New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-31

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an, other a,,. to the Jures urkwn To rebel and as.s
rrcicn asn., their masters and cwnss ara s,-I,h q
Srrinis ,pd then and there I'D ios.y and tioui'-s
VIC aid slaves and other slsveete the l"'2s ..d
.,.u., n. s.srrnrsni the Cortu,isn sd Isws he Co.
,.s and .ssins the peace ad dgy ofh cOnrs
wealth -, . "a, 18th. ,f,r--
aid further present the ..d John Brown Asen s
pher sias Aaron D. stephens. Et~is sogps~ ssis So rs
October The Of Lord one 'hoa.sad cs ~
6ynne the county Of Jefferson ana ne oOu 80
rn the bodies Of Thomas Boerly George Tnrn- onss"
bsea Lax nnnc, oatss then .y
being feouiousiy. wiay, and OF their msy
.ie an assault and with firearms called Sh.. rss. ~.
other deadly the Jurors Snsnowp 's "a ,ss
charged with gnowdeI and esaen .ipo, md
discharge against the bodies :essray and @
S.m Lu.e Quinn and Hayward Sheppard and hAt ,h' .n
john Brown, Asron STEPHENS alias Aaron y s.sp,en. a.
tret roesiS out OF the 6reas called sharp rie as,rv
aid, shot Snd discharged a. Aforesaid ana WIN Ne -
fsn and ,Fsp siSnor.ly sially and Of ,hlT malice
chs nd rse penetrate and Wound the ' S'ns
Hayward Sheppard each eyrry to wit, the I'D Tsosas
n .ps pu the S .s sS The sa PSsns bee
and upon the the .aid Luke onn in and ups
back and side giving 70 the .4id Thomas bSesy o1rs w
psrd then there with leaden bullets, .
sad by them evs,y sne sspssy Qua ., 'S ~
The Juror Snsnow as Aforesaid each one mortal ~osnS
which said mortal wounds they the said Thonas ncef
sheppard each died and 80 The Jurors Aforesaid upn
Osth' aforesaid do that the aid John Brown Aaron SO
aud John Copeland then and there then, the aid Thoss
berry George W. Turner, foniAne Beckham Luke oonn
hsNN Sheppard. the Aforesaid bN
al,ressd onicu.ly wiLuy and OF their snd eiose
and dignity Of the Commonwealth.
aid further prr-en, that the said John Brown AaropI
stephens alias Aaron D. stephens. and Edwin Coppee and
her in the year Lord eighteen hundred ard hy in
the County Of Jefferson and Commonwealth Of Ngna aorc
bodies Of certain homs- Boery George " Turner and ton
sins eeAham in the Of the Commonwealth then and
thought, did msse usseult and with called sharp. ns
then and there feonion-y, woy and Of their and each 81
ise malice asrethoseh shoo, and discharge ,ae .ae sss
tonsine Beesham. and that the sid John Brown Aaron
with ssG" bullets d fS S the Ss sss
rifles ef.Iesaid then and there ,isonioa.ly wliaiiy
and wound the aid Thomas Boerly George W. Tw.
ner snd fonisine Becsham, each .everaly via, rSs
and ST isf len SpI% and and .
fopsns beehham in and upon the right breast syns to the
ham then there with the lesen bullets Aforesaid shot BY
them se,ersy OF the Sharps rifle. Aforesaid each
tal wound Of Which they the aid rhos
Boeey George W Turner and fontane Beckhan then and
there ed ard that the said John Copeland then and there G
lonousy wy and Of bis malice aorethousbt pesens
aiding helping sbetng comforting and assisting the said John
Brown, Aaron C. stephens alias Aaron stephens Edwts
Copree snd Shields Green In the felony and murder aforesaid
in manner aforesaid commit, And the jurors Aforesaid
upon their oah. DO that the said John Brown Aaron G.
hens alias Aaron D. stephens Edwin Coppee, sh..ids
John Copeland then and there them the said rhs
Boey George w Turner and Fontsne Beckham IN the
ne. or, said aud hy the means Aforesaid feloniousy wy
and IL their ard each their malice aoethougt di Kill and
murder ssns, the and dignity Of the Commonwealth
Virginia.
Lewis w Wastnr.on John II. Als,ad John T. p Dains-r
field Alexander Kelly. Emanuel Spanser, Aruisead NJ Ban
joseph A. Rra William Johnson. Lewis II. Starry Archibald
H. Ftyme in open Court this 2eh day Of oco-
her 1899 evidence the Grand Jury upon this blu Of
Indictment - -. =
Teste: ROBERT T. bkONN, CiefA.
T.s,e, w ROBERT T. BROWN
Cel the Circuit Court Of Jefferson County In the State a.
Virgins. 80 49,.
Which bill ofndictment the Grand Jury returned this a6h
( true bill. THOMAS RUTHERFORD, Foreman.
October 70, 1889.