Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-05


Montgomery Guards. The carriage which con
veyei her was stopped at the outskrts Of town
All the military were ordered out, and the street
was thronged With aids and plumed officials,
who appeared anxious to convey TO the distress.
d woman an idea Of their consequence. The
arriage was driven slowly through town while
The women and children gaped from the win
jows, and mushroom soldiery strutted on the
streets
On arriving at the jail which was closely
guarded, the carriage stopped, and Capt. Moore
who rode with Mrs. Brown, jumped from the
vehicle, and rendering her his arm, escorted her
into the jail
Capt Brown was informed Of his wife's ar
rival, and requested that she might be allowed
TO enter his room as soon as possible. Ia a few
minutes the jailor conducted her into his press
ence. The meeting was affecting, and at first
neither party spoke.
Brown embraced her, pressed her to his
BOSOM and exclaimed "My wife r. No tears
we're shed, but a deep drawn sigh told too we'll
Of the intensity Of the feeling which each was
undergoing.
After few moments thus spent, the Captain
drew chair, and Mrs. Brown sat down. He
then spoke 10 her of his coalition, told her he
was contented, and il it was not from parting
with her ard others whom he loved, he would
heNN ~" iektet III ughks Atr' DiuWh tutelcl
lully into the feelings 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 jailor and the hus
band and wife sat down together TO partake of
their last meal The Captain raised his hands,
and asked God to bless the meal and then with
q eheeriulness which has no parallel they com
menced their repast. From the time Mrs. b
arrived old Capt. B. IS spirits rose and exhibited
| light heartedness, 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 accord
ingly they separated. While the parting scene
was one which showed much intensity Of feel
ing, there was no exhibition of passion, and
after an embrace, and kiss, and kind admoni.
ton from Brown, they parted forever.
Mrs. Brown was conducted to the carriage,
and under a 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 bis
wife was relative to settlement of his moneta
~ affairs and the disposition of his tody Pre-
]
should be burned, and the ashes thereof urned.
and in that condition removed. He also ex-
pressed desire that the bodies of his two sons
who were killed at Harper's Ferry should be
disinterred and after undergoing a similar pro-
| cess, be placed in the same urn with his own,
and taken North.
This would have been impossible, as the ply
sicians of Winchester had secured their bodies
and dssected them.
Gov Wise had given an order to the effect
that if any person called for the body of Brown
who was entitled to it, that the Sheriff should
hand the same over, and Mrs. Brown was as
sured by the authorities the body. would be sent
TO her address at Harpers Ferry. Brown spent
some tive or three hours last night, writing and
reading, and then retired to rest. He slept
soundly, and rose about six O'Clock, cheerful and
apparently uncOncerned about the fate which
awaited him. About half past seven o'clock
after partaking of his breakfast jailor Captain
AIis, who had been very kind to Brown, and
who had endeared himself thereby, informed
him that he could visit Cook, Coppoe and the
other prisoners, if he desired. Accordingly, he
was conducted to the room of Cook first.
INTERVIEW BETWEEN BROWN AND HIS PELLow
PRISONERS.
On entering, kindly recognition took place
when Capt Brown said addressing Cook; al
am sorry you have not confined yourself 10
truth in your statement called your confession
| never sent you to Harper's Ferry as a spy
and your statement to that effect is false"
Cook-"You certainly did"
Capt. Brown lin commanding tOne)-"I did
not, sir; you have, by your course, h Id your
self up as an object of contempt and deserved
ly So"
At this remark, Cooks head fell and he mad,
no raRlv Ryo,rn nnpIuafaR y, GFa.
vens room The meeting between them wac
cordial, Brown remarked that he was about tC
die, Stevens said, ~ feel assured that you will
90 to a better world than this" Cant Brown
said "COnduct yourself like a man. know you
will do so without my advising" They again
shook hands and parted. lie then repaired tC
the room of Coppoc where conversation al
most similar took place. Thence he went to
the rooms of the negroes, whom he said he ex.
pected 10 die like men, and as became their
condition and position. The negroes gave him
the assurance that they would die learlessly, as
they were fully assured that their action was
was Just and proper. Brown then returned To
his room, and continued writing for some time
THE EXECUTION.
As the hour approached for his execution, the
Medical Faculty in attendance the Sheriff OF
the county and the officers of the Jail, visited
cheerful and talked as though the hour which
was appointed for his death was in iifferent
and far in the future Nothing of any materiR
interest occurred in these interviews
At 8 o'clock agreeably to the general order
two military companies commenced assuming
their positions. One COMPANY was stationed
ia front of the jail another directly opposite OF
the Market House, and yet another in front oI
the Court House, which was only few yards
to the north of the prison Two pieces ol
brass cannon were placed near the Jail wall
on the road leading to the scafiold.
The place Of execution was not moro thar
half mile from the Jail. 1t was erected on al
eminence, in the center of 20 acre field Tn,
grounds were laid off, and small white iiae
were stuck in the ground, beyond which n,
citizen was allowed to pass.
At the gate military company were station
|, ed who refused TO admit any person unless ac
companed by O military escort The repre-
sentatives OF the press, after much troubl
; were escorted into the field, and assigned a DO
sition within one hundred yards of the scaffold
, At this time the military had assumed thei
positions on the field, and in the woods, 10 th
north of the field OF execution. The cavalr
we're seen scouting in every direction, Will
mounted men were stationed all along tn
fences of the field Of execution, and could b
seen riding to the south and east, apparenll
auxiously looking for the anticipated rescue
0 The Richmond Company i. were assigned
. position TO the south OF the seaiiold, and With
, INV wards of t. while the Cadets from IN
q Virginia Military Institute were stationed i
s front, and within about the same distance. !
: Company Of Cavalry were riding around th
: field and two or three companies of infantr
a were stationed within twenty yards Of th
] fences, as piekets.
{ Field officers, staff officers, and officers {
. of the dav and officers not of the day. togetbo