Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-31

The Court then .djourn.d, i O'Clock, % mset
again q 10 O'Clock on Mondlf morning when Mr.
Chiffon Win deliver the opening speech for the
TIE issuReEsr PRisoxEls-CooE SAID TO III
q WnirIxo A CONFUSION.
.CaAnLEsrowx, Oct. 3o.-This evening the
Unitea Senoss 6nasds Of Rtsdssisk, uuter com
mad cfcaPtain Slim, resched hsre frsm Harpers
. .snisd 49, 5 aass q ,ls 5ssss f ss
srsSn ID Stevens. Brown n w. in seoS spiris.
He rose nom his couch and teok the sisitou by
the hands remafking: Genslem<n ann glad 10 ses
In reply 70 questions put 10 him, he said he was
still suffering some pain about the lei kidney.
bore testimony to the eficiency Of the volunteer
soldiers. He thanked Capt Sim for the manly
and truthfal manner In which he had testified
here, and said be would always recollect him foe
his many noble traits Of character. During the
conversation Brown occ sionally played with the
little children Of the jailor, who were present He
remarked that he bad fought on the frontiers In
many hardslips and knew how to bear them.
Stevens was suffering much but il SIN getting
better. He shook all the company by the hand.
man. and told ci ssn that Z. a should
want him to testify on bis trial which Sim
promised to do. All stated that they were well
treated. Capt Cooks cell was not entered. He
understood TO be preparing q full confession by
advice Of Governor Willard, in the hope Of q
pardon. During the visit the Jail was surrounded
Mr. Hoyt, the prsoners' counsel, was quite III
| last night, but 10 better to-day. is
TIE FUGITIVE IxsuRsKNr AT CARLISLE
CARLISLE, Pa, Oct. 29.-fhe prisoner In jail
here, for whom fequiHtion was made by the Gov
ernof of Virginia as Albert Hazlet, was brought
before the judge Of the county court to-day upon
writ Of ha1sas corpus. The counsel for the pris-
oner claimed his discharge on the ground that his
name was VIM. Harrison. Several residents Of
| Harper Ferry were examined, and testified pos
itively that the prisoner Of the invaders.
| They had cOnversed with him and recognized
! him. Mr.. Copeland said he saw the fash Of his
/ rifle when in the act Of shooting a citizen No
| one Of the witnesses knew his name
| The Court took the ground that {" the reQuisi-
tion 10 legally and formally right but there Is
evidence that we have any man in our custody
named Hazlet whom we can deliver on this reQuf-
| sition. We are satisfied, however that q mon-
| strous crime has been committed, and that the
prisoner was there and participated; therefore we
| 50 commit him TO await a requistion from the
Governor Of Virginia.
| CONFESSION EXPECTED FROM THR LATTER
l REGULAR TROOPS AT HAkPER's FRRRY-MILI.
| TARY SURVEILLANCE.
Correspondence of the Baltimore sun]
| CHARLKsrOwN, Va, Oct. 29.-Gov Willard, of
Indiana, visited his brother-in-law, Cook yester-
| day In jail. In company with Senator Mason Mr..
Mason proposed to the Governor to retire when the
latter entered, suggesting that he would probably
prefer that his Interview should be private, and
also for the reason that any thing Cook might saw
he should feel bound TO testify to II called upon
as witness. Gov. Willard very promptly replied
that he himself would be witness in COURT to any
| facts Cook might communicate, aud insisted that
Mr.. Mason should be present Gov. willard urged
Cock to make full confession Of all he knew
| connected with the affair at Harper's Ferry, In
order 70 exonerate those who were innocent, and
TO punish those who were implicated, as the only
atonement he could now make. Cook signifed
bis willingness to do 90, and he will probably
make written confession He told Cook that he
had nothing 70 hope for but death. Gov willard
states that hfs f(pily had lost sight Of Cook for
| several yean, andssupposed he was dead, until
upon reading his name In the papers, he deter.
mined to visit Charlestown to Ascertain II he was
distress at the conduct Of her brother.
detachment Of regular troops, consisting of
twenty-five men, under Capt. Barbour and other
officers arrived at the Rarper's Ferry armory to-
day, and VIII probably remain there for in pro-
oction unit, spring. Superintendent Barker il
| at the works, who will be drilled by the officers
Of the regular troops, and who will be qualified to
taAe the place Of the regulars when they leave.
The Secretary Of War, Gov. Floyd, who has been
at HarPer's Ferry for day or two, left yesterday
Charlestown and the surrounding region remains
under strict military surveillance. Col Davis Of
Richmond, Is exercising military Superintendent
here under orders from Governor Wise. All
stragglers and strangers are required to give a
good account Of themselves. A dauefreotypist
Were very properly dered out Of town yesterday
Brown sill cherishes the idea that the Lord VIII
release him. He saws his life has many times
been more greatly endangered.
The exam nation court for the tr' N Of Cook will
probably be called on Wednesday.