The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-01-07
Another Insure CtiOnist Sentenc-
ed to be Hung In Virginia..

Jerry, slave, belonging to Col. Francis
Mccormick, of Clarke. country, Va WIS tried
in that county last week on charge OF plot
ting and conspiring with slaves to rebel and
make instruction. The Conservation has
the following report of the case
The prisoner, with another negro man,
was. at work in his masters's field, when
the witness, Mr.. Chamblin,..a white, man,
who was stranger to them, happened
to pass that way. Entering into converse =
ton with the negroes, at first without any
particular motive, he enquired who was
their master, where he was, how many ne
eroes he had, and how many colored men :?
The questions were answered with so much
alacrity by the man Jerry, who seemed so
willing to communicate the facts, that the
white man became suspicious, and finally
asked him what he thought of the Harper S
Ferry affair ? Jerry replied that he was
glad to hear of it. "Why were you net
there ?" asked the witness. Because l did
not know axactly when to co. was the re-
Div. "Would you have gone if you had
known" eyes, and | have four sons that
would have followed me. l would be ready
to 20 at any time" And then turning to
the other negros, he added, "would not you
90, too 2" TO this the other negro assented,
and asked the witness if he was one OF
Browns men, (which being answered in the
affirmative, eyes" added Jerry, che is go
ing about letting US know. he then told
the witness where he would find other ne
groes to talk with ON the subject, stating that
the patrol was out and would not let them
1.-THE negrees) go from one place to another
without pass. He said there had been
some burnings since the patrol commenced,
and that 1--WE will keep on burning until
they are stopped"
About ten days afterwards the same wit
ness went back for the purpose of eiciting
more facts from the prisoner. de was glad
ly received by Jerry, who recognised him
and told him that there had been more burn
ings since he last saw him, stating that the
patrol had not been out that week, and that
he and others had made plot the night be-
fore to burn the house of Daniel II. Sewers
in the dark Of the moon. At that jancture
Mr.. Alfred Casteman appeared in sight,
passing along the road, and jerry common
ced abusing him most violently to the wit
ness, stating that he intended to burn him
out himself, that he had been to Berryville
the sunday before to get matches, but could
not get any. 1t was proved by another
witness that Jerry was in Berryville the
previous Sunday. They were then Joined
by the other negro, Joe, and the CONVERSE
ton turned upon John Brown, then in jail
under the sentence of death, and the posi-
Dlllty oil feSculng nlm-Joe femafklnS Lnat
he had heard that an army was coming to
take him out of Jail, sand if we join them
we can take him out" to which the prison.
er (Jerry) assented, provided they could
stop the patrol so they could get about.
The court, composed of five magistrates,
after hearing able arguments from both
sides, and duly considering the evidence and
arguments, unanimously found the prisoner
guilty of plotting and conspiring slaves to
rebel and make instruction, and appointed
Friday, the l7h doy Of February meet, for
his execution; at the same time strongly re-
commencing him to the mere of the execu-
tive.
Thus has another life been forfeited (as
we have not the remotest idea that Gov.
Letcher will be SO indiscreet as to commute
Jerry's sentence) to the wicked and diabol-
ical conspiracy of which John Brown, the
'murderer-martyr," was but the nominal
head, and for whicd others yet unhung are
with him equally responsible.
MIR. Chamblin, the witness in this case,
deserves the thanks of the community for
having at his own peril, terretted out this
conspiracy. Like many others who have
been most true to Virgins in her hour OF
trial, he is non-slaveholder.
Joe, the other slave Of Col. Nice. above
referred to, was ordered to be sold out OF
the State.