Year: 1859

meet ancerous foe Then we were taken into ,he cnrne
house and cIosely confined Two of our nsmber went
backwards and forwards repeatedly confer with ci
during tie various nego,aors aud finally remained
out altogether leaving the eight who inside when
the building finally assaulted and captured by the
maIines. During Monday various tes Of capitalization
proposed and refused and at night requested
our friends ring during The night as, II the place
should be sormed the dark friends and foes would
have to share alike. In tie morning Captain Slmms OF
nes Turing the night be had brought in Dr. Taylor, OF
edefck 10 look at the wounds Of old Browns son. The
surgeon ookan ut the man. and promised TO attend him
again 70 nc morning practicable but about tho time he
was expected hosiities had recommended


Col lee who commanded the United States forces, sent
up Lieut. stuart 70 to Brown that the only terms
he would Offer for surrender thathe and his men
should be taken 70 place c raety and kept unnoested
Browns reply The effect thu, be could expect NO
enncy and be would SCI, bis life dearly possible.
Justice TO Brown viii cay that he advised The prisoners 70
tt, well under shelter durii the firing time
N Of assault was evaeu, he did us no y
the attack SO soon There was no cry Of .surrender
~ s y from ons young o and a then Brown
the marines raid he would prefer to take his Of
trial at Washington. He had taken his position, and
fred shots when he cried "surrender" There
were four OF Browns party able N fight when the
rines attacked, besides negro making five in ALL This
made he took or his accouremepts and tried mcge
with the prisoners and pass himself OF as one Of them
handed him over to the marines At once saying he was
prisoner then at all events.


STATEMENT OF W. 8. DowNKB.


The Master Armorer's clerk at the armory, W. s. Dow
ner, says-on Sunday night about twelve O'Clock
awakened by reports Of firearms and shortly afterwards
the clerk Of the house came up to my door, and
asked ! had revolver, saying some men had
stopped train the bridge, and shot the
colored man Oaayward) for trying TO go over
the bridge. ] had no arms, and laid down
again. Towards morning got up and found they had
taken possession OF the town. and doing ryhing
as If they had perfectly overwhelming force. The cit
could not conceive that any would under
take such thing without some show Of force About
six or seven O'Clock in the morning a negro man Of the
company went up the street to the house Of named
Paldwln who kept store, and undertook take him
prisoner but he resisted and shot him. About the
time they broke the arsenal and took tao boxes
Of nnuske's They shot at a man named Kelly going up
the street. but missed HIM, and the ball passed through
two partitions in house beyond and lodged in third
and whenever they saw man outside they
would up TO him and say Here, they want you
aImory,' and the citizen refused would give
him the choice TO 60 or be shot In the morning, the
employees Of the armory came down to work they
quarters About eleven O'Clock forty fifty volunteers
from Charlestown came down. In the mean time some
ofour men Fad got arms-armory men-and party
Of them came up the road above him, and came
party Of Of the insurgents fired into them,
took two prisoners killed three and two were drowned
and took the bridge from the insurgents shooting Of
their sentipes the bridge The man Leman Stephens,
the street he crossing with flag ofuce borne by
MI ketzmuer, who one OF their prisoners Stephens





ham was shot Then Kezmuller into the hotel he
was under parole TO back but did consider that
binding under the circumstances. Another who
out with the flag or truce escaped ran back
The message was proposition to be allowed TO march
out and hberate the prisoners on the other side Of
| the river. No answer wass returned. Soon after


that another Of the flbusters o. G. Anderson) was shot
in the street, west Of the armory the ball passing through
bis neck. He the that killed Burley. Then Mr.
Beekham, the railroad agent walked upon the plat
form with his hands in his pockets and Just as he
passed the water station he was shot right through
4 "a
stopping OF the trainf, which had thrown everything
| tito confusion. When he was shot he bent forward
doubled down and dropped dead. Then the crowd be-
came terribly exasperaed and citizens rushed into the
Wager House and took the prisoner L~eman (cap-
BIN. l was up here taking care Of the wounded man
Stephens The crowd then Immediately came up here,
perfectly Wild with frenzy After that we had raemen
get sight of one Of Browns party in the arnory
yard they would shoot him. One Of them saw a man
shooting with long pistol and shot him dead His BODY
thrown the fence, where it lay for long time
There was firing backwards forwards until Browns
fu Of holes 10 fire through More companies and finally
the marines arrived Guards stationed all about the
anory, and on all the bridges night, and in the
morning the engine house was taken. Among Browns
prisoners was Mr. FoTtenay, shoemaker who escaped
by jumping oyer the wall He shot al just as he
jumped, but escaped unhurt


The companies from Martinsburg under Capt Alburtis
and from Charlesown first here and company was
organized here about that time ana commanded by tho
jaor at Charlestown, who, wen as Capt Alburtis
served IN the Mexican There three companies
from Frederick who were the first uniformed troops on
The ground. They arrived about During the night
some other companies arrived from Baltimore and
Rclmond, Decides the marines from Washington.
On Tuesday troops were sent into the mountains
IN Maryland TO search for arms ard found in a scnool
house few miles from here large quantity OF rifles
revolvers pixies or spears sone with short handles like
chest and other military stores.


Old Brown says Cook is the meanest God ever
mace put ne VIII not say anything to criminate him. On
Monday night they had one Of Col washngtons servants
ther was found IN the river, drowned.


CAPT. ALBuRTIs STATEMENT.


Capt. Ephram G. Aburtis, who commanded the volun-
eers from Martnsburg that drove Brown men into the
engine house, and released the greater part Of tho
prisoners gives the following account Of the afar-We
received intelligence Of this affair about one o'clock on
Monday. Immediately meeting called Mt the guard
house, and volunteers called come TO this place.
great many Immediately stepped oct and elected to
take command. We arrived here ut three O'Clock P NJ
and went up ravine from the railroad leading into Bolivia
about mile above Harpers Ferry nd joined on the
us into the street. We then to the upper end
Of the shops, when received orders from Col
Baylo commanding the militia Of this county, whose d.
roctions were that tho company from Shcpherdstown
should take the street coming Harpers Ferry enter
enter at the upper end meeting them dwav ~ h ,,u
ket factory We entered the arory at the upper end oths
SHOPS ana after some consultation directed that twenty
nve men should proceed down the main or centre
that like number should take the rear Of the shor and


c remainder should proceed down through the shops tho
pest way tney could. took Of those who came
down the main avenue Upon arriving nearly opposite
ne nrst ana second buildings on the right hand
wunIng rom nere, We were fired upon by the in
he engine house, and e corner between the engine
house and the pay office. The fire returned and they
reueaed INTO the engine house, from which they kept
up communal nre through the door which kept four
or nve inches aar This ire very brskly returned
Dy our men, eight Of whom were wounded, and two
Is feared mortally.


During the fight we found In the room adjoining the
engine house some thirty forty prisoners who had
been captured and confined by the outlaws The win
dows were broken oren by party, and these
men escaped. The whole Of the outlaws were now
driven INTO the engine house, and owing 10 the great
number OF wounded requiring rlre and not being
supported by the other companies as we expected we
up we could have taken the engine house them Immcdi
ately after We drew off, There was flag Of truce
TO propose terms which were that they should bc
pcrmed 70 retire the river with their arms and


think proceed as far come lock on the canal there