Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-11-17

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The Kansas Herald Of Novskber S, Republi-
can paper by the way, densences AZ fAlsshoods
the statements put 1bvth by the New York Tri-
bune and other Eastern papers - TO Old Browns
Kansas history, and more particularly Il shows
that u inssaity Of Jehn Brewn cane fseu hos-
.for g ne hers svn mue1nre cdae The
,nsncsl islSe snsu' Il - iss and a. .; eSns led,
ewitheS io9miaie nntiI be mlddle Of liter
|psst - Sspemher 1850. fpr tt.e and half
with M near Lecompton, and unce that period
we have been In occasional correspondence with
him. Unless recently removed or deceased his
present residence 10 Lindenville, Ashtabula coun-
As we stated last week, he raised compa nv of
- neikseCs ana niendsy and arrived st Palmyn
onth IA q May, 1855 the day afer the destsec-
cinity for day Or 30, on the Hlth o( Nav b
marched towards Os1watomie, and arrived near
the town, wtess hsy sneanPedf ss The night Old
company ana Md sss. ' are sn ,G Sras :.
l men here, let them follow me-. John Fsroyvu. r.
| replied: al have the honor Of Commanding this
But Old Brown succeeding In getting sever, men
| to join his company, Que o. whom was FREDERICK
Brown, a son Of the old man, who was subse-
the morning Of August 20, 1856, and not amer he
was taken prisoner, as has been alleged
On the morning Of May 25th one OF the heavy
broad alluded 70 by Us last week which
Old John Brown brought TO Kansas, was found
leaning against tent, wetwith blood aid covered
| with hair. 1t was pronounced dogs hair but
soon after intelligence was received in camp Of
the massacre Of the wilkensons and Dovles on
Pottawattanlie creek. John Brown IT. immrii-
ately mounted his horse, in the greatest possible
excitement, ordered his company 10 disbaad, and
rode towards Osawatomie. The news OF the hor.
rid murder alluded TO had preceded him, and the
people Were 80 shocked on his arr val there, be-
cause OF 1t, and supposing John Brown Jr guilty
Of the outrage, they turned from him. He went
! from there TO the residence Of his uncie Rev. Mr.
reports Of the awful murder Of his heig hbors the
CONSEQUENCES that his father, brother, and six
other friends had been guilty Of that terrible out
II sage, and the treatment he received at Osawat-
oinie from his own political friends, crazed him.
lie sought the woods, and wandered about for
ton lie became entan2ied In the brushwood, ,
waded streams, sometimes ,Int upon the open
prairie, and imagining crowds pursuing him .
For days he suffered az only sensitive and eda-
Gated mind, wrecked by great wrong like the
one we have very briefly alluded to, could suffer
Tie remembered seeing his little boy once, and
kissing him, but cannot call 10 mind the mother !
lie learned by some means that warrant WA out
for his arrest charged with murder Conscious Of
his own innocence, and having still little spark
Of memory, he resolved to give himself up to the
| authorities, which he did. They. believing him
guilty Of one Of the ba.est crimes recorded i'm
American history, and hardly equalied in atrocity
by the savages Of the forest, when led on by re-
venge and madness, treated him in q very bsrba-
| roln manner. ~ sgsesi'ns y
The Herald also asserts that Captain Samuel
Shore, Of Prairie City, land not Old Brown vas
the real hero of the celebrated victory over Henry
Clay Pate at Black Jack. 80 stea