The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-29
TRIAL or JOHN BROWN.
He "Disdaias" the Plea OF Insanity -Th
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The trial of Jno Brown at Cbariestown. Va,
IS nrogrpssing. We give the following nom
the repor is in The Baltimore papers;
AcoNTKssIoS.
Tohn COPELAND, the mul3tto prisoner from
ObeYlin Ohio, has made : fuli confession -
United States Marshal Martha, OF Virginia,
and Marshal johnson, of the Northern Dis
trict of Ohio, lie 83S given the names OF the
rsrties at Obcrtn who induced hum 10 30 to
Warmers Perry and who furnished the money
f,r his cxuenscs &c. lie also states that n
movement ot a similar ehaTacJer was cohtem-
,,la.a3 in Kentucky about the same time
MANY pcrSoas IA N0rjbcrh Ohio. W hose names
have not heretofore hren mentioned. are di-
rr.flv implicated The confession is withheld
f7,!a The pubgc uNtil after The TRIALS are over,
uss sb,.ua to-day, bv Mr Johnson, Mar
sAal Northern District of OHIO, large num-
tsr nf InpeTtaEt letters duplicating Gerrit
Saith and a number of prominent men of
Ohcslin. Cleveland, and other portions OF ohio
among these letters Is also the following:
TRlBuNE OrFIcE, April 81. 1859.
Nh J II. kAUJ Sir; Yours Is received,
aua wc .Uclose our check for forty -ene dollars
f,r seven letters from Kansas and TWO frcm
0lia Yours &c. HORACE GREELEY 4 Co.
kac. was oae Of the killed, was formerly a
correspondent % the Tribune and ;his letter
I.GoU6jes> one enclosing his pay
There Is also a letter from Captain Browu
10 one Of rs sons 8agrd April Is. 1859, descf n
ing his visit 10 Gtrr!t Smith, At Peterboro'.
Which he regarded as highly enec uraging, and
staUug that Smith gave him one hundred and
tgeh'y dollars; that he also, 81 his house, re
-eiNed note which he cor sidereG good for
tso hundred more, and iac.t Smith had writ
len 10 hls friends n The E9st that two thousand
dollars must be raised fOr Brown Of which he
yyould agree ~ furnish one-titts himself.
There is also The notice Of a draft from tbe
Cashier of ;he New FORK State Bank for one
huudred dollars, sent him by direction ct Ger
ms {esa ll,a,t, A .Fl
The examination which has been made here
To-day by the United States Marshais, settles
,ais fact That this movement has long been
maturing. and that many prominent men in
Northern States have given money and lu1lu-
e.>c IN lis behalf.
MORNING SEsSgoS-THUESDAY.
CHARLEsTowN, Oct. 27.-The storm of lasi
nEhl interrupted the telegraph wire from
tins point, anu prevented the sending of the
~,53i de tails Of the days proceedings
The Court refused 10 pos, ,pone the trial bul
the whole afternoon was taken up in obtain
iuE Jury for the trial of Capt. Brown who
was brought into Court Gu cot.
The I!al Will 20 OH this morning, and coun-
SCI from Ohio is expected for Brown.
Orders were received this morning from,
Richmond and Washington to bring The Uni
ted States marines here If required. The mill
tary from Frederick arrived At the Ferry last
night
The counsel for Capt. Brown have not yet
arrived, but the trial viii go on withou
them.
SECOND DAY.
CHARLEsTowN, Oct 81 Noon Captain
Brown was brought into Court this mornin 9,
walking, but on reaching the bar he laid dow
~ full length on his cot. He looked conside-
Taby better, the swelling having left his eyes.
Senator Mason was present.
NeSsrS. Harding and Hunter appeared for
the CommoGw wealth, and Messrs. Bolts and
Green for the prisoner.
Mr. Bolts read the following dispatch re-
Ii. aa= ...v4pr
AKRON, Ohio, Oct Goth, 1859.
