The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-11-03
TRIAL OF THE INsURRECTICMIsTs.

town. Virginia, on Tuesday morning, to examine
the prisoners captured IN the recent irsurrrctIon.
The following magistrates were on the bench:
COL Davenport. Presiding Justice" Dr. Alcx*n
der John J. Lock. John +. Smith. Thos IT,
Willis, George w. Errh"lbcrvcr, Charles II
Lewis. and Moses W. Burr.
AT half past 10 O'clock, the Sheriff was IL;
rected TO bring in tn" prisoners vino wcr. cou
Quoted from the Jail under guard Of eighty
armed men. guard was also stationed around
the court house, their Layouets Lrisling on all
sides.
Charles 3. Harding Esq: attorney for the
county, was insisted ly Andrew Hunter Course,
for the commonwealth.
The prisoners were brought in amidst. profound
silence. Brown and Edwin C"prcr w"r. mama
cled together. Brown seemed weak and l,a.-.
gard, with his eyes swollen from ih" effects ci
the wounds on his head. tu;;,"r is uui.irrci
Stevens seemed less injured ,I:an Brown. lt
looked hagcard aud depressed. lie has nlso a
number Of wounds OF the head.
John Copeland is hr:, nlriaitn. .',oi,
twenty-five years OF age. G!ccn is II dark ne.
gro. abon, thirty years of age.
Sheriff Campbell r.al th" rnn:i.nr:,t nc ,l.n
prisoners on the charge o. i.r:.son a.!i ,,rr, =.
when Mr.. Harding, tie sSia"s ii,,inry n,l,t
that the Court might as>i IN counsel tor tn. !:>.
oncrs if they had mrnc.
The Court inquired if til" ;.;i-n:rrs had
counsel. when Brown addressed the Cont -
follows:
"Nrcin:ans---i dd 10! ask Tor ANY o,a,l"r a,
the time Was taken. .l.; no, :,-ii 10 Iay.
myself srar"d The G":crilu: cr the :.;..,.. ,f
Virginia tcndrrr;! :itc his ;,~.t:rarc hat >!.n,':
have lair ual, AMI uu!"r uu ..,.;..!,.t.,,,,..
whatever will he abe TO attend :, :. ';al u
You seek my bloc !, You inv. it ..ny moment
without tic incr;.r!y "t 'r.a!
81 have hai Il" c"unS.i. i,arr not been
able to advise VIII, or. k:"w :...:',;,.r :l....:
the f"el'n:rs OF MY f,.!,n"l:::"nc!- ::n| a,u ~.
terly unable 10 n v! - ANY WI. r.,.y"wn,;,,.
y ,!f,,,: I
ls insufficient, nth"n3!, improving. There ar.
mitigating "if"uh :'a"""S. II Gnir .:i r. 40 L..
allowed us, that wo,i'! r :" ia uq. favor. ia,
II We arc I" u" force! with a m,"r" form Of :,
trial to cNrcu'inn III IL, SI:rr. ,,,,i =. ,,,.
that trouble. :m ready f.. ,n; fat. IG,l.ui
ask a trial plead :"r .n ,:.".!. ~ @! 4 ;y;;,
Ne ins"lt-nohm= h'i, thn! which "".,.,.:rt.rr
gives or cowar,!:tc would d,!,e ,ul to r.n:.
tice.
II ask to be excused f.o.. lie nn.,.srr,. g: ::
trial. l do no; knnw what ;li~ G"s,.-,l Of lh.s
examination is. 30 not ,.r"r what i. to l..
the benefit of it 10 III" tun,n""w"a!:a. h"rn
now little T." ask other :r!n tia, i. not ,c,',.
licly mSni''l "s r'wt;rNr !,::h.:a:.- ',;t .,.r.r
evhO fall INT" their i.:.L>.'
The Court ass Et,"s t..:i.. J r.u,i;rrr AL
Lawson E';;S - c"un-,.l fer tn" pi."r..:. !
Alter som" c":rSn ;::"n '.i!, ~. ,.r -,u.i,
MIR Faulkner, addressing ia" t",.,l sill:
was ahnu; 10 f'inHii; T." Tia" t,,..; t!.t: Il! /
though feel at any time willing To ii~r'a,..r
any duty whc!! ih. Court ran !":n!!, anal Ir
authority of law d.v"!v- u;,";. .:." ;., ..,f II,
the first place aware Of ANY in't."tiiv vh.. :
this Court has. sitting an cx.:u:uli.r i,.u?i &c,
assign counsel for ti," ,i..f,.:rr. Is, s.s.. il iy
manifest from the r"r!nrs~ us: n.a.!a l.; ri, Of :
the prisoners that l." i"ca.l- ,!:, n,i::,rr.. -.
counsel under suc!, circiu>i .r!,...~ ~; -
.Hfe ac hut rather aS i.i""!.rv !'u.!.,r = ...
circumstances q" hot fee! tir-p"s...i l., a.,iI,,.
the responsibility Of t., position i,iy",.,.,cr
reasons Tor ''"rli:!it: IL" i".!!i., ,.l.::.:...;
WIN my htVI"g h eli a; ih' '';r' a.: ;r nn ..;,i
hearing all the ain,>i":.- ii tl., ,r;,,,,. rs ,
which render it imrio;r.r :.n,i .r.y..,.. .iir =:
me To net ns counsel Ii Tia, ,.,,;:' j! Il ,:,.,
1ty |" order 1t rrr"up' .r;. should nc,,;;., So.
aud obey that ani";ry. ha, | am not i,w,,,.
