New-York tribune., 1868-06-01

generally remarked that he calm and collected
After he had cOncu ded his remarks he Knet on the
ground and engage.f In silent prayer, anu Mhlle on
his knees the final service repeated Dy ne rev. MI
J@S2h m Lhe ondemned conhnuet ut n IN innsp When
hc rose and oppressed his readiness Tor eXecuu0 me
OF his coat and the moose itself tightly around his
neck, so at the knot came directly under the leI ear
rope holding the weight in the box The black cap was
then drawn over his face The hangman IN tne oO8 cast @
off the end OF the rope which held the weight on the
beam, and the body Of Joseph Brown was suspended
There was struggling of the limbs but terrible heav
ing Of the chest was perceptbe This continued about
eight minutes, when breathing apparently ceased
Dr NOksrt WhtDeGK, at tne and a. noTts9 That
the pusaton Of the heart had ceased entirely After
body had hung the usual 80 minutes prescribed Dy law
ii taken down and placed upon stretcher. The
black cap was removed when the eyes were found
The body was then placed in neat coffin and given
IN charge Of sexton. The following is the Writ
ten document alluded TO by Brown in his dying speech
which was written for him by Byron g. Howard local
editor of The Hudson star:
Conn; when was three years old left Hartford ana
to Windsor Conn, and stad there two years then
went to Canada East and remained there untu was IA
years Old during which time learned the painters
trade the State of NewYOrk in the year lS45
and located in Whitehall, and went from there to Canaan
-Four Corners, Columbia Co.. two years ago THIS last fal
was in CITY my Wes g5a4d@tner PeSn
wrote to and wife that he was sick and desired US
TO and him. while were at his house he dle
had half brother in Dayton, Ohio, whose name was X
Barney; he wrote TO me several times to come OUT 10
Dayton and go into partnership with him; went there
and entered into partnership with hm; instead OF making
new sign to be used firm name, we used the Ola
one, merely adding the words j. S. so that u Tead
s Barney People there called us,Baney and Brother
in Dayton IS years ago, and wasacqualnedWltn Is
Stuart she was very poor woman; she was onyo na @
RED to "A man named DOuglass since that time she was
married TO named stuart, roughish khd OF a
man and Of dtssOlute haDlts, VINO uiu ny nv nS
with her regularly; she told me he got drunk ana anu
killed on the railroad; Mrs stuart alWays i9u % e
that the child named Angie stuart was my Sl1 s
told several other persons the same story MIS-. Stu
came to me and said that she turned out OF house
and home and again made The statement that the enid
Angelne my own, and that ought 10 90
for her and the girl let her in my house and provided
/ for the family: before l got ready TO come away,
! Mrs. CObuTn who working WOman, hau y
| little girl whom she wanted me to take with me; l
gave her some money TO dress the Rl WILL 70 soS
she would look; aftcrward Mrs Cobun got married anu
/ and the money winch had advanced to her was re-
turned; Mrs. stuarts daughter Minerva, said TO me,
cry and commenced teasing her mother TO go with me-
have got enough TO do to take care of ourselves and
Mrs. consented; she asked me when was coming
hack and replied that didn't know; it might be three
weeks, three months, or perhaps never; came 70
Cleveland Ohio, and staid there about TWO hours uI
go any hotel at Cleveland went TO the Iravel-
icrs Accidental Insurance Company there and got two
policies, for wife aud one Tor my niue si OF %
Cleveland two hours which the Of my stopping
there from Cleveland came 20 Albany N.Y. and stopped
at public house there Tor lew Gays, anu tsem Tent
10 Canaan Columbia County where boarded Few uays
at the house of Mr. Williams hired house there oi M VIZ
VIM. Peasely; on the bh OF December ISe WoIheu lOp
Mr. Brown the day the fire occurred mad hired shop
Of man IN canaan ana n9a eHPcTteu @ ~ 10 Go IA n
material on that day; beng 700 ate lot he cars uu no
60 On that day; that night went 10 Wamss h0el ana
there when the alarm OF hre was glVel went 10
my house quick as could ana WIen got tuele sW
no fire; did not know anything from that time until
found myself at the house Of Edward LeayenwOrth;
was married 10 Miss Josephine Nader JAN 2, 1866.
in New Haven. Conn, by Methodist clergyman On the
night of the fire Harriet syernail came to my house and
asked Angie il she would go with her to meeting She
said she could not CO. her father and mother were
going Oul to spend the evening. We were eating supper
al this time My wife said 10 me, Joe, am going 10
Mr. Wilams's; will you after me " said, Yes
This was when Harriet Srveruail present In re-
gard to this crime, 1 have only to say, In addition
that my greatest satisfaction is in the belief that
/ IN no
| of my innocence. Great stress has been laid upon
| the statement that my wife has controlled me-
which Is not so; have generally managed my own al
! fairs, having had the ability 70 do So
In regard 10 this crime an not guilty. know nothing
OF ITS commissions believe the death OF the child
purely accidental; not guilty Of the crime OF murder
neither AIN guilty OF setting fire TO the building.