Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-10-22

] oclstahd lncf mofcnenl9 They were rep.
rcsented as eighto nine persons, on Friday
H--Thefe were more
Thirteen questions we're now put in hy
almost everybody n INC room as follows.
Where did you get ormsl
b. fb5hghtthein.
In What Statei
! That he would not tell.
How many gunsl
1.-Two hundred Sharpc's rifles md two
hundred revolvers, what is called the Mas
sachusotis arms--Companics reyolsera, 4
little under the Navy size.
Why did you not take that swivel you
leit IN the hOnse2
B--l had no occasion for it. Il was ei-
ven TO me year or two ago.
In Kansasl
B--No. had nothing given to me in
Kansas.
by whom, and in what State
Bel decline to answer that. II is not
properly q swiycl--it isa very large rifle on
q pivot The hall is larger than musket
bail. Il is intended tof slug.
Brown here made a statement intended
for tho reporters az follows:
II gou do not want to converse any more,
| will remark TO these reporting gentlemen
that ! claim 70 be here IN cafrvinp out a
measure believe 10 be perfectly iustifable
and not TO act n part % an ncendiary or
ruiiianly; but on the contrary, to aid those
suffering under great wrong | wish 20
say furthermore, that now all you people Of
the South had better prepare Yourselves for
settlement Of this question. II must
come up for settlement sooner than YOU
are prepared for Il; and the sooner you com
mence that preparation, the better for you
You may dispose Of me very easy--f am
nearly disposed Of now--but this question,
mean the end OF it, is not yet. These
wounds were inflicted upon me--both the
sabre cuts on my head and body, and the
bayonet stabs in different parts Of my body
some minutes after | had ceased fighting,
and had consented to surrender, for the bon.
eiit OF others, and not for my own benefit
Several persons present denied this state
ment
| believe the Major here, pointing to
Stewart, would not have been alive for me.
| might have killed him Just as easy as
could kill a musquito, when he came ia, but
supposed he came only 60 receive our sur
render. There had been loud aud long calls
Of surrender from us--as loud as men could
yell, but, in the confusion and excitement,
] suppose VIC were not heard. do not be-
lievc the Major or any one else wanted TO
butcher us after we had surrendered.
An officer present here stated that specific
orders had been given to the Marines not TO
shoot any body, but when they were fired
upon by Browns men, and one Of them had
been killed and another wounded they were
obliged TO return the compliment. Brown
NnI xtttlb a.
rines fired first
An 0liicer-Why did you not surrender
before the attack!
B--I did not think it was my duty or in
terest to do so. We assured our prisoners
that we did not wish to harm them, and
that they should be set at liberty. | exer-
cised my best judgment, not believing the
people would wantonly sacrifice their own
fellow citizens. When we offered to let
them go upon condition Of being allowed
70 change our position about quarter of a
mile, tho prisoners agreed by vote among
themselves to pass across the bridge with
MS. We wanted them only as a sort Of
guarantee for our own safety, that we
should not be fired into. We took them in
the first place, as hostages, to keep them
from doing any harm. We did kill some
when defending ourselves, but saw no one
fire, except directly in self-delense Orders
were strict not to harm any one not in arms
against u.s.
Brown, suppose you had any negroes in
the Free States what would you do with
theml
Brown, in loud tone and with empha-
sis--Set them free, sir. ....a
Your intention was to carry them off and
free them!
Brown--Not at all.
Bystander-To set them free would sacri-
flee the life ofevery man in this community.
Brown--l do not think so.
Bystander--l know that think you are
fanatical.
Brown--And | think you arc fanatical.
"Whom the Gods would destroy, they first
make mad"
Was your only object to free negroes?
Brown7-Absolutely, our only object.
Bystander--But you went and took Col.
Washingtons silver and watch.
Brown--Oh, yes; we intended freely to
have appropriated the property Of slaveLold
ors to carry out our object. it was for that.
and only that. We had no design to enrich
ourselves with any plumber whatever.
Bystander-Did you know Sherrod in
Kansas2 ! understand you killed him.
Bel killed no man except in fair fight.
fought at Black Jack and at Ossawatomie,
and If | killed anybody, it was at one oil
those places
The Surgeon having at this time arrived
TO look after his charges, and the dinner bell
having rung, the visitors left him and his
companion to the gentleman's care B.