Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-11-03

uro upon the physical resources Of our
community growing oufof the circumstau-
ces connected wih the'eifair for which the
prisoners afe 10 besried; and thato1f Law
In making special provisions for allowing .
briefer timethan usual IN case Of convic.
ton for such offenders within the djaec,ion
of the Court between condemnation aud
execution, evidently indicates indirectly the
necessity for acting promptly and deci-
sively, though Away justly, in proceedings
of this kind.
2 In defence to.the physical condition Of
Brown, he asked the Court not to receive
unimportant statements of the prisoner as
sufficient ground for delay, but that The
| iailor and physicians be examined. AS to
expecting counsel from abroad, be said no
impedimeni had been thrown in the way
Of the prisoners procuring such counsel as
they desired, but on. the contrary, every
facility afferd able and intelligent counsel
has been assigned them here, and he ap-
pretended there was little reason to ex-
pect the attendance Of those gentlemen
| from the North who had been written to,
there was also public duty resting upon
them to avoid, as far as possible, within
the forms Of law with reference to the
great aud never to be lost sight Of, that is
giving fair and impartial trial to the priis-
oners, the introduction of anything likely
to weaken our present position and to give
strength to our enemies abroad. Whether
it is such from the jury, or whether it
comes from the mouth of the prisoners, OF
any other source, it was their position that
had been imperiled and jeopardized, as
they suppose by enemies.
Mr.. Harding concurred in the objections
of Mr.. Hunter on the ground of danger
in delay; also because Brown was the lead
er Of the insurrection, and his trial ought
to be proceeded with on account of the ad-
vantage thereby ascruing on the trial Of
the others.
Mr.. Green remarked that he had enjoy
ed no opportunity for consulting with the
prisoner or preparing defence. The let
ters for the Northern counsel was sent of
but sufficient time had not been afforded
to receive answers under the circumstances,
he thought short delay desirable.
Mr.. Bolts added that at present the ex-
citement was SO great as perhaps to deter
Northern counsel from coming, but now
that ii had been promised that the prison
ers were 10 have fair and impartial trial,
he presumed they would come and take
part in the case. -. ..- -s--..
The Court stated that if physical inabii-
ty was shown a reasonable delay must be
granted; as to the expectations of the
counsel that did not constitute sufficient
cause for delay as there was no certainty
about their coming. Under the circum-
stances in which the prisoners were situa-
ted it was natural. that they would seek de-
lay. The brief period remaining before
the close of the term of the Court render
ed it necessary to proceed as expeditions
as was practicable and to be cautious
about granting delays. He would request
the Physician who attended on Brown to
testify as to his condition.
a CHARLEsToN, Oct. 27. =
Brown was brought Into Court this
morning, being able to walk, but he imme-
diately laid bimself down on his cot, at full
length, within the bar. He looks consid.
erably better, the swelling having left his
eyes.
Senator Mason is among the spectators.
Messrs. Harding and Hunter represent
the Commonwealth, and Bolts and Green
the prisoner. 80
Mr.. Bolts read the following dispatch
received this nornin:
AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 26th 1859.
I. J. Faulkner, and Lawson Bolts, Charles
town, Va: ..-.4
John Brown, leader. of the insurrection
at Harpers Ferry, and several of his family
have resided in this county for many years.
Insanity is hereditary in that family.
His mothers sister died with it and a
daughter of that sister has been two years
in the Lunatic Asylum. A son and daugh-
ter Of his mothers brother have also been
confined in the Lunatic Asylum, and an
other son of that brother is now insane and
under close restraint. -.
These facts can be conclasiYely proven
by witnesses residing here who will doubt
less attend the trial, if desired.
Signed, A. H. LEWIS.
The telegraph operator at the Akron
Office, W. c. Allen, adds to the above dis
patch that A. H. Lewis is resident of
that place, and his statements are entitled
to implicit credit. s,.z
Mr.. Bolts said that in receiving the above
dispatch he went TO the Jail with his asso-
ciate Mr.. Green, and read the dispatch TO
Brown, and he was desired by the latter to
say that in his fathers there has never
been any insanity at all, on his mothers
side there have been repeated instances Of
it. He adds his first wife showed symp-
toms of it, which was also evident in his
first and second sous by that wife, and that
some portions Of the statement in the tel
egraphic dispatch he knows to be correct,
Of the other portions he is ignorant; he
does not know whether his brothers sister
died in the Lunatic Asylum, but he does
believe that daughter Of that sister has
been two years within the bounds Of a lu-
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