Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-10-29

scneme was got up by Brown, who repreSen
ted that the negroes would rise by Thousand
and Maryland and Virginia would be mad,
free States.
Col. Spriver Of Eredrick, hrs Just had a,
interview with Brown in the Armory. Il,
asked 10 he allowed to march out with hi
men, and avowed his intention Of deendin,
himself to the last. His men are verv stron
ely posted in the engine house. Cannon can
not be used against them for fear Of injurin,
the prisoners. They still hold some six
teen persons IS prisoners.
Fountain Hickman railroad agent wa
shot from the Armory. Three rioters arr
laying dead under the bridge, having beer
shot by the Shepardstown troops iu thei
charge on the bridge. Capt. Cook is second
in command Of the insurgents. He is sale
to be posted in the school house, four mile
distant, with large body Of Runaway slaves
The Armory was taken possession Of abou
8 O'Clock on Sunday night. and so quietly
was It done that that citizens knew nothing
Of it till the train was stopped.
Brown had been about here. and rented ,
farm four miles off, which Was the rendez
vous Of the rioters, and Capt. Cook has ais.
lived about here, and At ono time taught
school, All the other white men are uu
known They are supposed, however, t
be men who have been connected with Brow,
in Kansas. '.t
1t IS reported, put not confirmed, that the
rioters have carried off considerable amount
OF the Government funds, No attempt wa,
made to pi'lage the town or insult ismals
HARrER's FERnys Oct. Is, 3 A. Nth,
conflict on the bridge was fought mainly b,
the railroad tonnage men from Martinsburg
led by Capt. Alberts. Evan Dorsey. con
ductor was killed, and conductors Bowma
and Hallett were wounded. No dana
was done 10 the railroad or the bridge by
the rioters.
Geo. Turner, graduate from We, Point
one Of the most distinguished citizens. was
shot yesterday whilst coming into town
he died during the night. I:
The following is the list of killed among
the citizens and soldiers: Fountain Beck.
ham; Haywood; negro porter At the rail
road station: Joseph Bawley, Of Harpers' Fer.
ry; Evan Dorsey and George Richardson
Of Martinsburg.
Another rioter, = negro named Louis Lea.
~, who has just died, confessed to the uar.
ticulars Of the plot. which he SAYS was con +.
coctcd By Brown at fair held in Ohio two
months ago. z5 s,' ~o., :
The rioters have just sent out a far Of
truce, saying that it. they are not protected
BY the soldiers here At present they will hang
oil they capture. ,..;,.....
HARrER's FERRY, Oct. 1912 M.-The
Armory has jut been stormed and taken.
after determined resistance. Col. Shutt
approached with flag Of truce and demand:
ed the surrender Of the Armory. After cx-
postulating for some time, the rioters refus-
ed. Tho Marines then advanced and made
charge endeavoing to break open the door
with sledge hammers, but it resisted all their
efforts. A large ladder was then used as :
battering ram and the door gave way. /.
The rioters fired hriskly and shot three Of
the maries, who exchanged shots through
the partly broken door. The marines then
forced their way through tho break, and. in
few minutes, the resistance was at On end.
The rioters were brought out amidst the
most intense excitement, many of the armed
militia present trying to get 40 opportunity
to shoot them - - 'tt" .s.Il
Capt. Brown and his son were both shot.
The latter IS de.d and tho former dying
He lays in the Armory enclosure. He talks
freely, and says he is the 81 Id Ossawatto
mic Brown" whose kats in Kansas had
ssch wide notice. He;says his whole object
was to free slaves, and justified his previous
actions says he had possession Of the town
and could have murdered all the people, and
had been murdered in return. JIG. Ander-
son was also shot down in the assault. He
was from Connecticut
The dead body Of man shot yesterday
was found within the Armory Brown de-
clares that there was none engaged IN the