The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-30

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AFFIDAVIT OF &. eooDALE, cLEvgLASD. OHIO
have bD"wD john Brown fifteen years, never
w Aby busiLess banaact,08 conducted ~ him whk u va
oieated sane mud, excepting whilst Eng gd e. pNs'ng
taae aud w0t III Summit county after opening ma S
~ Springfield. Macs and becoming engaged 10 sxc't ,
neit iucent 10 that busin. IS he became embsrrasssA
~ Transactions ditctes witch tuicsted conclusive
y that henever under great nta excemelt he wa
CLEARLY ihsabr; the art iut~fvww hal with M broW0
9as DUNG thu summer o. the year 1887, u my memory
serves me; 1t the ears between this city aud
foi nbus; previous TO had been Ran
sss and about 10 return there sought u sa&hor
INFORMATION rcspsctug thu probabl. advantage Of
slices wool aud sheep busbandry and began
TAX wnh esAt earnestar~s VI tue evil u siascry Oh
Which hr very became enthusiastic. and clanol
that any neither Stealing cosx,ng nigg@rsta
away from tbeir masters was honorable Ut which
attempted 10 point out more conservative course,
marking kindly to him, thst kentucky, In my opl-
100, would kavo been FREQ State this, han bcen
tor the excisscnt and preudins cngcadercd BY ultra
ahliisonistS OF Uhc al thY remark hs sprang u his
teet with cienched list, oyoe rolling hko
as BE- most assuredy vaa) and remarked the South
~onid b-ees ffr~ within year Il 0t that there
TO many such sc0undrals myself rvst ths
ctns N slavery; his conduct on this occasion such
a.. H. ~ wy M, w. eSFry passsnSs s 10 a., s
ssh lave snO, regarded hin must though, ia Justice
" Mr. Brown, Sato that when rot undcr cxcitemsia
Kind, benevous sud humane dsscssuon, and did regard
him - man u strict Integrity, moral and religious
WORTH.
AFFIDAVIT or wM. 8. o. OTIS.
bccams acquainted With John Brown about tbs
year 1880; aster my removal Akron ne became
rhp IN which he town q Akrcn is sssasssd and du.
ring IOstioA Of tia latter time membeS Of Hble
css taught o. mo N these relations wh,oh sasaansd
TO Mr.. Rowns bad 4 god opportunity 70 become
quAlnted with hr utnutal moral and rel gcus chractcr
inivsys regarded him ~ man Of moro than ordinary
meOta capacity, OF very ardent and exctab0 tenpera
uaeni q upbemlhed moral character KIND n,ighbor,
good cisizen unfeigusd CHRISTIAN deeply mnbued
view his and oxci,abc tampersmeut lod h,m
INTO pcouniars dcuues, but mover know ns integrity
Questioned eJ any pcsson whstever very early under
stood thai there was an hereditary predsposon TO insan
~ ID tho family and personally know, when resided
IL akron that ono Or two OF hs sons subject 70
temporary Its ihsahity, and likely become ~.
sane under any unusual prnt aud In regard Mr.
Brown hiUseH feel 10 hesitation IN saying from my per
acquaintance with him. that he was cons,l,uonaIiy
predsxsed 10 insanity, ana would BIZ likely W become
insane under strong excitement or from absorbing
attention 70 religious or phlaDt ophc subjects; after
children in IT. Territory, Mr. Brown twice only;
the first time av him this city, ana had ouly few
words OF genera conversattn with him; tho next time
Jaw BIN was mouths inter. board train Of cars,
and then had considerable conversation Win hun;
that co aston he stated 20 that he lad been East 10
1ase MT ans and arms but Tor What object he did d
cie; and he also Stated that the persons to whom APP
pleu for aid did sympahze with hun agree with
HIM " his views, declined furnish the aid winch
he desired he spoke OF the Eastern people generally
crim,naly ukewaIm the subject VI slavery
and manifested very great deal OF feeling the subject
have SINCE learned, my Satisfaction
ject tor which Mr. Brown wont Fast obtain
70 ase and equip body Of men mako ncusicns
last interview with Mr.. Brown became satson moi only
from hs lang sgs, but from his genes ocmealor, that
Dc had became nohomanac on the soojec Of slavery,
and so oppressed myself attributed this hw
mind 70 the TRIALS and suripys which he and his faiiy
have unocrgUne Ill Kansas.
