The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29

:, .o,,rt her. she married Lieutenant
i 70 Is. Stuart And here let me say a.
that time a strange appearance presenteu
itself on the banks of the Missouri Hiver:
on the east bank the hills were aottoo
with imposing residences. with torchlnlu ~.
gardens and lovely fields. Oh , me W 'ein
bank the hills wera covered with usly
coarse grass, with Indians here ana
there. moving In single file along thel'
trails. r one wa s: a picture of civilization
thn other-of savage -life;- 1t has been
within a lifetime, Now Kansas RANKS
81 long With the old State OF North caro-
lima in population, with perhaps Erea'etr
wealth. 4, B, III. M
BROWNS STORE. {,
To return to the Lcaye avg ,th Inn =.
1855. we found city laid OF, WIN !uHn--
Der to build it. With part OF this lum
her temporary houses we're put up.
boarded at, the principal hotel could
look through tho cracks ofsmy room into
the adjoining room. The tlmoer mug
shrunk and we could get plenty :, o. .,
5 6o ana hard boiled eggs, barreled
and brought In from the States.
Across the street and In front OF TINS
hotel was the storahouse OF Mr.. Brown,
a. son OF John Brown. saw. him many
times every day. He was refined IN ap
;pearance and was highly respected, he
tic city, and while ths poor slavery men
did not like his politics they seemed to
value him as a good citizen. In LcaVen.
worth he was particularly quiet and
peaceahle Flo owned sluatter's claim
near paston, which was q voting place.
and all cleo lions In Kansas IN those days
were attended with more or less violence
and trouble.
r. p. Brown. for such was tho full
name OF John Browns son, was strong
free State advocate and 6, leader N ms
party, Flo had command Of company
Of ereesoilers ut Easton, and they used 70
was hold on tho 18th OF January, 1855, and
that night shots were exchanged N the
dark between pro-slavery, and freesol
men, which resulted In the killing OF
pro-savery man. This excited the pro-
slavery party far and near. the klek-
apoo Rangers, under captain Mat'i4
marched upon Easton and met Brown ana
many Of Ills party returning TO- Leaven,
worth, Thay were arrested and carried
to a house for examination.
TO make long story short. many or
tho rangers got drunk and became very
dangerous and beyond the control o. CAP AR
tain Martin. However. he managed 70 gnt
ali the freesoll prisoners out OF danger
except brown, their commander. who AZ
tracted their attention while the others
wero getting away. Captain Marlin,
Henry Rivers Pollard and others used
their utmost endenyor to saVe the IRE 81
Brown. but the drunken rangers cut MS
head to pieces with their hatohats, with
which they We're armed and wore N their
belts. &.
TIs4s ANGRY FATHER.
This dIabollc;ll murder aet fire to old
man Brown, who raised a gang who v's,
tied the houses of pro-slnvery men At
night and butchercd them In the most
savage manner, and In some cases mus
! tIlated their persons. For the particulars
OF these murders viii refer the reader
to reports OF the special committee on
the troubles In Kansas, of the House on
Representatives the rhirty-fourth Con-
gress, report No, 100,
Blood would almost freeze In our veins
! to read the evidence given OF those hor-
ribIs murders hut as old John always
remained In the house 10 talk to the
wives and daughters while some OF hls
gang carried fathers and brothers ons
| to be butchered like hogs are slaug hter'u,
| 1t may be urged that he did not do u,
| II was like Captain Jacks excuse, tina
| re did not kill General Cauby, but oil
| the same he had It done
1t has been said that every case OF
insanity differs from every other case
as much SOFAS the features or the hui
man face. My belief IA that John Brown
was not altogether himself after the MUIR
Ne''ar' ~ PArp's CASE,
Brown was not at all times feroclous.
Captain Henry Clay Pate marched
against him III the Kansas war; brown
took him and his men prisoners ana
| treated them fairly we'll.
| pate was q gallant man and, nerr