The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-11-02

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NY.
Brown II d. nor link =.
kv-ana-r.-i lsss thai. | think YOU
are fans icai.
prown-Ani mink YOU are fhnaiie.'.
.whom the evds ~suli destroy. 'hey h's'
make mac
was ,our Only osisc; 70 free The ue-
sressl
R.-Ahsela,ely. our eply obj'et
pvrsnder-Bnt you v eu, aud looS vi.
wsshiartpn'. silver sud sassh.
Drown-O,.y-s; We intended freely g
have sppro pras,d The properly q sissehol-
ar. u carry on, % object. vas ior that,
snd o.iy ,ha,. We had 10 design 10
.arich ourselves xilh ang Plsader what
ever.
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I'll. preliminary examination % The prs
uncr. captured ~ liarPer's Ferry com
m.ne.a inns morning p~iure the Ma.'s-
,rs,.,s Court. The following Magistrate
occupied the bench: Col. Dseapo''' pre-
.,a,nr Justice, assisted by Dr.. AleAand =
.l,hn J. 4. IKE. J,hn 4. smith Thon'as u.
F,t.i.. q sorre ". EsheiSerger. Charles II
I.A~i-. and Moses ". BcFr.
.,half pssI9 O'Clock The sheriff was a.
rcc,sd to bang IN The prisoners. VINO were
c.sducred irors The jai nader . guard q ~
srmed men. A guard wss all s'a''""eD
ar,and tne C,urr house. and bsyone's are
..ris,lsnr on al sides. Carries B-hsfsi"T,
Attorney ior the county. y assisted " A.
drew Hunter, 20, Counsel tyr me Iou,
~monwesiih-
The prisoners were brought IN, Genera
Rrown ana L. Coppse being manscled ~
,.,her. Brown seemed weak and hag2ardl
u.sh his eyes swollen from The ei'cls q
ne mounds ia his head C,ppce y uni"'
iared. stephens sesmed less SiisTed thai
Brown, bI, looked hsggard and depressed
Taere are n number u ~ounds On Tie heac'
u both. john C,fland ia bright mesasto
aOou, twenty-five years, aad Green wh'
- abov, thirty years Of sge, ! a dAFa negro
SnerE Campbell read the indictment Z
,hs prisoner on 4 charge Of treason an.
murder. Mr.. Harding. States Attorney
s-ked ,lsst The couri might assign counss
for thc prisoners II they had nons.
The Court inquired II the prisoners ha'
council, when Brown addressed The court .
follows:
II did not ask for any quarter At the Tin
wastaken. did not ask - have my ~
,o.red. The Governor o f,he State ofVngin
i. rendered me his assurances that ] sho'u
have . fair trial. and under M circunl
stances that ever will I be able 70 attend :
stral. fyou seek ny blood you can has'
I. sny moment. ~ithvat the mockery Of
sral. have had no counsel. | nave nu
hsen sblc 70 advise with one. know nctil
ing about The feelings e. my teslax priscs
era, anA 7 an utterly unable 70 attend IN %
way 10 my own defense. Ny memory don
serve me. NV health Is insufficient. =
though improving. There ore milica'ln
circumstance, IN fair trial i % BE sIlp1e
g.. that | would urge in or favor. But
We are 20 We forced with a mere form Of
trial, to execution, you might spare you
selves that trouble. I am ready for ny tat
I don't ask for a trial. | beg for W meckei
u trial. No insult-noihin. bu, II
which conscience gives o. cowardiee wou
drive you 70 practice. ask 70 be sxcua'
IRON The mockery ofa trial. ! al MT kno
What the desgn Of this examination IL.
not know what l. 70 be the benefit Of y
the commonwealth nave now little
ak other than that ! be not i~oolishly met
Ted. a. cowirdly bsrbsrisns insalt those VI
isIl alto their power"
The Court assigned Hon. Charles
Faulkner and Lawson notts as counsel
the prisoner. After consulting the prisc
ers Mr.. Faulkner spoke. stating that he
MED the right o. this Court 20 assi
counsel Cor the prisoners, aud tina, be CO..
not under any circumstances enter upon !
lesanse Of those prisoners on such short Z
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