Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-08-18

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the threshold. Brown stood erect like
q pillar, not q muscle moving. Green
made lunge at Brown, knocking him
forward upon his face upon the floor Of
brick. Leaning overs the hose-cart,
Green chopped Brown twice on the head.
The thick otter-skin cap saved Browns
life, but he was left senseless. Green
thought he had killed hun, and ! also
thought the first lunge had gone through
Browns body. But it only struck him
on the hip bone, knocking him down.
We prisoners threw mp our hands and
told the marines that we were prisoners.
Take them outp shouted Green. We
rushed out, in 'front.' J. e. B. Stuart,
standing at the door and recognizing
me, said: He is right; let him co.
Some Of Browns men, after the fall Of
their leader, continued to struggle mo-
ment or two. Several were baypneted
and the rest were taken prisoners.
Brown was carried out and laid upon the
lawn alongside the killed and wounded
The fight terminated about nine o'clock
Brown soon recovered consciousness and
was taken into my office, where he was
questioned by Governor Wise publicly.
General Lee and most Of tho ormory Of
ficers were present,
"TheGovernor said to Brown: 4 want
to question YOU,
Brown replied: Very well; anything
about myself will tell you; but about
Others / will not
"Wlse said : You are not bound to-
Brown replied: 4 am awase of It,
Ne then said to Governor Wise a THE
freedom Of the slaves will all be brought
about inside Of ten years.
"Wise said i don't want to hear
such talk
'Mr. Brown SAID the Governor, did
you, or did you not, take an inventory
Of the negroes Of Jefferson County,
Brown replied n did not, but it was
taken
IA good deal of conyersation followed
which has escaped my memory. Several
persons attempted to ask Brown ques-
tions, but Governor Wise waved his
hand and said, Let me do the taking
"After the interview was over the
Governor told Brown: 4 have much
better opinion of you than expected /
would have. only regret that man
so brave, open and free should be en-
gagged in such thing as this
ITO this Brown replied: There's
where we differ, Gov. Wise retired,
Brown being left in the hands Of the
Sheriff, who also took the rest of the
prisoners and carried them to Charleston
and placed them in Jail. The adiace1t
country was then secured by bodies ot
citizens hunting for concealed arms,
which it was rum0red Browns men had
hid close by, in order to arm the ne-
groes. A party, with Col. Washington's
wagon, proceeded to the house that had
been occupied by Brown, on Maryland
Heights, about four miles distant.
Brown and his men had all lived ut
this house, pretending to be miners.
The party made search and found 300
Sharp's rifles, 200 revo1vers and 1000
long pixies. have now in my possess
sion rifle and pike. also had one Of
the pistols, but during the late war tho
Michigan soldiers broke into my gum
shop at Harrodsburg and stole it.
"The trial and execution Of John
Brown and his men are matters of his
tory, ana it Is not worth while for me-
70 speak on that scere. What / have
related came under 1sy own observation.
felt sorry for Browns fate, regarding
him as crazy man on tho subject Of
slavery. "-Lexington Ky. Cor. Louis- 4
vile Courier journal.
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