The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-10-29

was sent to tell the conductor that the train mipl
pass unmolested; saw Mr. Beckham and deIivere
t the message; Brown then dismissed me, but wi
ness did not go home, being afraid some of Brown
men, not knowing this, might shoot me; saw Ha,
t wood brought in wounded. t'
Mr.. Kelly recalled.-Saw George W Turne
Killed on High street; he was shot while in tn
act of leveing his gum the shots came from tn
corner of Shenandoah and High streets; the me
who fired had rifles, and one bad shawl on.
A. 7. Willard, Governor of Indiana and brother
ln-law OF Cook, accompanied bv j. E. Mcdonald
Attorney General of Indiana, and d. W. Vorhee
and NJ NJ. Randolph, arrived here and spent tn
morning with Capt. Cook. - t---
AFTERNOON SESSION. ....a
The Court, after a short recess, reassembed at
o'clock
Henry Hunter sworn.-Went to the Ferry wit
the Charlestown Guards, but stayed in the bridge
lett my company and went off, fighting on my owl
hook; saw Beckham fall when he was shot, heart
the whistling Of the ball. undertook to 60 to his as
sistance, but was withheld by friend; soon afte
another person went to remove the body, saying HI
would help the squire; heard the whistling of an
other ball; think Beckham had pistol in his Goa
pocket, Judging from weight and shape of th
pocket did not see it; don't think the people from
the armory yard saw it; the shot came from tht
engine house that killed Beckham; numerous shot
were Tired from the engine-house at a tank
The cross-examination of this witness eicitet
| nothing new.
Col Gibson sworn-Witness helped portion O
the militia of Jefferson county to suppress the in
surrection, and Jefferson Guards and other de
| tachments were in the action, having been called
out by the authority Of the law; three insurgent,
were killed at the rife factory and Copeland cap
| tured.
Crossexamined-Ther was some firing by out
side citizens, and the three killed were not under
my command; don't think the insurgents fired CUR
at the rifle factory, but they attempted to make an
| escape across the river.
Benjamin F. Beal, sworn-Went to Harper's
Ferry armed; did not join the military, but was sta
TONED at the Gault House in Capt. Bolts ecmpa
| ny; In the evening walked out on the platform o
| the railroad; Mr. Beckham shot; went as near
him as was safe, but perceived there was no breath
! ing; there was firing from the engine house to-
! ward the railrOad Mr.. Young, one of the Jeffer-
Guards, was wounded while making a charge
against the insurgents; saw Others shot; there were
PROBABLY 80 shots fired from the engine house to-
wards the tank and in other directions
Cross-examlned.-There was general firing in
almost every directio McCabe was about firing
when he was shot. there were 25 or 30 men firing
at the engine house when Young and McCabe were
wounded.
Levi: Starry, sworn.-This witness testified re-
specting the killing of Mr.. Turner.
The prosecution here rested their testimony
The defence called Jos. A. Brua, who testified
that he was one of the prisoners in the engine house
with Col. Washington and others Brown remarked
that the prisoners should share their danger thev
were allowed to shelter themselves they could.
Cross examned.-Wen ent out with flag of truce;
another went out in the same manner and came back
woundedj Stevens and Kitzmler went out, and
Stevens was shot, after that it comm euced raining
very hard; supposed Stevens was dead; he Law near
the corner of the depot; heard him groaning and
saw Stevens moving; witness was allowed to go
and assist Stevens into the hotel he returned ac-
cording to his pledge to the engine house, was sent
several times by Brown to request the citizens not
to shoot, the lives of the prisoners were being
endangered; negotiations were going on between
Brown and the prisoners before the general firing
commenced Brown proposed that he should re-
tain possession of what he held, including the Ar
TnnF nd Tz1z.-
all seemed to acquiesce in this arrangement;
Mr.: Gross was sent out to confer with Mr.. Beckham
and others ON the subject; a guard went with him
who were fired on; after that Stevens wanted to
shoot, but kitzmer appealed to him, and they
went out together to stop the firing; when they did
not return, Brown seemed to show temper, and
there was change in his arrangements; after that
Brown said he had it in his power to destroy that
place in half an hour, but he would not do it unless
resisted; think a shot from the water tank struck
Coppee; he then returned fire, and some one said
that mans down." the special object of witness
gong out was to stop the firing from the tank which
was annoying those in the guard house.
