St. Louis Globe-Democrat from St. Louis, Missouri • 26

I i ak at I 1 i 1 I IL) tr: 1 (t4 4. I i i i U1S patID Otabt-gtmorrat prIl .16,68.. ORM JP I I 7 1 C.I 1 1 I t4 4 1 1 I 1 'ill 4 1 I 4 1 I i I it 4.i. 1 I i' 4 I tnnn ni urnr wnet vorst kind to 'hint in nna ra. I ne tn ti-ha t.

wnq (wen-not-4-ml Ti thA IMMO I lawyer or that resit-Haw In New York. I more than to '101'mA the siaves an onnortnril to I Charlestown at the instance-id Gov. WIIiiird of In- I to the Sheriff not to t4 an tune of war was very kind to Tam In one as to what was his occupation In the same lawyer of that day. residing in York more than to the slaves an opportn I ty Chariest Own at tbe Instance of Gov. WIfl.tr4 ot to the Sheriff not to I '1 to escape front their owners; that he had not proposed to them to rebel or to' do boully harm to any one.

This was a wide 241eparture from Ms tornier bold and repented It was the Only instance or the sort whieli; occurred during the trial, and I attributed lt to his not expecting to be Ion. tenced at that time. I then pronounced the sentence and fixed the time tor its execution, During these 'proceedings the court room was densely packed, evidencing the Interest telt to know, what would be the, decision on the motion to arrest ttie the sentence was pronOunced, tne crowd did not seem disposed to disperse, land remained In their places; but as soon as the order was given to remove the prisoner, they rose and began to move toward the long dark passage which led Into the street. Seeing this. thought it a puilmse to seize and init'v) away with the prisoner was really con'.

the long dark passage would be tne place tor the assault upon him. There. upon. I. directed all the persons present to dna.

woose wile was Sister of Cooke. and was present horn the emm eneem of theso trials Urt. -tti atter that of Cooke was concluded. On page 2-of the V01.1:111k! he says: lie mission ou whirh I have visitest yonr State is to SlAtUilli tl) velum are with Ine one full of the bliamt fleas anti Poison of calamity and griet. The high.

the sitcred, the holy duty of private frienositip for a family fondly beloved by all Who have ever witnessed their Illustrations of the purest social virtues, and alone con amands my presence here. Awl while bev are by the terrible blow which has fallen upon them through thetaction of the ini.guided young man at the bar. yet sn'Oak their Sent i meets as Well as my owniJ- when 1 say that. gratiticationi pure ud uhalloyed.has been affored us since our, melancholy arrival 4i your Ithas been to epithets the progress of this court from day to by all. that is alculated to bia4 the nittidi of men, but with cairnness, With dignity and impartiality the tree course (Jr the law anti the even pathway of I wouid not be true to thealictotes of my own heart and judgweer dot I nut hear voluntary snit emphatic witness to the wisidwit ate' ItaVient itilidneas et his Honor on the mnl ench; the ay nil go-Herons spirit which has characterized the, coututtot toe prokiecutipn; the true, devoted aud highly professional manner of the I month he rented tar a lwief term a small par-of land in Maryland.

near to Ilarper'S l'erryidiaving two houses upon 1,4 1 coo als, who wag an active Member of his hand. and a quick-witted. Inleitigent wan had himself accept. able to many of our people, liad for about twelve months been living la 'the same county, and WIAS frequently and well-known at, Harper's Ferry, but had idisappearet just before the attack on that place. Ile, however, returned with ilirown on the of the Invasion.

I It may be readily inferred what was ithe intention of each of these men- In their visits to that neighborhood. Almost certainly Cooke was an agent to prepare the way for Brown; und the latter had come on to ascertain for himself what his probable re ception would be when he should. make the attack. 1 1 in the execution of their purpose. toward midnight of Sunday, the ltitta of October, 1639, Browu and his force marched i I I reElleet.

Apposing -armies made breast-works ot his stone walls, charged anti retreated across hiS nlds. Crank his well dry and left dead and wounded In bis yard. they left idm his large library ot valua. ble boos. iI fatuity portraits anti the Interesting and rare old furniture which is halt the charm or the curiously planned buildings.

Judge Parker Is not a large man. lie Is a little below the average Ho has a strong, coMpactlybuilt frame. a dignified bearing and a kindly manlier. There Is none of the tremor of age about him. His hair Is thick, long and Iron-gray.

