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

we're injury in the back 81 fsthsr ono Kidney
n nc AenteebIes me much, but am doing
well and sI5onlY for avery. short delay my
trial and think IsInaY get able to listen tosit
f99d. merely ask this that. the saying is,the
Dew. may have his d1es-no moro swishstos
say further, that my hearing is impaired and
rendered lndistnct IN conSeq1ence5sofW wounds
about my head. Iscannot hear distinctly at all.
Icould not hear what. the court has said this
morning. would be glad to hear. what is said
on my trial and am now doing better than L
could expect, so that seeing that under the cir.
cumstances very short time would be ALL
would ask u do not presume to ask more than.
. very short delay, so that I.may in some de.
gree recover and be abletat least to listen tony
trial and hear what questions are asked OF. the
citizens and what their answers are Ifithat
could be allowed me L should be very much
Obliged.
Mr.. Hunter said the request was rather pre-
mature; the arrangement could be made aud
this question could then be considered.
Gheconrt ordered the Indictment to be read
SO that the prisoners could plead guilty or not
Equity, and would, then consider Browns request
The prisoners were compelled to stand during
the arraignment; Brown also standing.
Brown stood up with difficulty. and Stevens
was held upright by two bailiffs Porte Urayon
was present and took sketches of the prisoners
as thus arraigned The reading of the indct.#
ment occupied about 20 minutes. The prison
ers eachsrespondedt to the usual question, lot
guilt and desired to be tried separately.
Brown.
TIE court-His condition must be inquired
into.
Mr.. Botts-I am instructed to say by Brown
that he is, mentally and physically unable5to
lprocecd.with his trial at this time He has also
/ Ia kS n /.
be here, whom he will, of#course, prefer. He
asks only for delay of two or three days. 1t
/ seems TO me but reasonable request, and
hope the court will grantt.
Mr.. Hunter said he did not think it the duty
of the prosecution for the Commonwealth, or
for any one occupying that position, to oppose
lanything that Justice required, nor to object TO
anything that involved a simple consideration of
humanity, where it could be properly allowed.
Yet in regard to this proposition to delay the
trial ofsJohn Brown one, two5or three DAYS
they deemed. it their duty that the court, before
determining the matter, should be put in. pos
session of facts and circumstances judicially
that they were aware Of in the line of their iu-
ties as prosecutors. His own opinion was that
titwas not proper to delay the trial of this pris-
oner for single day, and that there was no
necessity for it.
Mr.. Harding concurred in the objections of
Mr.. Hunter, on#the ground of their being dan.
ger in delay, also because Brown was the leader
of the inSurrection, and his trial ought 10 be
proceeded with on account Of the advantage
thereby accruing on the trial of the others
Mr.. Green remarked that he had enioyed no
Iopportuntysof consulting with the prisoner or
preparing a defence. The letters for Northern
lconnsel5had been sent off, but sufficient time
had not been afforded to receive answers. I'm
der the circumstances he thought a short delay
desirable.
Mr. Bolts added that at present the excite.