Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-10-22
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TOT e z DAH1s1ls INnEI5I.IS 9 .sNOEIk:
oEFIgE ooRNERwATER AND IoNRoEs1REET
BAfEI,osE LIN a, conversation held
with Capt br0Mnsy yesterday, inathe presence Of
Senator Mason, Hon. AIessrs Faulkner; Eallan.
dig am,s and others, he made several answers
IS hlch clearly demonstrate the completely Of
numerous persons in The Northern, Western
and Eastern States He refuses e. answer The.
question whether he had hpci conference With
81 Giddings Of Ohio, about the Virginia expe.
dltlon: He admitted that be had correspond
ence with parties at the North on the subject,
and and had numerous synpathizers in all the free
Dispatches were received. here from Hsgers..s
town which declare that Cook s wife certainly
went to Harrisburg on Tuesday aud took
boarding in the same house with Browns
5dang hter:inslaw. Tie Sheriff and his Deputy
OF HagerstoSq, followed Cook as farsas Green.
castle o.day, and the impreSsont q as,
Cook had left FOR Cham ersb1rg. The impress
SION at hagersto%n3i is that Cook passed through
there last night The Shcritfgwas creditably.ir.
formed at Greencastle that loud of boxes
passed through there on Tuesday for Washing.
ton County, loaded with rifles, pistols and
pixies. The stage driver Of the5the Chambers
burg line, also confirms the statement in regard
TO Cooks wife.
HARPER's FERRY, DC 2C-Scouts are QUIT
the mountains searching for Cook L0tStllere is
osdobnta but thatshe has ere this passed the
Pennsylyanla line, and5is far on his way towards
Canada. Every stranger that comes here is
looked upon with suspicion, and seyeral5have
been arrested on the chargelof being spies
VIM. Lee, gentleman from Charlottesville, was
brought in to- day, under arrest, which cansed
q greattexcitement. He was soon recognized
and discharged.
Mr. Ould left for Washington last evening,
thus virtually leaving the prisoners in the hands
OF the Virginia authorities.
IT IS said that Gov. Wise isInot very complis
mentary Z. the people Of Harper's Ferry, inn
putting to them cowardicc in allowing such
handful (! OF men TO hold a population Of nearly
2, 200 Inhabitants prisoners for 81 hours He
also spoke Of the fact of 8 or 10 men keeping
~ or 90 citizens in confinement. One replied,
well, Governor, but you must remember IS
were. packed together like Sheep The Gov.
replied, Ycs, know that but Unjust say l
think you acted like sheep also .
The hearing Of the case before the examining
court of Justices; will probably place. to:
morrow, whenIit is probable the prisoners will
be remoyedto Wytheville, for trial.
Capt. Brown. is not considered in any danger.
from hisSwounos. Stephens, it is thought, aill
not. survives he however has apowerful consti-
tuition and may recover.
There is given the letter Of Gerrit Smith 1t
appeared in the Baltimore Sun. of Thursday
mornin 6, and was extensively read here yester.
day. Wementon this fact to show the enter
prise ofathc Agents ofsthe Associated Press,
who occupied half the night Of Wednesday,, in
sending the voluminous Constitution and By.
Laws Of Capt Browns Government, toithe neg.
lect Of matters Of vital Importance in connecS
ton with the Instruction.
PETERSBURG, June 4th, 1885,
Capt: John BreWn:-AIy Dear Friend.:--Is
wrote youFa week ago, directing my letter to
the care of Mr.. Kearney. lie replied Informing
me That ne had forwarded it tt. Nashing but
as Mr.. Morton received last evening a letter
from Mr.. Sanborn, saying your address would
be ynurSsons house, vice West Andover [
therefore write you without DECAY and direct
my letter to your son. have done what II
conli5thus far for Kansas and what i could to
Keep you at your Kansas work Losses owens
dorsetnents and otherwise have brought me ln.@
der heavy embarrassment the last two years.
but must nevertheless continue to 10 in order
to keep you at your Kansas work L send you
iherewitll.my draftior two hundred dollars Let
me hear from you ongthe receipt Of this letter.
81 Oh i've IN our hearts and our prayer to God is
That yousmay have strength#to continue in your
Kansas work. My wifejons me in aftectionate
regard toyou, dear John, whom we both hold
inzhigh esteem. suppose you put the Whit
man note into Mr. kcarney's hand Itwilbe
a great shamcif Mr. Whitman does not pay II.
IA4Lat . =Ao0leaIuah is AIT. AeafncYj nov Elber.
ally he f.aS contributed to keep you in your
Kansas work. Your friend
(Signed) GEl,Nrrr S4lTn.
GnANDrRsnuRG, Pa, Oct 2l-.rhis commu>
nifty has been considerably excited to-day, by
the appearances, at noon, OF one of the fueitivcs
from HarPer's Ferry who was supposed to be
Cook. gentleman from Quincy overlook the
man on the road Leading from Waynesboro 10
this place, and carried him some distance in his
buggy. When about 3 miles from town, the
man got. out Of tho vehicle, under pretcnce Of
taking another road. About one hour after
this, the gentleman saw. him upon one Of our
streets and informed two others, who followed
and tracked him TO the housc#at which Browns
men have boarded, when ingt town. Posting one
man to guard, the other went for assistance
but before they returned, the suspected party
had escaped .atthe rear Q. the house, through
garden. Atthe foot Of the garden. a Blanket
containing Shapes rifle unloaded, was found
The blanket is known to have been in his pos>
session.
Immediate pursuit was made BY number of
citizens. but no trace could he discovered Tho
Blankets marked E. IT,, and both &c and the
rife are now in possession Of Sheriff Brown
1t is believed that the man had other weapons.
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