Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-26

stopping OF the trans which had thrown everything in
10 confusion When he was shot he bent forward dor.
/ bled down aud dropped dead Then the crowd b.,sm.
terribly exasperaed aud citizens rushed into the w.
House and took the prisoner Leeman (cantured ips, M
VouSly) out upon the platform and shot him -. ,
here taking of the wounded man s,enhens tn.
crowd then Immediately came un here .nd ,,n,.J 90
take him out and shoot him too and even threatened 10
shoot him in bed They seemed perfectly Wild with fre,
zy After that had raemen stationed In the entry
here, and whenever they could get sigh, OF one az
Browns party down in the amory yard they would shoot
him One of them saw a man shooting with lopy MS
tol and shot him dead His BODY was thrown over tbe
fence where il lay for a long time There WAS firing
backwards and forwards until Browns men were driven
into the engine house. which they pierced full Of holes
TO ire through. More compane- and finally the marines
arrived. Guards stationed all about the nrmory
snd on all the bridges night and in the morning
the engine house taken. Among Browns prisoners
was Mr.. fortenay, n shoemaker who escaped bv umu-
ing over the wall He shot Just as he jumped hut
escaped unhurt.
HE companies from hartnsburg, under Capt Aburti-
and from ChArlestown first here aud A eompanv
was organized here about that time and commanded b
the Jaor at Charlestown who, well Capt Aburtis
served IN the Mexican There were three GONNA
MES frim Frederick who the first uniformed troops
on the ground. They arrived about dark During the
night some other companies arrived from Baltimore and
hiehinonu, besides the marines from Washington. On
tuesday troops we're sent into the mountains in Ms
rsand to search for arms, and found in school house
lie" miles from here, large quantity Of rifles reyol
Sers pixies or spears, (some with short handles like drs
otbVT military stores.
Old Brown says Cook Is the meanest man God ever
made but he will not say anything criminae him.
On Monday night they had of Col washington's
servants on guard but he swan the river and went home
Ahother was found in the river drowned
carr ALBURTIs' STATEMENT.
capt EPhraim q. Aburtis, who commanded the voIuu.
teers from Aartnsburg that drove Browns into the
engine house. and released the greater part the po-
hers gives the following account OF the affair We
ceiEed intelligence of this affair about one o'clock on
MONDAY Immediately meeting called the guard
anu vo'n'eers called out to come to this place
great many Immediately stepped aud elected
70 take command We arrived here at three o'clock p
N aud Nent up rGvine from the railroad leading into
i la1out inhe above harpers Ferry) and were
who preceded US into the street We thsD down
S uPi emu ol the SHOPS "hen we received or'lers
Da! ioI' Cohuahuihg the militia OF this county,
were that the company from shepherds
- 80 SOiii5 in'o mar per ferrN,
SLoti $50. Wy ..O'! u 'ne cast gate anu my command
~ yns AZ e upper ehd meeting them midway at
ner end Of ,b G! sn'ereu tue afmofy at the up
- ~, , | anu N'eI some consultation direc-
- ',-' men should proceed down the main
80 ~ ~ -, 'u. nae number should take the
down ,boE ~ anu ine reinAnder should proceed
cor,r,.ns - - l 'ie "eS, va! tney could ltook
IS ~. - ''ioSe ~iio Satue uONh tne main avenue-
mo- o, ,bo g. - I 'e nIst anu second buhd-
Wsre irsJ mn h ,b. - ni-u cunning from mere, we
the come h, ~ 'nt "a 'te engine mouse and on
Kent nm con,;nI SC ih noase rom winch they
kcTt CI,r o. g. - " s''IEu M, 'ne uOor "hieh was
returned nv orr Nc ;t, s = - - ~, -s NeIH oriSAiy
49,, - - g .I 49,, 80 gu VI "nolh were wounded, and
During tbs fgbt ,rs fa,,5 :; H. -
engine bonse sS,, ~ ,ne room adjoining the
hen c.n,r,a5 S ss SI '"IH prisoners who bad
dows we're broken opc br our psrtv Sn5 , lne WIN
caped The Who'll aS ,b 81 20 A'iu tese men g.
the engine bous ana $50; - w., ~ere nov uIi'en mo
Jed re99nir;n, ON, - ~ | - | ~ h'e4' number OF "oun-
other eompase As @ 1o5 OSng m GpPo5fd by the
t,rn UaI ,bs - ls' lu' ~ w NeIr ooHsed 70 re-
taken the eppe boBe ,hin up we could have
off There was a fac of tr,,, ssT, on, -, - We ~ uIe~
which were that they should he nerpsi,,J =,
the river with their AIMS and ,bii' y ero7s
lock on the canal there TO ree1.e tbsr i l-' a
These terms usrs mo, ,,cjs5 ~, SL tler PIisohers.
thar the Inited S,a,ss ri 80 iu % %1.Is understood
from R,ltimore yrers 90 ,L,;" utioeF oi troops /
jesoe-,,. r. es,ahish s,@, s@Sf Sas ,..s
from escaping. We had small pece ofean
house but were dre,ted NOT 70 40 - M ol oIe eastle
s ln,as Ho' 10 10 50 on account OF en-
t-s ~ tttIt