Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-14
NDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER IA, 1859.

The rsmsindse Of ths testimony Of this witness refer
red TO conversation had with Cook which was in sub.
stance the same as siveu BY his broihsr.l -
rEsrinosr % LINZ cURar.. rH -ts..r
Linn Curry sworn-Wlfness resder In I~6sr~op rour
~ Virginia. but teaches school in Washington county
Nd, about half mile from Harpcr's Perry and ON AZ,
road from the latter place TO the Kennedy farm left
home on Monday mornng 20 20 to his school: when he
reached the crossing at the Potomac river hc heard OF
the excitement Hsrpers Fcrrv and also that I,;s
school house was held BY Capt Cook aud party under
his command; witness went the school house aud
vas met by Cook, Who told him he was his prisoner
sitness two white besides Cook ssv the marty
unloading wagon and placing the boxes I'm the school
house 70 the lumber Of as least two dozen Cook did
not ask permission to- the house. but took forcibe
possession Of L.; about 10 o'clock wtneau asked (oots
permission to take home little child of friend Of his
which granted and he returned In the course of an
hour witness then confined until about an hour OF
sunset, when he allowed go during the day had
conversation with Cook; be informed that they had
aken possession Of Harpers Ferry, aud had the armory
bridge, telegraph and vonld also during the day have
possession Of all Charlestowp witness asked him how
many men were engaged In the affair." when he replied
that he did not know probably there was 8 600 and
probably 10000 and that they had the sympathy of al
most the entire laboring Glass witness heard Cook re-
marx to negro whilst the firing going on and at
the sound Of every There, that's another one of
your oppressors gone " witness was allowed to 90 ON
the condition that he would speak of Il until the
had been decided; he bad known Cook about sir moubs
met him at the house of friend in Maryland never me,
him IN Virginia ....l..
The fatherii-law Of Cook, Mr.. Kennedy, was than
49,, w. ms tesumony aia not amount 10 anything
ne stated that Cook had ordered him from his own bouse
shortly alter having married his daughter The witness
did not speak in very hattering manner of Cook and
n%sfed pretty strongly that he would object TO see
ing him hung. l....s.
DR.. Starry, Col. Barbour, and b. =. Beall were the,
called to testify but their testimony did not throw any
Tn. Com9on ..a.i,h -
;sboJ ,ho;. - S ~ .n announced mat they had I'm
was ha d for dinner ''A'A'' anu an aoJournment
The tes,;monv "a, a. .. In. ,kNck.
before dinner ,ba 80; M s , hs'ng oeen closed
mencsd n a. w W esunvny iot the defence was CON-
dence oTTsrsd - - n;'se y, 'ue SourI The hrst eri-
toe or his Co.,, ~ % ...s iio'n mrs AImira L. Step
she snent the ,;n T.; t;ia,, ."a' several years ago
gress Hall Hotel that John ni aau % s'cPpeu al Con
bar was AT thai fin anoaa.J =; ~ % P,'soner ~ he
manner sbe hecanaa ss.u I'll ~ Wv hote ana IN tfat
garied him .s rood.h..,,aJ n' win him' she re-
Ways remarkablv nol;te and .,,sO, - 'an snu was al
hi, dnties anj ~ ~; @ ~ eu''e @ e IN tne uscharge OF
himself 70 her and The a. Si knuness endeared
she had noticed him freonanv r,s.;a ne oosraers
and freouentIv made - ,.., P!s W 'ue snureh
she had visited the prisoner In the ;,iI .nd rs;
him as the Young man ENGAGED ., Conass IN
The next testmopv oa.se55 - ~ s,ss nan. ~,
Lucy Thomnson n gr,nJ dsn.h,a. 81 M u.n S o' Mss
was also stopping at the hotel At the ana ~, Sao
corroborated the statement of NJ, S,a,as 80, ''ie
tions a number of acts or L;ndn.ss N,S, anI men
Cook he went out 20 Obtain ths ssrvs 80 " nsr oy
ter to engraye cards for her grand d,nb, "a, VT VII
took up a card and wrote b;s .Jdrsss 81 :, ~ IooN
handed to witness and which ;s rs,s;nas - s IN" ne
states the children we're ali yerv fonJ nS - ~ NJ sue
a general f.yorte. ~ "'' A"' "c was
A statement was then Rad sro,, H. II, ~ E.
of Brooklyn y Y. which had baan oun -, hos,
Justice of the Peace STATING ,h, Co. III ~ oe,ore
family for year in the capaeitv of i.s,nJan, ~ nI
that his department had alrn va been rsm,k.hi anu
whilst he evnced A disposition 10 wsndor. ,a; ,'
ways prompt to obey any nstruc,;,, 1;va,,, - s.a AZ
fed that Cook did not eontempl,,e .ns,h;n EI . ~
and that his conduct was rather the mnnse Of he n
ment than deem laid scbeme oS on,iI n n, VIC Ino
ment was made not for The nurnoss Of n;crr
obstacle to the yindication Of the Law hn, ~ Ps y
justice to young man. in whose GOOD ;nten,;on h ~,
the utmost confidence : '-' "e 'Au
rysrIuoyy oy oor ru,
tns he Betsme ac6 arr r,os
1857 when he married Cooks sister Cook vas ,h:r
mere youtb and wss r.gard.d hr ~. 4, -, S , s. sen
as Kind bearted and yansrons a IL, anu Lilehds
him for two years when he met with hin, IN "
where he was engaged in Congress Hall ha a,-ps p, a.
his family after an absence Of three xs,rs al y
in the store of his brother.n.lau Mr Crorsx
mained there short time after vb;cb he ~, 80, -
law office of A. Stearns in 1854 -i,ne.s bsd no, &
him since that time, until he saw him in prison here.
Cook had been absent for some time v,ben = hrohs,
went to Kansas in q ch of him bur d;d no, sn."as
whsr witness saw the name of Cook msn,ionad ~ 80
nection Biih the Harpers Ferry INVASION he did not
know whether was his brother or not but deter
mined TO make visit here and ascertain when he arri
we'd he met with Senator Mason who was friend of his
who accompanied him to the jail when he entered Cook
commenced conversation detailing his connection with
the affair witness then told him that he had better not
make any statement in regard TO the affair then for the
witness would be called to testify before the court
witness told the prisoner that he had better make con-
fession stating all he knew about the natter be thought
II would be the best thing for himself aud il was due the
family; Cook coincded With him. and hence the confes-
sion witness again repeated that the prisoner was con.
sdered kndshearted and honest by all who knew him.
ARGUMENT CASE
The testimony for the defence here announced as
having been closed and the prosecuting attorney Hard
ing proposed the case be submitted to the jury without
argument.
Mr.. Hunter stated that he perfectly willing so far
as he concerned to hand the to the Jury
without argument, but he free say that he would
never agree IL he counsel for defence in murder
case, TO submit it without argument
Mr. Green Of the counsel for the defence announ
cei a. the case would be argued, that the wish
OF the prisoner.
o. H. Harding, Commonwealth Attorney then opened
tho case, and spoke for than hour His stye
was neither chaste nor becoming and his sneerng au.
sion to the foreign counsel for the defence aud the prt
sence OF Cooks friends not endorsed By the large
and intelligent crowd In attendance His declaration that
he had marched to the OF conflict (which was made
In braggadoois syle) elected smile from the crowd
His method OF passing sentence the prisoner before the
jury had acted on the case regarded rather an in
novation on old and established usages.
PLEA yoR rnE PRISONER