Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-12-03

severely bruised aAu MY llesu soihc " ""'
laceraled.
descended fro b the mountain and
oassed down The road 10 the Crane on the
b nix Of the canal, Ind about fly yaEcs
Crom Mr.. VS. stole. | saw several heads
behind The door.pn 81 looking al me: took
a position brhnd lhe crane, and cooking
nv rifle, beckoEed 10 some OF them 10
come 10 me: after sdme hesitation, one OF
Them approached and then another, both
of whom knew me asked them if there
we're any armed msn in the store. They
pledged me their word and honor NAV
there were none.
then passed dd dwn TO the lock house,
and went down Jhe steps TO The lock,
where saw William McGreg, and ques-
toned him in regstd,to the troops on The
other side. lie told me that the bridge
was filled bv our opponents, and that all
our party were de al put seVen-'ha' '"o
Of them were shoI while trying 10 escape
across the river. lie begged me 10 leave
Immediately. A Ner Questioning him in re-
GARD TO the position and number OF The
lrooDs. and from what sources he rccelv-
ed his information b, babe him goodnight
and started up th road at raPld walk l
stopped al The house OF an lriSh lamlIy, a'
the foo, of the hilI and GOT cup of coffee
and some eatablas. was informed by
them that Capt. Brown was dead, that he
had been shot bout O'Clock in the after
noon. AT The line | believed this report
to be true. | " ent on up to the school,
house, and found the shutters and door
closed called tb Tidd and The boys, Sui
received no ans y er cooked my rifle and
then opened the door. Ii was dark al the
time. Some Of IAe goods had been placed
in The middle of the floor, and, in the dark
looked like men crOuchlpg. | uncocked
my rifle and Dire w my rfVolSer, and then
struck match saw that there was no
one in the school-housei A; went into the
bushes back of the school house, and
called for the boys. Receiving no ans wer
| went across tie road into some pines
and again called, but could find no one. |
then started up the road toward Captain
Bro wn' house saw party Of men
coming down the road when within
about fifty yards, ordered them TO halt
they recognized nv VOICE, gnd called me.
found them to be Charles p. TiGd, Owen
Brown. Barclay Coppic, F. J. Merriam
and negro VIII 10 belonged to ashlnglon
or AIstsdtt. They asked me the news
and | gave the affirmation that ! received
al The canal lock and on The road. II
seemed that they thought it Tould be
sheer madness in them to attempt res.
cue Of our comrades, and it was finally
determined 10 return 10 The house OF Capt.
Brown. e.
found tl6tRTdd before leaving the
schoo-house, 70 90 for Brown, Coppic
and Merriam, bad stationed the negroes
in good position in the timber, back Of
the school.hOuse. On his return, howev-
er, they could not be found. We there.
fore left for Chpr. Browns hoUse. Here
we got a few articles which would be
necessary, and then went over into the
timber on the side Of The mountain, a few
yards beyond the house, where the spears
were kept. Here we laid down and went
to sleep. Abb put 3 Of clock in The morning
one Of our patty awakened and found thai
The negro had left us. lie Immediately
aroused the re ST OF the party, and we con-
cluded TO go tb the top of the mountain be-
fore light. II ere We remained for few
hours, and theh passed over to the other
side of the mduntain, where We waited
till dark, and then crossed the valley 10
the o'her range beyond.
Cooks acquIa Ianlance with Brown COM
menced at ths battle Of Black Jack, in
Kansas, in 1876. In November, 1857,
The attack on Harper's Ferry was first
made known bE Brown, al Tabor, Iowa.
Cook says Our party now consisted of
Capt. John BId Owen Brown, A. d.
Stephens, Chs4. Mo1en, &. p. Tidd,
Richard Rober son. Col. Richard Realf,
l.. F. Parsons, Nv IN. Leeman. and myself.
We stopped so PIE days at Tabor, making
preparations to tart. Here We found thai
Capt. Browns ultimate destination was
the Stale of Virginia. Some warm words
passed between him and myself in regard
TO the plan, VIII fh had supposed was to
be confined enlIl lely 10 Kansas and Mis-
souri,. Realf all b Parsons were of the
same opinion vii me. AIler good deal
Of wrangIing, we consented 10 60, as We
had not the meanS to return, and the resi-
Of the party weSe so anxlOusi that We
should 60 with hip.
In the winter Of 81, the patty spent the
winter in military Grill, under Siephrns,a
Peedee, Iowa; in he spring Of 1888 all
went TO Chatham, Canada. where con-
venrion was held, 4fler the adjournment