Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-11-05
BROWN SENTENCED
CoPPIE FOUND GUILTY.
Sentence of Dea Sh was passed On Capt.
Tohn Brown, on "Wednesday evehhgAby

, Judge Richard PARKER, and Friday The y
; day of December ne Xt fixed tor his eXecu
l ton. The execute n is TO be pubic, be
tween the hours of 10 O'clock, y. NJ, ant
: o'clock, p. NJ. When he was asked l
-, lie had anything - say why sentence
should not be pa.se II upon him, he SPOKE
several minutes adheGlng 70 the righteous
ness of his course de said that those
acting with him did so voluntarily, some
Of them without com pensalion. He bore
testimony 10 The tru4iulhess OF most o.
the witnesses.
TIE Jury Athe 4 ascot CoPPie' af'e'
I.aving retired fA s. oa time, brought II
verdict Of Gully. ! AS motion for ar
rest of judgment MAS made by his counsel
sentence will no, be BASED until that mo,
ton is disposed of. ! TI,he following jury
sit in his case: Mseph E. Bell, 6. +.
Lcklider, VIM. A.NMsrshalI, VIM T.
Henson, James V. Moore, John Snyder,
John Criswen, PeAr Bowers. Daniel
Heflebower, Rein Skugstt, S. L. Ming
HIM. VIM. p EaslerdhE,
| j. L. Cook was b9 Pre an Examining
Court on WeSpesday.\ lie waived tri-
al by that bodA and Was remanded TO
Jail. 1t is said&e is Wiling out histo-
ry Of The whole Nap5acSon.
Stevens. CopelAd and Green, in addi-
lioA TO Cook, will De Hed next Free
Press. y
OLD BROWNS SPEECH.
The clerk now Aked lhe prisoner if he
had ANYTHING to say why sentence should
not be pronounced against bin.
Brown stood up, and in p clear distinct
voice, said Il have, may it please the
court, few words 10 SAY. In the first
place, deny everything b4t what have
all along admilted; Of des On on my par'
to free slaves. intended certainly to
have made clean thing of that matter, as
did last winter when went into MIS-
sour and there took slaYe without the
swapping Of a gun on eIIhfr side. moved
them through the country Band finally leI'
them in Canada. designed 10 have done
the same thing on a larger scale. That
was all intended. | n ever did intend
murder, or treason, or be destruction OF
property, or TO mcile sld YES 10 rebellion
or TO make Insurrection.
IL have another objection, and that is It
is unjust that should sut Ter such pen
ally. Had inierlerred in the manner
which admit, and which | admit has
been fairly proved-Qbr | admire the
ruth(ulness aud candor Of line greater pof'
zion of the Witnesses wi 70 testified IN this
case had so interletred in behalf OF
the rlch and powerful, 'Ile intelligent, the
so called great, or in behalf OF any OF 'helf
friends, either father or mother, brother
or sister, wife or chilGrkn, or any OF that
class, and suffered and sacrificed what |
have in this interference, II would have
been all right, and eve iy man IN this court
would have deemed ht All act worthy OF
eward rather than pnI ishmen'.
"This court acknowledges too, as
suppose, the validity Iof the law Of God
| see book kissed hefe whlchl suppose
to be me Bible, or at Eeast ;he New les
lament. That teaches me that all things
whats oever | would tbGn should do to me
should do even so I'd them 1t teaches
me, further, to 'remd mber them that are
IN bonds as bound with them endeaV'
ored to act up 10 I'll ese instructions. l
say am yet too Young TO understand tha'
God is any respectoI OF persons. De-
Iieye that to have kn,erfered as have
done, and as have always freely admit
ted have done in Hehalr Of His. despised
poor, was no wrong, but right.
Nov if il is defined necessary that !
should forfeit my life Tor the f9rlhersnce
of HE ends of iushice, and mtngle my
blood further with the blood Of my chill,
dren, and viii, Ind blood of tho millions
in this slave county, whose righs are dis
regarded by wicked, cruel and unjust en-
acImenis, | submit. SO el.it be done
/ Let me say one Hord further feel en-.
( treIy satisfied with the treatment have
received on my trial. Considering ali
the circumstances it has been more gen.
erous than expe eled; but feel no con.
seriousness of guih. | have stated from
the first what wab my intentions, and what
was not.
81 never had any design against the life
of any person, Dor any disposition 10
commit treason, Or excite the slaves 10 re-
bel, or make any general instruction.
never edcOuragep any. man TO DO so. ou'
always discouraE bed apy idea of that kind
LIE, me saw, alsb, in regard 10 the state
ment made by some of those connected
with me. fed E it has been stated BY
some of them rBs. have induced them tc
to Join me. 81 BIT The contrary is true.
t do not say this to iUure them, but as re-
GREETING their wea kness. There is no