Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-07
JOHN BROWNS DAUGHTER.
How Brave German Soldier Stood at His
Post and Suffered Death.
Topeka Capital

Judge T. G.. Adams, secretary of the
State Historical society, yesterday, re-
ceiyed a letter from Annie Brown Ad-
ans, of Rohnerville, CAL, daughter of
John Brown, of Osawatomie fame. There
are now eight of John Browns children
living, and all reside in California. Mrs.
Adams, who wrote the letter received yes
terday, was with her father at the Ken
nedy farm, In Maryland, during the time
OF the preparation for the raid on Har
per ferry. There are many things in
1he letter which would interest Kansas
people, and particularly old settlers VINO
were IN Kansas when John Brown was
liShtlng Tor the cause of freedom Be
~" Is gwen an extract referring to Chas.
halser, brave German, who fought with
oonn Drown, who was taken prisoner at
the battle OF Osawatomie under the cir
cumstances stated and converted to Bull
HLeoh, Johnson county, where he was kill
ed and his body never recovered.
lone day while at Kennedy farm father
and others, who had been in Kansas were
talking over old times Father made some
remarks that l think PERTAINS. xonId he
or interest to you, so l will try to renea+
them as nearly as | can. They were talk
ing about the battle of Osawatomie. and
1ather was giving a description of II
When he was telling of their rctreatinc
ne SAID he should always feel to blame
himself ror the death of Charley Kavser.
Nhlie the battle was being fought father
lett Kaiser to go and reconnoiter. teIlincr
halser to stay where he was until he
(tather) returned. But before father re-
turned the enemy had become between
MN and hayser, making it impossible for
MIN TO return or render Kaiser any as
slstance. All father could do was to es
cape by wading the river. As he could
not swim, his hat foated on the water,
anu received one or two bullet holes
father SAID that brave Charley Kaiser
never dlsooeyed an order, and staid where
ne left him, waiting for father to return.
lie waited until he was surrounded and
taken prisoner rather than desert his
post. Father said: If I had only told
MN 10 run instead of staying there he
would probably have escaped Father
SAID that he hoped that the people of
hansas would spare no pains to find the
oody OF Kaiser and place monument
over IL. L recollect hearing my brother
Oliver tell how kind Kaiser was to him.
He used to bring them bread and meat.
They were then very short of provisions.
'Au Ao SdIu Gney shoulu nave gone hungry
a good many times if Kaiser had not fed
him. One day, suspecting that Kaiser
had none too much for himself, he &C
cused him of giving him my brother)
the food that he needed for himself. to
which Kaiser replied: L will divide my
last crust with you as long as 1 have
crust to divide One night he staid with
Oliver, and the next morning they went
to Kaiser's cabin. They discovered bull
let holes in the side of the cabin and
bed, and the bullets had penetrated the
pillow. The pro-slavery men thought
they had killed him. This, I believe, de-
cided Kaiser to take up arms and fight
with the rest for life, liberty, and the pur-
suit of happiness, and he joined fathers
company"