Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-10-21

wards stripped of portion of its cloth
ing. In one of his pockets was found a
captains commission, drawn up in full
form, and declaring the bearer, Captain
Lehman, held that command under Ma
jor General Brown! A light mulatto
was also shot outside the armory gate.
The ball went through and through his
throat, tearing away allthe great arte-
ries, 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 was left ex-
posed in the street up to noon yesterday;
exposed to every indiguity that could be
heaped upon it by the excited populace.
AT this time tall, powerful 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 instruction had been
quelled, was turned over in dying con-
dition TO the Uuited States authorities
Another man was shot in the Arsenal
yard.
During the afternoon q sharp little af-
fair took place on the Shenandoah side Of
the town. The insurrectionists had also
sci zcd Halls rife works, and party OF
the assailants found their way in through
the mill-race and dislodged them. In
this rcncountre it was said that three OF
the insurrectionists were killed, but VIC
found but one dead body, that of negro
on that side of the city. Night by this
time had come on and active operations
ceased. Guards were placed around the
Armory and every precaution taken to
prevent escapes.
ARRIVAL OF TIE BALTIMORE MILITARY.
At 10 o'clock on Monday night the
train with the Baltimore military and
United States marines arrived at Sandy
Hook, where they waited for the arrival
of Colonel Lee. deputised by the War
Department to take command The re-
porters pressed on, leaving their militia
ry allies behind. They found the bridge
in possession of the military, and entered
the besieged and beloagured town without
difficulty, the occasional report of a gun
or the singing motion ola Sharp's rifle ball
warning them that it was advisable to
keep out of range of the Armory. -
Their first visit was to the bedside OF
Aaron Stevens, the wounded prisoner
They found him large, exceedingly
athletic man, a perfect Sampson in APP
pearance. He was in small room, filled
with excited armed men, who more than
once threatened to shoot him where hs
was, groaning with pain, hut answering
with composure and apparent willingness
every question in relation to the foray in
which he was engaged. He said he was
a native of Connecticut, but had lately
lived 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 Captain
Brown had represented that as soon as
they had seized the Armory the negroes
would flock to them by thousands, and
they would soon have force enough tc
accomplish their purposes. lie believed
that the freeing of the negroes was Q
proper purpose, one for which he would
sacrifice his life, but thought that Captain
Brown had been greatly deceived in re.
lation to the movement. He said pre-.
parations had been making for some
months for the movement, but that the
whole force consisted Of seventeen white
men aud five free negroes. This state
ment was repeated without variation BY
all the prisoners with whom we con
versed. They all agreed as to the mum
Der in the movement, and as to its OBJ
jects, which some of them called the worl
of philanthropy.
! Lewis Leary, the negro shot at the ri
fe mill, stated before he died that he en-
listed with Capt Brown for the insur
rection at fair held in Lorraine county
Ohio, and received money from him t
pay his expenses. They all came down
to Chambersburg, Pa, and from there
travelled across the country to Brown
! farm.
| HOW THE NIGHT PASSED
The night passed without serious
alarms, but not without excitement
The marines were marched over immedi
ately after the arrival of Col Lee, anC
were stationed within the armory ground,
so as to completely surround the engin,
house. Occasionally shots were fred by
the country volunteers for wal
not understood; but there was only on,
return fire from the insurgents. TIL,
insrokeu telegraph was soon repaired
through the exeriicus Of Superintendent
Westervelt and Talcott, who accompanied
the expedition, and the announcement
that communication was opened will
Baltimore gave the "press represent
atives" abundant employment
There was no finding any bed, aut