Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-11-04

YNCHBURG' FRIDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 4. 1859.

arms they could gather, they would have been
able to succeed, and that rs it was the enterprise
only failed through the cowardce of the negro NIB
olidonists. Fred Douglass. That individual to
have arrived at the schoolhouse with = largo band
early on Monday. but Cook says, 81 conveyed the
arms there ior him and waited till nearly night
but tho coward didn't come.'
COOK IN JAIL,
A slave owner named Brown. visited Cook in
jul on Friday, and recognized him as identical
with half crazy fellow who visited his house, 10
or 70 miles distant, in tho early part Of last sum
mer, and pretended 10 be engaged in writing II
history of Virginia. lie went NIL the plana-
tion. conycrscd with the negroes, and finally stad
over night. Anerhe had gone, letter was found
on the parlor table, urging Mr.. Brown to take
stock in some Southern Railroad enterprise. Cook
recognized his visitor, but had very little to say
MIR. Brown observed that whenever he did speak
his lip tremblcd, and he seemed greatly agitnted
IN view OF his approaching doom. After Cook was
arrested he was kicked aud beaten by II gang of
men at work on bridge near by. who Ind obscrv
ed his desperate struggle with his captors Ills
face and head still bear the marks of this violence.
OLD BROWNS srrrIIEs-INLE vlRGiNius.
Daring his residence nt the Kennedy Farm,
Old Brown or Smith, ny he was then known. pur-
chased a the supplies for his rather numerous
family nt llarpers Ferry. whero he was regarded
nm noflcnsive. kind hearted old man. lie pur-
chased his hnur-genorally one barrel n weck-nt
/
| N,rginius." beautiful htllc island in tho Shu-
/ nHnduah river, n quarter rf mile ah,yc the vii
lngc. and owned entirely by Mr., Herr Welch's
family nour, we'll aud mvorably known in this
c;ry, is all manufactured ut these mills. MIR.
Ilorr states thai Old Brown wns prompt and bust
ness like in his Intercourse and always paid the
ready cash. lie had formed II favorable opinion
Of the man. Halls rifle factory which was scz-
ed hy the maraudets, is only II few rads above;
but the lslc Nirginiu., III ugh perfectly nrccssi-
ld'. was not molcsted. 1t il suggested that
Brown. antc,ratc1 obtaining supplies for his
"provisional Army Mt lIcrrs mills. nnd Mr..
| Herr laush, a' his harrow escape from Icing u
government contractor.
THE sr5lIs WAR.
As so,n rs the nciehbors around the Kennedy
farm learned Of Browns capture they ponnced NJ
once upon his house, aud speedily rilcd it OF its
contents. There eight or ten boxes oi wear
ing apparel, houts quilts blankets &C. aud these
were speedily appropriated by people, some Of
whom we were assured were sadly in want Of
theln, Barrels # -four rolled "ut; the c,o,kin,
stove aud lis npi rrtrnnnees were removed; lunycs
of Tread were d trlbutcd to tho hungry, mud in
fact in u short time tho house was completely
sacked
rnL EFFECT OF THE rnEy y-MovEMENIs ~ the
''PLrG rGliES.
! Il is probable that years must elupsc before tho
DC pile of tins region lar forget til" reccut
! 'urrcnres MS tn regain feeling Of security;
! n Il were it not thnt the people of Pcnns ylvania
| b Nc shown much aacrity in capturing aud re
truing Couk. and other iugtiycs of Browns
army rctaliatorv enterprises would br suggcs-
| ted by some oi the more violent and lawl ~ splr
| its. Even now II Is rumorcd that party OF men
| from Baltimore. members of some nl ruwty gangs
If that city, who obtained arms at Harper Ferry
duriug the first excitement, haze started into the
| Maryland mountains on n secret cxpcditlon.--
| Should an armed gang of the Baltimore "plug
| uIrlia nnk kp n
| PENNSYLVANIA village" the inhabitants can hardly
| expect aS mueh mercy and frbearance rs wns
shown t" old Brown nj llarpcrs Ferry.
oLp HGuwSs EXECUTION.
| 1t is expected at Charlestnwn that Oh Brown
will be hung on tho day following his conviction
~ nrthest, and the story runs that arran gcments
have already been made for The execution -- that
high gallows will he erected for the purpose with
in the Ia ward to be visible to the crowds
without. Old Brown is expected to make dying
seerch from the Iallows, but will not lie permit
ted to gain time by spinning it out to great
!ength.
MS TREATMENT or MS COTS III
Tie evidence Friday proving that Brown
had treated hi. prisoners kindly. nnl exercised
great forbcnranco towards the citizens. !orbiddnG
his men to fire npon those unarmpd, or iuo lOuses
where woman aud children might be sheltered,
had greatly Modified tho public ,cscutment,
People began to think he was not such terrible
monster hiirT III,
his condition even heard; but when, upon
finding that his witnesses were absent, Brown
rose and denounced his counsel declaring he had
no confidence in them, the Indignation of the cit
1cns scarcely knew bounds. lie was stignatized
as an ungratelul villain, and some declared he
deserved hanging Tor that act alone. His coun-
sell Messrs. Bolts anI Green, had certainly per-
formed the ungraful task imposed upon Them by
the Court, in an able, faithful and conscientious
manners and only the evening before Brown had
told Mr. Bolts that he was doing tor him even
more than he had promised. Mr.. Bolts had COM
manded n company Of volunteers Mt the llarper's
Ferry fight. His CONT any occupied the Gait
IL pu4e from which Stephens was shot while in
charge of flag of truce. and he particularly
quested our reporter to notice. rs the fact appear
ed in evidence, that Stephens shot before his
company arrived at that position, so that they
could not be in any way responsible for the act
TRIAL OF THE OTHER PRISONERS.
Writs Of Uenire fdcidS, or summoningt!e panels
from which JURORS to be selected for the trial
of the remaining prisoners, were issued by the
Court on Friday. The writs were mnde returna
hle in the case OF Stephens on Saturday, Oct %;
Coppock on Monday. Oct. 81 Green Shied-,negro
Tuesday. Nov. !, and John Copeland. ;niilatto.on
Thursday. Nov. 3. The delay in the case of Brown,
however, will necessarily postpone theOther trials,
and though short work will be made with tho me-
groes it is possible that some of them will be kept
over till another term of court. the present term
expiring pcremptorily on the loth prox. In tie
case of Cook, Lynch and fIaztt there has yet to
lie an examination trial preliminary to indictment.
and no order has yet been taken in relation them
They will probably lie disposed Of Mt the next
term.
correspondent Of the New York Herall, wri-
ting from Charlestown Oct. 81, savs;
To-day the excitement consequent upon Ossa-
wotamie Browns trial reached its eliminating
point. The certainty generally felt that it could
not possibly 60 over to another day was all sufh-
10 cnllact fnpefhar The largest number of