Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-11
WHY THEY DON'T SPEAK.
A Story About Two West
ern Politicians.
How United States Senator Made a
Enemy Of His Partner.

it has always been misunderstood. A
great many persons have ascribed it
to political jealousy. while another
class have been equally certain that it
came from each envying the good looks
or oratorical powers of the other. But
all these conjectures are wide of the
mark, and we feel bound to give to
the world this long concealed secret.
When John Brown raided Harper's
Ferry. Dan VOORHEES, and Bayless
Hanna were law partners, and Ashbel
+. Willard was Governor of Indiana.
They were all Democrats and friends.
Governor Wizards brother-in-law. a
boy of twenty, named Cook, was one
OF Browns raiders. and was captured
by the State of Virginia
The Governor was notified q the
capture of Coox, and determined to
make respectable legal defence for
him. He employed VOORHEES, & Hanna.
who were to proceed at once to Charles
town, Va. Voorhees,, being at Indian
apolis. started east with Willard on the
first train, and Hanna was telegraphed
to follow. The Governor and VOor-
hees reached Harper's Ferry, and at
once mounted the stage for Charles
town. A few hours later the train
bearing Colonel Hanna arrived, but
too late for the stage, and the great
orator found that he would have some
three hours to wait.
Now, Bayless is always a Democrat,
and though he was employed to defend
an Abolitionist, he was ready to gather
in material for his speeches in the next
campaign; in fact. he was determined
to make some striking features out of
the very case he was engaged in. So
he started out, and soon succeeded in
purchasing one of the desperate pixies
which the Brown party had carried,
and then he scooped in a copy of
Helpers Impending Crisis" work
only to be found in the hands of anti
slavery people.
Shortly after the stage came in, and
Colonel Hanna went up to 90 out
to Charlestown. By this time suspi-
cion had pointed to the strategetic
Democrat as a member of the Brown
party, and the officials finally decided
to call him to account. He was very
gracious, and informed the gentlemen
who he was; but the long hair, the
pike and the book, seemed to contra
dict the statement.
After consultation between the
officials, NJ. Hanna was informed that
he would have to go t. Charlestown
under arrest, and if Mr.. Voorhees, and
Governor Willard identified him, it
would be all right. With smiles, Mr..
Hanna told them it would be all right,
and that he would willingly accept the
conditions.
When the stage reached Charles
town, Mr.. Hanna learned that Voor-
hees and Willard had gone to the
country to dine with Hon. Charles ].
Faulkner. The officers refused to 90
out in the country. but finally allowed
Mr.. Hanna to hire a man to take a
note out to his friends. When the
messenger presented the note, it at
once occurred TO Voorhees, to play a
joke on Hanna. so he wrote on the
back of 1t that he did not know any
such person as Bayless w. Hanna, and
expressed surprise that the note had
been sent to him. The messenger
returned. and the indignant officers,
feeling that they had been tri6ed with,
at once locked Colonel Hanna up with
the Brown party. About two o'clock
the next morning Voorhees, and Will
lard returned to town, and were horri-
fed to leard that Hanna was in Jail,
bue they determined to carry out the
joke. and went over to the Jail. As
they approached the jail door, Bayless
greeted them with q pitiful appeal:
Say, boys, this joke has gone too
Car already; get me out Of here"
Both Willard and Voorhees, looked