The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-12-05

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Two Two elapsed, and the Sheriff walked lightly from
the platform, and as he did so, his DEPUTY sprapn
the trap, and John Brown dangcled between the
Heaven and the earth. Not sound was heard ev-
cePC the cteaNng OF the timbers Of the scaold and
the whipping like noise of the wind os II syvnnt
through the naked branches of tbn troos M
drama had ended. John Brown with oil H. ; lne
or as his friends at the north believe with all his
virtues was no more. Both as criminal and mar
tyr he had satisfied the majesty of the law and ND
the penalty attached to the crimes which boi Ia
committed, and thus ended the tragic event
which was commenced with violence and
murder, and ended in shame and death
ne ascended the scafold at five minutes past II
O'Clock and at fourteen minutes mast II tba + 49,
was sprung; Aiter hanging for twenty Minutes
DIS Gerard d. Mason, j. A. Straith, John Starr
and IL. p Cooke ascended the platform and artay
feeling his pulse and placing their ears to his cbat
pronounced him dead. DIR. Mason whe i nbTsi
clan to the Jail, extended an invitation to tbo
medical gentlemen, attached to the diff rent mill
tarY corps, to examine the body while HANGING and
accordingly ten of the number asceBded thn stens
and each made examination.
lhe body was allowed to hang for tbirtv-airbt
minutes, when 1t was cut down and placed in fbn
collin, which was of walnut, enclosed in A nine ona
Inc rope was taken charge of by some one and
we understand, was afterwards cut UP, many ner-
SONS desiring piece of it. The timbers of the
gaLoWs We're also hacked and portions of it carried
away by the curious.
On the way to the scaffoId Rro,-n ro,,o,r-,I l..
the undertaken, who in the wagon with him
on observing the military in field: EsThav have a.
G,uuea p an a. citizenS es,' was the reply. Capt
Drown, sald the gentleman, ''yOu are very cain,
ana collected; much more than am, and vet your
condition is much more critical"
81 am cool" said he 81 have suffered ,nucb
more from modesty in my life time than have
from fear For thirty years have been educated
to look on fear as myth, and now do not know
what it is" ~ '"
After riding some distance further. and BEING he
yonu the limits ol the town he said addressing the
same gentleman: 'What a beautiful country vou
have. had no idea of its beauty or the eyceIIsnca
OF its soil. This is the first time | have had t6,
the pleasure Of seeing it."
No other conversation took place and he ouietIv
proceeded TO ms death. Just previous to starting
tor the execution, Brown wrote the following ana
handed it to Mr.. Hiram O'Bannon: 81 am now con-
Vlnced that the great iniquitv which hanrs over
this country, cannot be purged without immense
DIoou De SnGd' When first came to this State. |
thought dllferently, but am now convinced Thai !
am mistaken. In -, % a.
Inc colin was conveyed from the scalIald to tba
Jail and placed in the centre thereof Nanv ,or
sons oesred TO VISIT the Jail for the purpose of seeing
the body, but their curiosity was not gratiied #
renamed there until half-past six O'Clock in tho
evening, when it was placed in a wagon and CON
veyed to the depot, where a special train of cars
we're IN waiting to remove it to Harpers Ferry
An escort of ten men under Andrew +. Kennedy
Esq, accompanied it and deliver it over TO Mrs
Brown. ''
The train of cars were under the control or Col
of tbn Ralt
more and Ohio Railroad. On its arrival at the
Ferry, word was sent to Mrs Brown to that effect
and her agents, MessTs. Tilden and McKim came 10
the cars to represent her. They wished to have
the body conveyed to the hotel, but Mr.. Kennedy
stated that his duty ended with giving il to the
charge OF Mrs. Brown her authorized AGENTS
Mr.. Tilden demanded that the coffin should be
opened so that he might be satisfied that If was
the oody OF John Brown, although, he said he had
never seen him while living. He accordingly had
thn
said he satisfied.
