A lokacin, rashin yin rantsuwa babban laifi ne kuma saboda haka ƙin Sarki babban cin amana ne; wannan hujja ce da Brown ya sani sosai. 'John Brownen' sa'an nan ya yi shaida cewa John Brown ya kasance a zahiri 'in armes' a Drumclog da
Gadar Bothwell. An gano wani gida na karkashin kasa wanda ke dauke da makamai wanda Brown ya ce na kawunsa ne - John Brown.