Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-10-26

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I:gHi$ lyaShtngi testified About o'eloe
on SUNDAY light he vas asleep and was asvol
! By NOISE heard his name called; went dow
ard was aSnrronndeds bY5SiS men: Stevt4IS al
peareds to- be IN command; Cook Goppee an
two peggto prisoners We're alnug, and anothe
Mhlte man whom he Afterwards recognized
mage Washington then proceeded to detat
az the ticnars OIL his being taken as pfiSone
with his negroes to the ArInory and su6se0aer
events up 10 the attack by the marines and hi
delivery.
a 81. Kittzmiller gave the particulars. his.
being taken prisoner and locked up IIe.sub-
.sequentiy had several Interviews vith Brown,
who always treated them With great respect
and courtesy; endeAvered to ascertain from
brown what object he had in view aud he res
peatediy tod him his only object waste free
slaves and he was willing TO tight pro-slaycry
men to accomplish that oOJect on one occasion
during the attack said to Brown this. is getting
hot work and you will allow me to interfere,
lean possibly accommodate matters; ne went
cut with Stevens with flag Of truce; on Monday
afternoon he requested Stevens to remain whilst
ne went forward, when he (Steyens) wassfrcd
on and fell; recognized only Brown and Stevens;
counted twenty-five men early in the morning
armed with Sharpe's rifles. KittzmiIlcrE cons
=tlnued; when Stevens was lying wounded no
remarked to me, have been cruelty deceived
Col. Washington recalied-He said that in
conversation with GOV. Wise, Brown was told
he need. nos answer questions unless he chose:
that Brown replied he had nothing TO conceal;
had no favOrs to ask, that he had arms enough
for. 600 men, and could get enough for 5000
Artnstead Ball testified that Brown declared
he had come for no child's play, and was pre-
pared to carry on. his designs; that his object
WasfnOt tosmake war against the people, 5sand
they would not be injured if they renamed
quiet; his object was to place Z. S. arms in the
hands of black men, and proposed 10 free all
the slaves in Eirginia; Brown repeatedly said
MS whole inject was to release the slaves; ask
ed him If some plan could not be arranged for
the liberation oil myself and prisoners, said we
could only DC released by furnishing able bod.
led slaves IN place OF each; recognize Stevens,
Green aud Brown; Capt Brown told the nrison f
crS, when the charge of the marines was about
being made, that though he did not inte:td to
InJure them himself that they should equally
occupy the post of danger with himself; that If
they were not dear enough to their fellow citf~
zens to accept the terms lie had proposed to Sc.
cure their safety they must be the most bar
barous; GOpPee, on tie other=hand, told himself
and friends to get bchind the engines, that he
1ld not wish to see any ofztliem injured; did
not sect Capt. Brown fire once from lie engine
house, docs notIhipk lie tired once; Green fired
several times; prisoners never were unrcason@
ably exposed.
a tfeN1a!, oi9c vi lte Save =oW neTSZ who
were brought into the armory with the slaves,
detailed the particulars of battering down his
door and seizure by six urtncd men
Tins point Stevens appeared to be flaming
and mattrasS was procured for him, on which
he laid during the balance of the examination.
Mr Alstadt resumed-Fhinks Brown fred
several times; knew he saw him with a gun lev
csied: seen all the prisoners except the yellow
man Copeland.
Alexander he!ly-Detailed the particulars Of
the.coiltsion with the Insurgents and exchanged
several shots lac could not identify any Of the
prisDt.ers.
Eiiliam johnson Testified to the arrest Of
to escape across the rver he was armed ,Fith.a
spear ana rifle: lie said he had been placed in
charge OF Hats rle factory, by Capt. Brown.
Andrew kcnneGy--Was at the jail when
Copeland was brought in; questioned hi,n said
he had come from the Western Reserve, Ohio;
that Brown came there in August and employed
him at $50 per month.
Faulkner objected to the testimony as impii>
eating the wtitc prisoners. The presiding
Judge said his testimony could only be received
#as duplicating himself.
Kennedy, lesuuled-C Copeland said our ob.
#ject was To release The slaves Of the country;
that he knew 10 of the party, but there we're
several others heidi not know
Joseph y. Bruo-Was one Of the prisoners
In the engine house and was permitted to 90
out several times with u flag of truce; Goppec
red twice. andZatthe= second fire Brown re-
marked that=thc man is down, witness then
asked permission to go out and found that Beck.
man had just been Shot and has no doubt that
CoPpec SHOT him.
AlStadt, rc:called-Th that Capt Brown
shot the marine who was killed; saw him fire.
The prcl minary examination being couclu-
ded, the court re;nanded the prisoners for trial
before the Circuit Court.
There IS an evident intention to hurry the
trial through and execute the prisoners as soon
as possible, for ie.r=of an attempt being made
to rescue them.
Cu4RLEsroS, Va, Oct. e5.-circuit Court Of
Jefferson County-Judse Richard Parker on
the Bench.-G0urt assembled at 9 O'Clock.
Grand Jury called. The Magistrates Court
reported the result Of the examination in the
case of Capt. Brown and other prisoners. The
Grand Jury retired and witnesses for the State
before them; at ) o'clock returned into court
and stated tllatthey had not finished examinn>
tioni Of witnesses and were discharged until 80
O'Clock to.mnrrow morning Its rumored that
Brown is DESTROYS of making a full statement o!
his motives andintentions, through the Press
but the court has refused all further access To
him by reporters, tearing he may put forth
SnInething calculated to inanonco the nublir
mind and to have bad effect on slaves The
mother OF. Cooks wife was in the Court house
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