AFFIDAVIT OF JEREMIAH r. BROWN BROTHER OF
JOHN BROWN.
!. Jei etoal r. Brown resident Of HUDSON Summit
county ONO dcposc and say, that the half brother
OF John BrCsn, under sentence Of death Charles
town, Va; am forty years Il age, and twenty years
younger than my brother john; Owen
browp now otceased who was Of the early settlers
Hudson be- john was the SON Of the Gfs wife Of my
father, and By the second wire; my brother
John, from my earliest recollection, has been ,nes
console nuo man, and tis as DIS reputation among all
who knew him IN that section " country ssaca the
ouoe growing out Of tho settlement Of Kansas Territory
hav. observed marked change in brother Johr prev
DUB 10 ths he dcvoteo himself entirely to business but
Since these troubles occurred he has abandoned al bust
ness ana has become wholly absorbed by the subject OF
slavery sS hs naa property left HIM By h H.. snsr
taken dollar Of II for tho benefit OF hs family
bu, bas called Tor portion Of il 10 be expended in
he called the ''sorvico alter bis Kansas ne
called me, and urged him 70 60 hone to hs family
ANA attend to biz private AFFAIRS, that feared his
would prove his that OF bis boys
this about years ago; no replied that ne was
sorry that Gid Dt Eympathsc with him. that no knew
he was in tho hno Of his DUTY and mast pursue it,
though Il should destroy him aud ha FAIRLY; no stated
TO that he was satisfied ne ohosen instrument
the hands OF Goa TO war against slavery; from his
ner ard from his conversation at this tlme, had
doubt he had bscone upon the subCs Of slavery
and gave HIM TO understand this my opinion OF HIM,
since then he has been in my ncightofheod but did
cali upon me- and have hin since convor
saton above alluded TO; there hayc boon many members
OF the family OF tho mother or my brother John who
have boon insale two nnc,cg, tho mothers side OF
John have been insane also three aunts ecyer OF
their children, one OF whom IL Ia the nasre asylum
at Newburg, Ohio; my brother John has had two Chi
oren who have been .nsane and have no doubt from
the character Of my brother, from my knowledge If
him, wien intensely absorbed upon any one sub
ect that biz conduct at ffarers Ferry the result of
iiiaan.y.
AFFIDAVIT OF oRsoN N. ovIATT, or oLgvgLA AND.
l. trsuu A. 0siatt, resident OF Cleveland, Oh,o being
nist duly sworn, ceposo ana say, tnat acquainted
with John Brown under sentence Of death Lhariea
iogn, virginia have anowG him from boybood; IVES
school With him at Hudson native town. and also
iairaoge Academy, Ohio and at iemy at Itch
hca, Connecticut and from boy hood have known Kim
through ranhuod, and through lie no has been dis.in
guahed truthfuluess and integrity; ho mas ever
been estcemeo by those who bave known him as very
conscientious ne has always been person of ardent
temper aniet and when strongly excited Is predisposcd
TO insanity saw him when last at Cleveland, and heard
hitu make pubic speech; aieo had With
him my own house, and came TO the conclusion from
al saw OF him AZ thus time, that he had become
pcnanac tho sabiect OF slavery, and / at tho
time warned him Of his danger and told be woGid
destroy himself know the family OF Brown the mo-
theirs sae, and know tha, many OF then !nslac
an, well acquainted with Harvey Baldwin, Gideon Mills,
George Leach, Etian irg, Edward Wetmore, Sylvester
Thompson, MILLS Thompson jeremiah H. Brown, Elisha
n. Sill, Jonathan Mccaf and James W. Weld-porsons
who, an informed, have forwarded their aidayits to-
Governor Wine in behalf Of John Brown these u5h
side IN al adjoining county, and requested 70
my knowledgs OF their characters; have known then
AL for many years. and have hesitation IN saying that
they among respectable citizens, and their
statements ars entitled to full credit
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