The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-01

A. cbarqe Of murder about ihe
.oa-,ent of the war, in Warren
nntv His trial was delayed and
hen yicksburg was surrendered he was
rned loose and entered the service ''
United States. After bis dischafS'
was arrested upon the charge OF muir
A. tried before the Criminal court of
yarren county and condemned to be
ING on the 10th December 1868. OPon
. nrpent solicitation Of the military he
as reprieved by the Governor VINO
elded the second time and again Te-
rieved him. Up to this timethe county
il in Warren county has been III h'e
and. of the military-they having 10Y
esping guards there) the control oi 1t,
,ba sheriff has been in the habit oi
Iscing his prisoners there by an under
.anding with the military, he payms'he
,sr5s % much for guarding his prison
rs A sergeant Of the l. 5. army ac5eu
turnkey. One night last week TINS
turnkey locked up all the prisoners and
tates that among them was this "'r-
arer Brooks. The key was put III It's
ccustomed place (uuder military con
roD the sentinel was on duty at the gate
nrsvent anv entrance or exit yet the
avt raorning,whan the turnkey went hls
orrds Brooks was not in his cell The
oor was locked as he had left 1t the
gbt before. There were no signs OF
nv diggiag; everything was IN good
,rder. The prisoner just walked through
ba Iocl,ed doorand rendered himself IN
L;sibIe to the sentinel at the gate. Ot
course the key had not been removed
rom where the turnkey had placed It
he nigbt before. OF course we would
bot dqrc to suspect that any body had
removed it, nor would we indulge IN the
Buspicion that anybody did unlock the
cell door and pass the murderer out by the
..ntinel. We would net think that there
was any thing premeditated in this re-
ease of a murderer, because the jail, yard
prisoners, &c, was entirely under the
guardianship Of the military and Col.
Van E. Young was commanding the
Post-Brooks is gone. An inVestlga-
ten is going on. We can anticipate the
renort ..No elimination can be attached
70 asv one" But we have report
upon this case Of Brooks written by this
Van. E. Young who never expected 1t to
he nublished, and for the benefit 1t may
be the means of conferring upon him. we
don't charge him a cent. We publish
it with the hope that it may meet the
eye of a superior who is not only J"S'
enough, but firm enough to reward hin
according to his deserts. This mur
derer Brooks was committed principally
upon negro evidence before the Missis
sippi Legislatures action upon tins sub
iect and this Col. Young is ordered Il
investigate the circumstances and report
which he does as follows
Il have investigated the case as CON
pletely as the limited time would admit
and have the honor to report such fact
in the case as l have been able to gather
and make such suggestions as the cas-
seems to warrant Harrison Brook
states that he killed the man 'Claiborn'
while in the act of Grim. cOH. with his wifi
Jane, for which he was arrested and cor
fued some two years and six months
That his trial was, for cause alledged b
his accusers, put off from time TO tim
until about the time OF the surrender
Vicksburg to the Federal authoritie
when he, together with other prisoner
was released by the so-cailed Confedera
authorities. He also shows that soc
after his release he joined the Pione
Corps, in the United States service, an
served therein six months, and that sim
his discharge from the said Pioneer Corr
he has served as Government scout Al
detective. That in consequence OF d
ficulties with different parties, growil
out of his peculiar duties as scout al
detective in the service of the Unit
States. he was lately arrested upon t
old charge of murder, and convicted al
sentenced TO be hung on the l2th Of d
cember, 1855. That the only eviden
brought against him with regard to t
circumstances Immediately connect
with the killing of the man Claiborne, "
that of his wife Jane, when he claims
have found in Grim. con. with the m
Claiborne at the time, and for which
killed Claiborne. That said Jane W
preiudiced against him from fear of /
former master, Cooper with whom :
now lives, and with whom they all liv
at the time of the commission of this &C
or from other causes, and did not tell +
truth before the court. That with t
of the Jurors who convicted him of m
der he had had personal difficulties, a
that they were prejudiced against him
that account In view of the valuaI
services rendered by said Broo
to the Government of the Unit
States, and of the prejudice on the p
of the people eff the State of Miss
sippi against the negro race, as exhibi
in the laws recently passed by the Les
lature of the State, and of all the circu
stances Immediately connected with
killing of Claiborne, and of the fact t
the killing of white man by an inju
white man, "a husband,) under like
cumstauces, is Acknowledged, especia
by the people Of Mississippi, as justi
bic and of a higher code than the s.
ute laws, and of the prejudice of the