Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-11-02

, names | do not now ~recollect to act as coun-
sci for me, and | have sent for other counsel
who have not had time to reach here. and
have had no possible opportunity to see me.
[ wish for counsel if | am to have a trial. but
if l am to have nothing but the mockery Of
trial, as l said, / do not care anything about
counsel. 1t is unnecessary to trouble any
gentleman with that duty"
Mr.. Harding" You are to have a fair
trial"
Captain There were certain men.
| think Mr.. Bolts was enc Of them, who de-
| clined acting as counsel, but / Inn not posi-
tive about it ; / cannot remember whether he
was one, because | have heard so many
names. / am a stranger here and do not
know the disposition or character Of the gen
tlemen named. / have applied for counsel Of
nv own and doubtless could have them if |
am not, as | said before, to be hurried 10 ex-
J ecution before they can reach here. But if
that is the disposition that is to be made Of
me, all this trouble and expense can be saved"
Mr.. ~Harding-"The question is, do you
t desire the aid of Messrs. Faulkner and Bolts
as your counsel? Please to answer yes or
no."
Capt. Brown-"I cannot regard this as an
examination under any circumstances. |
would prefer that they should exercise their
own pleasure. ] feel as if it was a matter of
little account to me. If they had designed
: to assist me as counsel, | should have want
n ed an opportunity to consult with them at my
r leisure
Mr.. Harding-"Stevens, are you willing
6 those gentlemen should act SIS your counselg'
Stevens-"I am willing that gentleman
SHALL" pointing to Mr.. Botts.)
Mr.. Harding-"Doyo u object to Faulkner
Stevens-"No; / am willing to take both"
Mr.. Harding then addressed each of the
= other prisoners separately, and each stated his
O. willingness to be defended by the counsel
70 named.
, Col. Washington and some FIVE or six 9TH
ers were examined, but the evidence disclo-
~ ses nothing more than has been already pub
i, lished.
e. The preliminary examination being con-
q cluded, the Court remanded the prisoner for
trial before the Circuit Court
q CHARLEsTowN, Oct. 26.-The Grand Jury
+. for the Circuit Court of jefferson county,
". Judge Richard Parker presiding, came into
court to-day, and reported true bills against
the Harpers Ferry Insurrectionists
Charles Il. Handley and Andrew Hunter,
az Esqs., appeared for the State, and Charles
James Faulkner and Lawson Bolts, Esqs., for
the prisoners.
The indictments were read. They charge
mo- First. Conspiring with. negroes to create
Of an Instruction. Second Treason ag-iast
ed the Commonwealth Of Virginia. Third
Murder.
70. Before reading the indictments, Mr.. Hun.
r. ter called the attention of the Court to the
necessity of appointing additional counsel fol
he the prisoners. He stated that Mr.. Faulkner
Oh considered that his duty in that capacity, as
id ended, and had left. The prisoners, there
he fore, had no other counsel than Mr.. Bolts.
w. After consulting with John Brown, Mr.
be. Bolts stated that the prisoner retained him
Int and desired to have Mr.. Green to assist. Th'
I Court requested Mr.. Green to act as counsel
ris- and Mr.. Green consented.
Capt. Brown made a speech, and asked TO
Ell a delay of a few days. He said he SHOULD
md then be better able to attend the trial.
RS The Indictment was read to the prisoners
ra- and they plead mot guilty"
The Prosecuting Attorney elected to tr,
tile Brown first on the part of the State.
no Brown plead for delay. He said that b
en- had counsel now on the way from the North
a The Court said that the condition Of tn
not prisoner required that some regard be pal
an to his request for delay.
the The physician of the Jail and the TAILOR wer
,rds summoned to testify. The physician gave
r. as his opinion that the prisoner vas phys
hat eally able to proceed with the trial. Tn
IN. OOuIl Iucn dulOuTHcu uulll IO-lHOTEOM.
ARREST OF CooK.-John Z. Cook, the col
=, federate of Old "OsSawatime" Brown in Il
Inc Harper's Ferry Iusurrection, was arrested {
RES the 25th, about eight miles from Chamber
DIS burg, Pa. There can be no mistake as 10 h
a. identity. He had on his person a Captain
commission, with Old Browns signature q
Al tached to it, and in his own name Co,
nos. came down from the Mountains to get pr
> u visions. He looked very haggard and cal
worn. He said that there were three othe
-. in the Mountains, and parties have now 90
, CT out in search of them. Cook had in his poe
% ct a parchment memorandum, form erly
tached to a pistol of George Washington
and ;naton no,;a;na naon - r. 80 =,
At 80 &c a. ombnaoL IL. 49,
in ! vaI;se n tho MoInta;pc CT u
= heavily armed and attempted resistance,
- q being half famisbed and much exhausted,
q was easily captured.
o TO BE observation-disclosures Pa
iua, er of Pa. has ordered Cook, who is now
: asa Jail at Chambersburg, and Hazlett at Carl
! 4 to be delivered up to the authorities Of
.ance GINA for trial.
{ no 'OLD BRowN."-0ld Brown has made
cohesion as reported. He says that he re
-. on God for protection and deliverance,
that he has been in much greater peril,
been 80 80 ~ =. ~.
thing $50 '
and ~
ay to TRIALS PRoGREssrNG.-A despatch Fl
serve cb.rleStovn ". d.+ad Oct OF savs-u 81
,stan. trial of Brown is progressing. A jury
hat | obtained yesterday afternoon"
to be The officers had arrived with Cooke, '
, 1gGa- was promptly delivered up by the Cover
a tri- OF pennsylvania on inc reqaisltioh OF
mo Governor of Virginia
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prae- EPIscoPAL IRREvEREEcE.-A correspon'
of the y. York ChurchmGn, inveighs V