The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-28

five miles. III o the neighb1rhoDi where
he lived, ana show them the houses OF
all the PRO slavery men, saying that it
was ms intention - sweep the creek a.
he can G down OF all the pro slavery men
living on 1t. Townsicy refused To be-
come wen the guide o. any such expedl
ton. On account Of this refusal the
party stayed in camp all that night and
the next cay, taking the matter over. IL
~eemed to Towusley, aud probably also TO
some of the other young men, that this
>ort of killing was murder. Old John
Brown urged that il was necessary as "a
war measure it was time for the war
TO tegIu IN earnest; war there must be to
abolish slavery God had foreordained
a}4l ~ begin II. Once a decisive blow
49, stru X. the fatal peace policy Inau-
2 5.ratCd al Lawrence would be at an end,
I'D tie trcc-Statc men would be Obliged
I" unite and fight Missouri. The eud 81
the matter wa, that late on Saturday
evening IOwnsley yielded, either to tore"
or argument, and ac,cl A. gIi,le upon an
expedition much .es- extensive han had
been originally planned, but sufficient.
surely. To cover riie name % John Brown
wtth .afamy forever.
The first victims OF this murderou~
ttlay Were found IN d tam ly named
Doyle, residing on NoSqHito creek, which
emptIes INTO the I'u watOmIe. Here
>iownsIey, WiGer and Frederick Brown
remained outside the house, while the
captain and the rest of his family entered
aud brought cut James p. Doyle aud his
I've sons, Dury and William These
prisoner were taken alcug the road
toward Dutch Henry for about two
hundred yards. Il re the captain rave
thr order Tor then daughter, but it was
vitncr nl>uuderst BOD or d ; bayed. Old
J9hu Brown then himself crew his pistol
aud shot the father, Jane, D,ylc, Ia the
f roheal Watson aud l.iver Browo
then tel upoa the younger Doyle. and
William fcil dead at the first cut OF oue
OF t:.use murderous heavy sabres. Drurv
l)oya! started 10 ruu 10 the house. but
was o~vertakeh by his assal,ants and cut
down. There was u younger brother sol.
the Doyl-s, then sixteen years of age, il
the house, whose live was spared at his
mother fearful entrcaty.
From this place The 'Northern Army"
a. the commander styled the little band,
proceeded down the creek TO the huu>
OF Ala tx nson, which was entered
III tHc same manner ans. 10y the same
tien. " : ilkinson was at the time
tx wan the measles. When the men
rappei at the d. r SAc hegsed her huS
band not to oren H.. The men outside
t>kCd hIu to come ont and show them
he way IT, Dutch iIenry>. He replied
that he could tell them Just as well with
- u openiug thedoor The Browns then
COMMANDED him to surrender in the name
uf the Northern Army aud to open
the door or they would break it open
The door was opened, and four men IN
tered and searched the house Tor arms,
taking a gun aud a powder flask. They
then told Mr.. Wilkinson to put Oh his
clothes AID 90 with them. He profess
ted, saying that hi wife was sick and
that he would remain at home and be
ready to answer to any charge against
him whenever wanted. Mrs. Wilkinson
en reated, but the captain said 1t
matters not, and marched her husband
away, without ever giving him time to
put on hi boots He was Killed about
IL hun ire4 and fifty yards from his
house by the younger Brown acting ~
Ter tie captain orders.
To BE CONTINUED.