Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-18

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lss1 Sea. :, War.
foArrN& a RIAL KILLED.
Qx9 ISg a rhf <H1E1sxR UILDISGs
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The Plot Csnfessed, &c., re.
BxIrnokf, Oct f7.=Ths wheeling erpses.
train, in charge Of Conductor Phelps, reached the
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z TIE folloStag parficulars Of the affair have
been obtained from the ofAcen Of the train, viz :,
u. An ~ :. ,. Yhsln. .eoadFrr; Me-; lac
engtnesf. Thy Cite that their train (the regular
psssenger train from the west) reached q point
ne h ne; a. hs,p =. 20 minute: Of
ducsos PheaE {eceived the following statement
bridge: started 70 take my post on the bridge as
dc man lsssd wisson, who wa v. 1s wsic iU
the bridge up to that time. We usually hear from
him every half-hour. When arrived on the
other side d Of the bridge wss sndaenl{ ehal-
five white men raised their rines and pointed them
at me. One Of them tried 10 get my lantern. /
turned and ran, and they ased 'npon me. I es
shortly made his appearance, and stated 70 Con-
ductof Phelps that be had been seized about Or
O'Clock and locked up IN the guard house At the
other end Of the bridge, and that he had jastnsde
Conductors Phelps and the gbse,s.ecs -mas,s,.
Cromwell, then entered the bridge, and had
hardly got halfway through when they were
elled rides at them, They then reueafed oaci,
and were hred upon, but were not injured. A
colored man named hayward Sheppard, who Is
employed ny me q haii.cae Company 70 s.icnd 70
and mede the attempt TO get through the bridge
Yves discovered about the time that Phelps and
the negro One * he sa asS
his back, going through his body, and coming
out Of tue nipple Of his lef breest. At nrst Con-
send @ a 1s 6 he yea aSa q fSS
4 Ferry to ascertain the cause Of the proceedings
when the leader Of the party-alnan Of rather pre-
processing appearance, and supposed 70 be nearly
preferred holding standardization with the con-
l ductOr. Mr.. Phelps went over alone, and was
i told by the same man chat he and his party had
determined not 70 allow another train to pass over
the road, but that they would give him Ave to ten
minutes to get his train through. In the mean.
time, other person. from the train ventured across
S,dgs sS' *. TIE d Terry and s0n coming into
| about two hundred In number, half OF whom
seemed to be black one Of the party, passenger
wa: captured; The train was deiaied by the Pfo.
was raised and they reached the Camden station
| at noon to-day. sraS -ls,sl ~ > - =
Upon the tain leaving, Mr. Phslpswss particu.
to the Superintendent Of the Road, that under nc
circumstances would another train be permitted b
pass HarPer's Ferry. During the night . large
two horse wagon, ieaden With whest, came IN
The rioters Immediately seized the driver, .ool
possession Of the wheat and loading the vehicle
with weapons from the Armory, sent 1t back NJ
particular notice Of the crowd, which he think,
numbered at least three hundred persons; thai
amongst them Were several stsapping negroes whe
liberty, as they had been In bonds9e long enough
l The ringleader, who IL IL said to be named An
der:on, made his appearance Al Harpcs's Ferry avs
q :is dar age, and since that time has beer
l driving around the place In an elegant barouchs
down by two horses. These Officers report tina
the United States Armory and the neighborins
country have been taken Possessioa Of by thu
| rifles and other United States arms When iii,
| woskmen OF the armory repaired there for th,
purpose o. reslming work they were seized by tn,
prisoned. number Of the party pxocesded 70 IN.
propsietors Of the hotel the armory and In Al
1 authoritative tone ordered breakfast for fifty O
possession ofthe place and live In the best manner
y
II A passenger In the Western Express train which
reached Harpers Ferry about O'Clock this morn
Ing, and was permitted 70 leave at O'Clock, and
fsaening Baltimore about noon, gives the follow
lent scene there cnacttng, far he was able d
make observations In the tune above indicated:
The Express t,ia in which our Informant WA
passages. resched HarpsvS Ferry about o'clocl
this mosuing. On arriving, the clerk Of the Wa
4 ger House informed Capt Phelps, conductor q
The train, that scrous trouble was existing In tfs
thu md f4>~pox -
ger He stated that large body Of men had mys
teriously came into town during the evening and
night from the surrounding country, and wers
about TO take possessions the plsce-{h Chat the,
had already shot one man dead and mortsIl,,
wounded another, both Of whom wese come ted
with the railroad company ~ watchman and bag
ssge agent OF patrol wsfehn.an-ss Another person
was sscertained to have been severely wounded
and being missing u was thought he had beer
thrown into the river. The insnfrectioniss when
Iney approached the conductor Of the train, were
l armed with muskets, and notified him In the mos
1 Peremptosy manner that IL he attempted 10 bro.
Coed farther II would be at the risk Of his iife :
/ The bridge across the Potomac, was filed with
me insurgenn, eli q whom Were armed. The
he feared some terrible accident in attempting %
c, ;sss NE Dsdss, snPPosing it, arches o, timber
mob The train therefore remained stationary,
In the cars eli sight Ths hosels were closed and
II "A
man who bad come into the town with WHO.
Load e wheat was arrested by the Insurgents and
pressed iaio their -seryice.- IL was stated thai
munition were found IN his wagon. which thew
armed themselves with. II IL thought this was
Slind . procure arms, and fully undeusood by
the outlaws q part Of their plan All TIE stsse
Eers ~ posea.tSn q The mob. sssd lsvery .rcsd,
nne sne svenue leading to the town guarded o.
every quarter With musksts and bayonets. Il wa
tcouEht that there were mot less than from $50 a
J0 o me insdrgenfs. They arrested eyery Eth.
sen they could Ind, and upon threats OF death
Pss:sed tAsn Into their service. This was done
Without respect to persons, intending many ne
This done, The u, Q, Arsenal tbe f,ovr,nu..,
Psynoo , Y which g :aid large amount Of
sii the other public works, were taken possession
o. oy the mob, aPpropristing to Themselves arr.
were Of ,opinion that the object W. rlnnier-te
TOP the Govesnment Of the funds. a fuIl waeon
ioed q Gnpe were giyen nom the srseuaI 70 helli
word % The landlord a. Che Wager Noel thse slss
required meals Tor forty men who were iss;ds
the ar:enal and for ssfns1y outside q mirbf v,ssf
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