Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-10-27
From the Baltimore American.

! Soon after daylight on Monday morn
ing general warfare commenced, chiefly
led on by man named Chambers. whose
house commanded the Armory yard. The
colored man named Hayward, railroad
porter, was shot early in the morning for
refusing to Join in the movement.
The next man shot was Joseph Barley
citizen of Perry. He was shot standing in.
his own door. The einsurrectionists by this
time, finding disposition to resist them,
had withdrawn nearly all within the Ar
mory grounds, leaving only guard ON
the bridge
About this time also, Samuel p. Young,
Esq, was shot dead. He was coming into
town on horseback, carrying a gun, when
he was shot from the Armory, receiving a
wound of which he died iuring the day
lie was graduate of West Point, and
greatly respected i the neighborhood for
his high character and noble qualities.
The Shcpardst0wn troops next arrived,
marching down the Shenandoah side, and
joining the Charleston forces at the bridge.
a desultoryo exchange of shots followed,
one of which struck Mr.. Fountain Beck
ham, Mayor of the town. and agent of the
railroad company, entering his breast and
passing entirely through his body. The
ball was a large elongated slug, and made
dreadful wound. Mr.. Beckham died al
most Immediately. He was without fire.
arms and was exposed for only a moment
while approaching water station. His
assailant, one of Browns sons, was shot
almost Immediately, but managed to get
back to the engine house where his body
was found next day.
The murder of Mr.. BecklIam greatly ex-
cited the populace, who Immediately raised
a cry to bring ont the prisoner Thompson,
He was brought out on the bridge, and
there shot down. He fell into the water
and some appearance of life still remaining,
he was riddled with balls. -.
AT this time the general Charge was
made down the street from the bridge to-
ward the Armory gate by the Charlestown,
and Shepardstown troops and the Ferry.
people. From behind the Armory wall
fusilade was kept up, and returned by the
from the Arm0ry buildings.
While this was going on. the Martins-,
burg levies arrived at the npper end of the
own and entering the Armory grounds by
he rear, made an attack from that side
This force was largely composed of rail
Dad employees, gathered from the tunnage
rains at Martinsburg, and their attack was
generally spoken of as showing the great
st amount of fighting pluck exhibited
Turing the day. Dashing on firing and
heering, and gallantly led by Capt. Al
,urtis, they carried the building in which
he Armory men were imprisoned, and re-
eased the whole of them.
They were, however but poorly armed,
ONE with pistols, and others with shot
uns; and when they came within range of
he engine house. where the elite of the in-.
nrrectionists We're gathered, and were =
xposed to the rapid and dextruus use of
harp's rifles, they were forced to fall
ack.sufering pretty severely. Con due
,r Evans Dorsey Of Baltimore was killed 2
lstantly, and Conductor George Rich-Hf
rdson received wound from which lie I
led during the day Several others were as
ounded, among them a son of DIR. Ham -
ond of Martinsburg. asF Teon sa
A guerilla warfare was maintained du-
ng the rest of the day, resulting in the
Hing Of two insurrectionists, and the
ounding of third. One crawled out -
rough calvert leading to the Potomac. e
ID attempted to cross to the Maryland
le, whether with the view of escaping or 3
nveying iinformation to Cook, is not -
lown. aist fae-1l 80 ~ s5af .sf yissa
He was shot while crossing che river. ls-
d fell deal on the rocks. An adventur-' 81
S lad waded cut and secured his Sharp's
lie. The body was afterwards stripped
a part of its clothing. In one of bis
ckets was found captains commission. iass
avn up in full form, and declaring that
bearer. Captain Lehman. held the aert
mmission under Maj. Gen. Brown. A.
ht mulatto vas shot just outside the
mory gate The ball vent through the
'oat. tearing away the principal! arteries isf..
/ killing him instantly, His name is
known, but he is one of the negroes
% came with Brown Ills body was left
'he street until nom yesterday. exposed
every -indignity that could be heaped
'n it by the excited populace.l
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