He combs it back over the crown. Tho stature, the massive head, the broad forehead, the square chin aad the high complexion suggest In some do. gree portraits of btephetv A. Douglas, "The Little Giant." i 'Judge. Parker received the Correspondent of the in the dieing room.

NVilen the solemn-faced little waiter-boy had cleared the table, the Judge expressed willitignes's to talk about Brown. Ile I 1 1 1 1 I L. 1 4 I. 11. 1 ,1.

4 ir 219 1,1 I 1 1, 1 IL 1 ts1 I 1 tCt I 7 I k. I VI l'sdk 1 'Ilk i 4 1 i A il Ot, l' 1 4 A-t 7 e-, I NO1 to i A.Jt- --ft, wrote: "fo a lawyer wiso prides himself upon his profession, it Is truly gratifying to see the calm, unimpassioned remarks made by ydu in your charge to the ittury. The press of this citV has done you fulljustice," and again, "we are pleased to serste the calm, dispassionate tone of the oceddings before your courtJ, l. As might have been expe tette th attack I made bY BrOwn and hiS party, and theiri subsequent misconduct, had raised so great an rexcitentent that very little of the court bust ess eotlid be proCeeded with, and Scarce any preparation had been made to dispose of 1t4. 1 k'or a tew days, therefore, I was! comparatively I 'at leisure and I availed myself of it' to ascertain wilat was the feeling as to the jprisoners.

To do tills I readily threw myself a the way of per- sons whom I knew, and In short' tittle they would advert to the act and delogs of the Brown party .1 This gave li the Opportunity' to mention what had beet told ota purpose to take the accused out of le custody of tne law and put death wtthont Judge or jury, and to speak calmly. et distinctly; of 1. the reproach which would theretrom attach'. to our people'; that if, As some believed, Brown and bis hien were tits 'tools of a few extreme abolitionists, seat proposed would be playing Into thel ihand i and that they who engaged in kativiSed such a course, Would be exposing themselves to trial and punishment tor. murder.

To my surprise, more than one- of the st4sadiest and most Influential wen of the county admitted that they had restored stain action, and expressed themselves as ti ttly glad they had had this converSatton. fort they Would now use all the they possessed to allay the excitement, and leave, tile vrole. -matter to be disposed of hy the WW1, In a few days the examining urt sat and considered the cases of Brown and those of his associateswho were tlioa In confinement, and sent thetu on to til iCirctlit Court for trial. In that cOurt the had We benefit of the services of the Bon. I I.

Faulkner and of Mr. Lawson Wik0 appeared as their Counsel. I I On Wednesday. the 26th October, the Circult Court was opened at Si o'clock a. tn.

(and this was the hour 'of i meeting so long as these trials taste( )4 'T te accused 11 were arraign 1 pleaded' inot guilty, ana elected to be tried separately whereupon John Brown lwast first Miti upon trial. The residue of the day was consumed In procuring trem a large nunib'n1 vita had been summoned to attend the triaLtwenty-four persons. duly qualined to 'act in jurors and free from exceptions; i front wl tell number Brown exercised his abselute ri ist to strike ir oil eight; and the twelve Who were to constitute his jury were obtained rrom the remaining sixteen by 4'S thin further was done on this I From his arraignment te close of hIS' th trial, Brown was represented able and experienced Counsel; at rst by Hon. Thos. C.

Green (now a Itidge et he court of highest. JI and last resort la West; ritinia by nand Mr. Lawson and no ()tinsel! could have shown more zeal for elr client than did these gentlemen Afterward. Upon the arrival of Mr. Iloyt of llosten.

Griswold of Cleveland, O. and Mr 4 Chilten of Wash- ington, IS. C. who had been especially re- 1 tained to conduct his def nse, Messrs. Green and Botts withdrew front the ci se.

being requested by the prisoner do so I I I i i 1 ()sting so long 1: fe tirecusel tOt go an ely whereart)n 11 4 1 I 4 4 I 1 rterward9 4' li 1 .4 4 1 ''l 1 'I l' .1 4 4 1 1 4 4 i I I 1 1 .1 1 1 i 1 I i '4- 1. 1 1 1 i .1 I I 4 I 1 I I 7 nk Tr. rs4 I. 1 I i ''n, it ceti 7 (-. A- 1 AO 1 i r-, '411 fil A 5' -71 0.

