Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-10-27

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By THE UNIoNEIINR.
TO TO THE. DAILY INTELLIGENCRR.
oEFIoE. ooRNER.gATER=A NDMoNRoEs STREETS.
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THE HARPER'S FERRY BUsI.
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lARREsT SF carr. john 4. COOK,
GnAxA,EnsRBlUeo, Pa, Oct. 26.-Capt. John
b.. Cook was arrested yesterday BY. Messrs.
Daniel Logan and Claggett Fitzhngli, ut Mons
tallo, Franklin; county, miles from this place
There is no doubt Of this being thelnan. his
printed commission filled up and Signed .by Gen..
Brown, and marked No: was found upon his
person; also memorandum written on parchS
mcnt of q pistol presented to Washington by
Lafayette, and bequeathed to Lewis w. Wash.
Iington in 1854. The pistol, he says, is in a
carpet bag which be left on the mountains He
was folly armed and made desperate resis.
lance. He came out of the mountains into the
settlement TO obtain provisions, he was much
tatigued and almost starved. He was brought
tolthis place at 8 o'clock last night After an
examination before Justice Reisler and being
| fully identified, he was committed to Jail to
lTOul 0OVs5 WISE he aC-l
lknowledges having three others with him on
the mountain. One of them was seen and con.
yersed with, he had blue blanket over his
shoulders and carried o Sharpe's rife and doub.
lie barreled gun. He said it belonged to his
partner who5had gone for provisions. Parties
lWill5go in search of the others day.
RIcHNoED, Oct. 26.-Goy. Wise has dispatch
ed a requisition to the Gov. of Pennsylvania
for the custody of Capt. Cook, arrested last
inightnear Chambersburg.
CnAnLrsrowx, Va, Dot. 26.-Brown has
.madezlo confession, but, on the contrary, saws
that be has full confidence in the goodness OF.
God, that he is confident that He will rescue
him from the perilS that surround him. He
says that he has had rifles levelled at him,
knives at his throat, and his life in us great a
peril as it now Isl but that God has always been
at his side. He knows that God is with him,
aud fears nothing.
Alexander r. Bctsler, member Of Congress-
elect from this district, has collected s. 100 let
ters from the citizens residing in the ntiehbor-
hoodsof Browns house, who searched it before,
the arrival of the marines. Letters are also in
possession of Andrew Hunter, ESQ.,, who has al.
so a number of tile letters obtained fro,n5the
house by the marines and other parties. Among
them is roll Of conSpirators, containing forty2=
seven signatures. Also u receipt from Horace
Greeley for letters, &C., received from Brown,
andSan accurately traced map from Chambers.5
burg to Browns house Also, copyzo of let
ter from Brown; stating that the arrival. of 100
mensa once would excite suspicion, and that
they should arrive singly. Also, letter signed
Merriam, stating that if 10000 was wanted, Al.
| S. was good Tor one-hfth. Brown tells them to
let the women write the letters, not men. Also
lalettcr from j. E. Cook, stating. that the Mary.
land election was about to come off. The people
will become excited and We will get some of
the candidates to join oursilc.
I=4ItuA #2iis--fIhn inf
Judge Parker presiding, met alto O'clock
The Grand Jury was called and retired 10 re-
sumo the examination Of Witnesses A recess
took place awaiting the return of the Grand
Jury.
Mr.. johnson, u. S. Marshall, of Cleveland.
Ohio, arrived here this morning lie visited
the prisoners, and identified Copeland us a fugi.
tive from justice from Ohio. His object is sup.
posed to be to ferret out testimony duplicating
other parties.
The cxcitcmcntis undated. Crowds of.per-
sons are here from the surrounding country.
The event is regarded Approving the faithful.
ness OF the slaves No fears are entertained of
them, but military guard is keptzup, fearing an
attempt to rescue the prisoners being made.
The CONSERVATION among tue slaves is caused
by the fear of being seized like those of Col.
Washington's were, and they firmly believe the
object Of the prisoners was to carry them South
and sell them. Not single slave has vet been
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gents. Those carried off we're all captured and
returned TO their masters. Cannon are stations
ed in front Of the Court House. and armed
guards are patroling around the Jail. Captain
Brown has, consented TO allow MeSsrs Faulkner
and Bolts to act as his counsel, they assuring
himth they will defend him faithfully, and
give him the advantage of every privilege that
the law will allow. Stevens declares he docs
not desire to be defended by Northern counsel,
preferring Southern, and that the court should
name them. There is a decided sympathy for
Stevens, not only on account Of his sufferings,
but that he has shown none of that vindctive.
ness and hardihood that characterizes Brown.
His.regret is regarded as caused by the conse.
quenccs OF. his folly, aud the examination yes.
to-day indicated that the other prisoners have
lost their confidence in Brown, and are not dis.
iposed to follow him in his defiant course
- o'clock.-Gourt re.assembled. The Jury
reported atruc bill against the prisoners, AMI
were discharged.
Charles 3. Harding assisted by Andrew Hun:
ter, represents the Commonwealth; Charles j.
Faulkner and Lawson Bolts are counsel for the
prisoners.
A true bill was read against each prisoner.
first, for conspiracy Willingness to produce an
instruction; second, for treason to the Com-
monwealth, and third, for murder Tho pris
onerS were broug hi into court accom- panied IvE