Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-10-26

recognize only brown ana stevens. count
ed only twenty-five men early in the morning.
armed with Sharpe's rifles. When Stevens
was lying wounded he remarked to me, have
been cruelty deceived.
Mr. Washington re-called-In a converse
ton with Gov. Wise Brown was told he need
not answer questions unless he chose. Brown
replied he had nothing to conceal, he had no
tayOrs to ask, that he had arms for 1000 men
and could get enough for 5000 if they were
wanted.
Armistead Ball declared the particulars ofhis
arrest by the Insurgents. | had an interview
after his arrest with Brown who stated that he
came for no childs play, and was prepared to
carry out his designs that his purpose was
not to make war against the people and they
would not be injured if they remained
quiet. His object was to place the Unit
ed States arms i'll the hands Of the
back men, and he proposed to free
all the slaves in the vicinity Brown re-
peatedly 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 we could
only be released by furnishing ableboded
slaves in the place Of each. l recognize Ste
vens, Green, and Brown. Capt Brown told
the prisoners when the charge Of the marines
was abe ut being made, that though he did not
equally occupy the post Of danger with him
self; that if they were not dear enough to
their fellow citizens for them to accept the
terms on which he proposed to secure their
safety, they the attacking party must be bar
barians. COppie, on the other side, told HIM
self and friends to get behind the engines; that
he did not wish to see any of them injured.
Heard one of the insurgents say, 81 have
dropped him." l did not see Capt. Brown
fire once from the engine house-do not think
he fired once. Green fired several times. The
prisoners never were unreasonably exposed.
John Alstedt, one of the shareholders who
was brought into the armory with his slaves,
detailed the particulars of the battering down
OF his door and his seizure by six armed men.
AT this point Stevens appeared to be faint
ing, and mattress was procured for him, on
which he laid during the balance Of the eXami-
nation
Mr.. Alstedt resumed-Think Brown fred
several times-kuows he saw him with gun
evcled-saw all the prisoners except the yell
low man Copeland
Alex. Kelley detailed the particulars of the
collision with the insurgents, and the discharge
of several shotS-could not identity any Of the
prisoners.
Mr.Johnson testified TO the arrest of Copeland,
the yellow man who was attempting to escape
across the river; lie was armed with spear
and rifle, and was in the middle of the Shen-
andOah when he was taken. He said he had
been placed in charge of Halls rifle factory by
Capt. Brown. Andrew Kennedy was at the
Jail when Copeland was brought in; ques-
toned him; he said he had come from the
Western Reserve OF Ohio, that Brown came
there in August and employed him at $50 per
month.
Mr.. Faulkner objected to the testimony as
duplicating the white prisoners.
The presiding judge said his testimony
could only be received as duplicating him
self
Mr.. Kennedy resumed. Copeland said
that their object was to release the slaves of
this country-that there were several other
he did not know. Joseph a. Bruce was one
of the prisoners in the engine house, and.was
permitted to go out several times with flag
of truce, During the firing Coppie fired
twice, and at the second fire Brown remarked,
that man is down" Witness then asked per
mission to go out, and found that Mr.. Beck
ham had just been shot, and have no doubt
that Coppie shot him.
Mr.. Astedt-I think Capt. Brown shot the
marine who was killed
The preliminary examination being Conclud
ed, the Court remanded the prisoners for trial
before the Circuit Court. The examination
to-day was merely to see whether the charges
are of sufficient Importance to go before the
grand jury Tomorrow the grand jury will
report the bill and the case will then be inn
medatey called for trial. There is evident
intention to hurry the trial through and exc
cute the prisoners as soon as possible, fearing
an attempt to rescue them. In the case of SER
vile insurrection thirty days are not required
between conviction and death, as in other cap
ital convictions. The principal witness to-day
gave precisely the same testimony in detail as
WAS published in their statement in Mondav's
papers
Proceedings in the Circuit Court.
CHARLEsTowN, VA, Oct %, 5 P. M.-The
Circuit Court Of Jefferson county, Judge
Richard Parker on the bench, assembled at
two O'Clock. The Grand Jury were called
and the magistrates court reported the result
of the examination in the case of Capt. Brown
and the other prisoners. The Grand Jury re-
tired with the witnesses for the state AT five
O'Clock they returned into court and stated
that they had not finished the examination of
witnesses and they were therefore discharged
till ten O'Clock tomorrow.
1t is rumored that Brown is DESTROYS of
making full statement of his motives and in
tentions, through the press, but the court has
refused all further access to him by the re-
porters, fearing that he may put forth some
thing calculated to influence the public MUD
and to have bad effect on the slaves
The mother of Cooks wife was in the Court
House throughout the examination. The gen
eral belief is that Cook is still i'll the noun
tainS near the ferry. On Sunday night
woman who keeps canal lock says he came
to her house and asked the privilege to warm
himself. She says she knows him well and is
relative of his wife.
Coppie says he had a brother in the party
and that Brown had three sons with him, also,
that there were two other persons, named Tay-
lor and Hazlitt; and that including Cook five
have escaped, twelve were killed and five cap
tured, making twenty-five in all.
Beyond a doubt the trial will commence to-
morrow morning, although much difficulty is
anticipated in obtaining jury. Captain
Browns objection in refusing the aid of coun-
sci is, that if he has counsel he will not be al
lowed to speak for himself, and southern
counsel will not be willing to express his
views.
The Prisoner at Carlisle.
CARLISLE, PA, Oct 25-Nothing has been
done in the insurgent case to day. The motion
for a writ of habeas corpus is postponed until
tomorrow.
The Filibusters Acquitted,
New ORLEANS, Oct. 25.-The Walker fill
busters, lately tried here, have all been ac-
Quilted