The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-12-10

aeesmpasisd MN filed N M right and lei,, and
| teck tho ponisions vhicss had been previously
as1lBned then. Brosa looked . the crosd,
tAsn glanced IS sls ssa1oid. The Deputy Sheriff
ATTENDED hi hand and fDok that Of Brown, aud,
oeatink Il. 49, him farewell
No Minissets we're pessDa6 owing to the fact
shas Dso~n Nh regttsd shelr cGices. The Sheriff
| sppfoached hin, shook hts hand, and babe him
goodbye. Btoun stepped forward, when the
Deputy Sheriff tied bio legs, while the Sheriff
drew the white cap oser his head, and placed
the fatal rope about his neck. A. soon a. this
wAs done, Brown remarked 70 the Sheriff, !" you
win have 10 guide from this out" The Sheriff
asked, !" Captain Brown, have YOU anything TO
sayf" To which be replied, !. Nothing"
Sherif-"Will you take handkerchief aud
use il as signal, letting Il fall when You are
ready 7"
Captain Brown--"No sir, am alwAys ready.
Do not keep me unnecessarily long,
The Sheriff then stepped aside while the
doomed man engaged In prayer. In few min
leaving IL the Deputy Sheriff sprung the trap,
and John Brown was suspended between the
| heavens and the earth.
| Not . sound was heard except the creaking
OF the timbers Of the scaifold and the whipping
sound OF the wind, As it played with the naked
branches OF the trees.
Aver he had hung for twenty minutes, Drs.
Girard, D. E. Mason, John. a. Streith, John
Starry aud H. p. Cooke, ascended the platform,
and, after feeling his pulse, holding their ears 10
his chest, pronounced him dead. Ten Physi>
cians, attached to the different military corps,
then visited him, each one OF them felt his
pulse, aud pronounced him dead Thus ended
| this tragic scene, which commenced in violence
i nv.AV RAna IL -.
| INCIDENTS
| On the road to the scaffold Brown remarked
to the undertaken, who was in the wagon with
him, on observing military in the field They
have excluded all citizens "Yes," was The
reply. Captain Brown said: "Gentiemen, YOU
| are very calm and collected-much more 50 than
lam; and yet yoar condition is much more
critical am cool" said he; " have suffered
| much more from modesty 10 my lifetime than
have from fear. For thirty years have been
| educated to look on fear as a myth, and now !
do not know what il is.n After riding some
distance further, and being hey ond the limits OF
the town, he said, addressing the same gentle !
| man: What a beautiful country you Lave ;
| had no idea OF its beauties and the excellence
of its soil. This is the first time have had the
| pleasure Of seeing it," No other conversation
took place, and be quietly proceeded TO his
death.
just previous to starting for the execution,
Brown wrote The following and handed it to Mr..
| Hiram O'Bannon:
am nos convinced that the great iniquity
| which hangs over This country cannot be purged
without immense b.oodshed. When first came
| to this State thought differently, but am now
convinced that l was mistaken"
| lie requested Mr.. O'Baanon not to give pub
iicity to the above.
After the body of Brown had hung for thirty
eight minutes. IT was cut down and placed in
the coffin. The rope with which he was hung
was taken in charge BY an officer, and after
wards cut upinto pieces and distributed to those
who were anxious to have it. Parties cut he
t,mbers OF the gallows, and carried away the
pieces, while others secured lock Of bis hair.
When the body was placed in the coffin il vas
conveyed to town and placed 10 the Jail. Many
persons desired to visit the Jail for the purpose
OF seeing 1t, but their curiosity was not gratfed
A special train OF cars ordered from the
Ferry, aud at hall. past 6 o'clock, under strong
military escort, the coffin was removed from isll
and takea to the cars where il was placed ia 4
special one, and an escort getting in. the tram
proceeded to the Ferry, where 1t arrived &C
half past seven O'clock
Not more than two hundred citizens witnessed
the execution. Many more would have been
sentineis on the avenues leading 10 the town.
