Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-11-12
HARPER's RKRRY INsuRRKCrIoN.
Clsse Of the Trials-Sentenee q Geek, Csp.
PIE, Copeland, and Green
Correspondents Of the Baltmor, American 1

CHARLEsrowx. Nov. 1.-THE proceedings Of |
the Circuit Court foe &qGsrsoa county brought
TO close yeseef1ny morning, after a session Of
snree weeks: VII e was occupied exclusively In
Circult Court fov Fssasf]ck county, over whiea
hence BE nece1ey Of slesing the term "a he |
sSs ssst h saSf here e. 1s msn
ing boen di6 and found guilty Of the hirhcst /
crime known 20 o. 49,. p
S,oor Il 4 GsIoca To
the sentence Of Judge Parker. The Court<ooa,
was crowded, and the anxiety to get another Nov
81 the ms was Issy were brought
In . range Of chairs facing the Judge: Near Cook
was seated Governor Willard and Mr. Crowley,
both Of vhon seemed bending bensAth thsweigfk
Of sorrow this afsff mas east over them and their
RKNAxxs or THE PRisoxxns.
The prisoners were then directed to stand up
,and ssked r shey had Anything to say Why -
copeis then dis.s sSor. cI. se1
the former being ssmewhat vehementf In his man
Aer q peaking whilst the latter made : Arm i'm
livery Both prcss..d their x the at a.
tack on Harpef's Ferry, until the Sabbath before
the night of the attack, when they were called on
70 swear 70 obey the orders Of their commander
Brown Coppie stated that he knew he would be
punised for his foolhardy attempt, but he thought
II should have been lighter than had been adj
judged. The negroes declined saying anything.
SKNrRNcRoY TIN. PAIsoxERs.
Judge Parker proceeded to deli yer the sentence
on the prisoners, which was received by them
with great frmness. The sentence was that John
E. Cook, Edwin CopPie, shields Green and John.
Copeland; Your trials, ON which we have been %
long employed, have at length ended, and all that
remains to be done to complete these judicial pro-
ceedings, Is to pronounce and record the jndg-,
ments which by law must follow upon the crimes
for which you have been tried. and Of which you
have found guilty
These crimes have all grown out Of mad in
road upon this State, made with the predeter-
mined purpose to raise In our midst the standard
Of servle instruction. In the execution Of this
purpose, In the darkness Of Sabbath night you
seized upon portion Of our territory, captured
several of our best citizens-holding them as hos
by force-armed such Of our slaves as you could
seize upon with deadly weapons, which they were
to use against their owners, whom You denounced
to them 2. Their opPre.scr, and In yonr efforts to
successful issue, you have taken human LIE In no
fewer than five instances. The evidence most
abuEdantly proved that all these things have been
done and by the force OF that evidence jury after
Jury has felt itself com PEELED to bring in its
dict Of guilty against each one Of you.
Happily for the peace Of our whole land, you
obtained no support from that quarter whence you
himself to your party, but, so as he could get
without the range Of your rifles, as night gave
him opportunity, made his escape from men who
hau cop'o ~ s'e AIM HosuI', anu n"nso "
ppt iass s Of ii: owner. 's''' INC s II'
Wneh We LeneGt upon an .ne mlscoiei ano
t tu,u, ste III snu iea..ai c, with mus
everywhere should be thankful that you were 90
soon and 30 easily overpowered-
For these offences the law demands the penalty
uannc,n, s tn.. .apss. ,hn
duty have ever been called on to perform
In spite Of your offence against our laws, can.
moi pa, ieei deePiy LOT you, ana siheeieiy, mos,
,a1st;nn So.. ,. me- ho,na !. e. leu. anu
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VIII ~ %. pe 20 VIZ I'LL WEI
-, IT, ,;t. 70 s r ~, - 80 ~ 1920 = 81
ySon,s Eor ths,s ,,, An A. so,rn,r. .h;Is. H..
seaard for our safssv NAV not peri, us To- forgive
M. otssnns - ,iic6 Won hsv. hssn .,,,;,t ~
that tbev vii, tnrn ~ conso,ation and yo,, Y,
ns,don 70 that s,nod Rsin1 ,,,hn In I, ,r-a III
sem,s,n be,.th m.,cv MaEe then vom, ns.c 90 VIII
EN- a ~ wen yoaa Peace wiz
snce ths,s ~ he dss,t With :. HI i,,.t;cs H.
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To concIrde thi: e,d ar,v 7 nou. ,nro,n.. ,,,,
a., .a ~. a. ~, a .. NJ" anouh.e 'iia'
.se sentence o. inc law IS that you and each s1e
G,.sn and Inbn consIand n. hsnSo a., as
nntI Won he dad. and that esecnton ~ this ;,a.
ment he nade Ard DON. hv The .hs,,T ~ NJ.
comfy ON Friaav the s,yt.erth S,v ~ n.ans
neat ynon Won SbeId. Z; rem and IShn CereiauS
hst,.,ssp tha honrr ~ eiaht IN ths fn,snopr asx
f,yelve noon ~ th.t asyS.nd ,,,or -, - ~ y
Cool and Edwin Connie hstv,rsn {he bo,,r. =;
olu and In h. IN. r..
dav nd The conrt be,no oS oniron th,t ~. ~
ec2,;on ~ ,his sent.,oa "s ~ ~ MAJ sne et
.tbsp ordsrsd thst nj.
and e,an,ed not IN sh. All xsrS ,, scs
nnhl ssa NOV IN suv jail ya' ~, pu VA sus
nav an,s,nt and rrsv God hsv. msrr~ n,,on tha
souI OF Zach one of Won 'f''A INC
Durino the deliver Of IN. sentence HE mines,
silence Tas Conserved and the soienni.v " "a ve.
| marked A Isroe numher Of The snectstors ,veniy
a. ,i.o d;a ths 800 : = SF''
The nri.on~,s ,sScre ,emanded IN ;,;l th.,. IN
await the execution Of this judgement. '' "
| 800 ~, $500
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tions ~ that the evc;tysrs .tssn% U.u 81
nav he an noas t,.rs,,h s.s,, ~ ~ sas snaif
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visit Rsh,nonS tar the rsPpoosu VIII siso
with c;oyernor W,se The ts,;n. 49,. voasua 's
favor of Co is verv y,.st .nd ,,s,',.. NV ~
nunsbment to imp, n,snt ,s,ond LIZ. s, =.
s,t;sf,ction 70 i.ra ra.;or;t or ~ s.sG k.eas
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