The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-06-27


ON officer of the United States army, and
his wife. Miss Eliza Crane, was the daugh-
tar of an army officer who resided with her
mother upon Staten Island. After few
years Mrs. Brannan became SO much all
eenated in feeling and affection from her
husband that she resolved to leave him,
and hence the mysterious disappearance
from Staten Island, July %, 1858, which
n,as the subject of hundreds of newspaper
paragraphs, and which remained mystic
rv for many months. Meanwhile, Mrs.
Rrannan held correspondence with an in
innate female friend, who was an acquain
t.nce of Capt. Powell L. Wyman, of the
army. who was also somewhat acquainted
with Mrs. 3. He asked his lady friend one
5av to convey his regards to Mrs. Brannan,
who was residing in Italy. The request
was complied with, and a response came TO
him through the same channel. At length,
a correspondence was opened between Cap
tain Wyman and Mrs. Brannan, and they
became greatly enamored of each other
CAPT. Wyman asked fer leave of absence
in order to visit Europe. 1t was refused,
and he resigned his commission, went
across the Atlantic, and was soon after
married TO Mrs. Brannan, whose aversion
to her lawful husband was so great that
she had put an ocean between herself and
him. Capt. Wyman, with what some
would call chivalrous feeling, wrote to
Can't. Brannan, that, if he desired any sat
isfaction for the injury he had done him,
he would give it. Capt. Brannan went to
Paris with the avowed purpose, as it was
supposed, of challenging Wyman, but re-
turned without meeting him; and capt. w.
soon after came to Boston and lived with
the eloped wife, without any question or
o. interference. When the 10th Massachusetts,
Regiment was organized, Capt. Wyman,'
who was an excellent officer, was per-
suaded to take command of the regiment
Many readers will remember that when
Governor Andrew found fault with the
moral character OF some of General
Buffers appointees, the General re-
torted upon the Governor sharply by CT
ting this case, where his Excellency had
commissioned an adulterer. Colonel
Wyman's regiment was attached to Cen
eral Hooker's old brigada, and fought
through the peninsular campaign under
him. until the battle of Glendale-the last
but one of the seven days battles. In
this battle mot at Fair Oaks, as the papers
have it, Col. Wyman was shot through
the breast and killed. His Orderly re-
moved the miniature of his wife from his
bosom, where he mad always worn it, and
conveyed the body below Malvern Hill,
and buried it upon the Haxall Farm. The
body of Col. Wyman was recovered du-
ring last summer by means of a piece OF
strategy on the part of a Boston lawyer,
with whose relatives Mrs. Wyman was
residing. She was inconsolable until the
remains should be brought home, and, no
task, Mr.. John NJ. Way volunteered to
90 to Harrison's Landing for that pur-
pose. 1t was time, when the strictest
prohibition against citizens going to the
army was in force. Mr.. Way applied to
the Secretary of War for pass, and, al
though he was armed with letters from
Gov Andrew and eminent members OF Con-
gress, it was of no avail. Secretary Stan
ton said it was absolutely impossible to
grant his request. A Yankee lawyer is,
however, fertile in expedients. where
there is will there is a way" and MIR.
Wav had a will. He went to Baltimore,
purchased share (for limited period) in
a schooner which was being used as Gov
eminent transport on the James River,
shipped a metallic coffin to Harrison
Landing by Adams Express, and pro-
ceeded up the river in character of a skip
per. When Gen. Seth Williams present
ed Mr. Ways request for flag of truce
to go up to the Haxall farm, Mcclellan
started with surprise, and exclaimed,
"How did he get here?' and immediate
ly said that since he had got there he
should be allowed every facility for accom-
plishing the objects of his mission. II
was accomplished, and imposing obse.
dues were held in Boston over the mortal
remains of Wyman. Such is the story
and romantic affair, as we heard it from the
lips of officers in camp at HARRISON
Landing Washington Republican,.
A SuooTINa AFFRAY.-On Friday after
noon about 6 o'clock shooting at1ray oc
Cured on the road between Humphrey:
and Sternburg's in the Eastern part of thu
country in which a stage driver by TIT
name of Nathan Coltrap was shot by JONI
Pumroy of Ottumwa. 1t appears from
statements made by the prosecuting wit
ness, J. Beggs, who was the driver between
-Des Moines and Humphreys, that SOM
controversy had occurred about sea
which Pumroy was occupying when tn
coach started from this city in the after
noon, that Beggs made some offensive re
marks to Pumroy at Rising Sun, whil
watering his horses; that Pumroy descen
ded from the coach at Humphreys Will
he was taking his horses away from it; tina
Begg resumed his offensive conversation
when Pumroy went to the coach and tool
pistol from his carpet sack; that whel
Coltrap saw the pistol he ordered Pumro,
back into the coach, and lmmedlatei.
seizing him by the collar drew heav,
kingbolt over his head in a striking atti
tude, and that while in this position tn
shot WINS fired. Pumroy's statement agree
with Beggs' as to the difficulty In tow
and the words used at Rising Sun. ID
says that he left the coach at Humphrey
Tor the purpose OF walking III ADVANCE, tua
Begg, with two other drivers about him
renewed the offensive remarks made a
Rising Sun, and threatened to attack him
that he then procured pistol, which wa
in his carpet sack and notified them that
an attack was made he would use it; tina
Mr.. Humphrey asked him to get into tn
coach to avoid difficulty; that While II
was attempting to get into the coach on
of the drivers, Che thinks it was Beggg
seized him by the collar and throat, Will
Coltrap rushed up to within striking dis
lance with the kingbolt drawn in strik
ing attitude; that at this point the plsto
was discharged.
1t is of course impossible for us to sa
which version will be sustained by tn
evidence to be produced upon the examln
alton before Justice Morris. The shot loo
effect in the abdomen, and it is regarded b.
the attending surgeon as probably fatal.
After the occurrence the wounded ma
mounted the coach and was carried
Prairie City and placed under the care
DIR. Ward of this city. AS the drivers re
fused to permit Pumroy to again enter tn
ha hahinH it 4