Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-10-26

Washi1fion ftcacd--ea'dihai in conversion
With Gov W.so Brown was told that DE- uacu not
answer questions unless B chose ihat brown re-
Piled be bed nothing 10 couctoi, bad 20 iagors 70
ask that he had arms enough ior 2oV1 uicf andb Be
could get enough for 5000.
Armstcad llall disclosed the paflicnisrs Of bis
arrest By The insurgents He had on IN orvi8w
after HE arrest With Blown, who stated Do had
come for no ctile's plays and YVES prepawd 70 car
~ out his designs, ihai bis btci wns uol 20 make
war against tho people aud they would not be in,
jured i they remained qatif hiani ct was 10 place
The United States urms IN the henQs Of black inrn,
aDd proposed 70 iree al Tue slaves n hoi vicinity
Brown repi aicdly snid hs WhO.e OH ct was 10 re-
lieve tle slaves. | asked him &c some plan could
not be briaugtd for tue hbtiaion Of sell anc ffil-
oners. lie said thcv could ouv be related By
furnishing able bodied ayes IN place Of each Rec
oquzed Stevens, Green and Brown. Cspt. BfoRn
told lbe prisoners when The charge of the mafints
was about being made, that though ar q upi 10
tend to u jure lbcm himself they should equally
occupy the post Of tnnuer with him. Thar u iEey
were not dear enough 80 theirfllow ciiizenst 10 ac-
ccpt tho terms ptono cd % secure the safety they
must bo The uios' harbat6us.
Cops. Oh Oh, other hand. toll bis friends 10 ptt
behind the tngnes, that he dduOt wish 20 see any
Of them iured.
One ot TIC iusurgenta (Bcckam) board him say,
Have dropFui him. bid net sae Brown ilre once
from the cngiue house; does not think he fired.--
Green fred several timesi prisoners men were un-
reasonably EXPOSED
JNiN a IhNlhif OuH VI ANt rIAfN hMNNta VINO WAS
brought into the armory with the slaves, detailed
the particulars Of batiering down his DOORS and lie
seizure by six armed men. AZ this point Stevers
appeared TO be ianipg, and O mattIess was pro-
cured for him, on which he remained during the
examination.
Astadt resumed-Thinks Brown fred sever.
al times; knew be saw him with guh lsveled;
saw all the prisoners except the yellow man
Copland.
Alexander Kelly doisilej particulars Of tbe
collision Of insurgents exchanging several
shots; could not identify any Of the prisoners.
Wal johnson testified to the arress Of Cop,
land, who was attempting to cross the Iivcr.--
lie Yves armed with spear and rife lie sold
be had been placed in charge of Hnlls rifle
factory by Capt. Brown. Andrew Kannsdy
was at the jail when Copeland was btooght
in; questonod him; he si'd NO rsme Gom Fc
| Western Reserve, Ohiu---tlgt Biov b. g Ikea.
there in August and employed him at s20pcr
month
Faulkner ol ieeted to the testimony as impli.
eating white prisoners
The Presiding Judge fad his testimony
could OILY be received as duplicating II mseK
Kennedy resumed-Copelani said, our Oh.
/ iect was to release the slaves Of thia country
| that be knew of nineteen iu The party, hut
there were several others he did not know ~
Joseph A. Bua was one Of the prisoners
in the Euginc House. aud was permitted TO 90
out several times with fiago truce. During
the firing COppe fired and at the second fro
Brown temarked-'That mon is d0wnn Wit.
noss then asked permission 10 go out ard be
found that Beckham had been shot, and has
no doubt that Coppc shot him
Alstadt Tecalod-Ihiuks chat Capt. Brown
shot the marine who was killed; saw hun fire.
The preliminary examination being conciud-
ed the Court remandc1 The prisoners for
trial before the Circuit Court
The examination to-day Is merely to see
whe her the charges are Of sufficient impor-
tance TO 20 before the gtnud jury to.morruw.--
The Jury will report a bill Of Indictment and
tho case will be imme 0iately called up FOR trial
There is an evident intention 10 hurry the
trial through and execute the prisoners as sd,n
as possible for fear Of attempts being made 10
a rescue them. In cases Of soVio iusuirCclop
e 30 days is not required between the conviction
! and execution sIa other capital conviction.
i i Circuit Court, jefferson Co Judge Parker OF
!, the bench Court assembled &C O'Clock -
Jury called. llagiatratcs Court reported re
suit o, examining the case Of Brown and uthel
Ii prisoners. Grand Jury retired and wtuessrI
lcr the State were examined before them; at
2 o'clock returned into Court and stated the,
had not finished examng witnesses and wcr
discharged until 10 o'clock 10 morrow morning
y when the trial will commence beyond doubt
i c pt Browns object in refusing counsel Is
# that ii he has counsel he will not be allowe,
. to speak himself and Southern Counsel vii
le not be willing TO express his views.
The reason given for huryiug 'hc tiial is =
+ that the people Of the whole county are KEEP
in continual state cf excitement and lare
forces are required 10 prevent attempts at res
r cue. 1t is thought all but Brown will make
N full confession Brown had three sword stab
{, in his body aud ono sabre cut over his head
y The trial will 30 on to morrow.