'hat there rs any snc'' power vested in this Co,.f
a:H @ as "' ,'e pr,>;'c's desire, w'.i see that
full justice is done .irr,.
Mr.. Bpits said he dill nn. feel i, his .,u., g.,
decline the appointment Of The Cou:.. lie Was
prepared To Il" his h'-;, .i-..l ia. lrj..u.,.
and he hoped The Court v"l!J a.rn L;;.:
some experienced assistant lf Mr. l';.u..ucr d..
ciIncd.
Mr. Harding :h"n a'l,c,<c.: iroy.r :::,! .h...:
him II h" was wi'iIn- TO ace. N"-srs. Fnnlk.
ner and H"t's as c";IH-,'l. tap:niu I;;,w, r
piled, g | wish {" say that, have. s.n, f., n,,,.
Sci. did apply, thr"u-!, the advice Of SOM.
persons hcre !" some rtr"iis wir. l,:,rlirs .Io
no! now rcc"Iicr: TO act as conn>,l i..r u." and
have seat !or other counsel who ilay. moi hal
he
:poriuniy 10 See wi-!, i"r c1,l,,S.I # am
TO have t'la!, but if am /" have nn,l.inr i'm,
the mnck"ry of n trial, AS | said DO 40, ear.
anything about COUNSEL. Il is u,.n"c.ssarv 70
trouble any g"ntein,n with that duty"
Mr.. llardins-'' Iuu are to have n fair
trial"
Captain Brown" There were certain men
l think Mr.. Bott, was one Of tl,.,,, w,.o a
climed acting rs counsel, bat ! am no, po.;;iv.
about IT; ! cannot rem"iu',"r whether H.. was !
one, because: ] have heard so Innuv u.,ur,
nm stranger here and do not kn"w the GiSn..
titon or character Of the .rmi"ilitn n:.,nrd
have applied for counsel of my own and ,inrI,;. .
less c"ul'l have them, if am noI as said be-.
1ore to be hurried (" execution, b-ior. t,..y car,
reach here. Eut # lha. is III. .liSpns;rion ,,,.,,
Is to be made, all this lroul.e aud cxpc:... c,:.
be saved
MIR: iInr'iinc-"The Guns'ion is 10 van DE-.
sire the aid Of M"ssr$ f'aukncr end Bars =.
Your counsel? Please 10 ;,l+w.r ,c- ~ nn
Capt. Bnwn-"I rAnmo, rr-nri III, as ;r
examination under any ci-cun:,nnr.* wou,I
prefer that ,h"y should ;!..:. "ym ,,.cs
ur". feel as If 1t was n u;,t,"r sc lu,. :,
count to M. IL ,hry had designed TO ass, ,i,.
ns counsel, should have wani".l ~, u:,:,o,,u;,;,.
to consult with them at my l,>,lr"'
Mr. llarI.ns--'' Si"v.:,S. ave v1u wiiiir.,
those gcn.ir,"n shou'.l act yoIr ,.onm.ri,'
Stcvens-"l ain wiling ih;, gentleman .!:u
ipointing to Mr.. B,l::.j
Mr.. llnrdn5-" DO you object 10 i',H!::.
ner7"
Stevcns-''No am wi!in. to TAX. bah"
Mr.. Harding ii,"n arr-,".! ,.cl, Of the ..hor
prisoners srl"!r"' Y. am.l ca'h stated his wi!.
lingness TO bc d".;!d, !,v the cn,if,..! l:,lr,l
The Court then S>u"d p"r,rnp'"rv ORDERS ;!::,
the press should not publish d",aii,h t",silnomv
as II would render the getting of jury irfore the
Circuit Court impossible.
Col Washington anl some five or six others
were examined. but ih. cvi .crcc ,,isc,oscs
nothing more than has been air aaiy pub |
llshed.
The preliminary examination being can"lul.d !
the Court remanded the prisoners for trial before !
the Circuit Court.
CHAEI.E>TnwH, October Gf |
The Grand Jury for the Circu, Corr, Of JEFF |
fers"n County Jud"" fichnrd Parker pr"si:r !
bills against the 1Iarper's Ferry il.surcc,ion. !