New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-11-01

from Brown, and accurately traced man Of ffss
c oau u e Browns house also
val Of too many men at once would excite susni-
cion, and that they should arrive sir0iv slss, Z
M ,ea.Tr isnsa msr s stating that Sce ~
them TO let women write letters. NOT men AIN q
letter from J. e. Cook stating thai I'M Mar.5~yd
election was about to come ~ that tie people
candidates TO JOIN our side E< - -
CHARLssTows, VA. Oct. Title storm Of Iast
evening prevented the transmission q Nv IsttAr
part of the proceedings of the Court. me f!otrf
finally refused to postpone the trial. and IL vY0e
afternoon was 0ccgpied in obtaining Jury. Brown
occupied a cot, in which he was carried into ne
court room. The trial will be resumed this morn.
ing, when counsel for Brown from Ohio n expected
Brown was brought into Court this morning, BE-
ing able to walk, but he Immediately laid himself
down on his cot at fall length, within tie bar. He
looks considerably better, the swelling having left
his eyes. Senator Mason is among the SPECTATORS
Nessrs Harding and Hunter represent the Com
moonwealth, and Bolts and Green the prisoner.
MI mf. Bolts read the following telegraphc dis
patchs received this morning A1s
/, AKRoS, OHIos Oct rs, IS59.-C. j. Faulkner and
law Lswsoh Sottsr Charlestown, Va: John Brown,
. and a. q ne nsurrecton at Harpers Ferry,
anu several OF his family, have resided il this
county for many years. insanity is heredftary n
that family His mother's sister died with Il. and
aaug.er q mat sister has been two yesrs in the
mothers brother have also been caned 4, III
lunatlc asylum, and another SON n thst 1870 3;
now insane, and under close restraint. These facts
can be conciuslyely proven by witnessea rrsid;ro
here, who will doubtless attend Tia friai Ss;-
The telegraph operator at the Akron a1scs w r.
C. Alien adds to the above tispatrk fhat s. g. e.
Lewis is resident of that place. and III sts1.,sres
are entitled to implicit credit. sss 10
Mr.. Bolts said that on receiving the above ~
patch he went to the jail with his aseocja4e n
Green, and read it to Brown, and he was desired
by the latter to say,that in his fathers family there
has never been any insanity at all On bis mothers
side there have been repeated instances Of il.
He adds, his first wife showed symptoms d X.
which was also evident in his first and second sons
by that wife. Some portions Of the statements IN
the dispatch he knows to be correct Of other pef-
tons he is Ignorant. He does not know whether
his mothers sister died in the Iunatic asylum but
he does believe daughter Of that sister has been
two years in an asylum, and thinks q son and
daughter of his mothers brother have beer con-
fined in the asylum, but he was not aware Of the
fact that another Of that brother is now insane
and in close confinement.
Brown also desires his counsel to say thath does
not put IN any plea Of insanity and if he has ever
been at all insane, he is totally unconscious OF it.
Yet, he adds, that those who are most insane gem
orally suppose that they have more reason and
sanity than those around them. For himself he
disdalns to put in that plea, and seeks no immunity
OF that Kind This movement is made totally with
!. out his appreciation or concurrence and was nm
known to him until the receipt of lie above dis-
patch. Brown here raised himself IN Ills led and
said 81 will add, if the Court will allow me- that
look upon it as miserable artice and pretext Of
those who ought to take different course in re-
, gard to Inc, If they take any at all, and view It
with contempt more than otherwise. AS remarked
to MIR. Green, insane persons, SO far as my expe-
rience Coos have but very little ability to Judge 81
their own sanity, and if am insane, of course
should think know more than all the rest Of the
world: but do not think so. / am perfectly un.
