The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-10-20

spending lew years IN the army SER
vice, he resigned his commission and re.
tired to his farm, (his father having died and left
him the home estate of the Turncrs.) Here he
lived most useful citizens, a kind master, respect
ed and honored by his fellow-ctizens and loved by
his servants. His death will be lamented by the
entire community. He was a brave, generous man,
and was known far and near for his strict honesty
and unblemshed honor.
At three o'clock in the afternoon Fountain Beck
ham, ESQ.,, was killed. Early in the morning he
bad gone to his office, where he remained during
the day. He had warned many of his friends dur
ing the morning to keep in doors. At the hour
named he left his Office walked along the railroad
platform in a western direction until he reached
the watertank, the house farthest west marked ir
the diagram He stopped for moment to converse
with some men who were sheltered by this house,
and in an unguarded moment he exposed his per-
son, when shot fired from the engine house from
Sharp's rifle, struck him near the shoulder blade
and passed through his body. He staggered few
steps west, fell and died almost Instantly. His body
was lying far west that it impossible to reach
it, unless the person doing so fully exposed to
the deadly hire of the insurgents in the engine house.
The body was accordingly allowed to Law for a con-
siderable length of time when a citizen removed
it to his office, where tlay during the night. Mr..
Beckham was more widely personally known than
any other man in Jefferson county. He had been
the agent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from
the time the road was constructed, and had dschar-
ged his duties in the most satisfactory manner
lie had been justice of the peace for Jefferson
his death was Mayor of Harper's Ferry.
The negro Hayward was in the employ of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, and in the
morning when the insurgents had possession of the
BRIDGE he was active in his efforts to secure the pas
sage of the Express train of cars which had been
been stopped. Conductor Phelps, with his baggage
master, mot aware that there armed men in the
bridge lamp in hand lit was not yet daylight
started through the bridge to that the timbers
were all safe, and the rails of the track had not
been removed He had progressed but short dis
tance, when he was commanded to halt, and on
raising his lamp, found that he was confronted by
four armed men, who ordered him back. He of
course returned, and he left the mouth of the
bridge shot fired at the baggage master who
was behind Capt. Phelps Fortunately it did
not take effect. A snort time afterwards
Hayward took his shoes from his feet, and
thought he could creep across the bridge with
out being heard, but in the attempt he was discov-
cred and shot. He was faithful and kind servant
and had refused to be armed, although Browns
men had endeavored to force pike into his hand :.
THE DEAD INSURGENTS.
Soon after Mr.. Turner was shot bullet from
MIME musket, in the hands of one Of the citizens
struck the mulatto while he was on guard in front
of the arsenal The ball entered on the left side of
the neck, passed through, severing the jugular
vein, and tearing hole almost sufficiently large to
admit of all the fingers of a hand 1t was most
frightful looking wound, and as the corpse lay on
the ground it gaped open. The body was allowed
to lay just where it fell, while the hogs which were
running at large turned it over and tramped upon
it. This fellow was said to be a runaway slave from
Fairfax county, Virginia, where he left wife,
and he was no doubt the one who fired the shot
which killed Mr.. Burley.
The body of Leeman, who was shot when he was
trying to cross the Potomac, in floating down the
river lodged on ledge of rocks, where it remained
until after the insurgents in the engine house had
been taken, when it was suggested by some of the
persons who were standing on the railroad plat
form that 1t should be fired at and Immediately a
hnI Lol,~
moved from the rock and started down the river.
In an instant almost every man who had gun fired
at the body, and it hoated on the discharges con-
tinued.
were engaged in the insurrection, two of whom es-
capped, had been taken prisoner, and when Mr. Beck
ham was killed he was brought out on the railroad
platform, and four FIVE guns were discharged
at him and he FELL apparently dead His body was
picked up and thrown down from the bridge into
the river, distance of over 40 feet On touching
the water he Immediately commenced swimming,
whereupon volley of bullets were sent into him.
and he turned upon his back, 1oated between two
ot the peers, where he lodged, and at noon on
Tuesday the body was still lying in the same
place.
Of those shot opposite the rife works on the
Shenandoah, -four were foated down the river while
the bodies of two lodged on the rocks where they
were allowed to bleach in the sun.
When the engine house was taken, the wounded
and dead were brought out and laid on the grass.
Olu DIOWH sOu was living Wucn 0rSt lalQ out, Dut
in few minutes he gasped his last breath and lay
there with eyes open and glazed, and mouth yawn-
ing. Two of the other bodies were cold and rigid
having died the previous day.
THE PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF THE INSURGENTS.
Brown, the leader, is q small man, with white
head and beard, and cold-looking grey eyes. When
not speaking his lips are compressed, and he has
the appearance of most determined man. His two
sons one dead) were strikingly alike in their per-
sonal appearance. Each about FIVE feet eleven
inches high. with Visape- SallOw cOmDlayion
sunken eyes, and dark hair and beard. The beard
was sparse and long, and their hair long and
matted. The wounded man is of undoubted
courage, and from his cold, sullen man
ner, one would suppose did not ask for
or desire sympathy. Anderson, mortally
wounded, is tall, black haired and of dark
complexion. His appearance is indicative
of desperate resolution. Although suffering the
most intense agony from the wound in the abdo-
men, he did not complain, ask for any favor,
and the only evidence he gave of suffering was oc,
casionaly slight groan. He looks to be thirty
years of age. Stevens, who was wounded on Mon
day afternoon and taken prisoner, is physically
model man. He is five feet eleven inches high,
with hne brawny shoulders and large sinewy limbs,
all the muscles finely developed and hard. He is
OF dark complexion, and of undoubted resolution.
When taken prisoner he did not ask expect quar-
ter, and lay and suffered from his wounds without
other than groan.
Coppie who was taken prisoner uninjured is
small sized man but very compactly built. He
entire number who has pleasing expression of
countenance. He was in most agreeable humor,
and said it was immaterial to him how or in what
manner he was disposed of; that he would prefer
trial by jury, but if those who had him in their
power, preferred to settle his case in some other
manner, it would be agreeable to him.
Green, the negro, is large man, with very bad
and expression, and a most arrant
coward, He cringes and begs to every person who
approaches him.
LIST OF THE INSURGENTS
John Brown, commander-n-chief; Oliver Brown
and Watson Brown, bis sons, all of New York;
Aaron c. Stephens Connecticut; Edwin Coppie
Iowa; Albert Haslett, Penna.; William Leeman,,
Maine; John Z. Cook, Escaped Connecticut; Stew
art Taylor, Canada; Chas. p Tidd, Maine; William
Thomson, New York; Dolph. Thomson, New York;
John Ragi, Ohio, raised in Virginia; jeremiah An
derson, Indiana.
Negroes. -Dangerfeld Newby, Ohio; C. P. An
ester. X. Y@raised IN South Caro1a: ~ wL LeopH @opH