The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-10-28
More of the Harper's Ferry Riot.

MI, lne hlOterS are entrencne0 III the
Armory. and hold Messrs. Washington
and Lapenfield prisoners. The insur
rectionists are commanded by Brown OF
Kansas notoriety. They originally mum.
bered seventeen whites and five negroes
several of whom were shot. Two men
of the Martinsburg company were killed
while charging on the Armory. A por.
ton of the insurgents were left under
command of Il leader named Cook who
with large party of slaves are supposed
to be moving towards Pennsylvania. AL
len Evans Of Connecticut, one of the in.
surrectionists who was shot, and is diving,
says the whole scheme was got up by
Brown, who represented that the negroes
would rise by tha.sands, and Maryland
nu p ,nsna "Vuia &c n,"'G l,ee ,:'.. D.a.e.'
tG"n ,.'I;s, ;eh.ea I, , iJa. sl ,iio' .hn s"''
Ci "nI ,:, % 'on.Il'oui .I io .io f.,,..
Cooh .iNeu ~ 'he tiIini'y, anu loiiheiiy
'ausnl sohToi, an .no o'ner Whites are
unklioMn; put are SUPPOSE " nave Geeii
.ol",oI uonn.oeI t't WIN D,o"n 80 m nd .I ., 40
repoi.ea ou. no1 oon.,iGJ, Og an;,iI tlia' c .iio
lio'eis my ca'f'nu om eHnsiueiaoie i';s, oos-
liiet iul?s' i:'s p,o";i eiuiii.S easy .erihs,
oec"use :,I ne uio iio' piiiase 'ne 'o"h Ut
ihsul, ieiliaies: ~,
oi1eNNl io Anoiy ry nus jug. 1cei'
s!ornieo "Hu 1r,, taken aller determines re-
Sis'",,oe. rs Inc rio.eis slo. .hlee marines.
~ nc ,iotcrs were proush. out III tne must
vi ln;unse :t:.! ,.eliieli'-inany oi the arm
ei. eu i,'iitiu .t are ,rying 10 se: a chahce 10
anoo' She,-oaP'' pro"h anu ooii were
shol' 'he H'ter Is oeaa' ana tue lofmer
uyihs' ne says ne Is Oss''wat'ahi brown,
WIZ. ;'.i.:ei JGJ:'. was " iioo .he sia'es' anu
Ju'.iI'eu J,h' MS "e'iolis. nIoM IL ueciares Una.
.i .here ale ioi'e eiieageu IN the pio' out
'n1se R'hno. mmo aeevIsn'e1 0e, tS Non nm
tense excitement. Gen. Stuart, through
Gov. Wise. communicated an order to
Gen. j. w. Watkins, of this CITY. to eouip
and mount Immediately a BODY of men
for service in the mountains near Harper's
Ferry. where many of the insurgents
have taken refuge. The troops leave to-
morrow afternoon.
A negro named Lewis Leary, has lust
died. Before diving he confessed that the
plot was concocted by Brown at the fair
held in Ohio two months since.
One of the insurgents killed. had in his
pockt, Captains Commission to Captain
+. II. Leemrn from the Provisional Gov.
ernment of the United States. dated DC.
tober Is, 1859. and signed A. w, Brown
commander in chief.
Harper's Eryv-Only two of the insur.
rectionists here are unwounded Edwin
Coppich, white. and Childs Green, color.
ed, both from Iowa. The party oripi-
nally consisted of TWENTY-FIVE, whereof
fifteen are killed and two mortally wound
ed. On Monday morning soon after the
assault on the Amory, firing took place
from the hills on the MARYLAND side. sun.
to be Cooks party salute. The fire was
returned but was too distant to be cf-
'ecti,o. r r..,.... mn.
u !a,Pen ru.y iuesuay l,orhine'-l ne !,
paitliiio'e urey III pursuing look ana
liis men s.oPpeu u. prowh mousse, ana
.no.e iouiu "Gsons MitM I:a arms anu am
% hiuiii'ioii, CONSISTING ci rlhes anu Pis'ols'
Wus .no Stump Vi 'ho nassaoiuse''S ~,
~, mailuiaclory Company, at ehlcopee.-
lhGre were aiso iaise hulhoer oi spears
anu ooMie KNIVES on pores ihoicat,he u
- sS',,anaJ H., ~, nom ,,,an W oe aIpP,eu h ~
Is supposed they were Drought through
erhsyivahu. m
ne insurgents aia not attempt 10 ROB
.,n lne ray iliaster soePartmen.atth al the Amory'
in9!e "as 'i,ucll p llioney therc out ~ was
unuis'u,oeu. p!vwn' wnei ne supposed
ne "us oy'ne' saiu MS oDJecl was 10 Tree
lhe sia'es from ooi,o"Se' anu thaI ho
other persons ,huh 'hose aoou. mn, were
SoiineS'eu WIN 'he iiioNeiiien'' anu ,ha'
m no udo NOV eNpect aio from the MOI oitn'-
Inc foregoing was answered 10 questions
propounoeo 10 MN. ne insisted that
what ne iad uohe was risnt' anu tnat ne
ought TO be treated as prisoner OF war.
Last evening party OF Marines and
volunteers visited Browns house and
found large quantity OF blankets, shoes,
clothes, tents, ana l,ooo pixies with large
blades afixed, also documents, indicating
ramliications through several States,
among which were letters from seyera!
Northern individuals, one from Fred
Douglas containing ten dollars from
lady Tor the cause; and one from Gerret
Smith about money matters, and check
or draft from Smith Tor one hundred dol
lars, endorsed by Cashier OF one OF the
New YORK BANKS uoV. wise mas all
these papers
wise offers l,ooo reward Tor COOK. a
number OF armed men are after him.
WaSh'ngton,, Oct. i9.-Ihe excitement Is
supsldihS' lnere Is question OF Juris
uicilon resatus tne n NATL between rh rh'
subject causes much discussion
The result of the riot is as follows: xii
led, . citizens and 10 Insurgents, wound
Ga' TL insusen's, & p'Io' Lna ';t,sd ,rsnts =,
me L,'e tiso,ets nav T'e Tho ooeu nmnst;eu ~ -
ine r,sSn,n Ttresto"h !; , jan, q IT'S ioo ~
J.nthor;ties ore 70 trv the nr;snners m TO 60,
] ,n,,rdar and tbo Trn;iod @ Stotpa .'uthor,;o, o
viii viii nrncend on tho oharae Of treason
Rrown % ;s battar Hn fnrthor statas tha,
he nnyar had ot b;S f,rn, h"t oS ~ nc %,
once on hnt @ had re,snn tr 70 ~ nvnaot ya r.;msoroa %
n, n,an,s 'f. fro~ Marv,and % t Kontronm ,Jore anr
North and South Garnl;n, He had nro @
v;ded arms for ii00 mem ;nclrdina H %,
reyoIvers @ m and ooo sbarna's r;sos aIreoJ,
at the farm He thinks he prevented @ re-