Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-17


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pariy Of medical siadeDf1 bore nom Winchester
Who will doublless not slioW Them 70 remain there
long.
ESEouTION or CooE AND CoPPro.-The bod
ies Of the negro prisoners having been brought
1aok TO the jail, at about quarter 70 ~ O'Clock
this r. n uOiice was given to Cook and Conpio
tnat tner time Waa approaching, oDly one hour
more beipg allowed them. The military move
ments' similar 70 those at the hrat execution, were
repeated. aud a wagon With two more collins was
standing at the doir Of the Jail At half pest "
o'clock the zane military escort was 10 readiness
Meantime the closing religious ceremonies were
progressing in the cell siucs the failure Of The
attcmpt Of Cook aud Coppo to escape last night.
thtit assuuied composure and apparent resignation
had given way, aud they now looked at the reality
OF their fate with the full conviction Of It's awful
certainty. They were reserved aud rather quiet
and Joined with fervor 10 the religious ceremonies
conducted by the Rev Messrs. North, Lepsr and
waugh. When called upon BY the Sheriff they
Stood calm and quietly whilst their arms were be-
/ Ing pluoDed, aud afer bidding farewell 10 tho
guards OF the jail were helped iuto The wagon aud
took seats on The cofips Their appearance was
rather that of hopeless despair than Of resignation
They seemed 10 take but little notice Of anything
as the procession slowly moved on to the Geld OF
death. The wagon reached the scatiold at thirteen
minutes before o'clock, aud the prisoners ascend.
ed with determined 1rmness scarcely surpassed
| by that Of Capt Brown
! A btief piaye was offered up by one Of The
clergy, the ropes were adjusted, the caps drawn
over their heads aud both were launched into eter.
nity in seven minutes alter they assembled the gal
! lows. They both exhibited the most unhnching
| hrmness saving Iothihg With the exception Of bid
| ding farewell to The ministers aud sheriff. After
| the rope was adjusted about Cooks neck he ex-
c'aimeu-"Be quick, as quick as possible" After
I hanging 30 minutes both bodies were taken down
aud placed in black walnut conins enclosed in pop.
| arbOXas That Of Cooks was labelled as follows
| "Asabeil p. Willard aud Robt Cawley, lO4 VIII
/ lam st., n Y, care Adams Express" Coppie Is
/ 10 be forwarded to his mother In Iowa.
CHARLpsrowN, Va, Dec. 10.
Tue sentinel stationed near the lail reported that
| az quarter past eight O'Clock he observed man
| on the jail wall whom be challenged, aud receiving
no answer b. fred at him. The head of another
man was also seen above the wall, but he returned
! az soon as tbe 0rst one had been Gredat. ThB man
on The top OF the wall SCENE at first dot, rmiued
70 resist and was about making an attempt to
jump down when the sentinel declared bis inten
ton OF impOling him on his hayOnet Hethen rc.
| turned into the jail yard with Coppic aud both
| gave themselves up without further re-istance.--
Cook ailCgWaTds remark 4 that if be could have
got over aud tbrOitled tho guard be would have
made his escape Tho Shenandoah mountains arc
within ten minutes run OF the jail walt aud bad he
reached them. with bis thorough knOWlelue OF the
mountaus, his ae,est would have been difficult es-
pee ally % but few Of toe military could have fol.
lowed him during the night. They hal succeeded
after two weeks tabor. whenever alone, aud at
night when their bed clothing mufled the sounds
Of q saw which they had made OFT of au old bar
low knife in cutting th ough their iron shackles,
30 that they could put them eft at any moment
they should have their work completed.
Tbey had also made q slh Of chissl out Of an
old oed screw, with which they sUcoeeded, "a op,
portunity would offer, in moving the plaster
IRON tbs wall, and then brick after brick until the
space tuGicient for them to pass through was
opened, all except tae REMOVAL Of the outer brick
The pant Of Tho wall On which they operated waa
in the rear Of the bods on which they slept, and
the bed hsipg pushed against the wall completely
bid their wOIk ffOm view. The bricks they took
out were cOnce1lsd In the drum OF o stove and
the dir Of plaster removed ih tho coursc Of their
work was placed bstwe N the bed clothes
They acknowledge that they hal been at work q
week IA making the aperture 10 the wUl, their Gel
being on first AOor the aperture WAS not more thai
. five ieCt from the pavement Of the yard and wbei
i, freed Of then shackleS their access 10 the yart
= was but n smooth brick wall about Is feet high, Il
r scale this the timb6Ts OF the scahO d on which
Brown was hung they placed against the wall ont
, succeeded in reaching the top, ron which they
could have easily dtorped 10 the other side hal
not the ygi auce oftbe sentinel on duty SO quickly
checked their movements
: They weto arrested in the yard by Gen TaliIelr,
! and au officer Of the Day who rushed to the yart
- The moment alarm was given
r Shcrif Campbell aud Capt. Avis are OF cours
ehagrnel al this narrow escape, especially ibel
bad sisted all interference Of the military will
y | tue interior ulscipllne oi tha Jail.
n The prisoners were shrewd and cunning fellow
aud Were undoubtedly without aecomplioes 4
their undertaking.
Their friends who had not yet left Charlestow
were fearful that they might be suspected OF hAv
ing knowledge Of the attempt
n The impression is that hal the prisoners waite
= until midnight or later they might have resohe
70 Tue noun aims, but II 10 presumed they were fear
y. u Of baing watched during the night or desired
~ have Us much uf darkness as possible 10 gain
" good stance before daylight would aloW OF
!, general pursuit,