Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-10-28

4 DR.. Biggs-Wete you in the party at NJ
: Kennedys house?
: B--I was the head of that party. 1 occr
: pied the house to mature my riaiis. woul
state here that have not been in Baltimore t
purchase percussion caps.
DR.. Biggs-What was the tittt.Eer of me
at Kennedys.
i B.-I decline to ausster that question
DR.. B.--Eho laneed thgt fyoman's neck o.
the hill
B.-I did. I have sometimes practiced il
surgery when l thought it matter of humani
ty OF necessity, wlleh there was no one else t,
do it but have not studied surgery
DR.. B. Ito the persons around)-It was dom
very well, scientifically. These men have beer
very clever to the neighbors, have been told
and we had no occasion to suspect them, excep
that we could not understand their movements
They were represented as eight or nine persons
! OF Friday
/ B.-There were more.
Thirteen questions were i1ott put in by al
most everybody in the room as follows;
| Where did you get afTds
| B--I bought them.
| In What State?
! That he would not tell
| How many guns?
! B.-aTwo hundred sherp's flies and twt
i hundred revolvers, what is called the Massa
/ chusettG arms-Companies revolvers, d little
unter the Navy size
| Why did yor not take that s%i*El you left
in the house?
| Bi--I had no occasion for it. 1t was given
| to me year or two ago.
| In Kansas?
B.--No. had nothing given to NE il
! Kansas.
BE 4+hctn, and in what State
| Ell decline to answer That 1t is moi
properly Il swivel-it is a very large rifle on d
pivot. The ball is larger than a musket ball
! 1t is intended for slug
! Brown here made statement intended for
| tae reporters as follows:
/ If you do not want to converse any more ]
will remark to these reporting gentlemen that
l claim to be here in crrrying utt measure l
teliefe to be perfectly justifsble, ard not to
act a part at all ineendiary or ruffianly but on
the contrary, to aid those sufftring under a
great wrong wish to say; ftiftieesH H!6Fe, that
now all you people of the South had better
prepare yourselves for settlement of this ques-
tion. It must come up for settlement so61er
than you are prepared for it !; and the sooner
you commence that pretafstfot'; the better for
you. You may disltcss IF me very eHsy-f am
nearly disposed Of now-but this question;
mean the end of it, is not yet. These wounds
were inflicted upon me--hoth the sabre cuts
on my head and Eoiy, and the hsAsdnet stabs
III different :a,rts of .fy body-some ntinutes
after had ceased fighting, and had cor!serted
to surrender for the benefit of others, and hot
for my own befieft.
Sesetkl pef3btfs bteseA dehled this ctate-
,nefit:
l believe the Major here, pointing to Stew
art. would not lase beet sli~e but for the.
migk! haze killed him just as easy as
could kill musquito, when he carrie in, but
supposed he came only to reteite our surren-
der There had been loud and long calls OF
surrender from us-as loud as men could yell,
hut, in the confusion and exeitcr4etit, suppose
Ne f4ere not heard. 90 not believe the Ma
jor or stny one else wanted to butcher us after
re had Surrendered.
An officer present here statea that srecifc
orders had been given to the ftAfi,e6 not to
on by Browns men, and one of them had been
killed aHa smother tsottAded, they were obliged
to return the compliment. Brown insisted
with some warmth, that the Marines fired
first.
An Officer-Why did you not surrender be
fore the attack?
B.-I did tot think it was MY duty or in
terest to do so. We assured ctr prisoners
thst we did not wish 10 harE thetnj and that
they should be set at liberty. 1 exercised my
best Judgment, not believing the people woG!d
wantonly sacrifice their fcllow-citizens. When
we offered to let them go upon condition of
being allowed to change our position aSout
quarter of a mile, the prisoners agreed by a
vote among themselves to pass across the
bridge Tith US. We 1anted them 6nly as
sort of gi&rantee for our own safety, that we
should not be fired into. We took them in the
first place, as hostages, to keep them from do
ing any harm. We did kill some when defend
ing ourselves, but | saw no one fire, except d.
recetly III selfdefcnse. Orders were strict not
to harm any one not in arms against us.
Brown, suppose you had any negroes in the
free States what would you do with them
Brown in loud tone and with emphasis
Set them free, sir.
Your intention was to carry them off snd
free them?
Brown-Not at all.
Bystander-To set them free woa1f szcri-
fee the life of every man in this community.
Brown-I do not think So
Bystsntler-I krI6w that. I think you are
fanstical.
Brown-And I think you are farasstftal =
F." Whom tie Gods would destroy, they first
make rtad''
Was your only object TO free the negroes
Brown-Absolutely, our only object,
Bystaf6Ser- you went and took Col.
Washington's silver and watch.
Brown-Oh, yes we intended freely to have
appropriated the property of the shareholders
to carry out our object! 1t was for that, and
only Gkst. We had no desire to enrich our
selves with any plumber whatever.
Bystander-Did yof know Shefod m Kan-
sas? understand you killed him.
B.I killed no man, except in fair fight.
foTght at Black Jack and at OssawattofHie,
and, if killed anybody, it was at one Of those
places.
The Surgeon having at this time arrived to
look after his charges, and the dinner bell hav
ing rung, the visitorr left him and his compan
ion to that gentlemans care. b.
Bears.
In an article some weeks ago, says the Fin
castle Wing, speaking of the number of bears