The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-27
Nirllmonn Qispatth.
THURSDAY moaNlsd oor 3. ,sss
LATER FROM nAnpEn,s rERRy.
ARREST OF COOK.

ARREST OIf COOK.
The news from Harper's Ferry, this morn.
ing. is important, John T. Cook was arrested
At Mt Alto, Ffanklin county. Pa. Tuesday
evening and on his person was found hi. Cap.
'aihs commission, signed by John Brown, and
piece OF parchment relative TO the pistol pre-
sested by Lafayette TO Gen Washingtoa, and
hequeathed 10 Col. Washington. lie is i'm ,aii
at Chameersburg, Pa, awaiting a reqnisition
from Gov. Wise. The following dispatch tells
the story:
| CaAMREBsHrRG. PA, Oct a6.--Cook. the
harper's Ferry fugitive was arrested about s
miies from this place at 8 O'Clock last evening
ihere can be no doubt about his identity, as he
hao q captains commission, with Brown Is
| signature IN his own name. lie came down
from The mountains TO ge; provisions He
looks very haggard lie says there are three
| others IN tue mountains. Parties are now in
| search OF them
Cook had a packet of parchment, and a me-
morandum formerly attached to W;lshington,s
pistol. lie says the pistol is in yaliee in the
mountains
lie was armed, and attempted resistance but
pting exhausted, was easily captured.
The examination OF John Brown and his as
sociates, commenced AT Charlestown Tuesday
| The sheriff conducted the prisoners from the
Jail TO the courtroom with an escort of 50
armed men, the guard being afterwards sta
| toned around the courthouse. A dispatch
TO the Baltimore American says
| The prisoners were brought in amidst pro-
| found silence. Brown and Edwin Coppee
| were manacled together. Brown seemed weak
ana haggard, VITA his eyes swollen from the ef-
iects OF the wounds on his head. Coppee is un-
| injured. Stevens seemed less injured tnan
| Brown but looked haggard and depressed. He
| mas also number OF wounds on the head.
! John Copeland is bright molatto, about
| twenty-five years of age Green is dark me-
| gro, about thirty years of age
| Sherih Campte ell read the commitment of
| the prisoners OH the charge of treason and
murder, when MIR. Harding, the States Attor-
| ney. rs ked that The Court might assign coun-
| sci tor the prisoners if they had none.
| The Court inquired if the prisoners had
| counsel, when Brown addressed the Court as
2liows
"Virginians-I did not ask for any quarter
4 at the time l was taken. did not ask to have
/ myself spared. The Governor of the State OF
/ Virginia tender ed me his assurance that
| should have fair trial, and under no circum-
| stances whates will be able TO attend to a
| trial Ifyou Sc elk my blood you can haveit at
! any moment W ithout the mockery OF a trial.
! ~ have had 10 counsel l have not been
| able to advise w it'll one. know nothing about
the feelings of my fellow prisoners, and am
utterly unable TO attend in any way to my
own defence. My memory don't serve me-
! NV heal tn is in< uficient although improving.
| There are mitig ating circumstances, If fair
| trial is 10 be all owed us, that would urge in
| our favor. But if are 10 be forced with q
mere form of trial TO execution, you might
! spare yourselves that trouble. am ready for
| my fate. / do not ask a trial. plead for no
mockery of a / rial--no lnsult-no thing but
| that which co nscience gives or coWardIce
would drive you TO practice.
| Il ask 10 be eX cused from the mockery of Il
| trial. l do not know what the design of this
| examination is. l do not know what is to be
The benefit of it 10 the Cornmo wealth l have
| now little to ask other than that be not pub
licIy insulted as cowardly barbarians insult
those who fall in to their hands,
The court assigned Charles J. Faulkner and
| Lawson Bolts as counsel for the prisoners.
After some consultation with the prisoners,
Mr.. Faulkner addressing the Court, said.
