The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-10-22
HARpER's FERRY, Oct. 18th. BAN.

AAnNA EN- . Lnnh cCt. ION. y "A. VI.
The conflict on the bridge wss fought
mostly by the Railroad tonnage men from
Martinsburg, led by Capt. Alberts.-
Evan Dorsey, Conductor Of the Railroad
Co., was killed, and Conductors Bow man
end Halle I, we're wounded No damage
was done to the railroad bridge by the
rioters. tits supposed that the rioters
will be tried under martial law as soon as
captured, and hung on the spot
GA. M.-The following is special re-
port received FROM the editor OF the Balt-
mere american Preparations are now
aking for the attack on the armory---
The soldiers are posted all around the
grounds and for the last hour everything
has been quiet. The rioters have still the
following persons in their custody as pris-
oners: Arnisted Ball, chief draughts-
man at armory, Jno. =. Dangerfeld, pay
master; Clark Lewis Washington, a far.
mer aud prominent citizen; Jno. Alsta.
alt, farmer, and his son l6 years old.
The three last were seized on their farms,
several miles from the ferry. Geo. Tur-
ner a graduate of west point, aud one
of the most distinguished citizens, was
shot yesterday whilst coming into town
He died during the night. He has a
brother living in Baltimore, married in
the Patterson family.
Three of the rioters are lying dead in
the streets. There arc elso three in the
river, and several are said to be lying
within the armory enclosure.
The following i, tie list of killed among
the citizens and soldiers: Fountain Beak-
ham, Haywood, negro porter at the r.
Il station Joseph Baw ley, of Harpers
Ferry; Even Dorsey and George Rich
ardson, OF Martinsbury. Another rioter,
"A negro named Lewis Lery, who has just
died, confessed to the particulars of the
plot, which he says was concocted by
Brown at a Fair held in Ohio two months
ago
The rioters have just sent out a flag of
truce, saying that it they are no, protect
ed by the soldiers here at present, they
will hang all they capture.
HARpER's FERRY, s A. NJ.
The armory has just been stormed and
taken aftera determined resistance. Col.
Shut approached with flag of truce,
aud demanded the surrender of the arm
DRY. After expostulating for some time,
the rioters refused. The marines then
sdvanccd and made a charge, endeavor-
ing to break open the door with sledge
hammers, but it resisted all their efforts.
a large ladder was then used as a bat
tering ram, and the door gave way. The
| rioters fred briskly and sho. three of the
marines, who exchanged shots through
"A partly broken door The marines then
forced their way through the break and
in u few minutes the resistance was at
an end. The rioters were brought out
amidst the most intense excitement,
many of the armed militia present trying
to get an opportunity to shot them
Capt. Brown aud his son were both shot
The latter is dead, and the former dying,
He lies in the armory enclosure. He
talks freely, and says that he is the old
| Ossawattamie Brown whose feats in Kan
sas had such wide notice. He says his
whole object was TO free slaves, and JUST,
fed his previous actions. Says he had
possession of the town and could have
murdered all the people, and had been
murdered in return. j. G. Anderson
was also shot down in the assault He
was from Connecticut The dead body
of man shot yesterday was found with
in the arn.ory. Brown declares that
there were DO more engaged in he plot
but those who accompanied him. The
prisoners are retained within the armcry
enclosure.