppic has been exhibiting q
most usual flow of spirits.
LAST INTERVIEWS OF THE coNDEMNEr
WITH THEIR FRIENDS.
Cook, since the visit of his sisters
Mrs. Crawley and Mrs. Staunton, or
Thursday last has been very cheerful
Their meeting was very affccticnate
one. The meeting of a brother who
had been lost TO them for years, under
such circumstances, was n character
that battles description. Gov Willard
was present with them, and after hey
had spent some hours together, they
ported with the understanding that the
sisters would not leave until tho next
day, when they would again visit him
After they had parted, Gov. Willard
deemed it prudent that thoy should
not meet again, and he accordingly re.
quested the sisters TO write each a letter
to Cook. in which they could take their
farewell of him.
AS soon as the letters wcro written
the sister of Gov. Willard left for the
Ferry, and thence for New York. Cop.
pic was visited by several relatives dur.
ing the week, and yesterday un uncle
camo on to whom will be given his
body.
WHY Copies SENTENCE WAS NOT COM
MuTED.
A great effort was made TO hayo Cop.
pics sentence commutod, but the Log
islatnrc refused to give the Governor
power. This result was owing to Cop
pic course since his conviction, his lot
ter 10 Mrs. brown proving a great bar
lier 10 clemchcy:
COOK AND Copies VAIN ATTEMPT IL
ESCAPE.
About 8 o'clock on Thurslay evening
tho two padc an unsuccessful effort 1,
escape. Running between tho window
and tho floor in their room. was pink
three and halt inches thick and twclv,
Inches IN width. They had loosod ihi
plank so that they could move II Will
case, aud replace II with tho saino hcil
ily. For several days, with tho holp o
n barlow knife and screw from on
their bodstcad, lhey had been cmployo,
IN romoying tho plaster and inside brick
40 that ON tho night of the 10Th, theJ
had nothing to do but remove the quito
bricks.
Az tho hour namod, whom no guar'
was near and tho excitement of the da,
was over, the bricks woro removed an'
an aperture mado sufficiently largo Il
admit of tho cgress OF much larger men
Cook with tho uso OF his barlow kuilt
which he converted Into saw, rc
moved his irons from his ioet Ono q
tho links of tho chain OF C0pplc's iron
was also cut, tho rings still remaining
on his limbs,
10 avoid the rafting sound whic
would attend his walkiugs, he had tio
tho pleeo of chain, which was hangin
Ia ono of tho rings. % his log with hi
handkerchief Copplo got out first, Zee
foremost, and allowed himself TO drop
distance OF Ia ioet. Cook followed. -
Tho tlmbcrs OF tho seaffold on while
Brown was hung were in tho yard, an
they woro used for scaling tho WALL
Coppiu assembled first, aud siretehe
himself on tho top of the wall Goo
then held his hat up over tho wall TO NO
IL IL would nc notiael, \ sentinel oh
served IL M ho attempted to olovat
I, himself; tho guard fired, but tho bal
!, tussed l,s mark. The two prisoner
thon rotrea,od into the yard aud toward
tho mil door. The alarm was given
and tho Tailor on entering tho yard sel'
cd thom and reeonyeyed thom to thol
, room, whore they woro heavily lronod I
tho floor
Tho buoyant flow Of spirits whio
+ thcy had exhibited now sank, and the
+ appeared dooply dcpresaed Tho slcr
! dor throad upon which hung tholr la'
b hope OF lii0 was broken.
In tho morning, they again beoom
+ cheerful. Cook humhly begged th
: lalors pardon, and said ho iroely an
, fully oxonorated him from all eomploit,
. Had IL not been for tho military guar'
? lhoy would undoubtedly escaped, Som
, of tho citizens censuro tho jailor soverol
| whio 0thors think that his oharltahl
1 fuplIng towards tho prisoners, was hi
only fault
llo undoubtedly doslrod that tho pri.
/ 0nors should spend lhplr lael hours y
+. themselves. undisturbod even by Oh
- regular jail guard. His kindness, IL
i ioared, has been bis rain.
q run MoHNiSu OF rue ExFourloN-ARREs
OF STRANGERS.
) At daylight the drums wero beate
: aud tho soldiers called 90 nrns. In
! lew minutes tho entire people who ha
o boen quietly slumbering after tho oy
citcment attendant upon the attpmpte
oscap0, were moving to and lfo' IheT
were no sun4ds placed on tho avenue
! leadng 20 thl town, and tho coupGr
! people were docking IN from all dlr1t
;, tiouS. \ number OF persons who cam
= W llerpcrs Ferry on Thursday nigh
Il from Baltimore, hired vohielcs and droy