1 was about to remark TO the Court that
although l feef at any time willing to dis
charge any dUty which the Court can legally
and by authority of law deyolve upon me, L
am not, in the first place. aware OF any au-
thority which tnis Court has, sitting an
examining Court, to assign counsel for the
defence. Besides, it is manifest from the re-
marks Just macie by one of the prisoners, that
| lie regards the appearance OF counsel under
| such circumstances not bona Hde act, but
rather a mockery. Under these clrcum-
stances l do not feel disposed TO assume the
res esponsibility of that position. have other
| reasons for declining the position, connected
! with my having been at the place of action
and hearing all the admissions of the prisoners,
which render it improper aud iasrpedient for
! me to act counsel. If the Court had au-
thority TO order it peremptorily, / should
, acquiesce and obey that authority, but am
NOT aware that there is any such power vested
sire. l will see that full justice is done them
Mr.. Bolts said he did not feel it his duty to
decline the appointment OF the Court. lie
!, was prepared TO do his best TO defend the pri-
> soners and he hoped the Court would assign
. him some experienced assistant, if Mr.. Faulk-
/ | ner declined.
Mr. Harding then addressed Brown and
asked him if he was willing 10 accept Messrs
! Faulkner and Bolts as counsel. Captain
/ Brown replied, 81 wish to say that have sent
! for counsel. / did apply, through the advice
= Of some persons here, 10 some persons whose
names l do not now recoiect TO act as counsel
/ for me- and have sent for other counsel, who
have not had time to reach here, and have haC
no possible opportunity 10 see me. i wish fol
/ counsel if am To have a trial. but if am tt
have nothing but the mockery of trial. as
{, I said, do not care anything about counsel.
is unnecessary to trouble any gentleman VIII
I that duty"
, / Mr. Iarding-''You are to have a fair trial.
Captain Brown--"There We're certain men
/ think Mr.. Bolts was one of them, who de
! clined acting us counsel, but am not positive
! about il; l cannot remember whether he wa:
one, because l have heard so many names
am Il stranger here and do not know the dis
Co. position or character OF the gentlemen named
| i have applied for counsel of my own ant
| doubtless could have them If am not, as
said before, to be hurried 10 execution before
they can reach here. But if that is the dispo
| sition that is to be made OF me- all this trouble
and expense can be saved
. Mr. Harding-"The question is, do you de-
sire the aid of Messrs. Faulkner and Bolts as
4
Capt Brown-'I cannot regard this as al
I. ! examination under any circumstances.
| would prefer that they should exercise thell
| own Measure. | feel as il II was 4 matter o
/ little account to me. If they had designed tt
| assist me as counsel should have wanted al
opportunity TO consult with them ut my lei
I sure.n -
= Mr. Harding-"Stevens, are you willing
: those gentlemen should act as your counsel !
{ Steyens-"I am willing that Gentleman snail
$ (pointing to Mr.. Botts.)
Mr. Ifarding-"Do you object 10 Faulkner !
Stevens-aNo! l am willing to take both
Mr. Harding then addressed each OF the othel
/ prisoners separately and each stated his Will
a lingness to be defended by the counsel named
The Alexandria Sentinel says;
Ameng the killed at Harper's Ferry
free negro named Dangerfeid Newby or New
!, ly This negro was from Fauquier county, IN
/, This State, and was set free by his master somt
/ time since and went to Ohio, where, we pre-
. +. sumo he was met by Old Brown and persuad
ed to Join his band.
THE u. S. CONSUL AT LEGHoRN.-We men
4 toned yesterday that the Tuscan government
had Withdrawn the exequator to Joseph Bin
da. consul of the United States of America a
! Leghorn The Florence correspondent of thu
Newark IN. j. Advertiser writes
aThis. of course, puts an end to his ofiicia
authority. and leaves our countrymen withou
n representative in Tuscany in periious pc
riod. Mr.. Il. is a native OF the country, Inougi
: AN American citizen. He married into th'
family Of General Sumpter, OF South Carol
0 ma. and received the appointment many year'
: ago at the instance of the representatives.
that state and more gentlemanly or inteiii
gent person was probably never sent aproae