Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-10-21


WINGED that he had been badly treated,
and had a right to complain.
When first brought out he was sup
posed to be mortally wounded, and he
himself said be was dying. An exami-
nation Of his Wounds proved them to be
not necessarily fatal, and he afterwards
expressed desire to live and to be tried
by his country. In his pockets con-
siderable number of papers were found,
among which we're the articles of agree
naent under which the insurrectionists
acted, and what purported to be sched-
a'e for the establishment of "provilional
government" In his pockets were found
nearly four hundred dollars in gold,
which was committed to the care Of DR..
Murphy, the Armory Paymaster. The
most important papers found in his pos
session were taken in charge by Col
Lee, on behalf of the Government. The
following note, characteristic of the pur-
suits of the man, fell into our possession;
!" Captain Broom.
DEAR SIN: Ihave been disappointed
in not seeing you here ere this, to take
charge of your freight. They have been
here now two weeks, and as have had
to superintcnd the providing for them it
has imposed upon me no small task Be-
sides, they are getting discontented, and
if not soon taken on some of them will
60 back to Missouri | wish to know
definitely what you propose doing.
" They cannot be kept here much
longer without risk to themselves, and if
any of them conclude to go back to the
State it will be bad termination to your
enterprise. No signature.
COMMANDER OF THE ISsURREcTIoNIsTs.
Capt John Brown, the commander
and instigator Of this most singular pro-
ject, has been known by the name of
Osawattamie Brown" ia which char
acter he obtained quite notoriety
throughout the country as one of the
leaders of the Frce-State party in Kan
sas. He was the hero of fifty guerilla
fights in the vicinity of 0sawattamie, in
one of which his son, Frederick Brown
was killed. His skill and bravery in
this species of warfare was undisputed.
On one occasion, when attacked by one
hundred and fifty Missourians, with a
party of forty, he retreated to the woods,
kept them at bay. and after fight of FIVE
hours had lost two men killed and one
wounded, whilst his opponents left thir-
ty-one dead on the field, and took away
with them about thirty wounded.
On another occasion he had conflict
with the famous pro-slavery leader, Cap
tain Pate, each party numbering about
thirty. He killed four and took twenty
six prisoners. including the Captain
who afterwards highly complimented
Captain Brown for his bravery, saying
that.he erode about them, sword in
hand, and commanded a surrender, and
they were obliged to make it,"
The two sons who were engaged with
him in the Harper's Ferry invasion, were
also with him in his Kansas fights, OF.
tawa Jones, especially. figured extern
sively with his father in Kansas, and bis
residence between Lawrence and Osa-
wattamie was destroyed by fire by the
pro-slavery men on the same day that bis
brother was killed.
THE PRISONERS.
Besides Captain Brown, the prisoners
taken are his son, who is seriously
wounded in the abdomen, and not likely
to live; Edwin Coppuck. who belongs t.
Iowa, and negro named Shields Green
who came from Pittsburg to join Brown
The stories of all these men are precisely
the same they agree as to the objec
they proposed to accomplish and the
number of parties in the movement
Young Brown, in answer to a question
: said that there were parties in the Nortl
connected with the movement-thu
differing with his father on that point
Coppuck, the other white prisoner, i,
quite young, and seems less shrewd thai
the others. He said he did not wish t
join the expedition; and when asked CAV,
a reply which showed the influence
Brown had over him, He said: All
you gentlemen don't know Captain
Brown, when he calls for us we neve
think of refusing to come"
Several slaves were found in the room
with the insurrectionists, but it is not be
lieved that they were there willingly
Indeed Browns expectations as to The
slaves running to him was entirely dis
appointed. None seem to have come t.
him willingly, and in most cases the,
were forced to desert their masters. Blu
one instance in which a slave made
public appearance with armsin his hand
is related A negro who had beer
sharply used by one of the town people
when he found be had pikein bis hand
used his "brief 11..hority" TO arrest tn,
citizoG and have him taken to the Ar
mory.
TREATMENT OF TIE PRISONERS.
The citizens imprisoned by the insur
rectionists all testify to their lcuien
treatment. They were neither tied MOI
insulted, and, beyond the outrage of re.
stricting their liberty, were not ill-used
} Capt Brown was always courteous Il
them, and at all times assured them they
should not be injured He explained
his purposes to them, and whilst he haC
the workmen in confinement made al
abolition speech to them. Col. Wash
ington speaks of him as a man Of extra
ordinary nerve. He never blanehed du
ring the assault, though he admitted
during the night that escape was impos
sible. and he would have to die. Wher