Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27


known. l have been known as Old Brown
of Kansas. Pm from Litchfeld, Connecli-
cut, and have lived divers places Two Of
my sons were killed here to-day, and I'm
dying too. | came here to liberate slaves,
and was 10 receive no reward. have
acted from a sense of duty, and am con-
tent to await my fate, but l think the
crowd have treated me badly. I'm an
old man, and yesterday l could have killed
whom chose, but l had no desire to kill
any person, and would not have killed a
man had they not tried to kill me and my
men. could have sacked and burnt the
town, but did not; l have treated the per-
sons whom I took as hostages kindly, and
/ appeal to them for the truth of what i
say. l am 63 years old.
Reportsr-"When did you first conceive
this move9"
Brown-"While in Kansas. After my
property was destroyed, one of my sons
killed and my happiness destroyed by the
slave party of Kansas, determined TO be
revengeS was also moved in this mat
ter by hope to benefit the negroes"
Reporter did you get all your
rifles and the pixies which are here! Who
furnished you with thems"
Brown-"My own money. l did not
receive aid from any man. Cook is not a
son of mine. If | had succeeded in run
ming off slaves this time, could have raised
twenty times as many men as have now,
for similar expedition. But l have fail
ed. l did not intend to stay here so long,
but they (the citizens) deceived me by pro-
posing compromises which they had no in
tention of carrying out. am not in any
mans employ"
The little wagon which Brown brought
with him was found in the armory yard
1t contained pixies, picks, shovels, kindling
bark saturated with fluid, ard number of
whistles of peculiar construction, which
which when sounded gave forth strange
thrilling note.
INCIDENTS.
Five insurgents who were driven 10 a
rock in Shenandoah returned for two hours,
the fire of two hundred men who were on
the banks, and on the hills, the bank being
but 100 feet distant and the hills 200
yards. Finally all but one were killed or
wounded. A mulaito was taken TO the
shore and a gentleman holding the dying
man questioned him.
He repeatedly asked bis name. and the
, 0f 4 ha I,,f ha
elicit at first from him was roll of bis
large eve and shake of his head. Al
length, seeing that he had not long to live
he declared, in all sincerity; that ih rebels
only numbered at first 10, but that they
bad got, and were expecting reinforce
ments Whilst our informant was engaged
in his interrogatories, ono of the infuriated
citizens came up and snatched the dying
man from his arms, and with one cash of
knife cut his throat from ear to ear. The
mulatto was good-looking fellow and
about 25 wears of age. To such high
pitch had the Indignation risen, that be-
fore his throat was cut, a female came up
and struck him in the face.
Another rebel by the name of Stevens,
was described as "mighty fine looking
fellow" AS he lay on his bed last night
wounded, person came to him and had
his rifle leveled to end his days, when
sombody came and pushed the gun aside
He was about 80 years of age, and told
around him that if he lived till daylight
the people would hang him-and they had
already erected a gallows, and were only
awaiting the day to execute their purpo-
SeS.
At Washington City the greatest feal
prevailed; two hundred and fifty stands Of
arms were issued and five thousands rounds
of ball. The police were armed and re-
serve folce kept ready at moments no
tice.
Police mounted on horse back were sta
toned at every outlet of the city, at the
bridges, DC, to give instant warning of any
hostile demonstration from outside the
city. They were instructed to signal the
first suspicious movement by a certain
alarm that had been previously agreed up
on at headquarters. Capt Goddard also
instructed the active police force to arrest
all colored persons found on the streets and
search them for concealed weapons, and in
case of finding any 10 take the parties to
the watcll-house, and if no weapons are
found, 10 send such arrested persons to
their homes without delay.
The Star says:
As an evidence of the rigor with which
this order was carried out, some watchmen
arrested colored man soon after l O o'clock
and proceeded to search him, when he
cried out, "Bress God, massa, no use to
search dis nigger; Use been searched free
times afore tonight" He was cautioned
to make tracks for home, and released
Permits to colored people to hold balls and
festivals, which had been previously issued
were countermanded, and the Mayor and
all the police force as well as the Clerks in
City Hall, were on the alert until daylight
this morning.
A despatch to the Cincinnati Gazette
says:
The papers found in Browns carpet bag
disclose that be kept daily journal in
which he set forth the details of his trans
actions, which show his purchase of arms
in large quantities, and ammunition and
stores of all kinds, necessary to the insur-
rection. Field spy-glasses, picks and SHOW
els for throwing temporary Notifications,
calls of boatswains, whistles Of new kinds
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