The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-24
ne Harpsr's Ferry lnvasion.-Arrest Of a
Supposed Insurgent.

sfPsrHs Ferfy lnyasion.- -ArfeSt Of q
II Supposed Insurgent. Z
ms Circuit Court of Jefferson county, Va,
y IN session, and the trial Of John Brown and
his abolition associates will commence. prob
apiy, on thursday next Robt. Y. Conrad, of
Winchester, Va, has been anpoiuted bv the
oour', 10 act as counsel for the prisoners, and
the prosecution is to be aided by Andrew Hun
ter. The prisoners will be indicted for strea-
son, murder, and melting slaves to insurrec-
tion." citizen guard has been established of
~ men at Harper's Ferry, 10 at Shepherds
~" u, ana 30 at Charlestown. A letter de-
selioihg the abolitionists in person. saws:
Oid Brown and Stevens were lvinr ON or.
Sh;,a ,i one room, and Coppie and the negro
were lying on one bed in another room
Coniand ,, ,ogetner by the wrists. The negro
haaP ~ " is sitting In third room The iaiI
.h .as very large and nicely kept rooms and Ali
.no prisoners stated that thay yUare ,raa,ai
vas " wen ny the jaiior, Captain Harris. who
was In charge of a voiuntee cornnany th..at ~
lacked them at Harpers Ferrv Tho ;aitnr
rg rrscognized Stevens as having BELONGED 10 th.
massachusetts, regiment In Mexico nj tho ,;ns ,n
regiment; f1nnn IT, ,.r,.,. ' virginia
, upon ms BACK In the bed. A letter that he had
J.e u.s. written lay open on the table. which ha
him. It was NJ Yues.ed me writer to copy for
@nieh1s @ 10 be provided with counsel. and in
Whlch he spoke of some mitipatino c;r ~
h;s aiieged In his case. Stevens Law upon
@ iisht sue, groanlng with pain Rrown
states that he did not know who were win
oooA. or whether he was dead or alive
| . Ae ih'Ah VINO was seen in Chambersburr
-, Iiday, ana who was supposed to he
oook' but made his escape, was arrested sat
ufuay, at Carlisle, Pa. He proved not to be
! OooK, as Will be seen from the following teIe-
graphic dispatch, dated at Carlisle. Saturday
| afternoon:
ne man who was arrested this noon is now
5'. 5elieNeo not TO be Cook, although he is evil
Ferry on,raa or 'ne participants in the Harper's
y oGIage, ana the same person who was
seen q. Cham oersburg yesterday He is con-
| siuerably taller than Cook is dascriI,ed to 10
'n .he Puoiished account When arrested he
| was armed with three reyolyers and two
bowle-knives, and made an attemDt to resist
| out was oyerpowered. He has every anneor
| ahce OF Il desperate man, and refuses TO an
| sWer any questions. He has been committed
| ior iurther hearing which will take place as
| soon as witnesses can be procured from Har-
pers Ferry.
Judge Parker's charge to the grand jury was
an able and appropriate effort, referring main
~ to the late attempt TO excite insurrection in
their midst. The following is an extract:
"Gentlemen of the Jury-In the state of ex-
cltement into which our whole community has
| been thrown by the recent occurrences in this
county, feel that the charge which I usually
denver to grand jury would be entirely out
OF place. Those occurrences cannot but force
| themselves upon your attention. They must
| necessarily occupy considerable portion of
| that time which you will devote 10 your public
| duties as grand jury. However guilty the un.
| fortunate men who are now in the hands OF
justice may prove TO be, still they cannot bt
called upon to answer to the offended laws OF
our Commonwealth for any of the mul hilarious
crimes with which they are charged, until :
| grand jury, after sdiligent inquiry shall decid,
that for these offences they be put upon thei1
| trial.
81 will not permit myself to give expression
| to any of those feelings which at once sprin.
| up in every breast when rejecting upon tbs
enormity OF the guilt an which those are in
volved who invade by force peaceful, un
suspecting portion OF our common country
raise the standard of insurrection amongs
u.s. and shoot down without mercy Virgini:
citizens defending Virginia soil against thei
invasion. l must remember, gentlemen, tha
as a minister of justice, bound to execute ou
laws faithfully, and in the very spirit of jus
tice herself, must, as to every one accused o
crime, hold, as the law holds that he is limo
cent, until he shall be proved guilty by al
honest, an independent, and mpart tial iur,
of his countrymen. And what is obligatorl
upon me is equally binding upon you, ant
upon every one who may be connected will
the prosecution and trials of these offenders
"In these cases, as in all others, you will b
! controlled by that oath which each of yoI
have taken, and in which you have solemnl.
| sworn that you will diligently inquire int
all offences which may be brought to you
knowledge, and that you will present no on
| through ill WILL as well that you will
! leave one unpresented through fear or ia
| yor; but in ali your presentments you shall
| present the truth, the whole truth, and no
thing but the truth Do this, gentlemen ant
you will have fulfilled your whole duty. G.,
beyond this, and in place of that diligent in
quiry and calm investigation which you hav
sworn to make, act upon prejudice or from
excitement OF passion, and you will have dom
a wrong to that law in whose service you ar
engaged.
''As before said, these men are now in tn,
hands OF justice. They are to have fair ant
| an impartial trial We owe il to the cause O
justice as Well as to our own characters, tina
such trial should he afforded them.
guilty, they will be sure to pay the ex trens
penalty OF their guilt-and the example o.
| punishment, when thus inflicted by virtue o.
law, Will be beyond all comparison more eff
cacious for our future protection than any
| torture to which mere passion could subjec
them.
''Whether, then, we be in public private
position, let each one of us remember that as
the law has charge of these alleged offenders
the law alone, through its recognized agents
must deal with them TO the last 1t can toler
ate no interference by others with duties il
has assumed to itself. If true to herself anC
true she will be, our Commonwealth, through
her courts of justice. will be as ready to pun
ish the offence of such Interference she i:
to punish these grave and serious Offences
these offences be proved by legal testimony tx
have been perpetrated. Let us all, gentlemen
bear this in mind, and in patience await tn,
| result-confident that result will be whatever
| strict and impartial justice shall determine t
| De necessary and proper.
ait would seem, gentlemen-and yet speal
| from evidence, but upon vague rumor.
| which have reached me-that these men wht
| have lately thrown themselves upon US con.
fidently expected TO be joined by our slave:
| and free negroes, and unfurled the banner o
| insurrection, and invited this class of oul
citizens to rally under it. And yet, as an
| told, they are unable to OBTAIN a single re-
| cruit.''
James w. Lynch has been arrested in Cum
berland, Nd, and lodged in the Romney, Va.
Jail, charged with being complicated in tn,
conspiracy.
| LOCOMOTIVE EXPLosIoN.-On Tuesday las
| the boiler of locomotive belonging to the
| Belleton taine and Indiana Railroad Gonna N V