The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-10-29

vhlcii' struck NJ. f6obtafhe Beek n,aahb,, Nafor
the town, ana agent Of the railroad cornpan
entering BIS bfykst and psssink sntitely throp,
This BODY. n The b1n Va ilarEs SloAg gated slu
} and made dreadful wound. H. Beckmais ii,
] dlDost fmmsdiStsly. He vas without ire arr
!, and sAs ss1pose6 ~ oaiy s>ahoMens while ii
= peoAohiOE water teasiUn. His asSailsnt16 ii
n u Byswns sons wssl shot almost i6uedfatea
= - neaaged 70 kss back ID the engine ahcus
! where his body Was found the next day: inic1
i The snafdsf of Nj. BecEman krsasyy excite
the popuiact, Who Immediately raised aicryn
2 bring cot the prisoner fifo6pson! HI vi
brought out to the bridge, and there shot d01l
J, He leh into the water, and t0me appearance
life ssiH tena aiming, be wAs ddied With balls,
II ~ this time the general cfiarge vas mad
down the street from tho bril- t6wafd VI
4 Asmory gate BY the Charleston and phcbards
town troops and Ferry people. From behin
1.-THE ArnoFy wAH fasifade was Kept Up, In
i'retusntd BY the MISUNDERSTANDING from the Ari1t
4 w bujlainte sS. a9Aa a1lH@ hs4B apsia Ha#5
While this WIS going on, tie Martinsbutr
tlevaes arrived ~ the upper end sof the to&n, IN
-fsnteFing the Am0ry ground BY Che rear, mad
lan attack from thAt side. This force was large
" composed Of railroad employ ees, gathefe
from the tunnagc trains ut aMarsinsbnrg,, an
their attack was generally spoken Of as shox
Ting the gfeatest snaount Of fighting .pitck ex
bibited during the day. DashihR on. firing an
1checriug, and gallantiy led BY Capt. Alburtis
they carried The building in which the Arinor
men were imprisoned, and released the Who'll
| They we're, however, but poorly armed. SOM
with pistols and others with shot gune; an,
when they came within range or the engine
hOsss, whore the siits Of the insurrection,st
we're gathered. and we're exposed 70 the raris
and dextes0us>nse Of 8barp's rifles, they wer,
forced 70 fall back, suffering pretty peserely-
Conductor Doreey Evans Of Baltimore wai
killed instantly and Conductor George Rich
ardsoD feceived q wound from which he died
during The day. Several others we're wounded a
among them . son Of Dr.. Hammond Of Mar
tinsburg..l4 l4 gs4f ii 4agH sng Il. aaaiafs4
"a guerilla warfare was maintained during the
rest OF the day, resulting in the killing Of two
Of the jnsurrectionists, and the wounding OF a
ehird.4 One crawled out through calvert leai.
ing into the Potomac, and attempted to cross to
the Maryland side, whether with the view OF e..
Gaping, or conveying information TO Cook, Il
not known. .Aa8 4saofsB
N! lie vas sbot.xhle crossing the river and fell
dead on the rocks. An adventurous lad waded
out aud secured his SHARPE rife. The body
Was afterwards stripped Of a part 81 its clothing.
ln one OF his pockets was found q captain's &
commission, drawn up in full form, and declar-
ing tha, the bearer. Captain Lehman, held that
commission under Maj. Gen. Brown "A light
Malntto was shot just outside the Armory z ste.
The ball went through the throa3, tearing away
the principal arteries, and Killing him instantly,
Hs name ia mot known, hut he b one Of the free
negroes who came with Brown His body wae
lett in the street until noon yesterday, exposed
to every indigDity that could be heaped upon it
BY an excited populace. Ay7.i sas 4s3gs " s-gA
A. this time . esall, powerful man, named
Evans Stephens, came out from thelArmory,
conducting some prisoners, it vas said. lie
was twice shot--once in the side and once 10 the
breast de vas then captured and taken to q
tavern, and after the inaurreciiOn was Quelied
Was turned over to the United States authorities
in dying condition. During the afternoon I
sharp little affair took place on the Shenandoah
side OF the town. The insurrectionists had also
seized the halls Of the rifle works, and a party
Of their assailants found their way in through q
and dislodged them. saa W ~ aa -ssa1
In this rencOntre. it was said, three .insnFrec-
tionlsts were killed, but We found but one dead
oody, tbat oi negro. on that side O. the town.
