The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-25

nv sentif,els, where, shortly aiterward, l
had an interview with him, the particulars
nj which have remained distinctly impress
ed upon my memory.
ATALK WITH BROWN.
On entering the room where he was /
found him alone, lying on the floor on his
Left aide. and with his back turned toward
me. The right side Of his face was snear-
al with blood from the sword-out on bus
head. causing his grim and grizzly counte-
nanceto look like some aboriginal savage
With IN war paint on. Approaching him,
/ began the conversation with the inquiry;
Captain Brown, are you hurt anywhere
except on the head" ~, 81,
ayes. In my side,-here," said he, indi'
eating The place with his hand.
I.then told him that surgeon would be
In presently to attend to his wounds, ane
expressed the hope that they were not very
serious. Thereupon he asked me VINO l
was, and on giving him my name ne mat-
tered as Il speaking to himself:
Eyes, yes,-Is know now,-memoef Of
Congress district"
/ then asked the question: a.,
Captain, what brought you hereT
"To free your slaves" was the reply. :,
CHOW did you expect to accomplish y
with the small force you brought VILE
you?"
"Where, whence, and from whom, Gap
tain, did you expect 1t" .,
"aere and from elsewhere" he an
swered. 49,,
whites here as well as from the blacksf
was my next question.
81 did," he replied. IT,.
"Then," said l, ''you have been disap
pointed in not getting it from either"
"Yes," he muttered, II have-been-
disappointed"
ment on Harper's Ferry, to which he re,
piled: 81 planned it all myself, and
mon nv remarking that 1t was sad aitAli
for him and the country, and that trust
ed no one would follow his example BY
undertaking similar raid, he made NJ
response, next inquired II he hae
any family besides the sons WHIT
had accompanied him on his incursion
10 which be replied by telling me he mad a
wife and children in the State OF New
York at North Elba, and on my then ask,
ing Il be would like to write TO them ano
+ lei them know how he was, he quickly re-
Bponded:
livery WE'LL" you will doubtless be per
mitted to do so. But, Captain" ! added
"probably you understand that, being IN
the hands Of the civil authorities Of the
State, your letters will have to be seen by
them before they can be sent"
"Then, with that understanding" con-
tinued l, there will, I'm sure, be no OBJ
jections to your writing home; and al
though myself have no authority in the
premises, promise to to do what l Can To
have your wishes complied with"
"Thank you-thank you, sir," said he
repeating his acknowledgement for the
proAered favor and, for the first time turn
ing his face toward me.
In nv desire to hear him distinctly had
placed myself by his side, with one knee
resting on the floor; so that, when he turn
ed, 1t brought his face quite close to mine,
and remember well the earnest gaze OF
the gray eye that looked straight into
mine. l then remarked:
Captain, we too have wives and chill
dren. This attempt Of yours to interfere
with our slaves has created great excite
ment, and naturally causes anxiety on &C
count OF our families. Now, let me ask
you: Is this failure Of yours likely to be
followed by similar attempts to create
disaffection among our servants and bring
upon our homes the horrors OF civil
war;"
"Time will show" was his significant re-
ply.
the door OF the room. He had been adj
ministering the last consultations Of religion
to Quinn the marine, who was dying in
the adjoining office; and the moment
Brown saw him he became violently angry
and plainly showed, by the expression o.
his countenance, how capable he was Of
feeling hatred, malice, and all uncharita'
bleness."
"Go out OF here-I don't want you about
me-go out!" was the salutation he gave
the priest, who, bowling gravely, immedi'
ately retired. Whereupon l arose from
the floor, and bidding Brown good morn
lux llh6Wlno 1cAt
In the entry leading to the room where
Brown was, 1 met Major Russell, Of the
marine corps, who was going in to see him,
and detailed to him the conversation
had Just had. Meeting the Major subse-
quently he told me that when he entered
the apartment Brown was standing up
with his clothes unfastened, examining the
wound In his side, and that as soon as he
saw him he forthwith resumed his former
position on the floor; which incident tend.
ed to confirm the impression had al.
ready formed, that there was a good deal
OF vitality left in the old man, notwith-
standing his wounds-a fact more fully de-
veloped that evening alter had left Har-
per's Ferry for home, when he had his
spirited and historic talk with Wise,
Hunter, and Vallandigham.
Between the time OF his raid and his ex-
ecutien saw Brown several times, and was
sitting near him in the court room when
sentence OF death was pronounced upon
him, during which he was tho least inter
ested person present. OF course, / did not
witness his execution, as / had seen quite
enough Of horrors at Harper's Ferry, little
dreaming Of those, ten thousand times
more terrible, which was yet to witness
asamong the results OF the John Brown
raid. ALEXANDER R. BoTELER.
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