Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-11-12
THT cHARLEsTcWN TRIALS.
scase efC ook-Appearance ofthePris-
oner-The Juyy-A nsw Prisoner
Browns Froperty, 60.
The solIowinsi i. the Ia.sss intsilissn0s shioh
we have frvm Harpcr's Ferry:

we have from Harpcr's Ferry:
| CmAHlEsrows. Nov. 8.
! The attendance at Court to-day was large.
drawn BY the announcement that the case OF Capt.
| Cook would be taken up Besides large atfen'
dance from the eonAt Uf Jefferson, quite a MIN
Der # peraons we're present from the adjoining
counties aud abroad, q a itfF wi q
At half past nine o'clock the prisoner was
brought int, Court BY the juilor and couple Of
deputies, accompanied by Gov. Willard ana Mr.
erowey, ibis sin. law THE appearance Of the
prisoner Is esther psepcssessing. Hes about
mnrkable lair compile zion. and were it not for the
fnet that he 10 quite round shonldered, would be
considered handsome. He was dressed IN a
neat manner, and his bearing showed him TO be a
man 10 intelligence. lie occupied seat near tho
centre Of the bar. Gov. Willard having seat on
his right. aud Mr.. Crowley on his len. lis conn'
sel,. Attorney General Mcdonald. District Attor-
ney Vorhces, of Indiana. and Messrs. Bolts and
and Green were seated in front. and eommunlca-
ted will, hin constantly the entire day.
Before the clerk commenced the reading OF the
indictment, Mr.. Grcon stated that the prisoner
would not plead to the irdictnen until after ooun-
self hid been heard, n they wished 10 enter de-
,nurrer against the finding ot the GRAD Jury on
tho first opunt, which referred Ia the act OF trea-
SON .
Tho clerk then proceeded to read the Indictment
which file some seven pages Ut closely written
inolscap the prisoner standing erect without the
hondin;, al u muscle during the entire reading.
Mr. Bots thon commenced tho argument Tor
the prisoner against the frat count Of the indct-
inent, which he caime'i was not worded accord
my 10 the reaeiroments Of the common Law prac
tie. Ilc quoted IA lnrgc humble: of authorities to
prove the correctness Of his position. The ques-
ton WAS further argued 10y Messrs. Hunter and
Harding Ter the prosecution, and Mr.. Green for
the defenGr. The arguments Consumed almost thu
entire morning sessiun,kwas hnnlly decided by the
Judge the effect that tho Indictment was correct
according ~ the stntutary provisions OF the bir-
g,nia code. An adjuurnmct was thon made for
dinner.
On the m nssembng Of the Court tho process
ii empahnaling jury wns begun The same
questions propounded tn the jury in the jury in
tho case Of Brown put to tho jury, and but
lit,lo diligently was experienced in the SELECTION
ns but few Ind expressed an opinion which would
prevent their giving the prisoner n fair and i'm
lar.tial trinl. In short time the following were
announced rs tho jury selected ;-Chares /. But
ler, Chal C. iIewctt. Joseph llout, Lorenzo Ach.
inSon, I lotaas Chaplin. John SDydcr, Henry
Shelby, M. NJ. Lemon. Jacob $. Shcez. Martin
s,wimlt,, George Shovel, and Michael $ lIunsuck.
Tho jury - composed mninly of farmers aud is
Io+sesscd of n fur share of Intelligence.
After he jury had been sworn. the prisoner
WIS direc ed to stand up. and the indictment was
again rch i, and the question propounded by the
clerk, guilty or not guilty. Tho prisoner respond
cd not guilty as to the first count. charging him
with ircnson, and guilty to the second and
third counts in the indictment charging him with
conspirinlr With slaves to rebel and murder.
Mr.. Gr.rn for the defence then arose and sta
ted tho l,ronnd on which tho prisoner plead not
guilty I" yhr first court. The priaon"r admitted
he inc, conspring win slaves to rebel which
was pun 4habie with death or imprisonment for
Ike. Nj. Green spoke Tor time AMI
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