Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-31
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Trial Of the Harper Ferry Insursec.
tiOnists.

Mr. Hunter read The list Of members of
the Convention 1t was headed: William
Charles Morris. President Of the Conventions;
ii kagit, Secretary Of the Convention.
On haniing the list to Blown, he ex.
claimed with q groan. That's my sigma
ture" In reference to another paper, he
replied: al have nothing to say about
that"
The letter from J. r. Giddings acknowl-
edging the receipt Of letter from Brown,
and eaying that he would be pleased to see
him at his house during the summer, was
read. Mr. Hunter then re ID the letter from
Gerrit Smith. about the Kansas work,
already published.
Here the prosecution ended.
TIE TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENCE
The defence called Joseph A. Brewer W no
testified that be WIS one OF the prisoners in
the engine house with Col Washington aud
others Brown remarked that the prisoners
should share the danger They were al
lowed to shelter themselves rs well as they
could Cross went out with n flag Of truce;
another went out and came back wounded;
Stevens and kitzmuller went out Stevens
was shot after il commenced raining hard
| l supposed Stevens was dead he lay near
corner Of the depot heard groaning and
saw Stevens moving asked Brown to send
man to relieve Stevens he refused to do
80, because we would be shot the witness
was allowed to 90 and assist Stevens into
! the hotel witness returned according &c
his pledge to the engine house, and wa
sent several times by Brown to request the
citizens not TO shoot, as the lives Of the
| ra1 int ion,
were going on between Brown AID prison
ers before the general firing comTne need
Brown proposed that he should retain pos
session of what he held, including the Ar
mory and negroes; Washington and al
seemed to acquiesce in this arrangement
Cross was sent out to confer with Beckhan
and others on the subject; guard wen
with him who were fired on; after that
Stevens wanted to shoot, but Kezmullel
appealed te him and they went out togeth-
er TO stop the firing; when they did not re-
turn Brown seen ed to show temper ant
there was change in the arrangement
after that Brown said he had it in his pow
er to destroy the place in half an hour bu
he would not do it, unless resi- ted think {
shot from the water tank struck Coppice
he then returned the fire. and some on
said, "That mans down ;" the special ohjec
of the witness in going out, was to stop tn
firing from the tank, which was annoying
to thoee-in +heguara -heuee.
A. NJ. Kitzmuiler, sworn-I made repeat
ed endeavors to arrange matters it'll
Brown. He said his object was to fight tn
pro-slavery men for that purpose. | wa
first surprised. then Indignant, and finall
disgusted with Brown. He said to me
there is company Of liflemen on tn
bridge; get them to go in company wit
Stevens. Hunter told them was sorry the
did leave their gune Stevens remarked
that would not do. had no flag, and di,
not consider myself the bearer Of flag @
truce, as was desired. AS to the rifle CON
pany on the bridge l saw they were on
own men; l waved my handkerchief an'
told Stevens and the other men to remain
| soon heard firing very close; Steven
fired in reply to a shot which struck hiI
from the house side of the Winchester Raj
road.
number of witnesses were examined
The evidence elicited no new facts.