New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-21
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tuesday MORNING. FgyRuARY II ssso.
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seHfenss " Stevens ansl rsavIsf.
: ts'EtsepoAdenes Of fhe Baitinsrs SAM
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ig r. y Sna reona was crowded yesterday morn
nsztess sad Stevens some tssre II wen
of Hazs arS y n'ils of exception IN The ease
were brougm into court 81 IT. se@f " lsenefs
a guard q twenty mem Of tle yss.ay MaM
n1,a prsoness we're an scoDeefned an. An; scent
81 hs.efiy unferrhed OF tho zwful Uosinr X ~f;s
they have placed themselves f,e''sss' y y Alen
The clerk having asked the prsaonerx 4 a., -
ang,h ,s1 70 say w sentence shogid be passd
Stevens then said 9 Nav Il nleasse tie DC eo.,.
have few words 70 say. Some ~ liz testinensx
given against me was untrue. One 81 The w5tes.sx
the town.. To those who know me ii i useiess u,
make denial Of this charge, but derry here be-
fore God and man, ever having made auel mona
sition- wish TO say am entirely satisfied With
Il the conduct of my counsel. Mr. Sennetf / 4hlnE
ne did all in his power in my behalf. desire also
I to return my thanks to the officers who have I'M
| charge Of me, for their universal kind treatment
and to my physician for the services rendered he
/ whilst suffering from my wounds. When think OF
| my brothers slaughtered and sisters outraged, nv
| conscience does not reprove me for my actions l
| shall meet my fate manfuIly.r
This reference is understood to be the treat
| meDt of his Northern brethren and sisters during
the Kansas broiIs.1 -
Hazlett then spoke az follows: hare q FEW
words TO say. ! am innocent Of the charge IN
which have been convicted. deny ever having
committed murder, or ever having contemplated
murder, or ever having associated with any one
with such intentions. Some Of the Witnesses have
positively false. For instance, in reference 10 nv
beard i have never in my life, until my fmprison-
ment in jail, allowed my beard to go more than
three weeks without shaving, and an testimony
f1taraf re- LII
Again, Mr.. Copeland testified that was sitting On
stool when he entered the cell at Carlisle; this
deny: was sitting on blanket, back against the
wall, and another man was on the stool. Copeland
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 jail Others Of the Witnesses made
false statements, but forgive them all. 4 have
been treated kindly since my confinement much
better than had expected--and must say / think
better of Virginia. wish also toretnrn my thanks
they have done more in my behalf than Northern
counsel could possibly have DONE. repeat am
fate.n s 5ssS A an 1' :
The prisoners having concluded, Judge kinney
then proceeded to read the following sentence
during which he was much affected, and at times
could with difficulty give utterance to the SEN
tence:
Aaron D. Stevens you have been indited and
tried by jury Of the country and after being de-
Tended with zeal and ability by counsel Of yonr
OWL CHOICE, from your own secEl0n OF our common
country, you have been found guilty Of advising
and eonspir1ng with slaves to rebel and make in
surrecnon; and for conspirlng with John Brown
TO repel and make insurIecton.
, Ana yen, Albert Hazleft, have also been indited
py Jury OF tine country. and found guilty Of mur-
yer ~ Inc nrst degree, ~ Wllfully, deliberately,
Ieiononsy ana OF malice aforefhought, killing and
numbering george ": Tnrner, Fountain Beckham
and others, ana you have also been defended by
counsel q Inns country assigned 70 you at yonr
Isst BY the court, with an ability seldom equalled
ana with zeal and attention TO every point In
nave been surpassed had they been defending a
ON have been prosecuted with great ability by
the counsel representing the Commonwealth, and
with an the magnitude of the charges
required, yetin manner the most fastidious could
not OBJECT TO-.
Inc painful duty y deyolved upon me to an
nounce thus punilcy the penalty the Law afixes to
the CRIME Whereoi you are now found guilty.
Mhen LOOK upon your comparative youth, your
gehteel appearance, ana CONSIDER the mental ago
n In you must nave endured during these pro-
faeteu sIials, cannon heip pltylng you; and
could WISH, u we honor ana dignity Of Virginia,
the security OF .ner citizens and their property
wonlo aushofize ~ the Jaw imposed less penalty
than deaIh.
Inc crimes IN whlGh you participated and which
Were go Iagcai ~ thelr laclplent steps, carried
20 the extent contemplated by You and your ac-
eonpices ana associates N arms, for horror and
ffaternal perndity would have bad no parallel in
loueIn cislAaaion slhce me massacre Of ~ Bar
sho p.e. VS.; = eve; We. 4...
Z. bnt VIII ny attempt 70 harrow your feelings