The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-19

selves, and reinforced BY q number Of
railroad men from MaFtinghurg, under
Captain Ahurtls, had given battle 70
the raiders and driven them into the
engine house.
In this sight Mr.. Evan Z. Dorsey, a
Baltimore & Ohio conductor, was shot
IN the stomach, and for some time was
thought 70 be fatally wounded Mr..
Dorsey, who now lives at Walbro0k, In
an interview published In the Sun Au.
gust last. tells Of his experiences ct
the Ferry. He went with the other rail-
road men from MartinRburg. Mr.. Dor
gey was shot by Oliver Brown. and the
latter was shot and killed, IL Is sup
posed, by Mr.. Dorsey. Several Of the
attacking party were badly wounded.
The United States marineS arrived
at $3.50 q. m. Tuesday, the Baltimore
troops who accompanied them being left
on the Maryland side Of the river to
prevent the escape Of any OF the raid
ers. Az a m. Colonel Lee called upon
Brown to surrender. BE refused and
an attack upon his fort was at once
made. The marines, under Lieutenant
Green, battered down the door with lad
ders, and after flerce night captured
the surviving raiders. Only six were
alive, all the others, including Browns
two sons having been killed. Several
were killed while trying to escape
across the river John Brown and sew
eral Of the survivors were BADLY wound
ed.
Colonel Lewis W. Washington, Mr..
Dangerheld, clerk; Mr.. Hall, master
machinlst; Mr., Mills, master armorer;
DR.. Murphy, paymaSter; Mr. kltzmll-
Ter, superintendent clerk, ana MI.
Donohue, a railroad clerk, who had
been held as hostages by Brown, were
released. Colonel Washington had
been taken from his bed Sunday night
at his home, near HRrper's Ferry. with
him the raiders captured the Thandgome
sword which had been presented 10
General George Washington by Freder-
lex the Great. Of Prussia.
The surviving raiders were Brown,
Copeland, Green, Coppee, Haslett ana
Stevens.
ers during their occupancy Of the
town; Fountains Becknam, railroad
agent; Hayward Sheppard. colored por-
ter; Thomas Boerly, grocerj George w.
Turner, Of the Charlestown military;
Private Quinn, of the marines, and a
number OF persons were wounded.
Tuesday the Baltimore Independent
Grays, under Lleutenants Simpson ana
Kerchner, made a scout on the Mary
land side and In school house near tne
Kennedy farm found a large quantity
OF firearms and spears. All the baitl-
more troops returned home TUESDAY
evening.
The trial Of John Brown began octo--
her q at Charlestown. Judge Richard
Parker, who presided, died few years
ago in Winchester, Va. The jurors
were Richard Tlmberlake, Isaac Dust,
John G. McLure. William Rightstlne,
Jacob ]. Miller, Thomas Osborne. Geo.
w, Boyer, John c. Wiltshire. George
w. Tapp and William A. Martin. Mr..
Boyer Is the only survivor OF the Twelve
and lives near Shenandoah junction.
Lawson Bolts and Thomas G. Greene.
OF the CharlestoWn bar, were assigned
to defend Brown. Later George H.
Hoyt, Of Boston; H. Griswold, Of Gleve-
land o., and Samuel Chiffon, Of Wash
ington. b. C., arrived and took charge
az the defense. After a trial lasting
Six days the prisoner was convicted OF
treason, lnsurrectlon and murder. The
other prisoners were subsequently, con-
victed. -, =.
Cook who was a brother -in-law OF
Governor A. p. Willard, Of Indiana,
had been captured in Pennsylvania q
few days after the raid. Governor
Willard brought some Of the best coun-
sci In Indiana to defend him. The APP
peal Of Daniel W. Voorhees, to the jury
has ever since been spoken of as mas
terpIece. ~,
Brown was hanged at 11:l5 a. m. FRI
day, December 2. Over 1900 military.
under command OF General w. 3. Ialla::
ferro, guarded the town and jail. and
no one was allowed to approach the
prisoner It has long peen believed
that on his way to the gallows Brown
stopped and kissed negro child. A
weil-known Baltimore newspaper says
no such thing occurred. Brown march-
ed from his cell to the wagon between
solid lines of soldiers; the wagon on
the way to the gallows was surround
ed by soldiers, and no one except the
military was allowed to be within sew:
eral hundred yards Of the gallows. AT
no time could a person approach Brown.
The body Of Brown was taken by his
wife to North Elba, N. Y. for burial.
OF John Browns family one son.
Jason Brown, is now living, In Califor-
MIA, He is leading n hermits life and
is in poor circumstances.