The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-10-26
Last Nights Dispatches.
Ca.nAXI1a.o Oct a5-px

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sci. did apply, through fhes advice OF
some persons here, to some persons whose
names do not recollect, to act as counsel
for me, and lbayc5 sent for other counsel,
who have had no possible opportunity to see
me. ] wish for counsel, if ! am to have a
trial, hat If .in. to have nothing but the
mockery of a trtakfas said, | do not care
anything about counsel, il is unneces-
sary la tronble say gentleman with That
duty" I is -aaa .'l. .rsf q. ,.-i
Harding said aYou are to have a fair
trial" -,..- ~ ~, FL. --t, -
| Brown said. ,"There were certain men,
I think Mr. Bolts was one of them, who de-
J clined acting as counsel, but am not posi-
tive about il. 1 cannot remember whether
hewas one, because heard so many names.
| am stranger here. Il do not know the
| disposition or character Of the gentleman
named. / have applied for counsel of my
: own. and doubtless could have them, If l
am not AS said before, TO I've hurried to ex-
ecntion before they can reach here. But il
! that is the disposition that is 10 be made OF
me. all this trouble and expense can be
| saved . . 80.
Mr.. Harding replied. 1.-THE question is,
do Won desire the aid Of MesSrs. Faulkner K
/ Bolts. as your COUNSEL Please to answer
: yes or no. r- sdi % Fiai.gp 4.a-f :.
Brown replied. asI cannot regard this
am examination under any circumstances. -
| I would prefer that they should exercise
/ their own pleasure. feel as il it was a
matter of very little Importance TO me. II
they had designed to act as my counsel, |
| should have wanted the opportunity to con-
! alt them ut my leisure.
Harding to Stevens. care you willing
] tasse gentlemen should act as your coun-
| sel5' - go - .......-.-y
Stevens replied. al am willing that gem
tleman should; pointing out from the rest,
| Mr.. Bolts. ., --is-.-g -
Harding said. aDo you object TO Mr.
Faulkner 2''5r,rr-Ef 90 IN
mo sir. am perfectly willing to take
both" ~. 80. - 40 - sl.s ID a. p
Harding addressed either Of the other
prisoners separately, and they expressed
willingness 10 be defended by the counsel
named. .ia' 80 7'f ~ -sa -. =
The Court here issued peremptory order
that the Press should not publish the de-
tailed testimony, as it would render the
getting of a Jury before the Circuit Court
| impossible. .rffr,,. a.rn syfl O. sfr
Lewis Washington stated About ten
o'clock on Sunday night, he was asleep, and
awoke by a noise. He heard his name called,
went down and was surrounded by six men.
Stevens appeared to be in command. Cook,
Cope, and two negro prisoners, and anoth-
CT white man. whom he afterwards recog-
nized as Kaggie. Washington then proceed
ed to detail tho taking of himself and the
negroes prisoners, and the events up 10 the
attack on the armory, 10y the marines.
A. VI. Kitzwiller gave the particulars of
his being taken prisoner and locked up, and
| subsequently had several interviews with
\ Brown, who always treated them with a
great deal of respect and courtesy. He en-
deayored TO ascertain from Brown what OBJ
I iect they had in view. And he respectfully
told him his only object was to free Slaves,
and he was willing to fight pro-slavery men
To accomplish that object. On one occasion,
during the attack, said TO Brown, /" This is
| getting 60 be hot work, and if you will al
! low me to Interfere, ] can probably accom-
| MEDIATE matters He went out with Stevens
| with dag of truce on Monday afternoon
! He requested Stevens To remain, whilst lie
went forward, when he (Stevens) was fired
| on, and fell.
He recognized only Brown and Stevens
He counted only 81 men in the morning
who were armed with Shapes rideS-
When Stevens was lying wounded, he re-
marked to me, 81 have been cruelty de-
| ceived." .'.
| WASHINGTON recalled-Iu conversation
with Gov Wise, Burns was told he need not
answer questions unless he chose. Brown
replied, he had nothing to conceal had no
favors TO ask that he had arms enough for
| two thousand men, and could get enough
for 5000, il wanted. Had an interview
with Brown after my arrest, who stated he
had come for no ehilfs play; he was pre-
pared to carry out his designs; that his OBJ
ject was not to make war against the people,
and they would not be injured if they re-
manned quiet; his object was to place arms
i'm the hands of black men, and proposed to
free all slaves in Virginia; Brown repeatedly
said his whole object was to release the
slaves: asked him if some plan could not
be arranged for the liberation OF myself and
the other prisoners; he said could only be
released 10y furnishing able-bodied slaves in
the place of the prisoners; | recognized
Stevens, Green aud Brown; Capt. Brown
told the prisoners, when the charge of the
marines was about being made, that though
he did not intend to injure them himself,
they should equally occupy post of danger
with himself; that if they were not dear
enough to their fellow citizens to accept the
terms he had proposed to secure their safety
they must be the most perfect T,arbarians
Cope, on the other hand, told himself and
friends to get behind the engines; that he
did not wish to see any one of them injured;
he did not see Capt Brown fire once from
the engine house; did not think he fired
once; Green fired several times; the prs-
oners were never unreasonably exposed.
JOHN .ALsTEAp, one OF the slave owners
who was brought into the armory with
slaves, detailed the particulars of the bat
tering down of his doors, aud the seizure by
six armed men. bBa
AT this point Stevens, appeared TO b,
fainting, and a msttrass was procured FOL
him, on which he laid during the balanc,
of the examination. ttt "'.t ~
ALsTEAD resumed: Thinks he saw Brown
several times; knows he saw him with
gun loaded; saw all the prisoners excep
the yellow man, Copeland. .afl ~
ALEXANDER KELLY detailed the parlicu
,, lar collision with the insurgents, and tn
. exchanging of several shots; could no
identify any of the prisoners. l,.AtkGE