Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-28
TRIAL or CAPTAIN BRowN

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n GrAHz'1eTowN, Oct T<sS1N two O'Clock the
F5aite. wzkofdefed = 1uI1k Bftwn into court He
fotnd 4in b, - 1edee,ercd himself unahle
Ion cot, which 81 - down within the b.
The pria4es i6M0skof the time with his eyco
cd al the e1pntseGnne drawn up close unds1e
No chin. He ID abu l1n11y n0emuch injured bus
y determined to resiS he pushing Of his trial 81
| all the means in his power.
The jury were then called and sworn. The
ss..ss .s . ssy % s.m
deciding the case impsrsialy the merits Of The
| testimony. The Court excluded those who were
pfeseHt Ct Hsper'sfsrry during the insurreotion
which they are 70 be tiled. The Jurors called
were all fsom dissaat parssef the eeaasyy oestly
farmers. some Of them owning few slaves aud
r, EnrANELLIHe THE JURY.
The exlminatiou Of the jurors was continued
until twenty four were decided by the Court and
the eouasr 70, !Se p,.ose1 INIT
70 strike OF eight and then twelve are drawn by
ballot out Of the remaining sixteen. The follow
| ing gentlemen were finally nxed upon a. the
lake, Joseph Myers, Thomas Watson. IT,, Isaac
Dust John @. Mcclure, william RiphtstIne Ia
cob J. Miller Thomas Osborne, George w Boyer,
III Os Nv
Martin. .--....--
l s@SA8 ae'sA CONFESSION "a aGtg azGfC1
John Copeland, TIE muiatio prisoner from Ober-
| lin, Ohio, has made fun c0nfession TO United
States Marshal Martin. Of Virginia, and Marshal
| johnson, Of the Northern District Of Ohio. He
has given the names Of the parties Ut Oberlin who
induced him to 60 to Hafper's Ferry, and who
Furnished the money for his expenses, &c. He
also states that movements Of similar character
was contemplated In Kentucky about the same
time Many persons In northern Ohio, whose
Names have NOT hefetotore been mentioned are
i directly implicated. The confession il withheld
from the public until after the trials are over by
lorder Of Gov. Wise. a,ea
was shSwn ., today q B, y Mf: John.On Marshal
i portant letters duplicating Gefrit Smith, and a
nunDS s Oh PsSm,ne1s men o. ooefnn, Cieveland,
il Also the foiiowine: = so',f-"H So - ="
/ s-17 TnIssrrr Osv,cr AMI, N teso :
Nh J. H. KAaI:-sir: Yours i received, and
seven letters from Kansas and two from Ohio
/ 4 Yours Re- Hop .cr 1iprrIry "a
| Knoi Wa one os The Lflied WA Sorms,iv = co..
respondent Of the Tribune and this letter il doabt
TSer herr IL also le,teP from capt.i. Brown to
bis visit 70 Gerrit smith. Il Peserboro', which be
\ REGARDED rs bioblv encouraoing and st.tiro tha.
smith gave hin, one hundred and eighty doilars:
that he also. at his house received note which
he considered good for two hundred more, and
that two thousand dotiars mnss he ras.ed o..
1 brown of which he yvould aoree IN fu,ni.h one
/ ffth himself .. 7s77I-'T 80 - = G''-S
There l. also the notice Of DRAFT from the Cash
Ter of ths New York State Bank for one hundred
1 dollars, sent him by direction of Gerrit Smith,
This IL dated ALBANY. AUG % 1850 = 80
Marshal johnson desired to farnish me with this
mas OF corresDondence lint MI IIunte, hv dt,a.-
ton of Gov Wise, Object. To- Il. n"Sl;c.tion :.
present II contains list of officer Of The P,ovi.
i ional Goyernment and list OF cont,hrssr. ~ m.
project gMarshal Brown left for Cievsi,nd this
Il
i look for AZ in that direction. : Z, = -
The examination which has been made here tn
day by the United Stes Marshal settles this fact:
that this movement has long been instur,nnr md
i that many prominent men In. the Norf,ern Stai.s
have given money and infiuepce In lie hsba,S
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I 81 SECoND DAY. u.s. 3,lA# 8
CHARLEsTowN, Oct. "a, noon-Capt Brown
was brought into Court this morning walking
but on reaching the bar he laid down at full
length on his cot. He looked considerably better
the swelling having lei his eyes
Senator Mason was present. tat
Messrs. Harding and Hunter appeared for the
| commonwcaith, and Messrs. Bolts and Green for
| Mr.. Bolts read the following dispatch, received
by him this morning;
| AxRoS. Ohio, Oct. &c, 1852
| John Brown, the leader Of the resurrection at
1 HarPers Ferry, va and several Of bis family
| resided In this county many years. Insanity IL
ssrsdita,y In that family: His mother and sister
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| two years In the lunatic asylum.
A son and daughter Of bis mothers brother have
also been confined In the lunatic asylum, and an
o,ner son OF that brother IL now insane and under
| r,osc ItSeanIi Inese Iacts cah De conclusiveiy
| poseh ny wInssses iesia ny here, who will
oo"Duess a,tend tne trial, IL desired.
,,to1s"suJ A. h. LEWIS.
/ y. Ansn, the Geographic operator at the Ak
son onGe' aoas 70 .ne ABOVE dispatch, that A. H
,n.".. .s., ue. =. Oh INA, place ana MS state
ar. 1o,. en ..ss ~, W iinPilcn cieon;
~ pos.s ssiu 'naI on receiving the above dis
EaMm ne wen. 70 tne yal, WIN MS associate, MIR
| SSo 81, Ina Ie.o " 70 zap brown, ana desired
ny tue. latter 70 say that In his fathers family,
,ne,e ia. never neen any insanity at All On his
Of r. ana =. IA. ths, o EEL aePea.sa instances
svmntoms ~ 3, wh,ch A, ,.n. s nrs' WE showed
PX % a, when wa Mso evident In his
~ ,hn .s,, sons Sy taat wife Some portions
co,,ect h,t nS ~, sne oesPascn ne Knows TO be
| u "us "a Va. osner Poruons ne Is ignorant
Msd W. w a., ny' Inv whe.nef ms motners sister
danah.os - .ss Asym, ou. ne does believe
a aaugnter OF tnat sister has been for two We rs
d."mhts nS ana ne .ninks also son and
aau s oi nis mo'nefs orother have also been
II m he not zr