Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-11-11
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per's Ferry conspirators still contln-
mes, and fair progress is being made
by the court in the disposal of the
cases. The case of the free negro,
Copeland, was brought to a close on
Saturday afternoon. The jury finding
sserdict of not guilty OF treason as
eharged In the first count of the In
1dietment, he not being recognized as
cisiseny and guilty of the conspiracy
with the slaves to rebel and OF muir
der as charged in the second and third
count. The case was ably argued by
ANDREW Hunter in behalf of the State.
The prisoner was defended by Geo.
Sennott, Esq, of Boston, who laboreo
with much zeal for his client
A bill of exceptions and a motion
FOR the arrest of Judgment was enter
ed by the prisoners counsel which Will
he disposed Of tomorrow morning.
Il CASE OF CAPT. COOK.
The Court assembled at 10 o'clock
A. M. on Monday, and a called TO
erdsr by Judge Parker. The grand
iury was sworn and Immediately pro-
essded to their room to consider the
case of Capt. Cook. A number OF
witnesses were summoned and the jury
was absent for about two b, urs. On
She re-assembling of the Court, Mr.
Harding, the Prosecuting Attorney,
stated that as a number of the wit
nesses in the case of Cook, who would
not be in the Stephens case, were pres
snt, he would, if agreeable to the
counsel on the other side, NOV to
4ake Nd the case of Cook first
Thomas C. Green, Esq. one of the
counsel for Cock, said that a. the
counsel had not yet had time to read
tho indictment, and had not yet decid-
ed what plea TO enter to the charge,
he was unable to proceed in the case,
md would prefer that the Common
wealth would proceed with the case
of Stephens, which would allow them
fnae to prepare for the ase of Cook.
The case of Stephens was cal ed up.
ID. Stephens was accordingly brought
into Court, and placed On a mattrass.
he looked pale and haggard, the alb
stinence from food fnd the large guam
titYsof medicine taken by him having
had o decided effect on him. He bears
M under his Wounds with much forti-
,tude. His counsel, Mr.. Sennot. who
1hEd endeavored to have his trial NOV
ed toan adjoining county but was re-
fused, appeared, and the empanneling
Of jury was proceeded with.
After a considerable number of
jury1aen had been obtained, Mr.. Hun
Ter arose and stated that he had just
received a dispatch. which would prob
ably interfere with further proceed
ings IN the impanneling of a jury
He then read the following telegraph
ic dispatch from Gov. Wise:
RICHMOND, Nov. 7th.-To Andrew
O.. Hunter-Dear Sir:-l think you
bad better try Cook and hand Steph-
ems over to the fedora, authorities.
z~4r sg Respectfully,
{Signed) -. @ H. A. WISE.
3 Mr.. Hunter stated that he had been
ID correspondence for several days
with Gov. Wise, and had in his pos
session. number of facts important
30 the development Of this case, which
were unknown to the public, and would
for The present remain so. He had
since his last letter to the Governor,
come into the possession of other facts
which pointed to Stephens as the most
available party to be handed over to
the Federal authority, IS he felt as
spred enough would be aseertainedto
result in bringing before the Federal
bar a number Of the prominent aboli-
ton fanatics of the North. a.
Mr.. Harding objected to the pro-
ceedings, and insisted that the case
should be proceeded with. He was
not in league with Gov. Wise, OIL any
body else. He was not FEED by any
one, and would only receive as a com
pensation for his arduous labors in
the case, the small pittance allowed
by the Circuit Court.
Mr. Sennott remarked that he had
not consulted with his client, and as
the jury had partly been chosen, he
would not consent that the State
should hand over to the government
the prisoner, for what purpose was
known to Gov. Wise, and had been
foreshadowed by the remarks of MI.
Hunter. If time had been allowed,
the trouble had in the empanneling of
% jury would have been dispensed
with.
Mr.. Hunter then remarked that he
would then proceed Immediately with
the case of Stephens, and hand over
the prisoner Hazelett. who has not yet
been indicted, to the Federal Court.
i was immaterial whether Stephens
would prefer a trial or not. Mr. Sen
not then asked a delay of a moment
for q consultation with Stephens, after
which he announced that the prisoner
had accepted the offer of the State to
hand him over to the Federal anthori-
ty, and would prefer to be remanded
TO Jail.
hr. Harding desired the Clerk to
enter his earnest protest against the
whole proceedings. He considered
the whole proceedings wrong, and
wished it so shown on the docket.
Judge Parker to the Clerk-Do no
such thing. l wish no such protest
entered on the docket of this Court.
The prisoner was then handed over
to q. S. Marshall Martin and lodged
in Jail, where he will remain until the
term of the Federal Courts at Staun-
ton, which will not meet for some
time.
CHARLEsToWN. Nov. o.-The trial
Of Cook attracted a great crowd in
the court room both yesterday and to-
day. Governor Willard and Mr..
Crowley, the brothers-in-law of the
prisoner, occupied seats beside him
His counsel are J. e. Mcdonald, ESQ.,,
Attarney General, and Nj. VOORHEES,,
District Attorney Of Indiana, and