The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-12-14
UNION G. h, SOUTH CARoL1NA, D3sJEMBF

anSwered.S lie bay we sons present and 4
Snu-in>law these 4t{least, he could com
mand. John, Jrbi ipwever protested against
the movements, spting that the men could
rot be spared, as lhey were not near the
enemy. Then the btber four sons, Owen
BrCwn, Watson Brosn Frederick Brown
snI Oliver Brown, apd the son in-law Henry
Thompson. went ir5ofcamp by themselves,
with their father aud csptain, and spent most
of the next dav (FIdy) in grinding their
sabrcs. About noon bld Johu Brown went
to a man by the napi of James Town,lcv.
who was IN one ct The rife companies.
who had a WACO i hss team, aud asked him
if he would, with iva gon, take company
of men back 70 to- ,otaw,tomie that after
nonn. Towasle1v sd 80 do so, not know
ing what was to be done So at about =
o'clock they started, with their rifles and
rc7olvcrs all loaded and their swords newly
sharpencd. 1t is said that they were cheer.
cd on their departure by the rife company.
which is not unlikely, rs the nature of
their expedition was not known. John
Brown, Jr, however, said: Father be
careful do nothing rash" Townslcy had
in MS wagon only the Brown family, in
cludng the son.inlaw, Thompson There
was another man in the company, whose
name was Winer, who rode a pony. Whether
he had volunteered and agreed to obey ar
not we do not know 1t is not probable
th"t any Of the men at that time knew cx>
actly what they were going to do. 1t was
the Brown family obcying their father rs
IN duty Sound, with tcamstcr in their en-,
plry and "a ncighbor joined to the expedition
probably because it was going toward his
>homc.
When they camped that night they were
near the Potawa,omie creek, and here old
John Brown revealed his plans for the
war He asked Townslcy to guide them
up the creek some tour or five miles. into the
neiShborhood where he lived. and show
them the houses of all the proslavcry men,
saying that it washis intention to sweep the
creek as he came down Of all the pro>slavcry
men living on it. Townslcy refused to be,
come even the guide of any such expedition.
On account of this refusal the party stayed
in camp all that night and the next dav,
taikin" the matter over. 1t seemed To
Townslcy, and probably also to some nf the
other young men, that this sort of KILN,
was murder. Old John Brown urged thai
1t wa necessary rs war measure it WAS
,imc for the var to begin in earnest; war
there must be to abolish slavery; God hnl
tnrcurdained him to begin it, Once Il dcci.
sive blow was strnck the fatal peace policy
ihauguratcd at Lawrence would hQ aL AN
end, and the frcc-Sta. men would be
obliged to unite aud fight Missouri The
end of the matter was. that late on Saturday
evening TownSloy yielded, either to force or
argument. and acted as guide upon an ex-
petition much less extensive than had bcrl
originally planned. but sufficient. surely. To
C yer the name Of John Brown with ;uiamy
forever
The first victims Of this nurIorous forav
wore found in family named Doyle, re
siding on Mosquito Creek, which rmptics
into the p"tawatomie. Here Towmslcv
Winner and Frederick Brown remained out
side the house while the captain and tlc
rest of his family entered and brought out
James P Doyle and his two sous, Drury
and William. These ''priSonc:s.' were ia
ken along the road toward dutch Henry 5
for about two hundred yards Here the
captain gave the order for their slaughter.
but it waScithcr misunderstood or disobrved
Old JOHN Brown then himself drew his
pistol and shot the father James DOYLE, in
the forehead Watson and Oliver BrowI,
then fell upon,tho younger DOYLE and WI,
liam fell dead ut the first cut Of one Of ,ho>r
mu"dcrons heavy sabrc<. Drury Doyle
startc! to run to the house, but was ovcYta>
ken by his assaiiarts and cut down. There
was younger brother ofthc Doylrs. then
sixteen years Of age in the house. whose
liis was spared at his mothers fearful en-,
treaty.
From this place the "Northorn Army -
rs the commander styled the little band.
proceeded down the creek to the house oi
Allen Wilkinson. which was entered ir the
sam| manner and by the same men Mrs
Wilkinson was at the time sick with the
measles. When the men raped at the door
she begged her husband not To open it.
The n outside asked him To come ,ut
and show them the way to Dutch Henry :.
lie replied that he could tell them just as
well without opening the door. The
Browns then commanded him to surrender
in the name Of the "Northcrn Array and
To open the door or they would break it
open. The door was opened, and four men
entered and searched the house for arms,
taking gun and a powdcr-hask They
then told Mr. Wilkinson 20 put On his
clothes and 90 with them. lie protested.
saying that his wife was sick and that he
would remain at home and be ready to aus
wcr amy charge against him whenever
wanted. Mrs. Wilkinson cntrcat2d bu,
the captain said: Il: meters not" and
marched her husband away, without even
giving him time to put on his boots lie
was killed about one hundred and flty
yards from his house by the younger
Browns. acting under the captains orders
At about . o'clock in the lnorninp the