The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-30
PROCLAMATION OF GEN. TALLrAFERRo.
TIE INSANITY OF OSSAWATOMIE BROWN.

Twenty AAidavits to Provo ft-Somc Worry
Singular Devclopcmcnss-A Graadno-
thcr, Two Aunts, One Uncle, Five
Cousins, One Slater, Oae Niece and Two
Sons or Old Brown In Want or GA
Balance w heop'-Pctttion to Governor
Wise SOr y PossPonemcnt OF the Execu-
notwithstanding Letter OF Brown %
MIR. Geo. H. Hoyt, &c., &C., 80.
The insanity Of Old John Bro wn, which was 30 indig-
nanty repudiated by himself at the frs. mention Of ON
bus trial Chares,own beginning to DO agtased again
by his counsel and friends who his convctou
have been busy hunting up evidence by which they hope
TO stay tho execution until opportunity afforded to
fairly try the question under the Laws or Virginia. Messrs
Geo. Fl. Hoyt and Samuel Chiffon, who defended Old
Brown 1t Charestown, have collected twenty ada-
Wits OF persons resident in Ohio, the counties OF
summit Guy ahoea and town of Akron by which Il would
appear that the unfortunate insane for seye
'ai years, and that his grandmother, two aants one
uncle, five cousins, sister, niece and TWO sons
were also " light in the upper story
Tho following from tho Boston Atlas and DAILY Be- ex-
panatory Of this matter, will be found interesting,
Geo. Fl. Hoyt, Esq, who has been counsel for John
Brown, IN this CITY Saturday from washinr-
ton, where be bad an interview with Governor WISE, Of
Virginia. and placed in his hands tho WHICH We
publish below. Mr.. Hoyt has been very and
.Iogtc IN procuring these atdavts, and has done oil
that couo be this direction procure pardon
for Broyp We glve first the following very interesting
letter which Mr. Ioyt yesterday received from John
Brown
CHAMEsrowN, Jefferson county, Val
Nov. "A, 1858
GEORGE II HoyT, Esq Dear Sar--Your kind letter OF
the 22d instant received Iexceedingly regret nv ina
by TO make you some other ack newcdgmco for ali your
efforts in my behalf than that which consists moroy in
WORDS May God ana good conscience DO your contiuu
any further. =.
! commend my poor family to tho kind remembrance
Of ends; bot we'll understand that they arc nat the only
poor IN Our world Ought to begin TO leave saying our
world have little idea oe charges made against
Mr. GrMwolo, as see but very little OF what is atoat
am ve,y sorry tor any wrong that may be done hiua
but have no means Of contfadictng anything that NAV
be SAID Not knowing what Is sai, | cannot see how il
should be any ashonorabe for him receive some
compensation tor his expenses and than for Mr.
Chiffon not aware that al blame is CHARGED 10
hun on that score am constantly getting ie,ters
than know well how to answer. Ny many kind friends
appear TO have very wrong ideas Of my as re-
Your friend in truth, JOHN BROWN
Our Boston contemporary then proceeds to give in full
the ahidavits above alluded Tue great pressure on
our space compes omit all but the essential points
contained in the aidavis rclaivc Browns insanity
which are as follows
AFFIDAVIT or HARVEY BALDWIN.
Mr. Baldwin swears thpt he has been acquainted with
Brown since lsl4 that considered him man of rigid
integrity ana Of ardent temperament; that when his mind
was fastened upon any subject there waA evicnce of
alteration Of mind tnat he insanity Is apparently
herediary IN the family on tho sae of BALD Browns
mother and that many members OF tho family 20 his pey
sohai knowledge nave been and arc now insane.
AFFIDAVIT or EDWIN wErMoRE.
Ar. W. knew Brown from childhood. and always
thought MIN sane until year ago. when he had
sation with hum In Akron in Summit county Oho when
bo gave an account " the death Of bis sons in
haahsas, and aso gave him what purpcrted to be
history Of his adventures there; from his statements
men ana the whole manner and appearance of the
DO regarded him az demented ana actually insane; his
whole character seemed changcd he appeared faat,c
and furous and incapable Of reasoning OF listening TO
reason, and Mr.. W. then stated and su believes that he
was Insane upon the subject OF siavcrythn Is, he
monomaniac
AFFIDAVIT OF SYLVESTER cRoy.
Mt Knew Brown for about twenty years, and during
Frederick Brown the OF old John Brown also in
sane while living in Ohio; that John Brown Jr the con
Of John Brown reported DO insane, but OF that he
bss personal knowledge he knows that three Of the
children Of Gideon Mills, who wa3 brother Of john
aso brcter Of John Bsowns mother has two sons who
aro at eas' not Of sound nd, and reported ba
insane
AFFIDAVIT OF ETHAN ALLiNG
Mr.. A. had heard reports OF Browns inganity but did
not know the fact Of hts know lodge. was
with the family Of Gideon Mills, Of HUDSON, who is bro
ther Of John Browns mother, and several of his
children have been ana some OF them now arc
insane; was also acquainted with Mrs Richard
John Browns mother and also reported to be- insane
for several yee before her doa.h this was tho general
Dsoi o. her nesntor2 and those who knew her nti
the family Of Oliver Ms of Hudson who y aso bro
scr OF sa.d John Browns mother and tho said
ss ana two Of hs sons reported be OF unsound
mind
AFFIDAVIT OF MILTON Lusx.
~, Lusk brother IN law Of old Brown, swcars thas,
anofy after tho death OF his sister Brown wife, which
occurred some twenty four years ago. BIO and hs family
observed strange pocuaries In tho conduct and convcr
f'ion o. Brown, and tho change in HIS manner was ro-
marked upon by them at tho uno; ana for the rHt tune
then 10 Qusk) believed Brown vas no, OF sound
mind sDco that time no believes that tho said Brown
has been ut all times moro or less ineane disposed
10 ohter UPON wild and desperate projects and advon.
tnrs and incapable OF or rcasoning IN eesra
starting for Kansas, that Brown then remarked 70 inn