The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-12-14
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'os"ereu's ne ~ we sons present and n
s"p-ln"iaw these *ll feast, he could com
mahd. John, JrA<Pwever protested against
'he movement, wing that the men could
Dol oe spared, g. ihey were not near the
enemy. linen thy ptber four sons, Owen
brcwn, Watson SS6osn Frederick Brown
ana Ollver Browns the son. in-law Henry
thompson, went 5SRcamp by themselves,
with their father a4lesptain, and spent most
OF the next day (kTeAy) in grinding their
saores. About ,n03Etld John Brown went
TO a man by the noI1fof James Townslev,
VINO was 10 one Sof thc rife companies.
VINO mad q wagoe team, and asked him
= ne would, With wa gon, take a company
FOR men oack ~ I'D s<otawotome that after
noon. TowVslests sa te do, SO, not know.
lnS what was to be done. So at about 3
o'clock they started, with their rifles and
revolvers all loaded and their swords newly
sharpened. 1t is said that thew were cheer.
ed on their departure by the rife COMPANY,
which is not unlikely, as 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
cluding the son,in-~law, Thompson. There
was another man in the company, whose
name was Winer, who rode pony. Whether
he had volunteered and agreed to obey or
not we do not know. 1t is not probable
th:t any of the men at that time knew ex>
actly what they were going to do. 1t was
the Brown family obeying their father. as
IN duty Sound, with tcamstcr in their en-,
pl'y and a ncighbor joined to the expedition,
probably because it was going toward his
."homc.
When they camped that night they were
near the Potawatomie creek, and here old
John Brown revealed his plans for the
war He asked Townscy to guide them
up tho creek some tour or five miles. into the
neishborhood where he lived. and show
them the houses of all the pro- slavery men
saying that it washis intention to sweep the
creek as he came down Of all the pro>slavery
men living on it. Townslcy refused to be-
comc even the guide Of any such expedition.
On account Of this refusal the party stayed
in camp all that night and the next dav,
talking the matter over 1t seemed to
Townslcy, and probably also to some Of the
other young men, that this sort of kilinr
was murder. Old John Brown urged tha,
1t was necessary rs a var measure it WAS
time Tor the var to beg in in earnest; war
there must be to abolish slavery; God hal
ioreurdalned him to begin it. Once dcci.
slre blow was strnck, the fatal peace policy
lnaugurated at Lawrence would he al AN
end, and the Free-Sta.c men would be
| obliged to unite aud fight Missouri. The
end ot the matter was, that late on Saturday
evening Townsey yielded, either to force or
argument, and acted as guide upon an cx-
petition much less extensive than had bee,
originally planned, but sufficient, surely, to
ever the name Of John Brown with iuiauy
forever
The first victims Of this murdcrous roray
were found in family named Doyle, re.
siding on Mosquito Creek, which empties
INTO the POtawasome. Here Townslcy.
"lncr and Frederick Brown remained outs
side the house, while the captain and tie
rest OF his family entered and brought out
James p. Doyle and his two sons, Drury
and William. These ''prisonc.s." were Ia
ken along the road toward dutch Henry's"
for about two hundred yards. Here the
captain gave the order for their slaughter.
but 1t was either misunderstood or disobcyed
Old John Brown then himself drew his
pistol and shot the father. James Doye in
the forehead. Watson and Oliver Brown
then fell upon.the younger Doyle and Wil>
liam fell dead at the first cut Of one of those
murderous heavy sabres. Drury DOYLE
started to run to the house, but was overta>
Ken by his assaiiaEts and cut down. There
was younger brother Of the Doylcs, then
sixteen years of age, in the house whose
life was spared at his mothers fearful en-
treaty.
From this place the "Northern Army."
as the commander styled the little band.
proceeded down the creek to the house of
Allen Wilkinson, which was entered in the
same 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 men outside asked him to come ont
and show them the way to Dutch Henry's.
Fl replied that he could tell them lust as
well without opening the door The
Browns then commanded him to surrender
in the name Of the "Northern Army" 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 powder-fask They
then told Mr.. Wilkinson TO put en- his
clothes and go with them. He protested.
saying tha. his wife was sick and that he
would remain at home and be ready to ans
wer any charge against him whenever
wanted Mrs. Wilkinson entroated, bat
the captain said 1T matters not" and
marched her husband away, without even
giving him time to put on his boots. He
was killed about ono hundred and fifty
yards from his house by the younger
Browns. acting under the captains orders.
AT about 2 o'clock in the morning the
party reached Dutch Uenry,s crossinn and