Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1860-01-19

Another InsHrFeCtiOnisf lenccd
50 be HING lR Virginia. ~


Jerry, a slave belonging 10 Col Franz
chs McCormie, Of Clark County fin. Firs
ginia, was tried IN that county last week,
on charge Of plotting and consPiring
with slaves 10 rebel and make insurrec.
ton. The fC0nstituiioE' has ihe fallots-
ing report Of the casei - - .sie1
The prisoner, with another negro mans
was at work in his master if Thsn
white nsan, who 1yas a'strangei d h.rh
happened to pass that way En.erihg
into conFeTsation with the negRoes %
first without any particular Hriive, be
inquired who was their master, where he
was, and how many negroes he had, and
how many colored men2
These questions were answered With 30
much alacrity by the man Jerry, RhoHns
SO willing to communicate the facts, that
the white man became suspicious, aRd
he finally asked him what he thought
Of the Harper's Ferry AFFAIR." Jerry
replied that he was glad 10 heai.oi H.
"Why were you not ihersa asked The
witness. "Because did not know ex-
actly when to %, was the reply. "Would.
you have gone If you had known l'' eyes
aud I have four sons that would have fel-
lowed me. l would be ready 60 atary
time" And thens turning 10 the other
negro, he added, "W0uld not You 60, tool" :
To this the other negro assensed, md ask
ed the witness if be was one cf Browns
men, which being. answered IN tie air.
native, eyes, added Jerry, he is going
about letting Us know" He then told
the witness where he could find other ne
groes to talk on the subject, stating THAI
the patrol was out. and wOald not let them
60 from one place to another wiEhoutH
pass. He said there had been some bur
nings since the patrol commeneed, and
that "we viii keep on burning until hey
are stopped" >" ~ a "
About ten days afterward, the same
witness went back for the purpose Of clio
iting more facts from the prisoner. He
was gladly received by Jerry, who rec.
ognized him, and told him thar there had
been more burnings since heiflass saw
him, stating thai The patrol bad mas hesh
out that week, and thai be and eiheFs bad
made plot the night before 10 burn ths
house Of Daniel Fl. Sewers, in ths dark
of the moon. At that iuneture nIr AZ
fred Castleman appeared in sight, passing
along the road, and Jerry commenced
abusing him most violently to witness.
stating that he intended TO burn him out
himself; that be had been to Berrytille
the Sunday before TO get some matches,
but could not get any. ( Il was proved
by another witness that Jerry was h
Berryville the previous .Sunday.) They
were then joined By theother negro, Joe.
and the conversation turned upon John
Brown, then in Jail. under sentence Of
death, and the possibility Of rescuing.
him-Joe remarking that he had heard
that an army was coming to take him out
of Jail, ''and If we Join them 8e can
take him out - to which Jerry assented,
provided they could stop the patrol, so
they could get about 3e
The Court, composed Of five magis-
trates, after hearing able arguments from.
both sides, and duly considering the evi.-
denCe and arguments, unanimously found
the prisoner guilty of plotting and cpH-
spring 10 excite slaves 10 rebel and make
.insurrection, and appointed Friday, the
18th day Of February next, for bis exe-
eution, at the same time strongly recon-
mending him 70 the mercy Of the Execas.
tive. t....-.
Joe, the other slave Of Colonel McC. &.
above referred to, was ordered 10 be sold
out Of the State. ltF F-iE