Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-10-28

the sight he was supposed 10 be dead, or doubt
less he would have been shot. lie was not
touched by ball, and will, doubtless, recover.
II is not true that the Government funds
were touched, or the Pay OFF ce interfercd with
From the Bell. Sun.
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
| The following arc among the killed and
wounded in the recent conflicts at Harper's
| Ferry
KILLED Fountain Beekham, Railroad
! agent, on Sunday, by single shot Hayard
Sheppard ,colored porter at the railroad station,
killed Sunday night 10 working at the train;
Thomas Boerly, grocer, of Harper's Ferry,
killed in Mondays assault VIM. Richardson,
of Martinsburg, killed in same ASSAULT George
| w Turner. Of Charlestown military, killed on
Monday also; Willian, Brown, son of 's0id
Brown Stewart Taylor, insurgent; j. G.
Anderson. nsurgent; K. II. Leeman, insur-
gent; Albert EIaslitt, insurgent, aud several
eolored men.
WOUND Ossowatimie Brown, Watson
Brown. second son; Evans Dorsey, mortally;
Marines, mortally, another marine, name un-
known, slightly; Alexander Kelly; George
! Murphy, States Attorney, of Martinsburg.
Iowa; Shields Green, colored, of Harrisburg;
1 Watson Brown, spu Of oh Brown.
CAPT. ossowATTAMlE BROWN IN BALTIMORE.
! A man answering the description of Otta-
wattamie Brown, Conmander-i -chief of tho
Provisional Govsrnlnant of the United States
is said to have been 10 this city on Friday last,
aud purchased fifty thousand percussion caps
CAPT. BILL COOK
This man is represented to be a most
notorious and blood thirsty individual. Posses
! sing large amount OF brute courage, be is
.eckless of his conduct, and hesitates not to
shoot adversary. Some time ago he got
10 to difficulty 10 the neigh5orbood of Harper's
Ferry, With one of the railroad employees
The man was very close TO Cook, and when the
latter DIRE " his revolver, seized it spd turned
the muz1.le from its aim.
Cook discharged it, however, and the charge
passed through he clothing of the right side
of him whom he sought 20 kill. Before be had
time to fire the weapon again be was fclled to
the ground by we'll directed blow with
sung shot, from the ,effeet of which be laid
insensbie for more t,au two hours. That,
however, did not dete, him from further acts
of outrage. His nativity Is not known. He Is
said to be man Of fair education, but Is re-
garded by all who know hiLl as designing
and dangerous man. Cook hqarried several
years ago in the neighborhao8, of Harper's
Ferry, but it is said that he left on MeDda,
afternoon with his family, but what direction
be took could not be ascertaned.
TUT coNsPIRAcY-FHE LETTER TO THE s'EcRE-
TARY OF WAR.
| The anonymous letter heretofore spoken OF
as having been received by Gov. Floyd, tEp
Secretary of War, reached him while at Cd
Point. 1t stated that instructions would
occur simultaneously at Wheeling, Harpers I,
Ferry, and Washington, for the purpose OF
freeing slaves. Il is understood that ahou.
tpnr hundred slaves have lately escaped from
Virginia and Mary land, under the agency o. |
the eullssaries. Tku people of the adjscen !
country II Maryland and Virginia will be Oh
the look out for these runaway before reach |
ing Pennsylvania. Gov. Wise, Of Virgiuia. |
who, IN going up to the scene of riot, yesterday
had set oh foot the measure which i, subse- |
quent became necessary TO carry out) for |
sending cavalry from tbs city to hunt aud |
pursue the fleeing insurgents through any
portion of Virginia, aud also, by telegraph !
requested the President of the United States to |
authorize the cavalry 10 follow them into any
State or locality, they having stolen the |
property anu treasure OF the Government, and
placed lis stolen arIos il the hands of Degroes |
aud others. # they should ge, into Pennsyl- |
vanla, II IS to be presumed that the Governor /
of that patriotic Common wealth would prompt /
ly afford all due assistance aud authority in /
captaring such bloody ani high banded offend /
ers against the laws, the peace and dignity of !
sister States
REPORT TO TBE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY |
OF WAR.
Major Russell, of The T. s. marine corps,
came down from Herper's Ferry yesterday
afternoon in the extra military train, and took /
the 'raiu at the Relay House, for Washington.
lie carried 10 his possession highly important
papers and documents, found iu the baggage /
and on the persons al the killed and e#ptured /
insurgents, to be laid before the Presiden, aud |
Secretary of War. These papers are mostly /
in cyphers, but ii is said enough has been
gisaned to show to some extent the nature of |
the lasurrectiou, and the names OF some Of the |
prominent sbettors 10 it.
OTHER INCIDENTS.
Captain Talbot, aljn,ant of the hfth reci. |
ment, has 10 his possession a navy revolving |
pistol, which belonged to i. D. Cook, one Of
the escaped ringleaders, and Sharpe's rife. |
with the initials Of j. G. Anderson thereon.
The acting second sergeant of the company
of Law Grays was seized with fit at the
moment the company was being engaged in the
stormiug of the armory. He was taken from
the line.
e. l.. O'Donnel, the baggage master of the
military train, exhibited masket ball through
the top of his hat, cutting some os the hair of
his head away.
Captain w. d. Brown, attached to the law
Grays, was detailed to guard wounded iusur.