New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-28

00oe prevented tpo sceNnB eoo sotSs vi
report through yesterday.
The Court refused TO postpone the trial, ard the
whole afternoon occupied in obtaining Jury for
the trial of Brown, who WAS brought into Court on
cot.
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
AFTERNOON Session, 2 O'Clock.
The Jailor was ordered 70 bring Brown into Court.
lie found him in bed from which be declared himself
unable to rise. He wss accordingly brought into
Court on & cot, which was set dos within the bar
The prisoner laid most of the time with his eyes closed
and the Counterpart drawn up close to his chin. He
is evidently not much injured but is determined 10
sst the pushing Of bis trial, by all the means in his
power. The Jury were then called and sworn. The
jurors wete qusstionei as TO having formed or ex.
pressed any OPTION that would prevent their deciding
the case mpstislly on the merits Of the testimony.
The Court excluded those who were present al Har-
pers Ferry during the nsurrection and the prison
e4s perpetrstpg the act for which they about to
be tired. They we're all from distant parts Of the
country, mostly farm ers-some Of them owning a few
slaves ard others none. The examination was con.
tinued until "a were decided by the Court aud counsel
10 be competent jurors Out Of there "a the counsel
for the prisoner has right TO strike of eight, and
then twelve are drawn by ballot out Of the remaining
sixteen. The following the questions put to the
jurors:
Were you at Harpsr's Ferry on Monday Tues
day.
How long did you remain there
Did you witness any of the proceedings for which
this psrty is TO be tried
Did you form or express any opinion from what you
ssw there With regard to the guilt or innocence of
these people
Would that opinion disqualify you from giving
Al (o.x t,,at
Did you hear any Of the evidence in this before
tie Examining Court
What was your opinion based on
Was il decided one, or was 1t one which would
yield to evidence, if the evidence different from
pbat you supposed
Are you sure that you try this case impartally
from the evidence alone without reference to any.
thing YOU have heard or seen Of this transaction
Have you aoy conscientious scruples against con-
yiotir party of Ofense to which the law assigns
the punishment Of DEATH merely because that is the
penalty assigned
The following were finally Fixed upon as the twelve
Jurors:
RrcH.RRD TInBxRLAKE, JACOB MILLER,
THOMAS WATSON. JR-, GroRsEW soYss,
JOHN MCCLURE. GrORcg W. TAR.
WiILiAm RIeHTsDALE, VILLAS A MAsTIs,
The Jury not sworn on the case, but the Judge
charged them lot to upon the case or to per-
NIT Others to converse with them. They were dis
missed at five O'clock and the prisoner was then csr-
red over to the jail ON hs cot, and the Court ad-
journed till morning.
John Copeland, the mulst.o prisoner from Oberln,
Ohio, has made full confession to United States Mar
shsls Martin of Virginia and johnson of the Northern
District of Ohio. He has given the names of the
parties al ObeIlin who induced him to go Harper's
Ferry who furnished the money for his expenses, &C.
He also states that a movement was contemplated IN
Kentucky a: about the same time. Many persons
in Northern Ohio, whose bsmes have not been here
tofore mentioned, are directly implicated His con-
fesson is withheld from the public until the trial is
over by order Of Gov. Wise.
l was shown to-day, by Mr.. johnson, Marshal Of
the Northern District of Ohio, large number of i'm
portant letters duplicating Gerrt Smith and number
of prominent CT Oberln, Ceveend, and other
points in Ohio Among these letters is also the fol-
lowing; ,o-o
TRIBUNE OFFICE April 80, 1899.
Mr.. j. II. KAeI-Su: Your. ia received, ana we
incose ur chez for forty five dollars for seven letters
"o" i''"e Yeup. te' HORACE GREELEY c..
Ksgi, one of the killed, was formerly correspon
dent of The TRIBUNE and the letter is doubtless
pcosipg his pay.
Among them is a letter to Capt. Brown to one OF
his sons dated April l6, 1859, detailing visit to
Gerrit Smith at Peteiboro which he regarded as
highly encouraging. 1t says that Smith gave him
$3.50; that be also a. his house received note that
he tpsdered good for $500 more, and that Smith bad
written to his friends in the East, saying that two
Thousand dollars must be raised for Brown, OF which
he himself would agree to furnish one fifth There Is
also notice Of draft from the Cashier OF the New
York State Bank for 500 sent him by direction OF
Gerrit Smith. This is dated Albany, August %,
1859"
Marshal johnson desired to furnsh me this mass of
corIespoudenos but Mr.. Hunter, by direction OF Gov
Wise objects to its pubcson present. IL contains
list Of officers of the Provisional Government and
list of contributors to the project Marshal John
son LETT for Cleveland this evening" taking copies with
him, and you may look for it in that direction.
The examination made here to-day by the Uoted
States Marshal settles the fact that this movement
had long been maturing, tia. many prominent; men in
the Northern States have given money and influence
in its behalf and that whom the facts made public,
an unparalleled sensation may be expected.
SECOND DAY.
CHARLEsTowN, Thursdsy, Oct. q, 1889.
Brown was brought in walking and laid down on
his cot at full length within the bar. lie looked con-
sideraby better, the swelling having left has eyes.
Senator Mason was present.
Messrs. HARDING and HUNTER again appeared for
the Commonwealth, snd Messrs Boris and GREEs for
TIE prisoner.
Mr.. Boris read the following dispstch, which was
received this morning;
"AKRoS, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 20, 1882
40 c. J. FAULKNkR, and LAWSON Boris:
"Johu Brown leader of the insuirecuon az tarper