The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1860-03-22
From tho Special Dcspatces Of Gin. Gazette
The Execution Of Old John EroWE.
FULL PARTICULARS or THE PRISON
AND GALLOWS SCENE.

| HIS Last INTERVIEW WITH HIS WIFE.
| On Wednesday afternoon an escort o
cavalry accompanied Mrs. Brown from
Harper's Ferry, under command Of Cap
Moore, Of the Richmond Montgomery
Guards. Tie carriage which conveyed
her was stopped at the outskirts Of
town.
Capt. Brown was informed Of his wife.
arrival, and requested that she might be
possible. In few minutes the jailor
conducted her into his presence. The
meeting was affecting, and at FIRST Meth
er party spoke.
Brown embraced her, pressed her TO
his bosom and exclaimed, "My wife !
No tears were she'd, but deep
drawn sigh told too well Of tho inten-
sity Of the feeling which each was IN
dergoing.
After few moments thus sp:nt, the
Captain drew chair, and Mrs. Brown
sat down. He then spoke to her Of MS
condition, told her he was contcnted and
if Il was not for parting with her and
others whom he loved, he would have no
regret in dying. Mrs. Brown entered
fully into the feelings Of her husband,
and both were resigned to the fate which
awaited him.
Capt. Brown referred 20 the disposi,
tion Of his property aud The welfare Of
his children and after spending an hour
in conversation, supper was brought and
BY tha kind ,i1ior, and the husband and
wife sat down together to ra,iake Of
their last meal The captain raised his
lands, and asked God to bles. the meal,
aud then with cheerfulncs which has
no parellal, they commenced their re-
past. From the time Mrs Brown ar
rived old Captain B's. spirits rose and
he exhibited light hear:edness, 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 fro n headquarters we've to
the contrary, and accordingly they sep
arated While the parting scene was
one which showed much intensity Of
fec..ng, there was no exhibition of pas
sion. and after an embrace and kiss, add
kind almonition from Brown they part
ed forever.
Mrs. Brown was conducted to her car
riage, and under similar escort with
Capt. Moore, who was kind and gentle
manly in his department, the carriage
started for the Ferry. The substance
Of Browns interview with his wife was
relative to q settlement Of his monetary
affairs and the disposition of his body.
Previous to her arrival he had desired
that his body should be burned, and the
ashes urned, and in that condition re-
moved. He also expressed desire that
the bodies Of his two sons who were
killed at Harper's Ferry should be dis
inferred, aud after undergoing similar
process, be placed in the same urn with
his own an taken North.
This would havo been impossible, q,
the physicians Of Winchester had SO
cured their bodies and disected them.
Brown spent some two or three hours
last night, writing and reading, and then
retired to rest. He slept soundly, and
rose about six o'clock, cheerful and ap
rarrcntly unconcerned about the fat,
which awaited him. About half past
O'Clock, after partaking Of his breakfast
jailor, Capt. Avis, who had been very
kind to Brown, and who had endearec
himself thereby, informed him that h
could visit Cook, Ccppic, and the othel
prisoners, if he desired. Accordingly
he was conducted to the room Of Cool
| first.
INTERVIEW BETWEEN BROWN AND III:
FELLOW PRISONER.
On entering, kindly recognition tool
place, when Capt. Brown said, address