, 1860-02-21
The Harpcr's Ferry IRaid..SteycnF and
IFazictI Sentenced to be Hung.

Tho court room was crowded yesterday morn.
ing to hear the sentence Of the Law passed upon
Hazctt and Stevens. Some time was occupied
by counsel in presenting bills Of exception in
the case OF Hazlctt, and it was twelve pollock
before Stevens was brought into court by the
sheriff TAILOR, md guard Of twenty men If the
Jefferson Guards Both prisoners wore an
uucopceFncd air, and seemed utterly untcrrihed
at the awful position in which they have placed
themselves.
The clerk having asked the prisoners il they
had any thing to say why sentence should not
be passed upon them. both responded that they
had.
STEVENS SPEECH.
Stcyens then said :-"Mayi it please the court,
hare few words to say. Some Of the testi-
uony .iyeu against me was untrue. One o! the
witnesses stated that said Let Us kill the
Or, burn the town. To those who know
me it is useless to make denial Of this charge,
but deny here, before God and man, eycr hay-
ING made such d proposition. l wish to say
an1 entirely satisfied with the conduct Of my
counsel, Mr. Scnuott. think lie did I'LL in his
mower il Inv behalf. desire also to return my
thanks to the officers who have had charge of
nc. for their universal kind treatment, aud to
nv physician for the services rendered me
whilst suffering from mv wounds. When think
raccd mr. conscience does not 1erro1e ME for
nv actions. l shall meet my fate manfuly."
This reference is understood to be the treat
| r,ent of his Northern brethren and sisters dur
| ing the Kansas broi!s.
| uAzlEzr's SPEECH,
uazlett then spoke Us follows :-"I hare q
! few words 10 say. AIN innocent Of the charge
on which have been convicted. deny ever
! haripc committed murder, OF even having con'
,e1nplatcd murder, or ever having associated
With apy one with such intentions. Some q
the witnesses hare sworn to things which de-
nv. aud which were positively false. For III
| stance in reference TO my beard; have never
in mr. lift, until my imprisonment in Jail, al
lowed my beard to 80 more than three weeks
| without shaving, and all testimony therefore a!
to the length OF my beard is false, Again, Mr.
| Copcland testified that was sitting On stoo
when he entered the cell ut Carlisle: this
| deny; was sitting on blanket, back agaiDs
/ the wall, ard another man was on the stool
| Copeland also said there were only two men il
the cell; this is false, MS there were four othe
white men in the cell with me, and NC comprised
all the white prisoners in the jail. Others o
the witnesses nude false statements, but for
give them all have been treated kindly sine
nv couhuemcnt-much better than had Ell
pected-and must say that think better o
Virginia. Iwish also to return my thanks Il
the counsel who have. so ably defended me
they hare done moro in my bcha1f than North
ern counsel could possibly have done. 1repea,
l a,n Innocent Of murder, but am prepared Il
meet my fate"
The prisoner having concluded, Judge Kin
!; neY then proceeded 10 read the sentence, duriu
which le was much affected, aud at times cou1
With difficulty gire utterance to the sentence.
IL The prisoners are to be hung On Friday ,1Gt
: Of March.