New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-28

18th. my usin arrived .. I:s5, boond east; saw %
business Vac to be there; u king to the eognsee
and va 10 the sct of starting ahead, when the vstch
mar came up to me- much excited 20 state that he had
been ATTACKED in tie bridge by uea carrying rides;
Mr. Horsey VA there With my light before starting
the tram; toe baggage II sster ana passenger accom-
psniec I'M, and when they ENTERED the bridge some
ore rsid stand ard deliver" had previously tod
the engineer TO foilo~ him slowly, bat immeiiately
cav the urzzes OF four ries resting ca railing aud
pointed a. told the engineer to "bsok -sonething
Eas wrong 90 the bri5ge-rhich be did as got on
the tree-eing heard the report Of 8 gur, and Hey
sood the colorec man, came raining TO me, snd said
Captain, en- shot; the ball had entered tae back,
and csme cut urder the left nipple carried him TO
the rsilroN office, and started for the doctor,
and saw ore come out Of the bridge,
and go toward the srmory gaze remarked,
There he goes now" and Throgmorton, clerk
Of the Nseer House, fired a. him; the shot
returned by two a. the Armory gate; wa close
behind Ihrcguorton. who exchanged several shots
nth them; TINS ten minutes sfter Haywood was
shot, heard the loading their nhes ag,iu, the
reports were very loud, ard | wondered why the
people were not aroused wake back TO the rarosd
flee and one OF the pNty on the bridge came out;
re said, you car come over the bridge with your
train; replied, would rather not sfer these pro-
c.edirgs," and asked, Whist do you want :" he re-
Piled, we wait liberty. and We intend 70 have L.
| then asked, What do you mean = ne replied
"you vii find out in day or tro;' | then
tel Tor The ea'e'y OF UlyseE p1cstn-
gers, and concluded to await till dsylighti uen
passing back and forward from the bridge TO
tie gas Of the Annoy; each appeared 70 be
IL blankets; the passengers were much excited, and
waited Il know Whist II meant: vent to the back Of
TIE train ard from twenty TO thirty about the
epglre-bouse at about 4 O'Clock cav q wagon driven
il the yard and neary dozen men Jumped out OF IT,
20 carnage but did not any one get out OF IT.
cav men % back and forward who seemed 70 bs
putting something in the wagon they sere ALEC going
NJ sLd Gown the street Leading from the Armory and
ali seemed busy al something; this continued until
nesrly Daylight, when the wagon len the yard and
passed over the bridge to the Maryland side; about
oco.k befor. the ssgon left, Al old gentleman came
to me sud said, So The parties who have arrested me
allowed ne to CONS out on condition ths wonld
tell you that you might cross the bridge WITH
your trsip;" sferwad learned thst this wss
Mr Koise, citizen Of the town; replied
that Il would not cross the bridge until day.
light, tina. | might zee whether il was SAFE" Nter-
ward saw man coming dewn Shenandoah street with
a lantern ard an armed man arrested him; sferward
sa~ short stout negro walking with staff with one
Of these men; could not see what Was 10 the wagon
af,ersard bsck boy brought note TO the clerk Of
the Wager House. ordering breakfast tor fortyseven
men; determined 10 90 cut aud ascertain what II
meant net man whom be recognized az Coppee,
and a. ked what they meant; he replied, we don't
watt TO i1jure you or cetsin your train; you could
have gore at 3 o'clock al want is to free the
groes' then asked if his train could now stsr, and
went 10 the guard st the gate who said, There Is
Capt Snith-he can tell you what you want to know;
went 70 tie ergi1ehouse ard the guard called Capt
smith that someb ooy wanted to see him; the prisoner
at Tie bar ont and ssked him If no Was captain OF
these - be replied he was; asked him if could eross
the bridge and be peremptoriy responded, No, Sir
,hen ssked him what he meant by stopping my train;
he replied, " Are you the conductor on that tram
told him was ard he said, Why, | sent you word
at O'Clock that you could pass; told him that after
being stopped by armed men On the bridge, would
rot pass with my train; he rephed Oily mead for II,
sou will not he hurt; ssd be was very sorry II vas
,H..a lnn1a ha anil lad af
it was bad management on the pNt of the men in
charge Of the bridge; then asked him what security
would have that my train would psss safely, aud
asked him II be would walk over the bridge ahead OF
nv train with me; lie called large stout man 10 &C
company him, and ore Of my passengers, Mr.. Nc;
Byrne asked to accompany me, but Brown ordered
him to get into the train, or he would lake them all
prisoners in FIVE minutes; Brown accompanied me;
armed men were still in their places when
We got across, Brown said to me, You
DOUBTLESS wOnoer that man OF my age should be here
with band Of armed men, but # you knew my past
history YOU would not wonder at il much my train
was then through the bridge, and bid him good
uoruirg Jun ped on my train, and let him; witness
returned to Harper Feuy on Tuesday and went IN
with Governor Nise and Others to gee BIown Who was
Hu.ter; Mr.. Vice said be was sorry to see man OF
his age in that position Brown Replied = tina. ne
be- t.s. 10 What he was c
asked him if he did not think he doing wrong in
running Of with other peoples property Brown said,
mo, he did MT he stated that he never had but
endorsements from Maryland, Virginia, North and
New New En- gland Sis.es aud New.YOrk. He said
that arms cent TO them from Massa
cbusetts; think he spoke OF Snaps niles 9 re-
yovers, and spears; ssd he could arm from 800 TO
. GO men; said be had Hsrpers Ferry in bis eye as
the place for his operations that he had rented farm
four miles eff, from DR.. Kennedy, and had paid the
rent up to march, ard that all his arms were sent to
him there from Chambersburg, Pa; said those who
brought the arms there did not know what they were
a. he had taken the precsn.ion to place them In
double boxes they were addressed to- Smith q Sons
Brown told Gov. Wise that he hsd books IN ma Il unk
thst would explain 10 him his whole proceedings and
what the purpose Of b. business was Col. Lee said
he had ore and handed il % Gov Wise; Brown
sked him 10 read two Of ts trs, pre.mbes and four
of the last stctons which he did, and Brown said th
vas a correct copy; in reply to a question OF Gov.
Niss he sid he commando In chief OF the forces
VI Ger the Provisional Government, and that he then
ted that position he said the constitution was sdopt
Cd N a place called Chatham, IN Canada Brown said
there Was a Secretary OF War Secretary ct state,
pdge Of the Supreme Court, snd all the officers for
General Government; he said there vas iiocse OF
aud thst there was 40 intelligent COZ
ored man elected one o. the nembers OF the House
I;ersa.iopl: Gov. Wse asked Brown If he had taken
tne cath OF allegiance provided for in the ion article
ne replied he had asked f ell the white men OF
his bsrd had taken the osth he replied that they had
he ssd that there were appointed and commissioned
cffc.rs; that Stevens, Lesmau, and one OF Browns
.ops ". re CAPTAINS, and Coppie lieutenant; he
said souethig sbou, bs,tle 10 Ksnsn, and hsving
one OF bis .ors shot think ne said Cook held cap
taio'. comrpission Gov. Wise asked Brown II lie
thonyht he had been betrayed 20 the Secretary OF War;
aid he thought he had been betrayed bu. lad prac.
tced the ruie 70 prevent snspcion the Governor
s.ked him what that was but lie refused TO an
aver; ssid be exactly the position ne had placed
himsef In and Il his hie were forfeited ne was pre-
pared to suffer.
M C;RtEs counsel fOr the prisoner, interrupted tho
uiln-s. AID ssid 10 the Cont that he had just re