Night BY this time had set in, and operations
ceased. gGusrds were placed around she Ar
mory and every precaution taken to prevent
escapes. Ess aa44M msa s4g1f@f f-- -fs4.
At IL o'clock. the Monday night train, with
Baltimore military and marines, arrived at SAM
ds Hook. where they waited torithe arrival Of
Col Lee. deputized BY the War De par,m mt to
ake the command.
The reporters pressed on, leaving. their mill
AIRY allies behind; they found the bridge in the
,Ossession Of the military and entered the be-
te-ed town without difficulty, the occasional
epai' of gun or singing motion Of = Sharps
III" ball, warning them that ii WAS advisable to
:eep themselves out Of the range of the Armo-
y. The hrst visit was made to the bedside OF
svans Stephens, the wounded prisoner; they
ound him to be large, exceedingly athletic
nan, perfect Sampson 10 appearance. lie was
n small room, filed with excited armed men,
rho more than once threatened to shoot him,
there he vas groanipg with pain, but answers
ag with composnre and apparent willingness,
very question il relation 70 the fray in which |
9 was engaged.
He said he was . native Of Connecticut, bus
ad lately lived In Kansas, where he knew Capt. |
'rown. He had also served in the United States /
Army. The sole object of his attempts was to
i've the negroes freedom, and Brown had rep
ssented that as soon % they seized the Armory
ne negroes would Rock to them BY thousands,
nd they would soon have force enough ior.their
urpose-one for which he would sacriGce hie
ie; but he said he thought Brown had been
realty deceived. He said that preparations
ad been making for some months, but that the
hole force consisted of seventeen white men
nd five free negroes.
The statement was repeated without variation
, oil the prisoners with whom We conversed.
n agreed as to the number in the move mens
nd ~ 70 it's objects, which some called the
ork Of philanthropy. ss#f est4 ssg .q 8sa+vs4l
Lewis Leary, . negro shot at the rifle mill,
ated. before he died, that he enlisted with
apt. Brown for the insurreclion ct fair held
Lorraine county, Ohio, and received the mon
to pay his expenses They all came down TO
hambersbnrg, Pa, and from there they trAy-
ed across the country to Browns farm.
The night passed without any serious alarms,
u not without excitement. 4 Hs
The bailding in which the insurgents mad
ade their stand was the ire-engine house, aud
, doubt the most defensible building in the
rmory. II has dead brick walls on three sides,
I'd on the fourth large doors, with windos
shes above, some eight feet from the ground.
The cannon could not be used without endan.
.riDg the safety Of Col. Washington, ". Dan L
,rGeld, Mr.. Ball, and other citizens, whom they
i'll held prisoners. The doors and walls Of the
,ilding had been pierced for rides, but it was
Iident that from these holes no range could be
ID, and that without opening the door they
ould be shootink II the dark. Many thought
at tho murdsf q ~ prisoners held Was deter /,
ined upon, ard that = fight to the death would
J the ending Of their desperate attempt.
Whilst the people thus looked aud specnlated,
Q door was opened. and ons OF the men came
It with 4 dag Of truce, and delivered what WAS
pposed to be terms Of cspitulation. The con.
aued Preparations for assault showed lhey
ere rot accepted. Shortly after seven oclock, |.
cut. E. B. Stuart, Of the 1st Cavalry, who was
ting % aid for Sol. Lee, advanced 70 parley,|
th the tesieged, Samuel Strider, Esq an old
ID respectable citizen, bearing : fag Of truce.
icy were received at the door by Capt. Cook.
eat. Stuart demanded an unconditional sur
nder, only promising them protection from
mediate violence, and trial BY lAw. Captain
own refused I'll terms but those previously i,
nnanded, which we're substantially, " That
ey should be permitted 70 march out with
cir men and arms, taking their prissners with
EN- that they should proceed unpnrsued 70
. second tall-gate, wAsR they. would free their
isonsss The soldiers wepl{ Jn@n bes permitted L,
pursue them, and they vosld hg6t II thsy. 1
uld not make their escAp pe. 81 coasse, this
% refused, and Lieut. Stuart prssssd upon /
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