The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-03-08

tho ladies, but lctus sec how many of
them,will "come to the rescue"
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SENTENCE OF STEVENS AND HAZLETT.
Tho Courtroom at Charleston, Va,
was crowded Monday morning, to hear
tho sentence Of the law passed upon
llazlett and Ste ems. Some timo was
occupied by counsel in presenting bills
of exception in the case of lIazlctt, and
it was twelve o'clock before Stevens
was brought into the Court t-Aousc, Tho
prisoners were brought into Court by
the Sheriff, Jailor, and II guard Of TWEEN
men, ofthc jefferson Guards Both
prisoners wore an unconccrncd air, and
seemed untcrrificd at the awful position
in which they have placed themselves.
The Clerk having asked the prison
crs if they had anything to say why
sentence should not be passed upon
hem, both responded that they had,
Stevens then said:
"May it please the Court, | have
eW words to say. Some of the tcstimo-
y given against me was untrue. One
4 the witnesses stated that said: Ict
$ kill the - Of --, and burn the
own, 10 those who know me it is
sclcss to make Il denial of this charge;
ut ! deny here, before God and man,
fever having made such proposition.
wish to say lam entirely satisfied
'ith the conduct ofmy counsel, Mr..
cnAott, ! think he did all in his pow
? in my behalf | desire also toreturn
~ thanks to the officers who have had
hargc Of me, for their universal kind
'eatmcnt, and to my physician for the
ryiccs rendered me whilst suffering
om my wounds. When think of my
rothcrs slaughtered and sisters out
aged, my conscience does not reprove
nc for my action, | shall meet my fate
nanlulIy.'
rou
| lh'9 reference Is understood 10 DC
the treatment othls Northern brethren
and sisters during the Kansas broils.
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''""'''' WV" 'l''NI "' ''''o"'.
II have few words to say, lam in
nocchI oi inc cl'rSe on Whlch l nave
peeh cohVlctcu' deny eVc' having
committed murder orever having con-
't'i'P,"'eu 'hurdef, OF ever haV'i'S aHSo-
ci"'ea WIN any ono win Such Intch-
uohS' some OF 'he witnesses have
sworn 10 'h'hSS Wh,ch | dehy, ANA
Which were poSitlVc'y lIIao' For IN
stance. III reference TO my oe"ra; nave
in i,il ollGwnd nv hrarI f. mo mo,
than three weeks without shaving, and
al testimony, therefore, rs to the lcngsh
OF my pcatd, IS ta'Se. Again, Mr' cope
t"oI '' 'v,'h Inn ho 'n| nmtoraa Io a., coli - c,
Iislr this dnn,. was sitliur ON -
blanket, back against the wall, and
another man was on the stool. Cope
land also said there were only two men
in the cell; this is false, as there were
four other white men in the cell with
me, and we comprised all the white
prisoners in the iail. Others OF the
witnesses made false statements, but
forgive them all. have been treated
kindly since my confinement, much
better than had expected, d,-und |
must say | think bcttcrof Virginia. |
wish also to return my thanks to tn
counsel who have so ably defended me
they have done more in my behalf than
Northern counsel could possibly have
done. | rcpeat, | am innocent Of mur-
der. but am prcnored to meet nv fate"
on
inc prisoner" h"N'" : co''c'o'co' : "uS'
Kinney then proceeded to read the fol-
lowing sentence. during which he was
nuch ,tiactcd and ot times couII with
'.n.I'l ,'' >'' WV. ',, ,',.',.,.a, - ua nam
ui'''cOl'y give "''''''"'0 - '"o SUI
tcncc:
"Aaron d. Stevens, you havo bccn |
indictrL and tried beRJro a Jury of the
countrv, and after being defended with
zeal and abiitv lby counsel of your own
choice, from your own section Of our
common country, YOU have been found
guilty Of adyisinr and corspirinr with
slaves TO rebel and make i,,surrcction
and for conspiring with Brown and
others to rebel and make nsurrcction
And YOU, Albert lIazlett, have also
been Indicted bv a Jury of the country,
and found ~uiIty of murder in the first
decree, in wijInlly, deliberately, fclo-
ni0nslv and ofm,I;cc nf,r,thoarht. Kill