The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1865-07-06
"MAHALA p DOYLE
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"Wituess T. J. GoFoRTH."
STATE OF Missouri, Jackson county, s.

| STATE OF Missouri, Jackson county, 50.
On the 18th day of June, a. D. 1856,
personally appeared before me, the sub.
scriber, justice oe the peace in and for
the county and State aforesaid, Mahala
Doyle, whose name appears to the above
aud foregoing statement, and makes oath
according to law, that the above and
foregoing statement is true as therein set
forth.
Given under my hand and seal the
day and year above written.
THOS. j. GOFORTH,
[sEAL.1 Justice Of the peace
John Doyle confirms the testimony
of his mother generally, and 1 will only
give short portion Of his testimony
81 found my father and brother Will
lam lying dead on the ground, about one
hundred and fifty yards from the house
in the grass near ravine His fingers
were cut off. His head was cut open.
There was hole in his breast. Will.
Jams head was cut open, and hole was
in his side. My father was shot in the
forehead and stabbed in the breast, I
have talked often with northern men in
the Territory, and these men talk exact
| ly like eastern men talk-that is, their
language and pronunciation were simi.
lar to those eastern and northern men
with whom we have talked. An cid
man commanded the party. lie was
dark Completed and his face was slim.
We had lighted the candle, and about
eight of them entered the house, There
were some outside. The complexion of
most Of those eight whom | saw in the
house were of sandy complexion.
NJ y father and brothers were pro-slavery
men, and belonged to the law and order
party"
Mrs. Doyle wrote letter 20 Brown
during his imprisonment, showing that
she still regarded him as the murderer
of her husband and children
Chattanooga, Tennessee, Nov. 20. 80.
John Brown, Sir. Although vengeance
is not mine, | confess that | do feel graf
flied to hear, that you we're stopped in
your fendish career at Harper's Ferry
with the loss Of your two sons. You
can now appreciate my distress in Kan
sas, when you then and there entered
my house at midnight, and arrested my
husband and two boys and took them
out of the yard. and in cold blood shot
them dead in my hearing. You cannot
say you done it TO free our slaves: we
had mono, and never expected to own
one but has only made me a poor, dis.
consulate widow, with helpless children.
While feel for your folly I do hone
and trust you will meet your Just reward.
Oh, how it PANEL my heart to hear the
dying groans of my husband and chill
dron. If this scrawl gives you any con.
ISOLATION you are welcome to it.
MAHALA DOYLE.
N. B. My son, John Doyle, whose
life | begged of you. is now grown up,
and is very desirous to be at Charestown
on the day Of your execution; would
certainly be there if his means would
permit it, that he might adjust the rope
around your neck, if Governor Wise
would permit.
NJ. D.
To JOHN BRowN, Commander Of the army at
Hdrper's Ferry, Charleston, Jefferson com.
ty, Virginia. Care Of Jaiior Charles
ton.
Now, how does the facts stand What
becomes of the apology, what becomes
of the excuse They say that old
Brown is not identified as the man who
led the party that committed the mas.
sacre. Harris says John Brown came
to the house aud description of him
given by young Doyle, in 1856, is ex
actly that given now. Three month,
after William Doyle and his two son,
were murdered, three months after
Sherman was murdered, his skull cut
open in two places. and the stream had
washed the brains ont of his cra1ium-I
three months after that, john Browns
son was killed at O.sawatomie Thou,