The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-20

their only dependence for the future, and
these were taken from them by force or
, destroyed. while many men. the support
| of those struggling families. were muir
deree in cold blood. But old John Brown
went marching on. With eleven of US
/ for a nucleus. he prepared TO gather a
force to repel the border rufiians.
The little company was made up of
John Brown, Jr captain; four Of his
! sons-Owen, Solomon. Fred and olive;
Charles Kaiser. Theodore Wiener. August
Bondi. George Townsiey, Ben Cochrane,
/ and Henry Thompson, brother-in-law of
! John Brown, Sr'
We were guided by a settler, How
ard Carpenter. to a secure hi5ing place
in the virgin forest of eastern Kansas,
on Tauy creek. near the Douglas county
line There was reward out for each
of our heads. but nobody was trying to
earn it"
Why" asked the reporter
Maybe they thought it might be IN
healthy work, laughed Solsmon Brown.
In this retreat" continued August
Bondi, I'VE lay for six dAys-frsm May
"A to May 30. 1856. Twice a day We were
rationed with q piece OF bran bread
baked in a Dutch oven by John Brown.
The last two days we had only a spoon
ful of molasses each. twice a day with
creek water. A kind-hesrted free soil
settlers wife had donated the molas<es
because It was too sour for her 10 use"
'Hs, ha" laughed Solomon Brown. Do
you recol,ect. Bondi. how loose the waist
band Of viener's trousers got"
Yes: he was too stout 10 begin with
weighed 80. That same Wiener. b. the
way. had Been slave holder in the
south but when he came 70 Kansas and
saw the border rIfianism there he joined
US"
He had a great phrase he eft n used,
said Solomon Brown: Dead men tell 10
tales but l guess that time he fe,t mere
like saying. Dead men don get hun
cry.
well" continued August Bondi. ''on
Nay 50 came sanes C.ark Ridpa h. aft
erwarS the historian but thar csrrespoad-
ent fer the New York Tr4bunc- Csgtain
Brown explained to him that we cou-d-
stay thsre much longer. Ri6path ad-
vissd courage and pat ence.
You must stay and sse Il out SAID
he, ysu boys AT this time are the sole
dependence Of the Free state party.
While Riapa-h was talking. two set
tlsrs arrived. They were Ncwhinney and
shor-. captains of two so-caiie5 military
organizations They told their tro1h e
how the border ruIians wee kihn- their
horses. stealing their cattle. etc. but they
forgot to bring Us bite Of lun h.
Vel. hsw many men car you give
me-" sskei Captain Brown. I want you
10 understand that I vii not sacrifice
my men here much longer. II your PEG
pie don't want 10 fight for their homes
and hresides. I shall leave you
The two settlers promised 70 b.
around next day 70 tel him what hey
could de- Now. late oa the 70 lowing
AfteCBssu seven Pro-slavery men SURPRISED
:. Free Sellers who were eating oinrer
IN q log cabin q few mics from cur
rstrsat. They rushed IN ard covered the
free Skaters. who Rad lefs their guns
ard pistslE stacked at one Size and fhev
cleaned Up the bunch
That Night rack came McUhiu-ey and
Shore 10 eur camp and told their tale
OF wee. While they talked. Howard Car
pentsr arrived. and We all held council
until IL o'clock under the Big oak tee
in the center OF our camp. Il was set
tied that the three visitors so out ard