Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-11

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i tenced to be Hung December "a.
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p Cook was brought before the Magistrate
II Court, but waived an examinations He W,
4 committed tor trial. sfqosg sai lsssssr
l. Copies trial was, resumed. aNo;witness,
were called for the defense. Mr.. Hardin
I opened the argument for the State, and Ho,
and Griswold followed for the defendant. M
u Hunter closed for thet prosecution ri tt
speeches were of marked ability. / Mr., Gri.
wold, asked for several instructions, whic
| were all granted by the Court. Jury the
retired. Brown was then brought into th
ICourt House, which was immediatel
thronged. 4h} afiw sS3'zfstsgh ara
The Court then gave its decision on til
motion to arrest judgment, overruling tn
objections made on the ground that Treason
cannot be committed against State, eKcep
by citizen. sit ruled that, whenever allie
glance is due, treason may. be committed
Most of the, States have passed laws agains
treason. The objections as to the form Of tn
verdict rendered were also regarded a
| insufficient stis.f8 teg dsse%lE} b,
| The Clerk then asked Brown whether h.
had anything to say why sentence should no
be pronounced, when Brown stood up, and
in clear and distinct voice, said: 'lr
81 have, mayit please the Court, few
words to say.saIn the first place, l deny
everything but what have all along admitted
the design on my part to free the slaves
Z intended, certainly, to have made clean
thing of that matter, as | did, last winter
when went into Missouri, aud there took
the slaves, without the swapping of a gun on
either side, moved them through the country,
and finally left them in Canada. IL designed
to have done the same thing again on a larger
scale. That was ali Iintenaled. .ss / never did
intend to commit murder, nor treason, nor to
excite or incite the slaves to rebellion and to
make an insurrection. t............. T.
II have another objection, and that is, that
it is unjust that should suffer such a penalty.
Had interfered in themanner which admit,
and which I admit has been fairly proved,
(for / admire the truthfulness and candor of
the greater portion of the witnesses who have
testified in this case, had SO interfered in
behalf of the rich, the powerful, the intelligent,
the so-called great, or in behalf of their friends,
either father, mother, brother, sister, wife or
children, or any of that class, and suffered
and sacrificed what have in this interference,
it would have been all right. Every man in
this court would have deemed it an act worthy
Of reward rather than punishment. .rT 81
''Ths Court acknowledges, as suppose,
the validity of the law of God. | see book
kissed here which I suppose to be the Bible,
or at least the New Testament, that teaches
me that all things whatsoever would that
men should do to me, even so should do to
them' 1t teaches me, further, to remember
them that are in bonds as 5ound with Them
endeavored to act up to that instruction. l
say L am yet too young to understand that
God is any respecter of persons. ,a,, ...i. ri. u
81 believe that to have interfered as have
done, as have always freely admitted have
done, in behalf Of His despised poor, was no
wrong, but right; !; now, it is deemed necessary
that should forfeit my life for the furtherance
Of the ends of justice, and mingle my blood
further with the blood of my children, and
with the blood of millions in this, Slave coun-
try, whose rights are disregarded by. wicked,
cruel and unjust, enactments. l admit-So
let it be done. II llsf. a -5s .s,,-. MI .e ...,
'Let me say word further. / feel entirely
satisfied with the treatment have had on my
trial, considering all the circumstances. It.
has been more generous than | expected, but
| feel no consciousness of guilt. have stated
from the first what were my intentions, and
T h.I Ioviry,
against the life of any person, nor any dispo-
sition to commit treason, or excite the slaves
to rebel or make any general insurrection. l
never encouraged any man to do so, but
always discouraged any idea of the kind.
''Let me speak, also, in regard to the state
ments made by some of those connected with
me. / hear it has been stated by some of
them that have induced them to join me;
but the contrary is true. I do not say this
to iniure them, but as regretting their weak
ness. Not one joined me but of his own
accord, and the greater part at their own
expense A number Of them | never saw,
and never had word Of conversation with,
till the day they came to me, and that was for
the purpose have stated. Now have DONE"
, While Brown was 81 eaking, perfect quiet
prevailed. When he had finished the Court
pr ,ce eeded to pronounce the sentence. After
!. few preliminary remarks in which he said:
n, reasonable doubt could exist as to the
pris aner's guilt, he sentenced him to be hung
10 public on Friday the I'd of December. 2
Brown received the sentence with compo-
sure The only demons ration made was
with the c'apping of hands by one man in
the crowd, VINO is not resident of Jefferson
County, This was promptly suppressed,
and much regret was expressed by citizens
at its occurrence.
i, After being out an hour, the jury in the
case of Coppic returned with verdict, de-
claring Coppic guilty on all the counts IN
the Indictment. His counsel gave notice Of
motion to arrest judgmeat as in Browns
case. Ag.r-. avaseH ar.-aaF ff'w
The Court then adjourned. -..-,-s....-s. d
......' ~- CnARLEsTowN, Va, Nov. 8.
There has been marked abatement in the
excitement here to-day. The town is, how
ever, as full of people as when the excitement
was at its height, and strangers are continu-
ally coming and going. Judge Russell. and
lady, and Mr.. Hoyt, who first took Browns
defense, left here, this morning, for Boston.
Coppic, who was found guilty, yesterday,
has not received his sentence.
3 Shields Green. one of the negro prisoners,
was put on trial, to day. He is defended by
Mr.. Sennett The evidence is closed, and the
case will be submitted to the jury, tomorrow.
Copeland is next for trial, and on Monday
tits expected that the wounded man, Stephens,
will be brought up.
It is almost certain that Cook will plead
guilty, first submitting written confession
or statement of his connection with Brown.
His brother in law, Gov. Willard, of Indiana,
is still here.
gas Sc sf'''5ti CnARLEsrowN, Va, Oct. 5.
Shields Green, one Of the negro prisoners,
was found guilty this morning. The first
count, for treason, was abandoned, upon
objection being taken by Mr.. Sennett, that it
was not proved that the prisoner was free
person, and therefore did not come under the
Statute which reads "any free person. y