To G J. FlEIkaer and Larson Bosts, ESqs.:
John Brown, The leader of The Insured ton
at Harper'S Ferry. Va, and several of his
family, have resided IN this county many
years. Insanity is hereditary in thai family
His mother and sister died with il, and q
daughter of that sister has been two years in
the LuGatic Asylum
A son and daughter Of his mothers brot ther
have also been confined III the Lunatic Asy-
lun, and ANOTHER son of that brother is w
insane. aud under close restraint. These facts
can be conclUsiyely proven by witnesses re-
siding here who will doubtless attend the
trial If desired.
(Signed} A. II. LEWIS.
Wm &. Allen, the telesraphic operator al
the Akron Office, adds to the above dispatch
thai A. II. Lewis is 1 resident of that place,
and his statements are entitled to iInplicil
credit.
NIr Bolts said that on receiving the above
dispatch he went TO the Jail with his associate
MT Green. and read il 10 Capt. Brown, and is
family there has never been any insanity al
ali. On his mothers side, there have been re
pUated Instances of il, and he adds that his
first wife showed symptoms of it, which was
also evident in his first and second sons BY
that wife. Some portions of the statenen Il
Ia the dispatch he knows to be correct, bat o
the other portions, he is ignorant He doe,
not know whether his mothers sister died ir
the lunatic asylpm, bat he does believe
daughter of that sister has been for two year.
in an insane asylum, and he thinks also u soi
4. t1wkA-a sknr'S hR..fh fhar hElt
also been confined in such an asylum, but h,
is not apprised of the fact that another son o
that brother is row insane and in close con
fnement
Capt Brown also desired his counsel to say
he does not put in any plea of insanity, and Il
he has ever been at ali insane, he is totally un.
conscious of it, yet he adds that those whC
are most insane generally suppose that they
have more reason and sanity thar those around
them. But for himself he dfsdaiHs 10 put III
that pies and seeks no Immunity of that kind
This movements made totally without hit
appreciation or concurrence, and was unknown
To him until the receipt Of the dispatch a:
above given
CAPT BROWN spURNs THE PLEA OF INSANITY
Mr. Bolts having concluded his statement
Capt. Brown then raised himself up in bed
and said: 81 Will add, if the Court will allow
Inc. that look upon 1t as 4 miserable artlfiee
aud Iretext of those who ought to take a dit
fcreut course in regard to me- if they took any
At all And l view it with contempt, more
Than otherwise, as | remarked 10 Mr. Green
lusdne persons may, SO flr as my eIperleHct
goes, have but very little ability TO Judge q
their OWE insanity, and If l am insane, OF
course ! should think | know more than al
Ihe rest of the world; but do not think So
an perfectly unconscious OF insanity ana
view with utter contempt, and reject, so fan
as / an capable, any attempt to interfere III
my behalf on that score.'
Mr.. Bolts stated that he was further in
structed by Capt. Brown to say, that, reject
ing this plea Of insanity entirely and seeking
no delay Tor that reason, he does repeat TO The
Court MS request made yesterday, that time
be given Tor foreign counsel to arrive, whom
he now has reason TO expect.
Yesterday afternoon, a dispatch was recetV-
90 from Cleveland, Ohio signed by ID. Tlden,
aud dated the Goth instant, asking OF Captain
Brown, whether ii would De of use for coun-
sci 10 leave last night. To this dispatch answer
was returned that the jury would be sworn
This morning and Capt Brown desired the
counsel to come at once. The teiea raphie OPP
orator here stated that this dispatch would be
sent of at once in advance OF tile dispatches
tent by the reporters and he learned this
morning that IL sent before the storm las
night interrupted communication with othef
points. The counsel might reach here by IL or
O'Clock Tonight The course taken by Capt.
brown this morning made 1T evident mat he
sought no postponement for the mere purpose
oi delay. As he rejects the plea OF insanity,
stili IN MS opinion, he can have faIrer trlai
II the defence was conducted by his own coun-
Sci IMAM II he was defended by the counsel
present here.
Mr.. Hunter observed that the prisoners
counsel having renewed the motion OF yester
uay Tor a delay for the specific period indi
Gated, based upon Information received in the
form OF a dispatch. The question now was
whether there was sufficient grounds in this
aaditionai information 10 change the decision
announced by the Court yesterday on the same
motion, if the Court did not once deem this
circumstance wholly insufficient!