Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-26


land, The yellow man, who - attempting 10
escape acrce the river; he ~. armed viii q |
par AZ re, ana wss .r.ssssd !. the niddl. Of
the See.,.dSsh; he MD he had been placed in
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ely ~ received - implicating himself.
Xeaaedy resumed-Copeland aid their object
w&0 Mdease the slaves Of this country; that he
Knew q s,sfssss n see party, but there were
Joseph A. Brua was one Of the prisoners i'm the
noqse; AID xas perpitted 70 60 out seysral
pe s w sna q 81 s staS -, as Cop
marked " that man 4 down" witness thea asked-
permission to 60 out, and found that Beckham
had just been shot has g doubt that -
i MT Allstadt recalled .-Tbiphsths Capt Brown
shot the marine who was killed; saw him 6re.
The preliminary examination being eoncluded
shs Court remaeded Tie Fisener fof trisl before
~ ProcrrDuxes IN fnr crrcurr courr. rel
Parker on the bench. =.
The court assembled at 2 O'Clock. The Grand
ported the result Of the examines on in the case Of
Capt. Brown and the other psisoners The Grad
Jury then retired, and the wftneeses for the STATE
were sent before them. AZ O'Clock the jury re-
eompleted the examination Of Witnesses. They
were dicharged until tomorrow morning At 10
RyxoRs AND INcIprSrs.ya
II 10 rumOred here that Capt Brown is DESTROYS
Of making a full statement Of his motives and In
tentions through the press, but the Court has re-
fused all further access TO him by the reporiers,
have lad effect on the slave population. :.
he mother OF Cooks wife was In the court
house throughout the examination, The general
belief 10 that Cook 10 still In the mountains near
the Ferry. On Sunday night woman, who
Keeps canal lock- says that he came 70 her house
and asked the privilege TO warm himself; she
knows him well, and 10 q relative of his wife.
In the party, and that Brown had three sons with
him, and also that there were two others, named
Taylor and Haslett 30 that, including Cook, five
captured. making twenty two in all - ",
Inc thai Will commence tomorrow morning,
beyond all doubt though much dificulty is anti.
ciPated in obtaining jury. Captain Browns
bias counsel he will not he allowed 10 speak him
self, and Southern counsel will not be wliiny TO
express his views. The reason given for hurryfng
kept In a state Of excitement, and that a large
armed force 10 required 10 prevent attempts at
rescue. -. fk 80 s. = 10
Il is presumed that they viii demand separate
few days win be granted them before execution
II 10 believed that all but Brown will make full
confessions. s~ a ZAP ~ sv r.
The prisoners as brought into Court presented a
pitable sight-Brown and Stevens being quite
unable to stand without assistance Brown has
three sword or bayooet stabs In his body, and one
sabre cut over his head. Stevens has three balls
In his head, and had two In bis breast and one In
his arm. He was also cut on the forehead with .
rife bullet which glanced Of. leaving bad
wound. The trial will undoubtedly 60 On to-
morrow. 8ttH< tra saGf fFf0Ik t-.a
The eramination to-day 10 merely tos WHISTLER
fore grand jury. Tomorrow the grand Jury
will report bill, and the case will BE- ilumedi-
ateiy called for trial. There 10 evident inten-
and to execute the prisoners a possible %
a. to defeat any attempt TO rescue them. In The
case Of servile Instruction the interval Of thirty
days 10 not required TO eiapse between conviction
and execution, a. In other capital convictions.