The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-06-06
The Case Of Brown.

Our readers will rccollect that some weeks
ago, we stated that Jim Brown had been con.
victed at the Court recently held in this place,
for stealing and for aiding negroes of J. Trus
dell, in running off 10 a free State, and that his
Attorney J. Smart Esq. had carried up the case
to the Appeal Court. The motions in arrest Of
Judgment, and for new trial, were pressed with
great zeal and power by his Counsel, but the
Court sustained the finding Of The Jury. Brown
was sentenced by his Honor Judge O'Ncall on
Monday 29lh ult., before whom The case was
tried on the circuit.sto he hung on Friday 18th
July. His manner while receiving his sen.
lcnce, an impressive one, is represented 10 have
been cool and self possessed. The next day
the Sheriff of Kcrshaw District started with
him on the Railroad, with handouts on, to
bringhim back to kcrshaw Jail to await the day
Of execution. In passing over the trest!e work
in Waleree swamp, at place from ID to IS
feet hight, Brown suddenly made desperate
effort to escape by lcapiug from the cars, in
which he broke his leg above the ankle. We
have seen the spot where he jumped, and
think it least probable that safe leap could be
taken there, than any other part of the road
between here and Columbia. 1t was near the
edge Of an old field, on the hardest ground to be
found in the swamp. but we understand that
Brown says, he could not select his place for
watching the Sheriff, and this was the only
spot that the Sherilf's eyes were not on him.
We refer our readers to the communication of
Mr.. Warren Sheriff, in another column, for
further particulars connnniA:d with the escape
and search, and who publishes it tina, the pub.
lie may have a correct statement of the facts.
reward had been offered for Browns appre.
hrnson, and negro belonging to gentleman
living in the ncighbourhood, found him OH Wed.
ncsday evening about one.iourth OF mile
from the spot, on the other side of the road, and
in different direction from the place where
his tracks were seen leading into canebrake.
He was carried up to Middleton Depot. lie
suffered greatly from the accident, and though
he often tried he never succeeded in breaking
his handouts of. He says he crawed into
thick cancbrakc near the road and swOoned
away. and was in that condition when the
search was going on the first evening. lie is
now in Jail under medical treatment, and
though every attention is paid him, we under.
stand tha; he is not entirely on, of danger.
His indefa,igable Counsel is preparing to
petition for the inlerposlion Of Executive Gle.
mcncy, and hopes to succeed in getting respite
of the sentence, il not full pardon.
We refer our readers 20 the communication of
our Monthly Correspondent for spicy dish Of
news from the Metropolis, served up for their en-
tcrtainmcnt.
Our thanks are due him for the variety Of Items
it contains.
Francis Liebcr, l.. l.. D. Professor in our
College in Columbia, has been appointed one oI
the Lecturers Of the Smithsonian Institute, at
the next Congressional session. The selection
of one so well qualified to discharge this duty,
reflects great credit upon the lnstiluton,-and
she ws most concusively-that the reputation of
the College and its Faculty is not confined
within the limits of the State.
Mr.. Edmund Burke, the late able Commits.
sioner of the Patent Office, is now associated
with Mr.. Richie in editing the Washington
Union.