Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-10-29
HARPER's FERRY INSTRUCTION.

CHARLEsTowS, Oct 25.-The examination to-
day is merely to see whether the charges are
of sufficient Importance to go before the Grand
Jury. Tomorrow, the jury will report bill
of indictment, and the case will be Immediate
ly called up for trial. There Is an evident in
tention to hurry the trial through and execute
the prisoners as soon as possible, for fear of
attempts being made to rescue them. In case
of seryile instructions, thirty days is not re-
quired between the conviction and execution
as in other capital convictions
The reason given for hurrying the trial is
that the people of the whole country are kept
in state of excitement, and large armed
force is required to prevent attempts al rescue.
1t is supposed that the prisoners will demand
separate trials. After conviction, but few
days will be given them before their execution
II is thought that all but Brown will make a
full confession.
The prisoners, as brought into Court, present
ptiable sight; Brown and Stevens being I'M
able to stand without assistance. Brown has
three sword stabs in his body and one sabre
cut over the head Stevens has three balls in
his head and had two in his breast and one in
his arm. He was also cut in the forehead with
a rifle bullet which glanced off, leaving bad
wound.
The trial will go on tomorrow.
CHARLEsTOwN, Oct. 25.--P. M-The Circuit
Court of Jefferson county, Judge Richard Par
ker on the bench assembled at . o'clock this
afternoon.
The Grand Jury was called,
The Magistrates Court reported the result
of the examination in the case of Capt Brown
and the other prisoners.
The Grand Jury then retired and the witness
SEES for the State were examined before them.
AT o'clock the Grand Jury returned into
Court and stated that they had not finished the
examination of the witnesses, and were dis
charged until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
1t is rumored that Brown is DESTROYS of ma
king full statement of his motives and intep-
tions through the press, but the Court has re-
fused all further access TO him by the report
ers, fearing that he may put forth something
calculated to influence the public mind, and to
have bad effect ON the slaves The mother Of
Cooks wife was in the Courthouse through
out the examination. The general belief is,
that Cook is still in the mountains, near the
Ferry. On Sunday night, woman who keeps
the Canal lock, says that he came to her house
and asked the privilege of warming himself
She knows him well, and is relative of his
wife.
Coppee says that he had brother in the
party, and that Brown had three sons also
that there were two others, named Taylor and
Hazlett; so that, including Cook, five have es-
capped, twelve were killed, and five captured
making in all twenty-five.
The trial will commence tomorrow morning
beyond doubt, though much difficulty is an
ticipated in obtaining jury.
Captain Browns object in refusing counsel is
that, If he has no counsel, he will not be al
lowed to speak himself, and Southern counsel
will not be willing to express his views.
THE ARREST AT CARLISLE.
CARLISLE Pa. Oct gJ-Thprp WAS nofhin q
done in the case of the supposed Harper's Ferry
insurgent, to-day, the hearing of the writ Of
haJeds corpus having been postponed till to-mor-