Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-08-20


marines then retired q fen moments.
At this jnncture one Of browns men
shouted aloud: ~
'3rown exclaimed, Only one man
snrrenders!
The marines marched up again and
opened right and left to admit cornpa-
ny Of about twenty citizens, who oar
ried long ladder as battering ram.
The first blow made the gate give, the
second knocked Ii in, the fastenings
giving away. The marines rushed in
with the bayonet, headed by Lieuten.
ant Green, who was She first man across
the threshold Brown stood erect like
pillar, not muscle moving. Green
made o lunge at Brown, knocking him
forward upon his face upon the floor Of
brick. Leaning over 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 him, and / also
thought the first lnnge had gone through
Browns body. But 1t only struck him
on the hip bone, knocking him down.
We prisoners threw up our hands and
told the marines that we were prisoners.
Take them outv shouted Green. We
rushed out, in front j. Il. B. Stuart,
standing ut 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 bayonoted
and the rest were taken prisoners.
Brown was carried ont 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 the armory Of.
ficers were present.
"The Governor said to Brown: i 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 aware of IT..
He then said to Governor Wise: 9Th,
freedom of the slaves will all be brought
about inside of ten years.
"Wise said Il don't want to bea
such talk
"'Mr. Brown SAID the Governor, 'dit
you, or did you not, take an inventory
of the negroes Of Jefferson Countyp
"Brown replied: 4 did not, but it wa
taken
"a good deal of conversation fOllowe'
which has escaped my memory. Severa
persons attempted to ask Brown ques
tions, but Governor Wise waved hi
hand and said, Let Inc do the talking
"After the interview WAS over tn
Governor told Brown: 4 have muc
: better opinion Of you than l expected
would have. ! only regret that ma
; so brave, open and free should be Ell
gagged in such thing as this.
"ro this Brown replied: There
: where we differ Gov. Wise retired
Brown being left in the hands of til
Il Sheriff, who also took the rest OF til
prisoners and carried them to Charlesto
: and placed them in Jail. The adjaccl
Il country was then secured by bodies (
Q citizens hunting for concealed arm
j. which it was rumored Browns men ha
Il hid close by, in order to arm the III
g groes. A party, with Col. Washington
II wagon, proceeded to the house that la
J. been occupied by Brown, on Marylar
l. Heights, about four miles distan
Brown and his men had all lived
II this house, pretending to be miner
The party made search and found q
a Sharp's rifles, POO revOlvers and 1,O
VI long pixies. have now in my posse
N sion a rifle and pike. ! also had one
L. tho pistols, but during the late war ii
3, Michigan soldiers broke into my gu
shop at Harrodsbnrg and stole it.
t. "The trial and execution of Jol
ID Brown and his men are matters OF hi
le tory, ana it is not worth while for 4
RS to speak on that score. What ha
n. related came under my own observatio
{: l felt sorry for Browns fate, regardi1
te him as crazy man Oh the subject
\, slavery.'-Lexington (Ky.) Cor. Lou
g. vile Courier. journal.
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