New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-29

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campaign knife-vhich is knife with q fork and a
| ,poon The pisfol five. ioch revolver with siI
baues, and finely frished. Sas fully Iosied and
capped. -, ,c;,s.,t ;,s..;nc ,o,,s,
special police Of SIX, and had Cook conducted 70 my
! Office.
"Tbe excitement. was a commingled mater of pity
for II in the condition he was in, and curiosity 70
| see him.
| Gas soon az Cook was brought TO my Office ] re-
pesie6 the advice had given him at the tavern to
put lin his legal euard-when be ssid that if such
the law be choose 10 ieman quiet, and lot answer
| any question
| Then swore the accusers.
"Fizbugb was the first witness, and repeated his
statement made at the tavern"
IiIqn'yed where these meD captured Cook.
"At Mount Ato,' the Justice said, "near Hugh's
| furdeIies"
"Ihe hardest place in this county, said by
| stsudtr.
ain what respect p / asked. "Do you mean NOR
ayes" be said; "they are the hardest people in
THE section there ast such folk as would de'gh. TO
do such actions. Cook could not have chosen
LEGALITY in all THE State than that neghborhood II he
had gone by the North Mountain, he would easily have
escsped"
I aked the character Of Frzhngh. He occupies,
appears respectable position in the comfy; he is
! q nephew of Hugbes The beet bnepess man in the
county, and is employed as clerk in biz foundsries
He told the telegraph OpeIaortO send hs name IN ta
az be waited his uncle Cert TO see it. lie is nephew
tine be at the North, be ssid he called on uuce
Geni. and complained that he get him do IN At table
between two free begers,' az he phrssed it. lie is
native of Marylsnd, and his family are people Of
some Importance in that STATE.
Iogap, on October IA, 1867, was charged before
Justice Refher with attempting TO abduct fee black
from Pennsylvania fof the purpose OF selling him IN
MaIyls or Virginia. lie remanded for trial but
at the instance Of Of bs prosecutor 'oe prose-
qui was entered. He is supposed to have bought him
IF. He besrs the reputation Of a negro-cstcher.
.l,..L a - Irnan Ia gho
text that his evidence unnecessary but for the real
purpose Of coDceane the nqnitous part they both had
play IN the capture Of Cook. The Jultce overrned
the wish.
Logan after making rehearsal Of the sane matter,
and saying that Cook would have shot him il he had
not held to bis sr remarked repeatedly that Cook
was a coed man, a brave m6p, q man Of great nerve
that there was brave man 10 the country, he
OF e. and if he had been in proper condition he would
not have been taken. Both Of The sceusers praised
Cooks bravery. Both testified that, although Cook
vac nearly fanished and q small MAD, neither Of them
separately could have managed htD.
AFTER having secured him. they to,k him down 10
the house TO get something 70 eat told him that they
pted his very much that he might get clear;
that bis beet TO 60 before a magistrate
eLter ball. and Their, to use Logans word, skeet or
escape.
"1hey rather got Cook persusded-Logan did-that
lie wss friendly 70 him.
az then asked the witness' said the magistrate "if
he bad made any offer or promise Of reward to the
prfoper to produ this change in his feelings
lie QeuleO having mace any OtneI Iudn LDdI 10 20
before magistrate would be the easiest wsy get off.
"Aiter being sworp, Logan vas asked if Cook had
made any declaration with regard 10 whom he was.
Logan hesitated.
The question was repeated.
" He hesitated again.
"Tbe question wa pui agar.
We waited for some time for answer. told
him he bound TO tell the truth and the whole truth
with reference to any conversation ne had had with
Cook.
"WeT, be ssid # be must, he must, but that he
did not like it. To my mi6d !" said the magistrate,
"when he was making tbis statement he wanted 10 tell
all; he wanted TO cay what De spoke but not 10 the
presence Of Cook 1 can compare it to nothing but a
girl saying No, no, 10 what shes wanting all the
time.
lie then stated that the prisoner had told him that
he was Capt. Cook.
"Cook had stood behind my chair all the time thus
far, but now he rather pressed himself forward and
looked at Logan just like dead man looks at one.
Logan cringed beneath his look.
Logan stated that Cook confessed having been at
HarpeTs FeDy.
" Here the counsel for Cook made some objections,
ard spoke Unexpectedly Of Logan. The witness
ed rather to get cross with the counsel and in
roof of one statement pulled of his pocket
mlsson made out TO Cook by John Brown.
or ooan fairly criDged under the look Cook gave
him "a he pulled out this paper.
YES, be betrayed Cook-the scoundrel,' said a
:" Logan said that this was the commission be got
from Cook He then went on and read the comm'se'
IL signed by Drown as oiinonuo ~ ONiS,
sno think il was c0untersgned by ksgi. IL was
,;nted commission; ore lire OF letters, In the form OF
pn arrow was very peeuhar could not read III
yeyer saw such letters before. II was maze ou' 10
CT 80 sAraain. Il ives marked No.
'Cok a a. hearing this t:.'mopy thought the svf
srca was sufficient 70 authorize to hold the prs.
oref over to answer. committed him to prison 'ha'
night al a, -,... Ia A..
scribed Cooks manners ard personal appearance 80
accurately to leave no doubt on my own ninu thaI
the unfortunate captured fugitive is he.
"In the short time l was with him. ne SAID,
though him gentleman. There was no sign OF 6sd
breeding about the man. There was great desl OF
candor about him lie lie evidently very brave man.
there wss 10, msu here but thought him person OF
dettIn inatoD and courage. go
Ntzhugh,. having the best social position finds more
defenders here II all Logan. But be Is evidently tne
more guilty Of ne two vilains. Not content WIN
having Cook At their mercy, after dsarning ana over
towering him. they loaded him With irons TO orlpg nun
10 toan. Cooks offered word of honT and entreaties
we're mpcteDt to prevent the indRthy.
Ioesn II. petts Of HE perhdy already lie excuses
himself rs bsvipg acted on impnlse. The prlce OF
blood IS already troubling him, and the cold cnis-eo
was tod-cane over him rs be thought for the frst
lin f the probable vengeance of tbs Abolition Gar
bonari Of An erica
COOK IS JAIL.
His conduct in prison in keeping with MS pear,
irg 10 Court. He refused to answer ali 1neeHop7 ""'
when addressed as Geek or when Inquiries we're Gun
answered that he had not admitted that he vas Cook
lie asked for books and spent the dsy in readpg.
PUBLIC FtELING,
The public pulse here ihrobs pity for Cook. His
coope,s bis Ut sumrg bat undaunted demesnor, has
elected universal sdmua,ion. Unlike John Brown 10
the me.iy 90 which guide him, he will, have no doao,
he As Ann AZ the Old before the cowady Court 10
which, as now write, be lie rapidly hurrying
Both Lere an5 in Phlade'phls, the sopduc! OF COOK
sud Of Bro IN is srcusire deeper and broader Anti
Slavery sentiment Outside. ss ~ei as inside, OF ADO
i,ion circles which even Ksfss with al it, horrers
"A ortrrnaa fs,IeA sicnsllp 10 crAAta. Why IL