A. NJ. Kitzmiller swOrn-Made repeated endeav-
ors to communicate the state of affairs to Brown;
he said his object there to free the slaves from
bondage and if necessary to fight pro-slavery men
for that purpose. was first surprised, then indig-
nant and finally dsgusted with Brown He said to
me, there is a company of rihemen on the bridge
get them to go in company with Stevens Stevens
remarked ''that would not do'' had no flag of
OF truce; deserted the rife company the bridge
saw they were our own men and waved my hand
kerchltf, and told Stevens and the other man to
remain; soon heard firing very close: Stevens fired
in reply to n shot which struck him from house on
the side OF the Winchester Railroad Stevens fell
and the other man returned; think it was Browns
son; Stevens was shot before he fred back Thomp-
son, one Of Browns men, was with the prisoner
and was shot on the bridge.
Brown here cried uut-''Describe the circumstau-
ces connected with the death of Thompson"
Wltness-l was not there; did not see it, the last
saw OF Thompson he was prisoner with the Fer
ry people on the bridge; Moore, Burkhard, and
Anderson, and twenty or thirty others were there;
Mr.. Beckham killed at or about the time
Thompson taken; did not return to the engine
house, the object of witness to prevent unne-
cessary shedding of blood; went out at request of
Brown to use his influence for that purpose.
James Beller, sworn-Was at the Gait House
with Chambers on Monday morning; Chambers
hred and saw man lying the ground whom
he shot; did not know the man; suppose it was
Stevens; did not see any one with him when shot;
Stevens was shot before Captain Bolts company
reached the Gait House.
Mr.. Green here stated to the Court that he desi-
red to bring out testimony relating to the shooting
OF Thompson, one of the insurgents, in the bridge
but the State objected to it unless Brown had a
knowledge of that shooting.
Mr.. Hunter said that vast deal of testimony
about Browns forbearance and not shooting citi-
zens had been adduced, bnt it had no more to do
with this case than the dead languages If he un-
derst0od the affair, it to show that one of
those men who had been taken prisoner, named
Thompson, was despatched after Beckham's de ath
under circumstances perhaps which he himself
should not all approve. He did not know how
that might be, but he did desire to avoid any in
veshgaton that might be used for effect not that
1T was so designed by the respectable counsel en-
ployed in the case; but he thought he understood
the object of the prisoner in getting at it for only
outdoor effect and influence. He therefore said
If defence could show that this prisoner aware
nt rpcfa Il
that party killed, and still exerted his corbear-
ance, he would not object; but unless knowledge of
it could be brought home to the prisoner, and its
influence on his after conduct shown, he could not
see its reevance.
Mr.. Bolts thought that they had already proved
that for hours after the killing Of Thompson COM
munications were held between the parties
The Court thought those facts part of the res
gestg, and admissible as evidence
Witness continued-I called after Mr.. Beckham who
was my grand uncle; when he was shot was much
exasperated and started with Mr.. Chambers to the
room where the prisoner Thompson was confined,
with the purpose of shooting him, found several
persons in the room, aad had levelled our guns at
him, when Mr.. Foulk's sister threw herself before
him, and begged US to leave him to the laws; we
then caught hold of him and dragged him out by
the throat; he cried out, "though you may take
my lie, thousands and millions will rise up to avenge
me and carry out my purpose of giving liberty to
the slaves;' we carried him out to the bridge and
two of us leveed guns, and at this moment
of wild evaporation, and before he fell dozen
more balls were buried in him. We then threw his
body off of the tressel work of the bridge and re-
turned to bring out Stevens intending serve him
IN the same way. We found him suffering from
wounds and probably dying, and concluded to spare
him and to start after others, and shoot all we
could find. | had just seen my loved uncle the
best friend ever had, shot down by these villain
Gus Abolitionsts and felt justified in shooting any
that could find. | felt it my duty to do So and
have no regrets.
William Williams, watchman on the bridge, was
and stated the particulars of his arrest and
detention in the Armory watch house. Brown
tod the prisoners to hide themselves or they would
be shot by the people outside; he said he would
not hurt any of them. Brown told Mr.. Grist to go
home and tell the people if they did not cease firing
he would burn the town, but that if they did not
molest him he would not molest them. Heard two
shots in the bridge about the time the express
train arrived; did not Haywood shot.
Capt. Brown to wtness.-State what was said by
myself in regard to his being shot.
Witness--l think you said that if he had taken
care of himself, he would not have suffered.
Reason Cross sworn.-I prepared the PROPOSE
ton that Brown should retain possession of the ar
mory, that lie should release u.s. and that the firing
should stop.
Capt Brown.-Were those written propositions
drawn up while you were prisoner.
Cross.-l es, there another paper prepared
by kittZmiller and some others. | went out to
stop the fray; went with and they took
him prisoner and tied him; this was Thompson
who was afterwards taken out and shot. Browns
treatment of me was kind and respectful. Heard
him talk roughly to some who were going in
to where the blacks were confined.
Several witnesses for the prisoner were here
called and did not 1t was stated the sub
| poenas had not been returned.
BROWN REPUDIATEs HIS COUNSEL
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