Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-10-28
Last Nights Report
FnoM CIIARLE,rOWN.

CHARLESTON, Oct "a
Brown also desires his counsel to say that he
does not put in any plea of insanity aud il he has
ever been as all insane he is totally unconscious Of
il; yet he adds that those who are most insane
generally suppose that they have more reason aud
sanity than those around them, for himself he dis
daius to put in thut plea aud seeks no immunity Of
that Kind, this movement is made totally without
| his appreciation or concurrence aud was unknown
| to him until the receipt OF the above disp tCh.
Brown here raised himself upon his bed and
said: will add, 1t the Court Will allow me, that
look upon IL as miserable ur,ince aud pretyN Nt Of
| those who ought to take different course in re-
gard to me, if they took any at all, and view il
wito contempt more than otherwise As | re-
marked 10 Mr.. Green insane persons so far rs my
experience goes have but very litto ability TO
jugde Of their own sanity and il l am insane OF
eourse should think know more than all the rest
OF the world bnt DON'T think 30. am perfectly
unconscious of insanity and reject so far as am
capable any attempt to Interfere in my behalf on
| that score.
Mr.. Bolts stated that he was further Instructed
by Brown that rejecting this plea entirely aud seek
ing no delay for that reason, he docs repeat TO the
| Court his rCquest made yesterday, that time be
given lor the arrival Of foreign counsel, which he
has now reason TO expect Yesterday aitern on
| q dispatch was received ftOm Cleveland, signed BY
| Daniel Tilden, dated 23d inst. asking Of Brown
whether II would be OF any use for counsel 10 leave
| last night. To this dispatcd an answer was re
tumod that the Jury would be sworn this morn
| ing mud Brown desired the counsel to come at
ouOe, and they might reach here by II or O'Clock
! TO ght I he COuiae taken by Blown mukes II
| evident that be sought no pusipOutment for the
purpose Of delay as he ects the plea of Insanity,
still IN his Opnun be cen have iirer trial II tho
delelse we've conducted by bis own counsel than IL
he were defended by the counsel at present here.
| Mr. Hunter observed that the prisoncrs
counsel having renewed tho motion Of ycster-
day for delay for a specific PERIOD indicated
| 4 ]. If a. Z ~.
| form of a tcleurGphiC dispatch, the question
now was whether there was sufficient grounds
in this additional information To change the
decision announced by the Court yesterday on
the same motion. If the Court did not at
once deem this Crcum stance wholly insult.
| ciant before the decision was male the coun
sci for the Commonwealth deemed il their duty
| to call attention tn two or three matters cons
nected with The alfiir, though dti irous TO avoid
iorstallmg the trial of this case, in regard TO
the present prisoncr at the bar, they were pre-
pared to prove that hc had made OPEN repeated
aud constant Acknowledgment of everything
charged against him lie had gloried IN il,
and We have but an exhibition OF tue same
spirit, and the same purpose, in what he an
noupcod that he would permit no defence of
insanity TO he put IN.
The point was fully discussed by the counsel
on both sides.
The Court stated that ho muat sec proper
cause for delay before granting such applcs-
ton, and ke could not SEQ that that telegram
gave any assurance that the additional counsel
Intended to come, and as the prisoner has coun.
sci who will take care that no improper evi~
dence is adluced against him, and that all
proper shall he presented, iie could not see that
proper cause for delay was nado out, and lac
thought, therefore, that the Jury should bo
sworn, aud the trial proceed,
The Jury having been sworn to fairly and
impartially try the prisoner, the Court directed
that the prisoner might forego the form Of
| standing while aIralgncd if lac desired.
Bolts put inquiry to prisoner and he contin-
ued 10 lie PROSTATE in his cot while a long in
dictment filling seven pages was read. First
insufrcctoD; second treason, and third, mur
der.
Harding addressed Juryi presented facts of
the case, detailing scenes at the armoryi killing
bridge keepers, and subsequent killing Of citi.
zens named in Indictment, seizing Lewis Wash
ington and Allstedt, with slaves forming new
government within limits oftho Commonwealth,
holding citizena as prisoners of war; road law
On treason, levying war against the State, Civ
| ing comforts TO its enemies, OF establishing any
other government within Its limits punishable
with death; law against advising with n slave
10 produce insuUectlou, punishable with doethi
murder of citizens capital offence
Either Of tho charges Of the indictment, II
proved being death, all these charges would be
distinctly proved beyond possibility Of doubt
on Wednesday. Jury would show that the
prisoners whole object was to rob our citizens
of their slaves and carry them of By violence,
and was happy 10 say against the wills Of the
slaves, all Of them having escaped and rushed
back TO their masters the first opportunity
He cbnclndod by urging the Jury to cast aside
all prejudices, and TO give the prisoners fair
and impartial trial, and not TO allow their ha-
tired Of Abolidonists to influence them against
those who have raised the black flag on the soil
of this Commonwealth.
Mir. Green on part Of prisoner gave tho law ap-
plcable 10 the case aud reminded the Jury that
they are Judges OF Law and fact and v they have
any doubt as 70 the law fact ofthe guilt OF this
prisoner they are 10 giyo the prisoner the benefit
Ofsuch doubt, In hrst count Treason, II must 10
proved that he attempted to established separate
aud distinct government, aud must also be proved
wbatWas the purpose 0f reasonable acts before