New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-29

sIce he you'd not otjss. But unless the kno~Ie1ge
| OF could be BROOCH. home TO the prisoner and bis
s1er conduct, he could not see its relevancy.
MI Boris observed thu, they bsd already proved
ia- oi hoors after that communicates we're he'd be-
tween the parties.
The CoukT thought those facts admissible q evil
| dence.
Ny: Hus1IR l,he witness) was rscaIled-Afer Mr.
Btct nam, who was my grand uncle, was shot, wa
much e1aspersed, and started with Mr. Chambers to
the room where the second Thompson WA coLfned,
WIN the purpose of shooting him. We found several
peIsors the room, and had leveied guns ct him,
when hrs. Foulkes sister threw herself before him
ard begged us to leave him 10 tbs laws We
then caught hold Of him, and dragged him out BY
ne e., thiosi he ssyins :, Though you may take my
Life, s0Coo, GOO go viii rise up TO svepge me, aad
osIry out my purpose of giving liberty to the
slaves; We carried him on! 70 the bridge, AMI two
OF u.s. Ieveng guns this moment of Wild eX.spsr-
alton, fred and before he fell, dozen ,ls
were buried in bin; then tllre~ his body off the
uese work, and returned to the bridge to bring out
the prisoner Stevens ard serve him in the same way;
We found him suffering from his wounds and probsby
dyrgi We concluded to spare him, and start after
otbes, ard thoot al we could find had Just seen my
loved uncle aud best friend ever had sho. dosn by
those villanous Abotionists, and felt Justified in
shooting ally tina. could End; felt it my duty and
hsve 10 regrets.
WV. N. WILLIAMS the wa.chman on the bridge,
stated the particulars of his arrest and corfnemsnt in
the waehtouse; Brown told the prisoners TO bids
themselves, or they would be shot by the people OUT
told Mr.. Grist to tel the people to cease firing, he
wouo bum the town but If they didn mole ct him. he
wouldn't modest them; heard two shots on the bridge
sbou. the time the Express train arrived did not
Haywood killed.
BRows-State what was said by myself, aud not
shout bis being ebot.
WmLI.Ms-I think you said that if he had taken
care of himself, he would not have suffered.
REASON Cross, sworr-I prepared proposition that
Bros should retain possession of tbs Armory, thst
be should release u.s. and that the firing should STOP
BRows-Were there two written propositions drawn
I'd While you were prsorerl
CRoss-Yes, there was mother paper prepared by
ktzuiler, and come others; / went ont to step the
firing man went with me, and they took him prs
oner and tied him. this was Thompson, who was after
ward taken out and shot, Brown treatment OF me
vas kind and respectful; heard him talk roughly to
some men who were going In to where the blacks
were confined.
Several witneSes for the prisoner were here called,
and did not answer the subpenas They had not been
returned.
BRows arose from his msttrass, evidently excited,
ard standing on bis feet addressed the Court a. fol-
lows:
MAY IT PLEASE THE Court: discover that, not
vthstsndipg all the assurances have received of
fair trial. nothing IKE fair rial is TO be given me- as
il would seem. gave the names as soon as could
get at them Of the persons wished to have called "a
witnesses end was assured that they would be subpe-
nsed. l wrote down memorandum to tina. effect,
saying where those parties were; but It appears that
ara now AK if am to have anything at all deserv.
ing the name ard shadow OF fair tria-that
this proceeding be deferred until tomorrow
morning. For l have no counsel, as l
before ststed in whom feel that can rely, but am
in hopes counsel may arrive who will stend to seeing
that pet the witnesses who necessary for ny de-
fence. | an mysef unable to attend to It. have
given all the attention possbly could to It, but am
unable 10 see or know about them and cant even ind
out their names and have nobody to do any errand,
for my money was all taken who was sacked and
stabbed, and have net dune. had two hundred
and ffy or sixty dollars 10 gold and silver taken
from my pocket and now have no possible means OF
get ing any body to go my errsnos for me, and have
not had all the witnesses subpenaed They are not with
in reach and not here ask a. least unit to morrow
moIriIg to have something Gone, anything Is design
ed If not, ready for anything tn It may come up.
brown then lay down again, drew his blanket over
bin ana closed hs eyes, and appeared to sink In an
qu slumber - 50,
MIR UoYr Of Boeton, who had been sitting quietly
ali day at the side Of Mr. Bolts amid Rrea. SEN
ration, and addressed the Court as follows:
May it please the Court, would add my voice TO
consultation with him, that the further hearing Ut
the case may be postponed until morning.
would state the reason Of this request 1t was thai
as formed and had reason 10 bslievs, tina, Judge
Tlden Of Ohio was on his way to Charlsstown, and
would undoubtedly arrive at Harpers Ferry az
7 O'Clock TO night. have taken measures to insure
that gertlsmAps snivs in tins pace tosnG 1,d No
Boston travelling night and day, TO volunteer my ser
vices in defense OF Brown. could not under.
take the responsibility. OF the defense Is
defended Brown acted in an honorable and dignined
manner in ali respects go far as know but ammo.
assume the responsibility OF defending INN myself ior
rnsrx reasors First IL would be ridiculous 10 me W
do it, be cause have not read the indictment through
have not, excep. so far l have listened to the
Gaze and heard counsel this morning 60. any idea OF
the line of the defense proposed, and have no knowl-
edge of the criminal code VI Virginia, and no ne TO
read IL had 10 time to examine the questions arising
in This defense some of which Of considerable im-
rorapce especially that relative to the jurisdiction
over the Aruory grounds For all THESE re SON asA
III. coItruation OF the till TO morrow morncg.
Mr. Bo1Is-In justice TO myself l must state tna,,
n, hang mat assigned as counsel 10 Mr. Brown coz.
tered With him. and at bis instance took do.n lat OF
the witnesses he desired subpenaed in bis behalf.
Though il was late at night, called up the Saerli,
and Informed him tina, wished subpens Issued early
IN the morning This was done and there are here
Messrs Phelps, Williams, ard Grist, and they have
Sb,riT CAMPBELL stated th.t the subpenas were
nlsced IN the hands Of officer with the request to
serve them at once. He must have served tnem, as
some Of the witnesses here. The process has not
been retHr1ed, and may have been sent by private
hands, End failed TO arrive.
AZ, Boris thought they had shown, and ne was
oorfdent be spoke the public sentiment Of the whole
community, WREN he said that they wished Dir. Brown
Mr HrsrrKLI do lot rice for the purpose of pro
rsct,rg the argument, interpreting the slightest I'M
pedment in any way to fair trlal. Thus Is tan.
Wbether il wss promised TO Brown, or not, guar
s1teed by cur lave 10 every prisoners and, 30 lar a.
Arm concerned, have studioasy avoided suggesting
spythipg to the Court which would in the slightest
Ssree ,Stsrfeie with L. beg leave TO cay, In refer
eree 10 this application that suppose the Court even
under tbess circumstances, viii have to be sstls-
Sed in some way, through counsel or other.
wise. thst this testimony is ms'ensl tes,f'
49,, So far as any witness has been e1'
s;nsd the evidence relates to the conduct OF Capt.
p,a-n in treating his prisoners with lenity respect
"a courtssy and this additional matter that his nags