had selected men from the military corps from
distance, and they, not being able to recog~
nize citizens OF the county, they we're excluded
from town lest they might be rescuers Much
indignation was felt and expressed on account
oil this arrangement, and ciamor became so great
that the commardine officer was compelled to
remove those who were on sentinel duty. and
pace members OF the county military compa>
MES on guard Immediately after the execI-
tioh heaVy smoke was observed to the south
east OF the Town, and report was in circulation
that it Was occasoned by the bn rniug Of the
Darn Of the late Geo. Turner, who was killed at
Harpers Ferry. A squad OF cavalry were i'm
medlately despatched to examine into the cause.
who returned and stated that 1t was owing TO
she burning OF brush on a clearing. On Thurs
DAY, however, four OF the horses De longing to
mr. Turner died of poison, " aile seve cal Others
are suffering from the effects OF the same.
OhaIiestown is very quies !. the people are not
excited, and have never been. The only ex>
citement which has existed has been occasioDed
by the military. The troops will remain Some
lew VIII be granted burroughs, but they will be
all present on the 10Th instant.
JOHN BROWNS WILL
CHARLESTON, Jefferson Co., Va, Dec 18Th.
isos.--i give TO my son John Brown, Jr., nv
Giles, II found; also, my old granite monument.
now At North Eiba, n. Y. to receive unon
It's two sides further inscription, a. I will
hereafter direct; said stone monument, how>
ever, 10 remain at North Elba so long us apy Of
my ch i'dren or my vile may remain there ~
residents. 1 give TO my son Jason Brown. nv
silver watch with my name engraved on the
inner base. give to my son Owen Brown. nv
double spy or opera glass, and my rife gun, ii
found, presented 10 me at W orce ster, Mass 80
IL Is globe sighted and new. give also TO The
same SON hfty dollars in cash, 10 be paid him
from the proceeds of my fathers estate, in
consideration OF his terrible sufferings IN kan>
sas, and bis crippled condition from bis child
hood ! give to my son Salmon Brown, fifty
dollars in cash, to be paid him from my fathers
estate, as an offset 10 the first Of the two cases
ABOVE named. 1 give to my daughter Ruth
lhompson, my large Bible cont aiming fsmiiy
'ecofas. give to each OF my sons, and to
'acE OF my other daughters, my son in Jaw.
Henry thompson, and TO each of my daughters
n-iaw, as good copy OF the 4. as can be |
purchased at some book store in New York or |
soston. at cost OF five dollars each in cash. to
BE paid out OF the proceeds of nv fathers es-
ate. give to each OF my grand children that |
"dy oe Hvihg when my father estate is settled, |
IS good copy Of the Bible az. can be purchased
"A
he Bibles to be purchased at one and the same
ime, for cash, and on the. best terms. / desire
o have fifty dollars ca oh paid on, Of the final
roeeeos OF my fathers estate, 10 the following
AIMED persons, to>wie: To Allen Hammond.
$50, of Rockville, olland county, Conn, or 10
ieorse Kellogg, ESQ, former agen, Of the New
'ng'and Company, at that place for The use and |
enetit OF that Company, also, fifty dollars %
ilas havens, formerly of Irvinssburc. SUNNI.
county, Ohio, If he can be found. Also. fifty
oiiars to man formerly Of Stark County,
mo, who saed my father III bis lifetime. through
udse Humphreys, and Mr.. Upson, OF Akron,
% paid by J. r. Brown to the man in person.
ne can be found. His name cannot rem.m.
er' NY father made CONFRONT - with the
ian, by turning ont of the house and 10, at
lonroeV'iie. ! desire that any ren,aiainc bal
nee that. NAV become due IRON nv fathers
state, may be paid in equal anaounts 10 nv
NE and to each of my children, and 10 the
iuoWs OF Watson and Oliver Brown, by nv
rother.
Br0wn made also a second will. IN which he
ntborizes the Sheriff of Jefferson County %
~ his pixies and guns and give the proceeds
ma vile, il they can be found. This was
ade this morning.