Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-11-12
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SEPBERDSTOWN JEFFERSON COUNTY, VA SATURDAY M0RNIN

money, and who was present!
A. Ralph Plumb gave il 10 me. Sam
uel Plumb and Lesry was present Ii
was in PIumb's office at Oberlln.
Q. Did The Plumbs know where you
were going
A. Yes; and wished US good luck, and
gave me the money just before leaving on
Monday morning.
@. Did Charles II. Langslon see you
in Cleveland !
A. He did; and knew L was coming
on to join Browns company.
O. Who directed you 70 go 10 Sturte-
wants, at Cleveland
A. leary. He was directed by John
Brown, Jr., TO go there.
@. Did you hear Ralph Plumb, on
the day the slave John was rescued,
urge persons to 60 10 Wellington, and if
so, where !
A. did. He was on the pavement
in frort of Walson's grocery.
Q. Have you any knowledge Of an at
tempt 10 raise an lnsuTTeCtlpn IN any 9th.
er States or region Of our country !
A. | understand that there was an in.
tenton to attempt movement ofthat kind
in Kentucky about the same time.
Q. Did you know from Brown or any
other person that help was exrected from
the slaves in the neighborbood !
A. did from Brown, that he p would
come from The slaves; but | did not under
stand at any time, until Monday morning
after the fight had commenced, that any
thing else than running off slaves was in
tended, being at the Rifle Works, half a
mile from The engine-hoBse. =
Q. Did you learn from Brown or any
of the company that persons al Harper 5
Ferry symparhized with Them, or were in
any way connected with the movement
A. From Brown understood that
there were laboring men at Harper's Fer
ry who wished 10 get rid of the slaves land
would aid in running them of.
WORTH REMEMBERISG.-It is stated that
Old Brown went to England few years
since on "a wool speculation" and fail
ed badly. Who can tell whether he was
not then employed by the British Anti
Slavery Society TO foment trouble and
bloodshed IN this country ! Then, too,
his intimacy with Redpah, who is an
Englshman OF The most fanatic Exeter
Hall stripe, increases the suspicion that
these melare the mercensry agents Of
the BritisHiories. Who can tell !-NClD
York Day Book.
A SUPPOSED Con- IplRAroR.-We yes
Ierday published i Fl, extracted from
Virginia paper, OF thf places III the South
ern States maEked od Browns map, lie.
signaling, as IS supposed, the points Of
the designed insuue$ $lion. Among them,
CfaWfoIdvilie. in his State, is to be
found. We have bee en- informed that the
man Stevens, who was wounded and
made prisoner with Brown, resided III and
about Greensboro fof some weeks last
year. For tampering with the negroes,
he was arrested by Judge Lynch, BACKED
and rode on rail. Thence he went to
CrawfordsviIle, where he was obliged to
leave for the same csuse.-.4ugustG Ga.
Dispatch.
HEADQUARTERS OF OLD BRowN.-Il
is rumored tha there was powerful or
ganIzation form ed in this city, whose pur-
pose it was I'd aid Brown and his col
leagues in iheil insurrecIonary abolition
scheme. and Ihst aid for the "Ksnsss
work" was furhished, not only by Gerril
Smith, but PERSONS resident in this city.
The rumor i'm SlrcaIes person holding
position at the Metropolitan Police head
quarters, and sk this person, it is said,
has been concetned in underground rail.
road operations, ii gives color TO the ru-
NOR. PERHAPS the contents of Old
Browns carpel bag may elucdate - The
pystery.-N. I. Sun.
I The FATHER OF STEvENs.-The faith
kr Of Aaron B. Stevens, one Of the woun-
ded insurgents, arrived in our city yester.
day morning with an intention Of proceed
ing directly TO ChsrlesIown, 10 hold an
interview with his erring son, whom he
has not seen for nine years, and whose
was revealed TO him for The
first time in that period, by the newspaper
accounts Of the llarPer's Ferry foray, and
his sons completely in it. Mr.. Stevens
was deferred from going at once through
TO CharleStown, by The fear that upon his
identity becoming known. the excited
would do him some personal
violence. If Mr.. Stevens be yet in our
city, we take it upon ourselves to assure
him lha, nothing could be more iII-GoUn-
led than such fear ; and so far from any
violence being offered 10 him, there is HOl
4 Virginisn, true 10 the traditions aud the
instincts of his State, who would not
gladly encourage him forward on his sa-