Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-11-15

him rsadiag, lie had had not been In that posi-
ton lans. .bsfore he heard noi,s.and inls momsns
observed the fash Of gun outside of the windnw.
lie Immediately sprang from his bod. se'sed y.
revolver and raslsd 70 the door. A hs reached
tho door hs saw man wheel bic horss and ride
of al . furious rate Of speed. Ths man had lsA
the gate open and had little officially IN making
his escape. Whn ho was or what provocation he
had for this murderous attempt Mr, \. 10 entirely
ignorant Of The affair has been kept quiet thus
long. In order 10 detect the wrctoh. should no At
tom Of to repeat his horrible design. Mr. LIS loss
on his wheat will be abou. $780, Several barns
and stock .vards have been burned during the past
few DAYS and II IL feared by many that the county
ia infested with band Of abolition inccndiariea.
Should this turn out ~ be true and any Of them
are caught In the act, it is moss possible they will
not have the benefit of jury.
The Circuit Court having closed its session. the
prisoner Haxlatt will not bs tried until ncxt
Spring, until which .he will remain in our county
Jail.
The Charlostown correspondent Of the New
York Tribune gives the following suhjoinsd inter.
estng sketches OF the counsel engaged in tho a.
bove case.
The trial Of Cook, rs far MS it has proceeded.
says tho correspondent, has been very sharply
contested. The extreme hatred which The peo-
plc Of Jefferson County bear this prisoner, far ex-
reeding that felt for any Of the rest. and tho mag
combined to excite an unusual interest In the pro.
gross Of his case. Cook acts under tho guidance
Of five oounsel-two. Messrs Botta and Green, be.
belonging to Chnrlesown, and threo to Indiana.
including Gov. Willard. The defence has certain
ly boen conducted with hriskicss eQualling
that Of Mr. Scnnott in the Cases Of Copeland and
Green; md the prosecution has likewise exerted
its best powers against tho concentrated force
brought to bear upon it. The debates to-day
have been very keen, and sometimes very severe.
Mr. Bolts has all the while sat colod together in
his chair. ms never before saw any man coilsd
out Of circus watching f,r opportunities to spring
upon his Antagonist. At the least sign of weak
from MIR. l:unter he has darted upon him.
and stri,en, with an eaersy quite refreshing, to
witness in Virginia lawyer, 10 destroy the fab
rick OF his argument. With power OF resistance
that shows him to be altogether the abest OF tho
Charlestown lawyers, Mr.. Hunter has vigorously
repeled these attacks. and in some cases turned
them to his own advantage. Mr.. Green, howev-
er, he has found to be IN 're formidable oppo-
nent.
M. Green is ono OF the most extraordinary men
to louk upon over saw. llc is long. angular,
uncputh and wild in gesture, and deficient in all
rhotaricnl graces. His words rush from his mouth
half made up. lie spc AXIS sentences abreast Ilis
pronunciation is ludicrously ungainly; 'thar" and
''wlar" arc the least Of his offe SOS. His demoa
nor, alo, ,,elher. is of unrivaled oddity; aud yet
lis power il decided that. while he is upon his
log, he carries everything with him. lie 10 the
most remark bic man | have seen hero, although
no, so impressive in his bearing as Mr.. Andrew
Hmn.er the prosecuting attorney, who Is man
of real mobility Of presence Hunters manner in
pleading is ncurcr lkc Rufus Choates, in his qui-
e,rr momeuts, than that of any other mans have
ever seen; and his personal appearance is Hlso in
many respects, very strongly suggestive of Mr.
Choate.
Neither the acuteness Of Cnok's counsel. nor tho
llunders Of Harding, the unfortunate inebriate
who trarnmcls Mr.. Hunter in the business Of tho
prosecution, helped the defcnse in any pecep;ible
degree. Points were raised with unceasing rapid
ily were closed discussed, often with some signs
ol ncrim"nv, und were swept aside, according to
stoin, by the Couii. This continued throughout
the morning. The points" of tho defense were
like Hydra heads. No was ono disposed
of than half dozen others took its place. But
all these avaled nothing. and M the afternoon
advanced the trial went more smoothly on its
way. The spectators had begun to withdraw, OK.
pectng no continuance of the interest, when, sud
denly, nl attention was arrested by Mr.. Hunter 3
announcement that he had confession rendered
by Cook. which he about to road. Tho intel
ligcncc spread about,and the Court room som was
speedily crowded again. All hoped for complete
and satisfactory revelation. which should clucdatc
tho entire operations of Brown, from beginning to
end and which should bring evidence of the com
plicity of thnse Northern gentlemen whom the peo-
pie of Virginia are 80 eager to get within their
grasp-but all wcre disappointed.
THE ENGINE ROOM AT HARPER's FERRY.
This room, in which Brown and lis party took
their position, remains untouched since the day
of the struggle The broken sides are still unre-
paired. and the duors nre perforated with bullet
holes. The wbitewa ashed walls are stained in moro
than one place with blood, and at the back there
is horrible long red splash extending nearly
four feet and more than four inches wide. thick
aud encrnsted. and here aud there dotted with
something beside gore-small fragments of human
1esh-which is pointed out with fcrocious exulta-
tion as the blood of Brown, which poured from his
face rs Lieut.. Green struck him w:lshis sabre.
They keep this stain upon the walls OF their AR
mory. they say, for the sake OF example,
Gerrit Smith and His Hallucinations