The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-11-04
Trial Of the Virginia Insurreotioni.ts.

Trial Of the Virginia Insurrectionists.
OHARLEsrowN, October 26.-Cir
!; cult Court, Judge Parker on tn,
9 bench. Court met at ten o'clock
The Grand Jury was called, and re
tired to resume the examination O
witnesses.
The Court took a recess, waitins
the return Of the Grand Jury.
Mr. johnson, United States Mar
$ shal, Of Cleveland, Ohio, arrived
this morning, and visited the prison.
ers. He identified Copeland as g
) fugitive from jnstice from Ohio. l,
is supposed that the object of this il
to ferret out testimony duplicating
other parties.
The excitement is unabated, and
crowds OF persons from the surround.
ing country are present. No fears
are entertained IA IN the unfaitiiful.
mesa of the slaves, but a militia, j,
guard is still kept mp, fearing an at
tempt to rescue the prisoners. Con-
sternation exists among the slaves,
caused by a fear of being seized like
, those Of Colonel Washington. They
, firmly believe that the object Of the
prisoners was to carry them South
and cell them. Not single slave
has yet been implicated as even
sympathizing with the insurrection-
lists. Those carried off have all been
captured and returned to their mas.
ters.
Cannon are stationed in front OF
the Court House, and an armed
guard is patroling around the Jail.
Captain Brown has consented to
allow Messrs. Faulkner and Bolts
to act as his counsel, they assuring
him that they will defend him faith
fully, and give him the advantage
of every privilege that the law will
allow.
Stevens declares that he does no.
desire to be defended by Northern
counsel, preferring Southern, and
that the Court should name them
There is q decided sympathy for
Stevens, not only on account OF bis
suferings, but also because he has
shown none Of that vindictiveness
and hardihood that charscterizes
Brown. His regret is regarded as
caused by the consequences OF his
folly. The examination yesterday
indicated that the other prisoners
have lost their confidence 10 Brown,
and are not disposed to follow him
in his defiant course.
Twelve o'clock. Court rcassem-
bled. The Jury reported true bill
against the prisoners, and was dis.
charged.
Charles B. Harding. assisted by
Andrew Hunter, represents the Com
monwealth. Charles j. Faulkner
and Lawson b ,tts, counsel for the
prisoners. True bill read against
each prisoner, first for conspiring
with negroes to produce insurrection;
second, for treason to the Common
wealth, and third, for murder.
The prisoners were brought into
Court, accompanied by body OF
armed men. Brown looked some.
what better, his eyes being not so
much swollen. Stevens had to be
supported, and reclined on mattress
on the Court room floor, evidently
unable to sit up. lie has almost the
appearance OF dying man, breath
ling with difficulty and painting for
breath.
Before reading the arrsignment,
: Hunter called the attention OF the
5 Court to the necessity Of appointing
additional counsel for the prisoners
!. stating that one OF the counse
Faulkner) was appointed by the
! County Court, and considering hi
J. duty in that capacity as having end
ed, had left. The prisoners there
a fore had no other counsel than Bolts
y II the Court was about to assigr
I I them other counsel, it might b.
? proper to do so now.
The Court stated that 1t woul(
J, assign them any members Of the bs
3 they might select. After consulting
9 Captain Brown, Mr. Bolts said tina
;. the prisoner retained him, and de
o sired Mr. Green to assist him. !
/. the Court would accede to that ar
rangement, it would be very agree
able TO him personally.
= The Court requested Mr. Greel
y TO act as counsel for the prisoners
n and he consented to do 80.
70 Brown arose and said: 81 do no
ID intend to detsin the Court, but mere
= ly wish to say, as have been prom
ised fair trial, that | am not noS
le in circumstances that enable me t
is is attend Q trial, owing to the state q
my health. | have severe injur.
lin the back, OF rather in one kidney
q. 10 which enfeebles me very much, Blu
'' | an doing well, and l only ask io
- very short delay Of my trial, and
think may get able to listen to il
Of and merely ask this, as the sayin
9s is, that "the Devil may have b
st Dues" no more. l wisb to Ga
e further that my hearing is impaire
o. and rendered indistinct, in cons,
a uence OF the wounds have sbo,
; my head. cannot hear distinct
- at all. l could not hear what Il
III Court said this morning. l woul
lat be glad to hear what is said on m
-, trial, and l am doing better than
,o,,s, could expect, so that seeing tn
he under the circumstances, a vel
short time would be oil l would as
III do not presume to ask more than
very abort delax- 40 that | NAV