An immense crowd had gathered around the car
and Col Shut deeming it imprudent to attempt its
removal while the crowd was 50 great placad = dc
tachment of men in the car and looked the door -
It remained there about two hours, when the crowd
dispersed and it was removed to a room in tbp
Wager House and taken charge Of by the agents
STATEMENT OF THE AGENTS or MRS EROwv
The gentlemen who accompanied Mrs Brown
have furnished me with the following statcmeDt;-
They came with Mrs Brown to assist in disinter-
ring and identifying the remains of her sons and TO
aid in bringing on the body of John Brown In
the former task they had been kindly aided by Col
barbour and other citizens Of !Tarper's Ferry
They found two graves. one containing three and
the other originally ten bodies. 1t was aSccrtaiued
that that of Watson Brown had been carried off b,
surgeons for dissection. They found two hodes
and supposed that one of them was that Of Oliver
Brown, that it was far gone in dccomposition. and
Mrs. Brown thought herself unequal to the task of
recognition. So the bodies will be reinforced Laro
O'Clock, under an escort of military. and was de-
vered by the undertaken to the gentlemen who ac-
company Mrs Brown. 1t left at 3 in the morning
for the East; would stop in Phadrlpnia whore Il
wouId ha nI,cnd in d, ,i.taIIfa -, A. l' 30 ''''e It
etly and without ostentation to his old residence
North Elba, Essex county. New York Brown
himself, has furnished unique inscription for his
tomb Stone which has not been allowed to trans
pire.
Mrs Brown to-nigbt was ouifa rn,,,u lam, ,,t
yyitbstondip,, b,r ird;.,,ar;.;i - ~ '' '"' NJ
;|tH ~ i'''i'i anu tue PecuIiar
r,nst, ,oI ~ Va ~ - ~ t..I' -"f was "Hh"Ne" ny
- 80 30 c : W Sc i!tI "3 N"lth'rn reporters.
presses his deep Fe5afH, Ger0li0n and csiirip fG.
her husband, and his sympathy for herself 4 lot
ter was also received bv Rrovp f-o,,, hi, 49,.
Rrovn IT, which i ~. II ,.a;.4 ' , " S"' o'i,"
be a ..chip Of tba ola bIocl- ' ~ @'"' "'iii l"
m, II '' O"' "'' "'ocN'
h"e '"ii""lhS Is
'"hN hfo"N WILL
CHARLEs1oWN, jefferson county Val
December lst, 1859.
give to my son. John Brown, Jr., my surveyors
compass and other surveyor articles if found, also my
Ola granite monument now at North Elbi New York, To
receive upon its two sides further inscription rs will
hereafter direct Said stone monument. however to re-
main at North Elba so long any of my children or my
Wlle may remain there as residents give to my son,
% ] @ ~ ny S.l'r, M".rn WIN my name engraved
spv or onera lIas and % Io U"Gn hr""' my double
to me at Worcester Mass 1t Is rIoha ih, l @
give also to the same son, fifty dollars in cash be
pau MIN rom te proceeis OF my fathers estate
Slderatlon OF his terrible sun ugs in Kansas and his
crippled condition from his childhood give to my
salmon Brown, $50 in cash, to De paid him from NV
ther estate or an onset to the first two above
i /, pS XIV W my u'uSiIer' hutl thompson, my
large old Bible containing family record Lgive each
OF my sons ana 10 each OF my other daughters: my
law Heury thompson ana % each OF my daughters
III III l'", "s goou copy Cl me R!be as can be pur
C'ase a. SUM- uo"N 9t''t IN NrW YORK or Boston, at
cost OF 50 each in cas- h. to be paid out Of the proceeds
my IatleF estate.
give 10 'ach OF my grandchildren, that may be livin.
D3i g my a'her estate IS settled as good copy Of the
Bible as can he purchased las ahOy"l each
all the Bibles to be purchased and the same time
ttl tl4gph maid YfrFt1 EFt1