Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-04
Trial of the Harper's Ferry In.
surrectiOnists.
OLD BROWN CONVICTED!
Coppic Next to be Tried!

| CHARLESTOWN, Oct. 81.
The Court House was densely crowded, t.
witness the close Of the trial Of old Brown
The counsel proceeded to sum up. Mr.. Girls
void opened for the defense, followed by Mr.
Chiffon on the same side, and the argument
was closed by Mr.. Hunter for the prosecution
The argument being concluded, MIR. Chiffon
asked the Court to instruct the jury that, il
they believe the prisoner was nota citizen OIL
Virginia, they cannot convict on the count OIL
treason The Court declined, saying the
Constitution did not give rights and immuni.
ties alone, but also responsibilities.
Mr.. Chiffon asked another instruction to
the effect that the jury must be satisfied as to
the place where the ofense was committed
whether within the boundaries Of Jefferson
couAty--whlch the Court granted.
A recess for half an hour was TAKEN when
the jury came in with theic verdict. An
intense excitement prevailed in the Court
room. Brown sat up in his bed while the
verdict was rendered. The jury find him
''guilty of treason, advising and conspiring
with slaves and others to rebel, and of murder
in the first degree" ...
Brown laid down quietly. He said nothing,
and there was no demonstration of any kind.
Mr.. Chiffon moved an arrest of judgment,
both on account of the errors in the indictment
and errors in the verdict. The objection in
regard to the indictment has been already
stated. The prisoner has been tried for an
ofense not appearing on the record of the
Grand Jury. The verdict was not on each
count separately, but general verdict on the
whole Indictment; the prisoner has also been
oc hokh foes, 1r6o nc h.
same persons. 1t was manifest that he could
not be guilty of both. l. .s.
By agreement, the points will be argued
tomorrow morning. Brown was remanded
to Jail. ...et- 49,. 49,.
Mr.. Harding announced that he was ready
to proceed with the trial of Coppic, who was
brought in, the ceremony of passing between
a file of armed men being dispensed with.
Coppic took seat between Griswold and
Hoyt, who appeared as his counsel. He
appeared calm and composed.
The remainder of the day was spent in
endeavoring to obtain a jury. The panel was
not complete when, at 5 o'clock, the Court
adjourned. 80 ''. 20,
New York, Nov. l.
The HeralTs Washington dispatch says:
81 have it on the most reliable authority that
the death penalty will not be Immediately
inflicted on Brown. He may be sentenced to
die on the gallows within two or three days,
because the ordinary delay Of thirty days
between sentence and execution does not
apply in the case of one convicted of exciting
slaves to instruction. But Gov. Wise admires
Browns indomitable pluck, and for that, and
because he wishes to show the world how
Virginia can be, he will prob
IDLY respite the execution for at least thirty
days. go <>4ti-t 5s'7s 500
II should not be surprised, from what
earn, if an order will be made directing Brown
70 be sent to Richmond, and if he should be
Kept in the Penitsntiary there till such time
IS the Governor fixes for his execution.
"A Massachusetts, lady, whose name l /
to be Childs, has written to Wise,
permission to wait upon and nurse
he unfortunate old man. The permission |
las been granted" at,la3 |