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Trial Of the virginia Insure ctlonlsts.

called and retired to resume the examination
of witnesses. The, Court took recess, await
ing the return Of the Grand Jury. A-ei
M. johnson, United States Marshal, Of
Cleveland, Ohio, arrived this morning and
visited tho prisoners lie identified Copeland
as fugitive from justice from Ohio 1t is
supposed that the object Of this is to ferret out
testimony duplicating other parties. The ex-
citement is unabated, and crowds of persons
from the surrounding country are present No
fears are entertainments to the unfaithfulness Of
the slaves, but military guard isstill keptup,
fearing an attempt to rescue the prisoners.
CONSERVATION exists among the slaves, caused
by fear of being seized like those Of Colonel
Washington. They firmly believe that the
object Of the prisoners was to carry them
South and sell them. Not single slave has
yet been implicated as even sympathizing
with the insurrectionisis. Those carried off
have all been captured and returned to their
masters. Cannon are stationed in front OF tho
Courthouse, and an armed guard is patroling
around the Jail.
Captain Brown has consented to allow
Messrs. Faulkner and Bolts to act as his
counsel, they assuring him that they will
defend him faithfully and give him the ad-
iwantage of every privilege that the law will
| allow. ......
Stevens declares he has no desire to be de-
Tended by Northern counsel, preierring South
/ ern, and that the Court should name them.
There is q decided sympathy for Stevens, not
only on account of his suferings, but also be-
cause he has shown none of that vindictive-
ness and hardihood that characterizes Brown.
His regret is regarded as caused by the conse-
quences Of his folly ...........
The examination yesterday indicated that
the other prisoners have lost their confidence
in Brown, aud are not disposed to follow him
In his defiant course. ..e-.
Twelve o'olock-Court reassembled-The
jury reported true bill against the prisoners
and was discharged. ........
| Charles B. Harding, assisted by Andrew
Hunter, represent the Commonwealth; Charles
| J. Faulkner and Lawson Bolts, counsel for the
prisoners. True bill road againsteach prisoner,
first for conspring with negroeS to produce in
surrectioni second, for treason to the Common
wealth, and third, for murder.
The prisoners were brought into Court, ac-
companied by body Of armed men. Brown
looked somewhat better, his eyes not being so
, much swollen. Stevens had to be supported,
and recued on mattrass on the court room
floor, evidently unable to sit up he has al
most tho appearance Of dying man, breath.
!
Before reading the srraignment, Hunter
called the attention of the Court to the neces-
sity Of appointing additional counsel for tho
prisoners, stating that one Of tho counsel
tFaulkner) was appointed by the County Court,
and considering bis duty in that capacity as
having ended, had left. The prisoners, there
fore, had no other counsel than Bolts. If the
Court was about to assign them other counsel,
| it might be proper to do SO now. The Court
stated that it would give them any members
of the bar they might select. After consulting
Captain Brown, Mr.. Bolts saidt that tho prisoner
| retained him, and desired tohaye Mr. Green
| assist him. If the Court would accede to that
arrangement, it would be very agreeable to
him personally. .... .......-'.
! The Court requested Mr., Green TO act as
counsel for the prisoners, and he consented to
| do so. . ...j sfr.. .....
Brown arose and said 81 do not intend to
/ detain the Court, but merely wish to say, ss
! have been promised fair trhl, that am not
I now in circumstances that enable me to attend
| n trial, owing to the statesof my health. |
/ have a severe injury In the back, or rather in
| one kidney, which enfeeblis me very much.
! But am doing we'll, and L bnly ask for avery
short delay Of my trial, and think may get
able to listen to it, and msrely ask this that,
as the saying is, the devil may have his Dues
no more. | wishto say, further, that my hear
ing is impaired, and rendered ipdistinct, in
consequence of the wounds have about my
head. | can not hear distinctly at all. could
not hear what the Court said this morning. !
would be glad to hear what Is said on my trial,
| and am now doing better than l could ex-
! pect, so that, seeing that under the circum-
stances very short time would be all would
/ ask. do not presume to ask moro than q
very short delay, 80 that may In some de-
gree recover, and be able, at least, to listen to
my trial, and hear what questions arc asked
of the citizens, and what Their answers are. If
that could be allowed me, should be very
much obliged" RI. l..a. q. ~ 5.!lin1su Ja
Hunter said the request vas rather prema-
ture; the arrangements could be made and
this question could then be considered The
Court ordered the indictment to be read, so that
each prisoner could plead guilty or not guilty,
and it would then consider Browns request.
The prisoners were compelled to stand during
the arraignment, Brown also standing. lg
Brown stood up with difficulty, and Ste
vens was held upright by two balilfs. .yu N
Porte Crayon was present and took sketches
of the prisoners as thus arrsigned. The
reading of the indictment occupied about
twenty minutes. The prisoners each re-
sponded to the usual question, "Not Guilty"
and desired TO be tried separately. r.r .sr
Mr.. Faulkner - The State elects to try
John Brown. n...t sid, .,5l- =.
The Court-His condition must be inquired
into. -'ta #osAr.Ig Haf
Mr.. Bolls-l am instructed to say, by Mr..
Brown, that he is mentally and physically
unable to proceed in his trial at this time. lie
has also heard to-day, that counsel of his own
choice will will be here, whom he will, Of
course, prefer. He asks orly for delay of
two or three days. 1t seems to me but rea-
sonable request and hope the Court will
grant il. .''',.' a'i' aa
Mr.. Hunter said he did not think II the
duty of the prosecutor Of the Common wealth,
or any ono occudying that position, to oppose
anything that justice required, nor to object
to anything that involved simple consider
alton of humanity, where il could be prop
er]y allowed; yet in regard to this PROPOSE
ton, TO delay the trial Of John Brown one,
two or three days, they deemed it their duty
that the Court, before determining the mat
ter, should be put in possession of facts and
circumstances judicially that they were
aware of in the line of their duties as prose-
cutor. His own opinion was, that it was not
proper to delay the trial of this prisoner for
single day, and that there was no neces-
sity for it, He alluded in general terms to
the condition of things with which they are
now surrounded, being such as rendered it
dangerous, TO say nothing of the exceeding
! pressure upon the physical resources of our
community growing out of the circumstances