Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-11-05


ways kept one, but his revolver was not
loaded. As came ouI of Ihe office saw
two men on the bridge with guns IN their
hands. went back 10 the hotel and kept
quiet till the tram ca3e along. l theh IN
formed CAPTAIN PHELPS, the conductor, OF
what had seen and Heard, and he took
four or five men and Invent to the bridge.
HeywarJ SheppardI the colored man,
went in with them ahead, and as he got
IN, they called out i'Smrrender. lie
man turned and rar land The men on the
bridge shot him as hb ran, all The men
then ran back TO the hotel; we carried lhe
wounded man into III ticket Office, and
started for doctor; p had revolver men
which had borrowed from passenger
on the train; just as crossed the street, |
met two men cominf down the road; the
passenpels were II This time running
around in excitement and women and
children screaming IN the cars. suPPo'
sed these men wetd passengers ill one Of
them presented hisl lgun, and SAID TO me
"you son Of "a will give you some
too, and fired, but pissed me-" had n"
chance to run, but khey both ran towards
the armory, and asI they were running !
fred all the shots In my revolver at them.
The men stopped about half way I" the
armOry gales.
Then got another revolver, and zap
tain Phelps and sohe Of the passengers
went with me tow ards the armOry. As
we came out the nj I'm had got inside the
gate, and fred at VI twoo or three shots,
but the distance or Tie darkness prevented
their taking good al In, and nobody was
hurt. | then return led and got the passen'
gers into the hotel. Soon alter walked
out upon the plaHof Pm with another gen
tleman, and then WIZ saw two men with
guns coming from the armory. They
walked past US towfrds the office where
The negro Shepard lay. AS they reached
the railroad bridge ihey called 10 US, bn'
we could not underStand what they SAID
Then We put the lla hts out IN the ho'el
and watched from the windows. Soon
after, an old man banned Grice, whom
they had taken on DE Shenandoah bridge
came up from The a tmory, and wanted to
come in. but sent i'm to the office where
Capt. Phelps was. Afterwards learned
that he had been let put on condition o'
his going straight home, because of ~
ape. He said he wal directed by the men
who had released hnS TO tell hotel keeper
and railroad agent .hsi nobody here should
be harmed if they kept the peace and
made no resistance.
! About three o clock I'VE saw a large
four horse wagon and 4 two horse buggy
Colonel Washington 4 driven past and
laken into the armory Ward. We conclu.
ded then that gang OF tpbbers were Iun-
dering the armory, wherf knew there
was large sun of moAey. We could
hear them al work Loading or unloading
in the armory, and an hofr later The wag-
on was driven out with fohr men In 1t, and
two or three following wip guns. l re-
cognized one of the men al man named
Cooke, who had lived arob obnd here and
married his wife in this Iokn. He was
here on Friday last, and s wv him talking
long time with our boy, fe one who
was so anxious to see the gypsy wagon.
AT daylight DR.. Starry stsrtet forCharles-
town 10 get help, and after thft from time
10 time we could see citizens looming up
TO the armory gates, one at tme, and Ia
ken in as prisoners. | saw a NEGRO boy
leave The ward and come 10 the hotel.
bringing a note. He came 10 the door
and gave ne a note, which w3s directed
10 the hotel keeper, or clerk of Ihe Wager
house, and read thus -
Ocbber II.
You will furnish forty.hve H EN- with a
good breakfast. CAPT. s dMITR.
| determined then 10 60 TO II 5e yard. !
went 10 the gate and two mulS Sttoes con-
Quoted me TO Capt. Smith" Who spoke
very politely. lie said, 81 Iam Capt.
Smith; want prepared break asst for for
Iy.f FIVE men," lie took me INFO one Of
the shops and showed me bumber Of
ciIzens whom he had CapturedI and ask
ed me if knew them. said did. Then
he said he wanted breakfast fo1l lorty.iye
men, including these, my trienps, as soon
as possible. told ban woI bid do the
best could, but it would havF to be ra-
lber rough, as We had not eTp peeled any
hing like this, and were moi prepared.
Captain Phelps then came iut 10 The yard
and was brought to Captain Smith. He
appealed TO him in The snon3 Jest terms 10
allow him to pass with The Train, saying
he had women and cmldreh who were
frightened nearly to dea'h, Ynd il he would
ct them pass they would ho nothing 10
rouble him. Brown the8 said he could
PASS if he would hold hi peace and say
lohing along the route II at anything was
yoing OH here, and he would go TO the