conscious of insanity, and reject so far as am
capable, any attempt to interfere in my behalf on
that score"
Mr. Bolts stated that he was further instructed
by Brown that as he rejects this plea entirely and
seeks no delay for that reason, he would repeat to
the court his request made yesterday that time be
given for the arrival of foreign counsel, which he
has now reason to expect. Yesterday afternoon,
dispatch was received from Cleveland o., signed
by Daniel Tilden dated OH the 18th inst asking of
! Brown whether it would be Of any use for counsel
! to leave last night. To this dispatch an answer
! was returned that the jury would be sworn. this
morning, and Brown desired the counsel to come
at once. The telegraph operator stated that this
dispatch be sent off at once, in advance of the dis
patches sent by the reporters, and he had learned
this morning that it was sent before the storm, that
last night interrupted communica tion 80 that the
counsel ought to reach here by u or l o'clock to-
night. 81
The course taken by Brown this morning, makes
it evident that he sought no postponement for thu
purpose of delay as he rejects the plea of insanity
Still in his opinion he have fairer trial il TIL
4 defense were conducted by his own counsel, thai
!, if he were defended by counsel at present here
l. The Court decided that the delay asked for b,
n the prisoner could not be granted, and that th
> trial must proceed. The jury having been sworn
0 the Court directed that the prisoner might foreg
the form of standing while arraigned, he desired
Bolts put the enquiry to the prisoner and he con
tnued to be PROSTATE in his cot while long ndict
J. ment, filling seven pages, read. first for insur
rection second for treason and third for murder.
h During the session of the Court on Wednesdal
u afternoon, prisoner Brown laid with his eye
e closed. Though evidently not much injured, he j
determined to resist the pushing Of his trial BY al
,f means in his power. The jury was then called an
e ent at Harper's Ferry, and also those who hat
u formed or expressed any opinion that would pre-
/ vent the citing of the case impartaly twenty
e mostly farmers from a distance, some owning
0 few slaves, were selected competent jurors
Out of these the counsel for the prisoner strucl
7 eight. Twelve were selected by ballot from tn,
!, remaining sixteen.
: The jury were not sworn on the case but th,
Judge charged them not to converse upon the sub
n jeet nor to permit others to converse with them
$ John Copeland the mulatto prisoner from Oberlin
Ohio, has made full confession to the U. Marshals
Mr.. Martin, of Virginia, and Mr.. johnson, of tn
u Northern District of Ohio He has given the name
y of parties at Oberlin who induced him to 60 t
l. Harper's Ferry, who furnished the money for hi
II expenses, etc. He also states movement of
e similar character was contemplated in Kentuck
ID about the same time. Many persons in Norther
N Ohio, whose names have been heretofore men
y toned, are implicated His confession is withheld
N from the public until the trial is over, by order
G. Governor Wise.
IL Mr.. johnson was shown, to-day, large humble
~ of letters duplicating Gerritt Smith, and a humble
d. of prominent men of Oberlin Cleveland and othe
points of Ohio. Among the letters is one signe,
n Horace Greeley Co., that had enclosed forty-o
NJ dollars, seven letters from Kansas and two from
oil Ohio. 1t was directed to j. H. Kagi, one of tn
Y killed, but he had been correspondent Of tn
le Tribune, this letter had evidently enclosed his pay
OF Another letter from Capt Brown to one of hi
e. sons dated April lG, 1853, details avisit to Gerr
d, Smith, Petersboro, which the writer regards .
Y highly encouraging, and says that Smith gave hi
lie one hundred dollars, and that he also received
his house q note that he considered good for tw
o. hundred dollars more; also that Smith had write
IN to his friends at the East that two thousand dolla
Of must be raised for Brown of which he would agre
le to furnish one-fth himself There is also motto
to of draft from the Cashier of the New York Stat
II Bank, sent him by direction of Gerrt Smith, date
Or Albany, August 29th, 1859. Marshal johnson als
Id has list of the officers Of the Provisional Go
e, ernment,n and list of contributors to the pr0jec
He left for Cleveland last evening, taking copi'
H. with him. The examination made by him settls
so the fact that this movement had long been mi
n, turing--that many men, prominent statesmen hay
mt given money and influence in its behalf, and whe
OF the facts are made public sensation may be 9,
pected.
T. The counsel for the prosecution and the defenc
rn addressed the Court in turn, after which reces
ad was taken.
he Go me-, ~,
lie. COTTON IN CENTRAL aississiffi'-Ahe As'a'
so Advertiser of Friday last says: 80 p