Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-14
RICHMOND WHIG,
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TRIAL OF CAPT. JOHN COOK.

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fi, ''a'- -of,i ail t CHAnI xsrowS Nov .. 1889.
The case of Can't Cook va, continued In our Circ;,
Court and drew together yery isrvc eyo.d Th
excement regard to hs case exceeds sh.t of sny
she cases tried and the rr,.,t look.d Sor ;h a..
est interest. 80 an0, l-I - De -ai o =
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The confession OF Cook which was rad Yesterday .f
ternoon caused much e.e;tenent and .o,,. nj h. 60
ments on \, were Of m. nost nnf.ror.hI. .h,,.c,.
whilst others were disposed 20 view Il In morc
vorsbe light and the extreme youthful of tbe
prisoner the bar was generally into
Cook states the confession that he met Can't Bro
In Kansas two years ago. and was led by the rrpre
senations Of Brown to Join bis band not knowing At te
time what would be the field oftheir operations After
some time had elapsed Brown informed him that the
town Of Harpers Ferry was the place he
making hs stand ss and that he wished him Cook 10
proceed there and and ascertain whether not the
Forbes bad dvused the plan TO any one At Harpers
Ferry, had reached him TO that effect Cook
strongly objected any such move as but
vas replied to By Brown that he had taken the oath
| stand by him and that he must not desert him.
Cook therefore started for the Ferry and took
ideDce After having been there sometime he was in
troduced into society which resulted in his eoutng
marrying Miss Kennedy. OF South Bolivar. He then
BY all possible means to change the determ-
nation OF Old Brown but all his Arguments and
sied when brought to bear against the ironv OF the
hansas outlaw A '.- --'.-- -- ~ ..-..n .--
The more important portions were those which told Of
the Convention held In Canada at which the wellknown
oonstnuon WAS framed; OF the military training under
stevens, which Browns party went through, altering
their original Intention which to be instructed by
COL Forbes and Of his own exploration Of jefferson
county "a, under Browns directions, to prepare the
way Tor the insurrection
ers were mentioned in the confession but NOT in
toSdeepytmplicate them Their connection with Rror1
involved however the presentation of p;stols money
&C. Cook said that the time of the invasion would have
Deen dh're but Tor the information given by Col
.'oFSSo ReSars the casa oe co,. ,.., ,,,.
Geo. sennott Esq., the counsel of Copeland appearea
aud read number Of bills Of exception which he Jesir.
cd the Court take into nlthougb he felt
sure from the former action of the Court that II ns os
but little avail. His duty to the prisoner however de-
manded that he should go through all the forms even
the substance OF Justice was denied One of the bills
created considerable merriment during s reading 4, hn
ing filed with denunciaons Of the verdict rendered
The adjectives put in profusion and the effect
bring the counsel reading them into pos;t;on f
ridcue. ... - -. -. .
THE cAsr OF COOK.
er the proceedings IN the case OF Copeland had been
gone through WITH the case OF John E. Cook called
and the prisoner brought IN and placed at the bar He
was accompanied by Gov. Willard and Mr.. Crowy, and
looked quite CHEERFUL being evidently buoycd up with
the hope of favorable result from the verdict Of the
Jury empaueied Mrs. Kennedy, his mother-inlaw also
entered the courtroom at the same time and took
OUTSIDE the par she seemed IN great distress OF mind,
ana considerably during the taking OF the testimo
ny. fonng Kennedy, brother OF Cooks wife, also
present giving close attention TO the proceedings The
attendance OF strangers from the adjoining counties
mucn larger than on any former occasion and the pro-
~eo"b' "eio Va iuen ,ne'es- ta'Be hunocr OF WIZ
hesses were examined out the testimony OF the large
majority Oh them has been heretofore published in the
columns OF the AmrrredH, and will only supply that
"h'ch Is additional to that already published.
TESTIMONY OF col wAsnISGroS.
So, Il. w. w Washngton was tho hrst witness sworn
ana detailed ms nrst meeting with Capt Cook He met
MN In Souh BOLIVAR whist on his return from Harpers
ferry some Two months ago; he Was riding along when
ne was Approached Dy COOK who asked II his name was
Cook then told him that had heard thar he lC6 WI
had in his possession relics Of arms and that he had
also heard that he fond Of shootng the Colonel told
him that suc the case and asked the othe gen.
tlemen; he was informed by the that his
Cook and had been in Kansas tmc be also express
ed great desire the in the possession Of Col
Washington. and proposed 20 up time TO
them, and also try the Colonel in the Of small arms
invitation was given him accordingly TO visit the
Colones mansion and they parted mutually pleased with
each other the witness then testified that he did not then
hear anything of Cook for time and of tho opn
ion then he had Kansa which he had inform
Gu MN nc i'enueu oohs ih suort uhie aoout three
weeks oe,ore ,ne hsurreeuon however whist witness
was s'anang aoou. hundred yarus from ms mousse WIZ
ness,ns e uepaI.are V' sone lenas lor ,ne ears ne
saw Soo sPPoaeng, ne nie. nm ~ very lriehuy anu
seney "anne,, Vu' WINES uiu NOT in'rouuee MN