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and from that time to the end ot the trials there were no soldiers present. "It was about the same time; eontinuea. jtinge "that wag called noon settle a 'lisp ute et wen A evis the jailer, and blel. i illaterro, who was, In comaltad or the billi ary, Tanta ferro anted to pet his gartiS lintti the jail las a matter Or Irecall-- Von. I told him to surreupd the yard with as Many guards as les4 aeased but not Interfere with the jailer, vim Mast have the sole Within the wall." i 1 tzpeaking et the excited publile i feeling.

Jtidge Parker said It seemed to Mtn at the time that much or the apprehenSin, was nediese. Ile.did not believe at nrSt- that there was so much sentiment sympathy for Brown in tile North as afterwards "Mete italirded their at, said he: "Trains Moving about had to give liar ttecoune or themselves. '-'fite troops were cioustantly en the Watch tor attempts -to i Many that Charlestown be tacked4 I remember that one sa day I id In a spirit (If 'airatiStiatient to Col-Davis, who was Then commanding, the troops, Colonel, 1 NVIsh that it any attack la made at 1 night by 1 friends or the prisoners you wouid Me notitledi. 1 In tlie and I Dever lock my door. Tile friends of tips prig.

oilers might carry me otr as ant the In the Davis took it In expressed his surprise that slept with my door unlocked. and promised faithfully to -send mo Ior It the attac occurred." ri, -A Lahr VISITOR. 'One When I' was continned Jildge l'arker'. servant brought il Me that a lady wished to Sep sent wOr back that I would be out in ten 'minute I made -appearance I-found 4 Quaker lady had, come all the way ferlostmt J.PdhinladEelltpwhiatt.cirstoem4ea',Naerbtelleenrritolcluit.yettl: eoulti not see him, and was- feeling that she had been treated very badly. Brown was at tier house.

she said; and she, had mos, sages tn deliver tram the wire 'to tile prisoner I assured her tnat after breakfaSt sae should -have the opportunity she sought. l'hert I. snt tor Capt. Avis, and ham the t-1 when lady came to the jail her and show her -every courtesy. After, breakfast I -spoke to tvvo three of the yometer members of the har about escorting the hely to the Jail.

but they all thea ettr ner anti walked ilown with' her. 1 trOduced her to Capt. Avis and. she WaS uilO1Vil to have an Interview witn she returned North lime wrote me a letter. wnich I think I have somewhere how.

expressing her thanks most earnestiv for the treatment sim bad received fr4n ine and ter my coarse toward the prisoners-. has always been an impression that Brow nad influences at Washington 'him. JoShua it. Giddingsiwa In COngress at the tIfli, and many believed he had, know'. edge lot the contemplated raid.

1 Parker was asked if he ever learned any-, thing! to show that Giddings was connected With the Plot. 1 I-- 1' "Ne," be replied, with a was no thing detlopd to shoW it. But I iihelc GiddiingS quite-well when I was'in 'Congress. I recollect that wheal I returned ton atter having been elected to the benlt Giddings rushed up to ine, slioott hands and congratulated me very warmly. That was several years before the trial." There isn't any doubt," said the Judge, In reply to another question, "that Brovva bad near More men than were prlsonL He said to Dangerfield, when he saw the irginia troops marching down the, toWt.

1 patch, We'll have more than that here in it. few ours. But his re-eniaarcentents clidnt kt' I. 54; ,.) ---v med men In the end or, present.t upon, to to, jailor, and coma-Mad ot to' t)ut his (Jr tirecau- the 'jail yard sod, butnot 1 have biliO feeling. Min! at the honsioa was i at- first- that ti gmpettly de- ir 1 houses at, -ti watciaral an I EICCOU Ile- Many be ty 1 saki in a is, was 'Colonel, I at by Vd me aM.1 I or -tile II rn the Judge' ,1 ex- with my door ully to -send 1 -4 4 1 Avant brought 1 to See be out in ten 1- a all the way Icity to 3811, tOld .81113 31Ing that site Site, had tile prisonor Lit she should i iert'l ust her After, -the Atte lady Med- I tllea -tiowit with' she erview with wrote a somewhero ost earnestly- ived Ina )ression that Congress at had, Itnowl- 7a I I Learned any-, Ls connected 4 was! But I knew! In tdisitittg-41 to'the bench it pands 'and 'That Wa8 the Judge, Brown.

