The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-11-04
Tsisi Of the To-urrec,Ioni.,s-

OIL ShAhLhsTOWN, NIrgin'a, OctOD'
b 2S.--puring the aftefnoon prooeec
ings In the trial Of Bro wD, sever
'e Witnesses were called lor the defens
OF and. not answering, Mr. Brown he,
IN sroee from his mstress, and esiden
r y excited, standing % bis feet, a,
dressed the Court as followa:
May II please the Court, | disco,
le er that, Notwithstanding all the q,
y sertions that have been received I
ir q fair trial, nothing like q fair tris
% g TO be given rne, as 10 would seer
gave the names as soon az | coul
= get at them, of the persons ] wishe
r. to have called as witnesses; was as
: sured that they would DO subpe
p naed. wroteidown anne moranduu
to that effect, saying where fhes,
Iparties were; but it appears thu
: they have not been subpenaed, a:
far as | can learn, and now, / ask
: II l am to have anything at all de
serving the name and shadow Of 6
tair trial, that this proceeding be de
terred until Tomorrow morning.
am in hopes that counsel may arrivt
who will attend to seeing that gel
he witnesses who are necessary fol
INV defense.
! am myself unable to attend to
~, and have given all the attention
possibly could to it, but am un
able TO see or know about them. and
cant even find out their names, and
have nobody to do my errand, for
my money was all taken from une
.-Lsn .-e. -"~Lod nnj c,aLL..i -. !
i have not dime. had two
hundred and fifty or sixty dollars in
gold and silver taken from my pock
cts, and now | have no positive
means Of getting any body to do my
errands for me, and they have not
boon done. nor have all the witness.
es been subpenaed. They are all
within reach. and are not here.
| ask at least until to tomorrow
morning to have something done, il
anything is designed; il not, am
ready for anything that may come
up.
Brown then laid down again, drew
his blanket over him and appeared
TO sink into tranquil slumbcr. MIR
lIcyt, Browns counsel from Boston,
asked TOR an adjournment I'LL morn
ing, on the ground that Judge It'd
den would probably arrive during
the night and be able to appear as his
counsel. He excused himself from
conducting the defense because he
was not acquainted with the Virgin
ia criminal code.
After further conversation between
the counsel, Mr. Green arose to state
that Mr. Bolts aud himself would
now withdraw from the case, and
could act no longer in behalf of the
prisoner, he having got up AMI de
clared that he has no confidence in
the counsel who have been assigned
him. Feeling conscious that | have
not been able after this statement.
and should feel myself an intruder.
upon this case were | to act for him
from this time forward, | had not
the disposition to undertake the de-
Tense, hut to accept the duty i'm.
posed upon mt; anu do not think.
under these circumstances when !
feel compelled to Withdraw from the
case, that the Court could insist tha,
| should remain in such an unwel-
come position.
The Court would not compel the
gentlemen TO remain in the case.
and accordingly granted their re.
quest,
The proceedings at this point were
postponed, and tho Court adjourned
at six o'clock.
Great excltemen. prevails in the
town, and the guard has been in
creased, the conduct Of Brown be /
ing regarded as a trick.
CHARLEsrowN. October 29.-The
Court met NJ ten O'Clock this morn
ng. The Judge announced that he
rad received a note from the new
counsel OF the prisoner, requesting
delay of few minutes, to enable
i'm to have a brief interview with {
he prisoner. He would according
y wait a short time.
Soon after Brown was brought in \
and took his usual recumbent posi-.
ton in bed.
Samuel Chiffon, of Washington
City, appeared as additional coun
'el for the prisoners, and was quail.
led. Henry Griswold. OF Cleve.
and, was also qualified as counsel
FOR the prisoners.
Mr. Chiffon made an explanatory
He was uncxpecteoly |,
called upon, yesterday, to aid in the
defense. He came with the expect /
alton of merely assisting the gentle
men who were conducting the de-
'cnse, but upon reaching here, he
Ionnd they had Withdrawn from the
case. He then determined to do his
best, not feeling at liberty to refuse
nnder tho circumstances. However,
j. would be impossible for him to
discharge the full duty OF counsel
not having had time to read tho in
tictment or examine the evidence al
ready given. He made no motion,
but he would advise a delay Of a
few honrs, in order that himself and
his brother counsel could make
some preparation.
The Court decided that the trial
must 90 on. No more delays could
be granted.
The trial then pl oceeded.
Mr. Hoyt. for the prisoner, object.
81 to receiving as evidence the let.
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