Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-11-10

TRIAL or rHE NsUfnEcrIoNIsrs.
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tcorrspondsnee Of the Baltimore Amerlcan.l
CHARLxsrowN, Nov s.-The attendance 1t our
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se@fssied y Gov. wi'sa,s sne NJ I, 6tp~i
nseehs1s dn-lsw The appessoSce Of - psisonst
nrathef p.epcne.ing He Il about 90 years Of
pexion and Il not for the fact that he is quite
found-shouldefed, would be considered hand
some He was dressed In Q nest maaBes. and his
bearing showed him to be q man Of intelli gence.
He occupied q seat near the centre Of the bar,
Gov w Hard having seat On his hight aoa tIr.
Crowley on thelen His counseis, Rttorney Cen
diana, and Messn Bok6 and Gfcen were setSell IN
front, and communicated with him constantly the
entire day. - q lt.l1st1
Indictment, Mr., Green stated that the prisoner
would not plead TO the Indictment until after
| counsel had been heard 10 they wished 70 enter
,dennfef against the finding Of the Grand Jury
on the Arsf count, which referred to the act Of
The clerk then proceeded to read the indies-
ment, which hiled some seven pages Of closely
out the bending Of . muscle, during the entire
/ reading. s-t..sg :, fs.tf. - = - q
Mr.. Bolts then commenced the Argument Tor the
which he claimed was not worded according to
the requirements Of the common law practice He
quoted large number Of authorities to prove the
corfsctass. Of hi b. position The question was
the prosecution, and Mr.. Green Tor the defence.
| The arguments consumed almost the entire morn
ing session, and was finally decided by the Judge
to the effect that the Indictment was correct ac-
cofding to the statuary provisions Of the Virginia
code. An adjournment was then made for dinner.
/ On the reassembling Of Court, the process Of
tions propOanded 70 the jury in the case Of Brown
were put to the jury, and but little difculsy was
experienced In the selection. az but few had ex-
,s az which would prevent shs
jury selected Charles 4. Butler. Chas Hewetf,
Joseph Hout, Lorenzo Achison, Thomas Chaplin,
Jacob g. Sheetz, Martin Swimlev, Geo. Shovel,
and Michael g. Hunsuckef. The Jury 10 com.
posed mainly Of farmers, and II possesed Of fair
After the jury had been sworn, the prisoner wa
directed 70 stand up, and the indictment wa
| again read. and the question pFopounded by the
clerk, guilty or not guilty The prisoner respond
with treason, and guilty to the second and third
counts In the indictment, charging him with con-
spring with slaves to rebel and murder.
Mr.. Green, for the defence, stated the ground
on which the prisoner plead not guilty to the frs
| count The prisoner admitted the fact OF conspi
| ring W tn slaves to rebel, which was punishabl,
spoke for some time, ard was listened to win
Il
Mr.. Hunter followed, and stated he held In hi.
hand confession written by John E. Cool, which
twenty-five pages Of manuscript, and 10 written II
smooth style Nothing new 10 elected, except
ing the fact that .he impicates Fred Douglass and
Dr.. Howe with the affair. The confession viii
not be published in the papers, a. II will be print
ed In pamphlet form and sold for the benefit o.
Mr.. samuel C. Young, Of this town, who was se
assisting In the attack on the insurgents. Th,
reading Of the confession was listened 70 witt
much attention by crowded court room, and tn
| comments on 10 were various. -r.r'I
A great effort will be made by the defence 4
l save the prisoner from hanging, aud fears are en-
teItained by many that the Effort viii be success
ful. The Outside feeling against the accused j
very great. H.DB.
The New York Tribune has long letter from
chsrlestown correspondent. some paragraphs o
which we extract F9EzG II 80
ABOUT BROWN 80
Certain Northern papers convey the impression
| Of very general belief In John Browns safet
| from execution Browns own ideas on the sub
| ject are Characteristic He tranquility says: 8"
do not know that ought TO encourage any at
tempt to save my life. ] am not sure that !
| would not be better for me TO die az this time
| am not incapable Of error, and may be wrong
, | but think that perhaps my objects would s.
| nearer fuldlment II should die. must give /
| some thought" There Is no insincerity abou
| this, you may be sure. Brown does not value hi
| hfe or. at least II wholly untnoved at the proc
| pect of losing II. lie was never more Arm thai
at tins moment The only computations he ex
presses are in relation 70 his management at Har
! Pers Ferry, by which he lost not only himself
, but sacrificed his associates He sometimes say
that II he bad pursued his original plan Of inme
| dtate escape to the mountains, he could neve
| have been taken, for be and his men had studie<
the vicinity thoroughly, and knew Il hundres
times better than ANY Of the Inhabitants IL was
says, his weakness In yielding to the entreatie.
OF the prisoners, and delaying bis Departure tina
| ruined him. " IL was the hrst time, are b.
words, "that ever lost command Of myself ans
| now ] am punished for it."
The reason Brown has given for asking his wifi
| 70 remain away Is also Characteristic He know
VIII cause great suffering, and will, possibly
shaftef his composure in manner which he /
resolved against, lest his captors should esteem
an evidence Of regret for what he has done
WHAT BRowx's PLAN RKALLYwAs
! have not heard Of anybody who whateve
crimes he may have attributed to Brown, ha
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