The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-09
The Trial II Ha xiess.. First Day.

The Trial ~ Ho zletSeeFirst Day.
The evidence given II the trial Of Haxlets.
at Charlsstown, Tuesday, Is more fully stated
In the Baltimore papers than In our telegraph.
ic dispatch Of yesterday. We make the fol-
lowing extracts:
w. H. Harrison testited-He was resident
| Of HArper's Ferry at the time of the invasion:
he came down to open his store on the morn :
| ing Of the 18th of October; saw two men on
| the corner, one was Coppic and the other the
prisoner at the bar; Coppic explained the OBJ
ject Of their visit, aud the prisoner endorsed
IT; the only difference in the appearance Of the
prisoner Is that his hair was Then longer; the
prisoner was armed with Sharpe rifle: a,
thnt time witness was i've minutes with Haz-
lett and he had not the least bt of his iden.
tityi he had visited the prisoner Wills: in iail
but ne refused to converse with witness; heard
him talk, however, In the Jail, and recognized
nIm oy the tone OF his voice; the prisoner was
dressed IN light steel mixed suit, somewhat
faded, and wore slouch hat; witness took
more notice Of the expression OF the prisoner g
conntenance than Of his dress.
long cross-examination of this witness
followed, without eliciting any thing to inva,i.
date his testimony
M. w. Houser, of Chambersburg, Pa, next
testIned-He first met with the prisoner on the
street IN Chambersburg; he had something
nnder hfeai IN watched him and saw him go
into house where Cooks wife was boarding !;
witness went after him to help to arrest him,
ana proceeded into the house; witness asked
ihc AouufdOy WueIe the man udQ gone.
Mr. Green here objected TO the admission of
the statement of the landlady.
The witness then proceeded and said he
went into the garden attached to the premises
and found blanket and a Sharp's rifle wit
ness took the train next morning for Carlisle
ana IN short time met the prisoner on the
street; thought then he was Cook, but the pri-
s0ner said his name was Harrison; he had four
pistols in belt around his body at that time
his hair was long aud sunburnt at the end !;
ms whiskers were about the same length us
now in few days after his arrest witness
called TO see the prisoner at the Jail and found
MS hair was then short and that his whiskers
uad been shaved off; he has no doubt he is the
same man he saw come into Cham bersburg.
On being cross-examined, witness testified
tnat the rifle found was a new one; had never
been nred and had never been loaded; the
prisoner had on when arres ted a dark coat and
brown pants.
Georg. 5. Calliss identified the prisoner at
the bar as one of Browns party at Harper's
Ferry; he conversed with him on the day o.
the invasion, and saw him OF and on until
about three O'Clock of that day; the prisoner
was acting as sentinel on Shenandoah street.
In front OF the arsenal witness was taken to
Carlisle to identify the prisoner, but was
hastened through the Jail and was unable TO
recognize him; afterwards he saw him in the
Courthouse, and had no difficulty in recOg-
niZlng him he has no doubt as to the identity
of the prisoner.
This witness was subjected to a severe cross
examination, III which he admitted that he
made no complaint 20 the jailor at Carlisle in
being hurried through the cells witness sup
posed he would De taken Immediately to the
cell of the prisoner, but was taken through
the entire building; witness remarked 10
gentleman, after emerging from the Jail, that
ne could not recognize any m.n confined
there as having been a Harper's Ferry.
w. II. Copeland estified that be saw the pri-
soner at the Ferry on the morning OF the 18th
Of October, early in the day. Witness detail
ed his visit to Carlisle Jail and said the Sheriff
attempted TO hurry him around the cells
without giving him a chance TO identify the
prisoner. He, however, objected TO this pro-
ceeding and was taken back to a cell where lie
identified the prisoner at the bar as having
been at Harper's Ferry. This witness testl-
mony pointed thoroughly TO the prisoner.
Nine witnesses were examined i'll all, and
their testimony conclusiveiy identified HaZlett
as one of Browns party. The only discrepan-
cy i'll the testimony was as 10 the color oi his
hair, some stating that it was light color,
whist his hair at the present time is rather
dark. being colored by hair dye.
Amongst the visitors III attendance in the
court to-day was Rev. Mr.. Newton, of Yer
mont who has been before the Senate Investi.
eating Committee
Ine nuInUer OF witnesses summoned for the
Commonwealth is about forty, but all will not
be examined.