Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-12

instant from under his shaggy, grey eye
brows. and then said coolly, addressing
Stewart by the title which his uniform
indicated:
"well, they do call me that sometimes,
Lieutenant"
~ thought l remembered meeting
YOU in Kansas" Stuart said. This is
bad business you are engaged in, Cap
tain. The United States troops have ar
rived and | am sent to demand your
surrender"
upon what terms" asked Brown,
without any exhibition of emotion, and
speaking in a matter-Of-fact tone, as II
he were engaged IN the transaction OF
an ordinary piece of business-a tone
which General Stuart informed me he
preserved during their entire inter
view.
"The terms are" Stuart replied, that
YOU shall surrender to the officer COM
manding the troops, and he will protect
YOU and your men from the crowd and
guarantee you fair trial by the civil
authorities"
Brown shook his head, and the bull
dog, whose muzzle prOtruded beneath
close to Stuart's knee-uttered a fierce
growl, as if no better pleased than his
master.
81 can't surrender on such terms,
Brown replied. "You must allow me
to leave this engine-hOuse with my
comrades and the prisoners and march
across to the Maryland side. There
will release the prisoners, and, as soon
as this is done, you and your troops
NAV fire on us and pursue us"
81 have no authority to agree to such
an arrangement" Stuart said. "My
orders are to demand your surrender on
the terms have stated"
"Well, Lieutenant" Brown returned,
as quietly as before, 81 see we can
agree. You have the numbers on me,
but YOU know we soldiers are not afraid
of death. would as leave die by
bullet as on the gallOws."
els that your final answer, Captain?
Stuart said.
Eyes" replied Brown.
THE CAPTURE.
And this closed the interview, which
have given in nearly, il not quite, the
exact words of General Stuart. The
expressions used by Brown have been,
| think, recorded with precise accuracy.
Some of these impressed me as particu-
larlv characteristic OF the man; among
others, the words, eve soldiers" and 81
would as lief die by bullet as on the
gallows." The former seemed to indl'
cate that he associated Stuart and HIM
self together, in his own mind, as mill
tary men, who were nOtapt TO be fright
ened at the prospect OF approaching
death, and the latter phrase showed
that he realized what his fate would be
ii he surrendered uncOnditiOnally-be-
tween bullet and the gallOws there was
little, ii any, choice.
Stuart having returned to Colonel
Lee and reported Browns reply to the
summons, orders were given to prepare
for an attack on the engine house, which
was made little after sunrise. A long
ladder was obtained and used as bat
tering-ram by the marines. \ line
manned it on each side and it was drlv-
en- against the door in the midst OF a hot
fire from Brown and his men through
the loop-holeS. This fire was fatal to
one or two of the marines, but the door
was driven in, and Lieutenant Israel
Green, who led the attack, cut Brown
on the head with his sword, and he
fell. Many erroneous statements after
ward appeared as to the particular man
ner in which Brown was disabled; but
this is correct account, derived from
Lieutenant Greene. He informed me,
think, that the weapon used was
small dress-sword, and that the whole
affair took place in moment. | will
add that any statement made by per-
son as heightened and unassuming as
Major Greene is entitled to implicit
faith. The other members OF the party
were soon cut down and captured and
the prisoners released from their long
confinement, to the great joy OF their
friends, who crowded around them to
congratulate them. Brown and his
companions were placed under guard,
and with this ended the first act OF the
remarkable drama.