VOA慢速英语 美国历史系列:布朗在哈普斯渡口发动袭击

　　Brown moved his men and the most important of his hostages into a small brick building at the armory. Then he sent out two more of his men with a prisoner to try to negotiate a ceasefire. One of them was his son, Watson.

　　VOICE ONE:

　　This time, the crowd opened fire. Watson and the other raider were wounded. Their prisoner escaped to safety. Watson was able to crawl back to the armory.

　　One of the youngest of Brown's men, William Leeman, tried to escape. He ran from the armory and jumped into the Potomac, planning to swim across the river. He did not get far. A group of militia saw him and began shooting. Leeman was forced to hide behind a rock in the middle of the river. Two men went out to the rock with guns and shot him. His body lay in the river for two days.

　　Later, more people were killed. One was the mayor of Harpers Ferry, Fontaine Beckham.

　　VOICE TWO:

　　After the mayor's death, a mob went to the hotel where one of Brown's men had been held since he was seized earlier in the day.

　　They pulled him from the hotel and took him to the bridge over the river. Several members of the mob put guns to his head and fired. They pushed his body off the bridge and into the water.

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