The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-11-11
The Charlestown Trials.
Brown Sentenced to be Hang.

On Wednesday, tho Cd inst, Judge Par
kcr gavo his decision upon tho motion of
Browns counsel for an arrest Of judgment,
orcrruIing the objections mado Ilo decided
that treason may DO committed against a
State, as well ns against tho United States,
and by those who gro not citizens of the
State where tho reasonable actl arc com
mttcd.
Brown, boing asked by tho Clerk if he.
had anything to say why sentence should
not bo pronounced upon him, made a brief,
but exceedingly bold and earnest spocch,
which wo publish in another part Of this
papcr IL is Baid to havo been listened to
BY tho crowd in ATTENDANCE, in profound
silence.
Tho Court mado fow remarks, saying
that there could bo no reasonable doubt of
the guilt Of tho prisoner, aud then sentenced
him to be hung on the Cd day of next month
! Brown IS said to have received his sentence
with comrosuro.
Somo one in tho crowd, q Nonresident of
jefferson County, c!nppod his hands on
hearing tho sentence but he was promptly
sIenccd and much regret was expressed By
tho citizens at tho occurrence.
On tho 81, Mcssrs, Russell and Sonnot
courpol for Brown, reached Charicstown from
Bn6.on. Cook was brought before tho Magis-
tratos Court, but waived Rn examination.
Coppc's trial was concluded, tho jury find.
ing him guilty ofrl tho counts in tho iud;ct-
monf. Motion was made for MI arrest OF
Judgment, as in The case of B,own.
Shields Greon, ono of the negro prisoners,
was found guilty, on the morning of tho 9th.
Tho count for treason was abandoned, OBJ.
joction having been modu that it was not
proven that tho prisoner was FREQ person,
and therefore that ho did not como undal
the statute, which reads, "any FREQ person.
Tho trial Of Copeland, another of tn,
negro prisoners, was concluded on Saturda,
afternoon, tho 9th, tho jury finding hin
guilty Of conspiracy with slaves to rebel an
! Of murder.
We quote from Chnrlcs,own dispatch, G
the 7!h:
Tho Court assembled at 10 A. NJ. on Mon
' day, was called to order By judge Parker
s Tho Grand Jury was sworn and Immediate
,. ~ proceeded to their room to consider II
a case of Capt. Cook. A number Of wi;ncsse
. wcro summoned and tho jury was abccnt 70
) abont two hours, On tho rcasscmblug @
= tho Court, MIR, Harding, tho Proscculn
!, Attorney stated that rs u number OF vii
nCssGs in tho case of Cook who would no
be in Stephens case present. IIo would
q agreeable to tho Counsel on tho other sid
n move to tako up tho case of Cook frs
J. Thomas C. Green, Esq ono Of tho Couns
for Cook said TINT as tho Counsel had nc
yet had timo to read tho indictment, an
had not yet decided what plea to cntor I
tho charge ho was unable to proceed in III
E case and would prefer that tho Common
- wealth would proceed with tho case Of ST,
l. pEcns which would allow them time
(, prepare for tho casn of Cook.
d The caRu Of Stephens wus then called u
p ID, Stcphona Ens accordingly brought inl
IL Court and placed on mattrass. Ilo
~ looking pAlo aud haggRrd tho ahs,inonC
y from food and the large quantity of mod
no cino tnkon by him. having had decide
IN effect on him. llc bears up uEdcr h
. wounds with much COrtitude and is seldo
" heard to murmur. Ills counsel, MIR, SennO
* who had cndeavorod to have his trial moy,
g. to an adjoining county, but was refuse
lo appeared, and tho CmpnnelIug Of Ju
90 was proceeded with.
" Alter n considerable number Of Jurvm,
o. had been obtained, Mr. IIuntor arose al
stated that ho had just received despat
or which would probably Interfere with furth
ch proceedings in the elnpanoling of jury,
Ia. llo then read tho following telegraph dc
'" patch from Gov Wise:
no RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 7.
20 To ANDREW G. HUNTER
o' Dear Sir: think you had better try Co,
on and hand S'nphens over to tho Federal a
thorities. Respectfully,
[Signed] II. A. WISE
Mr.. Hunter stated that ho had been
'st correspondence for several days with Go
~, Wise, and had in his possession numb
rd of facts important to tho devolopement
al this case which were unknown to the publ
'" and would for the present remain so.
AS had, since his last lottor to the Govern
como into tho possession OF other facts Il