The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-08-12

About two hundred men we're employed
~ the works. but BY tho time seventy
tive 81 them had been captured by
Browns parties the extraordinary affair
got windcd abroad. creating Intense
excitement. Tho balance 81 the work,
men remained - home or c~ongreyated
~ = distance IN excited knots.
About sunrise n boy BY the name
o. kttsmillar, son OF the Armory Chief
Clerk. arrived just a. was sitting
down 70 breakfast with my family. i
did not have the least D on 81 any
trouble. and the news communicated 10
me was a great shock. On entering he
exclaimed, Major. pa wants you 10
come down Immediately; 4 mob has
taken the armory.' I put on nv HAT.
and. accompanied by The boy. walked
quickly toward the armory. Going
down. met the Chief Clerk and MI.
Ball, Master Machinist. injured:
'(ientlcmen. what Is the matterg'
Mr.. kittsmillar replied: "a mob
has taken the armory, and | think they
are Abolitionists."
81 told them il must be 4 lot o. irish
who had been AZ work on the dam. and.
getting on . spree, had concluded 70
capture the works.
taken.
Walking down High street we saw
two Q In the arsenal yards having
guns in their hands. One was q white
man, the other . mulatto. Ball asked
me what we should do. Not suspecting
any harm. replied: Let's 90 and see
what they want. We then went into
the arsenal yard. approached the two
armed men, and inquired what they
wanted. The negro touched Kittsmil-
lar on the shoulder and exclaimed:
GU are my prisoner, The latter
cursed the fellow. and ordered him 10
keep his hands of. The negroc cooked
his gun. q Sharp's rifle. leveled il, and
said: Make another motion and | will
blow you through The two men then
ordered Us into the armory yard. AZ
we entered. Mr.. Ball said 70 i man sta
toned as guard at the gate: Who il
your commanderg The sentry pointed
70 an old man with gray locks. STOPPING
down looking at something on the
ground. That Is the man., said he.
Brown. who was quite near. heard the
remark and Strengthened up. exclaim-
ing:
:. You have heard Of John Brown, Of
Kansas?'
\. Ball replied: II have
am that m an. said Brown. ID.
have come to free the negroes peace
il can. forcibly ii I must
Very well. replied Ball.
4 Brown said: Gentlemen. YOU 4
walk around the yard and enjoy YOUR
II either OF you have q rood
able bodied negro ! will exchange you
for him.
We replied: We are moi allowed
70 have any negroes here We then
conversation with Brown.
My wife. being 4 woman OF consid-
nerve. followed me down 10 The
armory. She went up to Brown. ac-
companied BY my daughter Lizzie. and
asked him Il she could send nv break
last
Certainly, said Brown. IN You
want 70. but am going to furnish
breakfast for all the prisoners
= took . good look ut Brown. He
vas an old looking man. fifty-niDeyears
4 age, and stood about live feet nine
n ten inches. He had no teeth. and
lis hair was rather long. He had a
hazel eve. and his whole
'ountcnance was EXPIRE siyc OF great
determination. He was rather thin.
slender Of build. with quite lone
egs- He STOPPED forward from the
lips while walking. He wore 4 heavy
'eard; dressed in q light-colored frock
oat. An otter-skin cap adorned his
and the thick cap was the 4
( saving his life. afterwards. when The
ngine house was stormed by troops
Lieutenant Green struck him over
he head with a sword.
Chief Clerk Kittsmillar, Ball and
Myself then walked into an Office near
". John Brown came in. accompanied
y some Of his followers. He made a
roposition that we allow him to keep
he armory, in return for which he
'ould free every prisoner taken. The
roposition wa agreed to BY kittsmil- /
n. who reduced il TO writing. Ball
ad nothing 70 say. and 1 fatty refused. !,
told Brown had no right to sign I
way Uncle Sam property. The prop
sltion also contemplated the assent Of ,
number ~ prominent citizens. One
Browns sons-he had two there -
ent out, accompanied by KittsmiIIar.
obtain signatures. While gone on i
rs errand 4 citizen. whose name 1
forgotten. shot young Brown In D
70 breast with buckshot. Kittsmillar
n away and left Young Brown. who 4
alkcd back 70 the yard and died with
2 lew hours. When John Brown I
et his son he asked where was Kits
illar. Young Brown replied that he
y not come back. and said. Il am 4
lot. :
F" Brown replied: NV son. stand II I
well a You can; 1 hope YOU ma got 4
Il you die, yon die honorably.iN \
About this time Z lively fusiladc y