Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-06

Mrs DoYLE's LETTER TO JeHN BROwN.-The fol-
lowing letter from Mrs MAHALA DOYLE was read to
JONI BRowN on the morning of the 29th Hltimo:
To John Brown, Commander of the Army at Har-
per's Ferry, Charlestown, Jefferson county, Va,
Care Of JailOr, CharlestOWn:
CHATTANOOGA Tenn, Nov. 20, 1859.
JOIN BRowS-Sir: Although vengeance is not
mine confess that do feel gratifed to hear that
you were stopped in your tendsh career at Harpers
Ferry with the loss of your two SONS. You can now
appreciate my distress in Kansas when you then and
there entered my house midnight and arrested my
husband and two boys, and took them out of the
yard and in cold blood shot them dead in my hear
ing. lou can't say you done it TO free our slaves
we had none and never expected to own one, but has
only made me q pQGP discCnsOate widow, with help
less children. While feel Ton Your folly, do hope
and trust you will meet your Just reward. Oh. how
it panied my heart TO hear the dying grOans OF my
husband and children If this scrawl gives you any
consolation you welcome to it.
MAHMA DOYLE.
n. B.-My son, John Doyle whose life | begged of
you, is grown up and is very DESTROYS TO be at
Charlestown on the dav of your execution would
certainly be there if his would permit it. that
he might adjust the rope around your neck if Gov.
Wise would permit. NJ. d.
The CharlestoWn correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun says that upon the receipt of the letter at that
place party of gentlemen at once subscribed the
amount necessary to defray the expense of young
DOYLE to that place. but it was asoertained that he
could not reach that place in time for the execution
Mr.. JAMES P. DOYLE, the husband of Mrs. MHAIA
DOYLE, was formerly citizen OF Knox county in
this State, from which place, we believe he remov-
ed with his family to Kansas. In regard to the kill
ing of her husband and two sons in Kansas by old
Brown and party, Mrs. DOYLE made the following
affidavit on the 18th of June, 1856:
The undersigned Mahala Doyle, states on oath: am
the widow of the late James 2. Doyle. WemOved into
the Territory, that is my husband myself and chill
dren, moved into the Territory of Kansas some time
in November a. d.. 1850 and settled upon Musketo
Creek about mile from its mouth, and where it
cmptes into PottOwatonic Greek, in Franklin coun-
~. On Saturday, the 24th day OF May, A. D. 1856,
about eleven O'Clock night after had ali retr-
| ed. my husband, James 7. Doyle, myself ard six
children-ve boys and one girl. The eldest is about
twenty-five years of age. The others, respectively,
twenty. seventeen, thirteen, eight and five years.
| We were all in bed, when we heard some persons
| come into the yard and rap at the door, and call
| for Mr.. Doyle my husband This was about eleven
O'Clock on Saturday night of the 9th Of May last
Ny husband got up and went to the door, Those out
side injured for Mr. Wilkinson and where he lived
| My husband said he would tell them Mr. Doyle
| my husband, and several came into the house, and
| said they were from the army. My husband was a
pro-slayery man. They told my husband that he and
| the boys must surrender they were then made pris
| oners. The men were armed with pistols and large
| knives They first took my husband out of the
house; then took two of my sons-William and Drury
out and then took my husband and these two boys
! William and Drury-away. My son John wa
spared because | asked them, in tears to spare him
In short time afterward, heard the report of pis-
| tolls; | heard two reports. After which | heard
moaning, as if person was dying; then heard a
| villa whoop. They had asked, before they went
away, for cur horses We told them that our horses
! were out the prairie. My husband and two boys
| out next morning in search of them, and found my
| husband and Nilliam-my son, lying dead in the
road. near together, about two hundred yards from
the house. They were buried the next day. On tht
day OF burying | saw the dead body of Drury
Fear of myself and the remaining children induced
| me to leave the home where we had been living
| We had improved our claim little. left and wen
| to the State of Missouri.