Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-10-27

Afsss ] lad dressed .ysslf, % prssssis1
- y dtsing reso, where ~ ssas vsss q
.asded. lsSsssd gvs slSsss Ed hss1sd
then ri0s, assbls barrel shss eus, 81 .
large horse pissei, al ssioadsd, ukss go
ct The party veispersd 70 sassbss, ed l
Vas asked u ! hsd not ssos ssss IL my
psr'or;. I slsa proceeded - Ne psrlos end
opessd cabinet vhieA eeetaissa sword
and PISTOL Fisdisg that they we're svsrs
Of this s.ord ssd pistol being in the eati-
net, snIocksd IL to psevsos lie bsiee hsek-
en- opsa. 40 Il had plate glsss door. This
patty Sbo setsssd the hose gers Stevens.
Cook, Tidd. ssd The eshss, I ssdesstcod to
.sy hs vas from Canada Stevens vas "a.
dress<d By his party - Capssis and sseusd
to b - Command. Stevens, whilst in mr.
dining room, demanded Of me my money
ssd watch, which rsfsssi to deliver him,
seyios that be bad not specified robbery
When he snsosssa HE purposs TO ne. 20
which be replied, repeating The sspssss,on
tSies, take care, sfri-
Stevens lsh ne in charge Of Cook, Tidd.
and the Canada nan, sad (vi,b two Other,
Who did not eater the hous.,) proceeded !.
order my carriage and four horse wagon 90
The 'front.' OF the house. On arriving at the
steps 1 icand ny carriage 10 frost, aud
driven from the stable BY Shields Green. 90
shervsrds Recognized hin, sod believe
'est % vss The person, though in leaving
the hight snd suddenly approaching the car.
rage IN The dark, cannot be posi,ive, A. BIO
vas directed To leave The .eat aud 20 TO the
Wseou m the resr. I got in my Pb.,ton
and took hack seat. Cook BY my tide aud
Ited on tie hoIt setty the eide ef nv
s+asJ sifS.E}. r'sJ lrssS; = = :. - .:
When We had proceed ID 20 a point oppo,i,e
the residence Of Mr.. } X. Ai.tadt. the car.
ri-ge ~ss stopped aud Tidd got GU, sud bad
soue conference With the others in the Va.
eon 10 the resr, Cook remaining with me
when be took oe1hsion to say shat he regret
ted bis duty compelled him to be of ,b.
party, - he had been at my house where he
had been politely received, but his duty re.
CURED him to obey . superior officer. He
further said that my capture wss Of ere.,
,mPortsncs u them. a. they we're aware that
bad many infacntisi friends. and nv be-.
ing taken would give strong moral eff.e,
TO their cause. The Others took . fence
rail from the opposite side Of the turnpike
and proceeded to the rear Of Mr.. Alstadt's
house, when one blow Effected their entrance.
lu moment women ard childrso we're cry
Ing out murder which vas soon Stopped hy
the msrauders. IL some ten miautes Tidd
returned TO the carriage, whom, being some.
vhat chilly, proposed TO valk up the hill.
lie asssntej and walked With me. Asv
proceeded he asked me to give hin nv
opinion freely ~ TO my views Of slavery
! answered, on that subject | decline sny
sonversation." He answered, "you arc en-.
titled 70 your opinion" On arriving At ,bs
summit OF tho hill which ovcrlooks the Fer.
~, Tidd and myself gos in the carriage and
continued on tho pike, throoxh South Boil.
var. Ahsr entering the Ferry I supposed
they would halt ut some house when they
might, by some device have Obtained . room
or rooms Tut 10 my sstouisb msnt ue drove
directly ID the Aruoty gate where Tidd said
"AHs StH u And Was ansu.red from Il o
guard IAN, ireiif' The gate, we're opeued
and in be drove, when I vas sccos,ed by an
elderly man, Who said "you riH Gaa a ra, NJ
f'e 10, the,t, Ss,," pointing to the watch.
house. On entering, fund sone eigh. or
ten persons. amongst them Williams toe
waiebmsn Of tn IL. Il. Bridge aud some
others, vbo recog M, aud We bad som
lev words Of oosvsrsation. Some short
time Afterwards Mr.. Alstadt entered, hay.
ing been conveyed in my Wagon to the
Ferry. Wswsre seated together and COZ :
versing wken the old man whom We found
by this time 10 ~ Brown, asked If We were
not Washington aud Alstsdt, TO which .. .
replied 10 the Affirmative, whom he said iii
10 now too dark to write, bu: when i, is suf.
6cieptly light, il you have not paper and
pens / will furnish you, ard l require that
you ,hsll each ~rite TO your friends to send
n,gTo nan . piece Is . rabsom" This
proposition be did not repeas, | suppose in
CONSCIOUSNESS Of his other ebgsgement, Gbou,
light many prisoners, chiefly residents Ut
Hsrp:r's Ferry, we're brought in. A little
before light Stevens and one OF the pri.o.
Ders II cant ssy Who'll we're holding . co.,
versstiou ct the door, when Stevens asked
"vtst are your opinions on slavery o. The
reply vas, II am NO Shareholder, but being
born South i sustain the cause" Tor words
TO the same effset) when Stevens replied
then - you sustain the cause Is . non i.
STAKEHOLDER, you are she 6rst man would
hang, you deserve it moro than \ man VINO
Is slsssholders and sasfains his interest.
About o. ? o'clock il was announced 10
Us that breakfast bad been ordered, aud va.
ready. Brown himself came TO me and
aske1 me 70 20 aud take Breakfast. went
70 the plsce where the coffee, Sc, we're be-
Jog furnished, aud advised several wbc were
sboat taking the same TO abstain, as il might
be dangerous, from th, outside cbarscteri,>
iics Of our csptives
During the morning hours Of Monday
Brown msn'fss,ed "a unusual degree Of col,
ness be made no effort to oonoeal, or shield
bis person from outward attack.
About MD Day, SHOULD suppose Brosn
entered the wsieh-house where the prisoner.
were and selected one BY one until be bad
numbered tsp persons Il w. Washington
J. II. Alstsdi, BeSj Mills, A. NJ Bali. J.
B.P DapguGeld, Torrance Byrne, George
Shopc, Joseph Brua, Isrrl Russell, John
DoDshos, Who we're taken into the Essius
Heas-, where oil remained, except Msssr,
Bfus snd Russell, Who had been permitted
BY Brown 10 60 ost on missions Of com pro-
mise. Why they we're not with us on she A.
nal ebs'ge | am not informed Daring the
bghi q Monday the prisoners were anxious
that ouisds firing on the building 10 which
wsvers sonhpsd should cease, ~ friend. aud
foe, alike would be exposed. Nr. ssmeel
Stfidsr came In With a.g Of truce. sod
manifested every ais 1osiriod TO render the
ptissnsrs every service sf which be was o.ps-
bic, and had some water furnished 10 us -
fh,sk brought u himself, he cane add vent