Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-10-26

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He died almost immediately. Mr.. Beckham
was without arms, aud was exposed only for
moment whilst approaching the water station.
His assailaut, one OF Browns sons, was shot
almost immediately, but managed to get back
to the engine house, where his dead body was
found the next day.
The murder of Mr.. Beckham excited the
people, and the cry was immediately made to
bring out the prisoner Thompson. He was
brought out Gu the bridge and shot down
| from the bridge he fell into the water, aud
some appearance Of life still remaining, ne
was again riddled with balls.
SHARP FlGHrlSG CuMMESrES.-At this time
general charge was made down tho street
from the bridge towards the armory gate by
the Charlestuwu and SIci,hcr,istown troops
aud the Ferry people. From behind the
armory wall fusilade was kept up and re-
turned by the insurrectioni>ts from the arlnory
buildings. Willie this was going Oh, the Msi.
tinsburg levies arrived at the upper eEd OF
the town, and entering tie urmory grounds oy
the rear, made an attack from that end. l hs
force was largely composed of the railroad
employees gathered fr. m the tonnage trains
at Martinsburg, and their attack was generally
spoken Of as showing the greatest amount OF
sighting pluck exhibited during the day'
| Dashing on, firing aud cheering, aud gallant
lyled bS Capt. Albartis, they carried the build.
Ing in which the armory men were imprisoned,
aud released the whole of them. They were,
however, but poorly armed, SONG with pistols
aud Others with shot guns, and when they
came within range of the engine house, where
| A.
and were exposed to their rapid and deSterous
use OF Sharp's rifles. they were forced to fall
back, suffering pretty severely. Conductor
Evan Dorsey, of Baltimore, was mortaly
wounded, and Conductor George Richardson
received wound, from which he died during
the day. Several others were wounded, among
them a son of DR.. Murphy, Of Harpers Ferry
a guerilla warfare was maintained during the
rest Of the day, resulting the killing OF three
OF the insurgents and the wouu1ing OF fourth.
One of them crawled ont throus culyert
leading into The Potomac, and attempted to
cross 10 the Maryland side, whether with
view of escaping or Of conveying Information
to Cooks party, was not known. He was Shot
whilst crossing the river, and fell dead on the
rocks. An adventurous lad waded out and
secured his Sharp's rifle. and the body was
atterward stripped Of portion OF its clothing.
In one of his pockets was found captains
commission drawn mp in full form, and de-
claring the bearer, Captain lchuun, he'd that
command under Major General Brown A
light mualto was also shot Just outside the
armory gate. The ball went. through aud
through his throat, tearing away all tue great
arteries, and killing him almost instantly.
His name was not known, but he was one Of
the free negroes who came with Captain
Brown. His body vas left exposed in the
street up to noon yesterday; exposed to every
indignity tnat could be heaped upon it by the
excited populace. At this time tall power
fal man, named Aaron Stevens, came out
from the armory, conducting some prisoners,
it was said, and was shot twice, once in the
side of the face, and once in the breast. He
was captured and taken into the tavern, and
after the iasurrectioil had been Quelled, was
turned over in dying condition to the Uni.
ted States authorities. Another man WAS
shot in the Arsenal yard.
,, During the afternoon u sharp little affair
took place on the Shenandoah side of the
,, town. The inSurreciionists had also seized
Halls rifle works, and party Of their asSail-
ants found their way in through the mill.race
and dislcdged them. In this rcncounter it
was said that three of the insurrcctonSts were
, killed, but we found but one body, that of a
negro, on that side of the city, Night by this
, time had come on, aud dactiveGperations ceased
! Guards were placed around the armory, and
! every precaation taken toprercnt escape
STATEMENT OF ONE OF TIE RlSGLEADERs.-
! 1t ~ o'clock on Monday night, the train with
the Baltimore military and the United States
; Marines, arrived at Sandy Hook, where they
waited for the arrival of Col. Lee, de9uised
by the War Department to take command.
The reporters for the press passed on leaving
, the military behind. They found the bridge
!. esieged and beeagucred town without diff.
Guilty, the occasional report of gun warning
them that it was advisable to keer out Of the
range of the armory:
Their first visit was 20 the bedside of Aaron
Stevens, the wounded prisoner. They loand
him large, exceedingly athletic man, per-
feet Sampson in appearance. He Vas nasmall
room, filed with excited armed men, who
more than once threatened To shoot him where
he was, groaning with pain, but answering
with colnposure and apparent willingness
every question in relation to the tOray in which
he was engaged. lie said he lired in Kansas,
where he knew Captain Brown. He had also
served in the United States army. The sole
object OF the attempt was to give the negroes
freedom, and Capt. Brown had represented
that as soon as they seized the armory the
negroes would flock to them by thousands,
and they would soon have force enough to nc.
,,ulnplish their purposes. He believed that
lie irctin. ut the negroes WAS a prIrer plr
pose, one Tor which he would sacrifice his lie,
but Thought that Captain Brown had been
greatly deceived in relation to the movement.
lI,: said preparations had been making for
suinc months for the movement, but that tho
whole force consisted Of seventeen wlite Incl;
and five free negroes. This statement WIS
repeated without variation by all the prisoner!
| with whom We convcrsed. They al agreed as
to the numhcr in the movement, and as to It's
objects, which so;nc Of them called the work
Of philanthropy.
Lewis Leary, the negro slot at the rife ril'.
stated before lie Gicd that lie emil It'd vi in
| Captain Brown for the instruction mt fair
held in Lorraine County, Ohio, und received
money from him TO pay his expenses. They
all cane down to Caambersburg. Pcnnsylva-
MIA, and from there Travelled across the coun.
try to Browns farm.
FoEr OF THE ISsuEGgNrs-The luilliug
in wll!ch the insurgents had made their stand.
Was the fire engine house, and no doubt the
.,ost letcnsiJlc building III the armorr. L;
has dead brick walls on three sides, and ON
the fourth, large DOORS with window sashes
above, some eight feet from the ground. \
dead Stiffness surrounded the building, and
except that now and then Il man might be
scYn reepag from the nearly Closed centre
aoc: or il dog nose slightly protruding there
was no sign Of lille, much less of hostility,