The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29
upon the plantation OF Mr.. TONNES, sr.
ns Il WAS near Mr.. Nelson 8,

nS 1t WAS near &NeASoA o. tty,f
TEIE NEGRO'S REPORTS.
All, AZ those plantations were crowded
wit 4 I negroes. Brown had no doubt as
ccrtafned these facts the year before ana
introduced his agents into fertile helds
for dirty work IIe no doubt 80 ar
ranged for his ngent to procure OLD horses,
ctc and camp near Mr., Alcxnnder's ana
Tor, the woman to land from a bateau
with her party so that the two 9coulo act
In concert.
Now / can say, to. the editor that there
is much more truth in the statement Haaa q.
than he gives credit to Mrs. Pleasaht
for No better explanation couia DC slve,'
OF q. matter that we could not understand
nv uncle Mark Alexander, told mo OF
this IN 1S53-th some OF his negroes
had reported to him that people had
landed from batenuS and gone upon his
Mace among the n cgroes. Other negroes
had reported that so -called gypsles were
visiting his negro cabins. He could NOT
understand how it was, but believed that
his slaves were being tempered with.
BROWNS CHIEF AGENT.
Now we can understand what happened
forty-hve years ago. both sets OF ne
groes had reported correctly, ~ 1nat
time bateaux were numerous upon the
river, and most generally manned ny ne
groes MRS. Pleasant" and her conipat-
Ions came by beteau, and ''gypsios" have
nlways had their camps in Virginia. It
was easy for John Brown to get up n
rvnsv camp, and there upon the plantation
of Mr.. Mark Alexa nder Mrs, Pheasant
met her trusted accomplish Browns CHIEF
agent. .,,,,,,
strange. hut l understand It all now.
verify, '.truth Is stranger. than felton,"
| I do not know OF course how much
! truth there Is in the statement or hlrs'
| Pleasant" but the account given ~ nor
| is about what was supposed TO % gelns
on at the time, md It TALES wen WIN
what I heard at the time. Wo were ne
ccssa rIly very cautious with Information
ohtnined from slaves. Therefore, II was
| fhot nIl tho facts were not given out, but
Mr. Mark Alexander and his family talk
| ed much about It,
| "AIRs, PLEASANT"
IAN not surprised that tho editor shonid
doubt tho truth OF Mrs. Peasants
| glory. but there nre some other things
/ in connection with Browns raid that are
curious. 1t was ono Of the Important
f6cts given out ut tho time OF Browns
trial that he had received his prinolpnl
nid from a negro wolnun Was there any
\ ,reatar reason why that woman should
| have concealed her connection Win JONI
Erown til now than that mrs. Pleas
nntn should have done the sauna until she
WAS about to die9
Is may be that tho woman VINO saVe
1 material help to John Brown mas passed
nwav. leaving memorandmns that are now
nut to use by fictitious charnctefa' pul
| tha Is lInmaterlal as regards what Waf
done. we, know the fact that negroes
,.ora tnmpered with Just as rcpresenteu
! md Ii Is OF no Importance whether y WAS
by a Kanaka woman or a. fanKee MISS
IN KANSAS
! A new generation has come unon tne
scene since John Browns time. ana retn-
inisconces Of his life by one VINO whs
in Kansas territory at the time OF tne
n,vI, var NAV ia Of interest to the read,
ers ana az The Times. Dispatch. so VIII
! rIva them some idea OF what was gong
~ wosnt 'I,eavenworth City at the time
! that IT had quite q. large popu ~ , ~,
without houses. The Nansas tts'a'h NE ne
printed under mn Nlm tre'a on we nu.'n ~
OF the Missouri, Henry NVes rot,..,a
was editor. Al ! visited Fnrt l.ehyeMwuts',,
some three miles from the CITY. WnsFe
/ found several former schoolma'es " NY
1 elder brother, who introduced me AEnN
into civilization, Many OF those w.o,h
i i met with aftarward became se"esa's
4 In the war between the states.
IS .reco!lect that there was only ona
!, Young lady there Miss Nook' da4ghses
81 General Cook and u WAS SAG lna'
eyery unmarried officer IN more lhan