New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-11-07
Ne6 Gorleans lailp Crescent,
MONDAY MoRNING, NOVEMBER ]. 1873. =.
Tri. Il of the Insurgents.

CHAeLysTowS, Va, October, 31.-The arguments
of the counsel in the case OF John Brown being
concluded Mr.. Chi ton asked the court to instruct
the jury that they Deeyea tnaa me prisoner wa
the count Of treaso. n The court declined, say
ing that the CONSTITUTE, N did not give rights ant
immunities Alone bnt al 80 responsibilities
Mr.. Chiffon asked an other instruction, TO tEf
where the offeDse was col nnitted, whether within
the boundaries of Jefferson county, which the conr
granted
A recess for half an hour was taken, when the
jury came in with their verde I.
An intense excitement pre- vailed in the court
room. Brown sat up in his b, I'd while the verdict
was rendered.
The jury found him guilty of treason, advising
conspiracy with slaves and other to REBEL and OF
murder in the first degree
Brown lay down quietly. He sa id nothing and
there was no demonstration Of any lind.
| Dir. Chiffon moved an arrest Of il Judgment, both
on account Of errors in the indctne mt and errors
in the verdict
| The objection in regard to the indl ctment has
already peen stated The prisoner has been tried
for an offence not appearing on the record Of the
Grand Jury. The verdict was not on each count
separately, but general verdict on the W hole in
dlctment The prisoner has also been found guilty
OF both counts for the murder of the same per5on.
1t was manifest that he could not be guilty Of both
| By agreement, the points will be argued to-
morrow morning. Brown was remanded to jail
MIR. Harding announced that he was ready to
proceed with the trial of Coppee, who was brought
in, the ceremony of passing between file of armed
men being dispensed with
| Coppee took seat between Mr.. Griswold and
Mr.. Hoyt, who appeared as his counsel. He
seemed calm and composed.
| The remainder of the day was spent in endeavor-
| ing to obtain jury. The panel was not complete
when, at o'clock, the Court adjourned.
| CHARLEsTOwS, Va, Nov. 1.-The Court met at
| 10 O'Clock. Coppee was brought in Previous to
proceeding with his trial Grswold stated the points
| on which an arrest of judgment was asked in
| Browns case, in addition to the reasons mentioned
| yesterday. He said it had not been proved beyond
a doubt that he citizen of the United
| States, and that treason could not be committed
against the State, but against the General Govern
ment, citing the authority of Judge Storey. Also
| that the jury had found the prisoner guilty of
crimes not charged in the Indictment; had not re-
I sponded to offences charged, but found him guilty
Of offenses not charged. They find him guilty of
| murder in the first degree when the indictment
| don't charge him with offense constituting that
| crime.
Hunter replied, quoting the Virginia code, and
argued that technicaltes should not arrest the adj
ministraton Of justice. As to jurisdiction over
| treason it sufficient to say that Virginia had
passed law claiming that jurisdiction and defn-
| ing what constitutes that crime.
| The Court reserved its decisiOn.
Brown was present during the argument.
The jury was sworn in Coppee's case. The tes-
| timony is the same that already published but
the examination more brief and it was not con-
cluded at the adjournment.
Cook valves an arraignment before the magis-
trate's court.