Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-11-03
Trial Of the Insurgents,
Cu.pJrsrowN Octoher 9

CHARLrsTowN, October 26.
The Court met Mt 10, A. NJ. The gram
Jury retired 10 resume the examination o
witnesses, and the Court took q reces
while awaiting the return of the gram
jury.
NJ. johnson, U. S. Marshall at CIeve
land, Ohio, arrived this morning and visi
ted the prisoners. He identified Copeland
as fugitive from justice in Ohio. Hi
object. is supposed to be 10 ferret out testi
mony i'm mplioating other parties.
The excitement continues unebated.-
Crowds of persons from the surrounding
country are present. The event is regard
en- as proving the fsithlessness of the slaves
No fears are entertained of them, but mil.
itary guard is kept up fearing an attempt
might be made to rescue the prisoners.
Great CONSERVATION among the slaves is
caused by the fear Of being seized, like
these of Col. Washington's were, and they
firmly believe that the object of the priso-
ners was 10 carry them South and sell them
Not single slave has yet been implicated
rs even sympathizing with the insurrec-
tioDists. Those carried off have Ill been
captured and returned 10 their masters
Cannon are stationed from the Court House
TO, and an armed guard is patrSlling around
the Jail.
Capt. Brown has consented TO accept
Messrs. Faulkner and Bolts as his counsel,
they assuring him that they will defend
him faithfully and give him The advantage
of every privilege the law will allow.
Stevens declares he does rot desire to be
defended by Northern counsel, preferring
Southern, and that the Court should name
them. There is q decided sympathy for
Stevens, net only on account oi his suffer
ings, but that he has shown none Of that
vindictiveness and hardihood that charac-
terizes Brown. His regret Is regarded as
caused By the consequences Of his folly,
and the examination yesterday indicated
that other prisoners had lost their conf
dence in Brown, and are not disposed to
follow him in his defiant course. At twelve
o'clock, the Court re-assembled, and the
jury reported true bill against the prison.
ers and were discharged. Charles B.
Harding, Esq, assisted by Andrew Hun
ter, represents the commonwealth. Chas.
J. Faulkner and Lawrence Bolts are ccun-
sci for the prisoners. The true bill was
read against each prisoner, for conspiracy
with negroes to produce Instruction, and
for treason against the Commonwealth, and
third for murder. The prisoners were
brought into Court accompanied by bsdy
OF armed men. They passed through the
stree, and entered the Court House with
cut the slightest demonstration on the psrt
Of the people.
Brown looked somewhat better-his eye
not so much swollen. Stevens had 10 be
supported, and reclined on a mattrass on
the floor Of the cOurt room, evidently una
bic to 81, up. He has the appearance Of
an almoS, dying man, breathing with diff
Guilty, and painting for breath.
Before the reading of the arraignment,
Mr.. Hunter called the attention of the
Court to the necessity Of appointing addi-
tional counsel for the prisoners, stating that
one of the counsel Faulkner )appointed by
the County Court, considering his duty in
that capacity as having ended, had left here.
The prisoners, therefore, had no other
counsel than Bolts. If the Court was
about to assign them other counsel, it might
be proper TO do SO now.
The Court stated that it would assign
them members of the bar, and they nigh,
select.
After consulting Capt. Brown, Mr..
10 pogt chat thu n, h.,
and desired TO have Mr.. Green assist him.
If the Court would accede to that arrange
ment, it would be very agreeable TO him
personally.
The Court requested Mr.. Green 10 act
as counsel for the prisoners, and he con-
sented TO do SO.
Brown arose and said:
a DO not intend to detain the Court, but
merely wish to say, as | have been prom.
ised fair tral,I am not now in circum-
stances thnt enable me to attend trial, ow-
ing 10 the state Of my health. have a
severe injury in my back, or rather in one
kidney, which enfeebles me very much;
but am doing well and only ask for short
delay of my trial, and think may get able
10 listen 10 il, and merely ask this as the
saying is, that the devel may have his dues,
no more. / wish 10 say, further, that my
hearing is impaired and rendered indistinct
in consequence Of wounds / have about my
head. l cannot hear distinctly at all. l
could moi hear what the Court has said this |
would be glad 10 hear what is
said on my trial, and am now doing bet
ter than could expect, so that seeing that
under the circumstances very short time
would be oil that would ask; il that could
be allowed me should be very much O.
hlised. do not presume that mere than
very short delay is needed, so that may
IN same degree recover and be able, at least