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Additions to the Hisr tory of the -Harper'S FerrYAllair. Judge Sentenced the Liber-- atorReveale Some Long- Kept Secret3. The First Statement lle has Node for Publication Since the Trials Ihirty Tears Ago. Two Plots tc Lynch the Prisoners Thwarted by the Bold Course of the Court. These Events of 59 and Their Nearness to the Bloodiest Debatable Ground of the drew Hunter's Recollections-701d Ossa 1 toie's Carpet BagIt's Hiding wam Place Made KnownAn Histort- 11, cal BonanzaThe Men Who I IndictedThe Men Who ConvictedA Von- -I' erable Official i i 1 Epeeist Correspondence of the Gloins-Deinticrst.

WINCHESTER, blarch 28.From a high point In the LOwer Shenandoah Valley one may see, with the aid of a good glass-, where John Brown was hung and where eighty-stsc battles were fought. Harpers Ferry, which the liberators seized. Is at the point where the Shenandoah empties into the Potomac. the county seat, to which Brown and big surviving associates were taken to be, tried and eXecuted. Is ten miles up the valley.

Winchester Is 'twenty -miles further. From Harper's Ferry to Winchester was the blOody, debatable ground of the war. The armies occupied it by turns. Advances and retreats, victories and repulses occurred In quick succession. Eighty-seven times Winchester changed hands.

The Judge who SentencedJohn Brown to death lived through all the-campaigns and in the midst Is to-day enjoying serene, hale old age, 1 TitaElt GENERAWONS OP JUDGES. Richard Parker comes well by the Judicial blood which flows calmly through his veins. ills great-grandlather was Judge Richard l'arker, who sat on the bench In one of the I Judge Ziehard i Virginia circuits until he died, at liearly the age of 84, In 1813. The first Judge Richard Parker had flee Sans In the ReV0111- ion. one of whom, his namesake.

wee con' spicuous at the selge of Charlestown and is --talked about In Light Horse Harry alemoirs. William Paricer, the grandfather of tke present JudgeParter, was a farmer, and that IS the only break In four genera-' lions of Judges. Richard Elliot Parker. son ot FcirMet William Parker and father of the man who sent John Brown to the gallows, was appointed Judge of the General Court In the Norfolk circuit In 1817. He presided until he Moved to the Shenandoah Valley and settled In Winchester.

1836 he was elected a United; States Senator, but he didn't take kindly to. political life, and when a vacancy occurred in the Supreme Court of Appeals, the highest judicial body of giant. he accepted it and held, It death. This brings he line to the present Old third Judge Richard Parker. De began his public life with a term in Congress -in 1648.

While he was there Judge Douglass, of the Winchester Circuit, Judge Porter was elected to the vacancy and successfully elected until he was removed unaer the military order which suspenaed -all of -the Nix Veda Judges lust after the war, The great-grandfather. the father and the one living to-day make a most remarkable. Succession of three Judge Parkers, whose services upon the bench cover the best part or a century, and almost continuously. Such is the lineage of the man before whoni John Brown and the other liberators were tried. I -TUE ROUSE JEFFERSON PLANNED.

Judge Parker's home is on the edge of this quaint metropolis of the Lower Shenandoah Valley- De lives in a house planned by Thomas and built ninety years ago. Mr. Jefferson had great mechanical genlue. The buildings of the University or Virginia are evidences of it. After he Came back from Paris, and just before be was elected President he drew the plans for an ideal home and presented them to a family with whicli be was on most intimate terms.

Perhaps -the plans were a wedding gift. At any tate two young Virginians married sisters and built houses upon the design given by Jefferson. One of them was Judge linen Holmes, whose brother became Governor of Mississippi. The other was Mr. Stewart, who was afterwards Secretary of the Interior.

Mr. Holmes built the Winches: ter house and sir. istewart built one just like It in etaunton. It is not known that there are any others upon the same The idea Is cieciaedly novel. Mr.

Jeffers son's model home consists of three distinct structures. In tlie center is a large building with the end for the front and the rout pro- jectin so as to cover a double porch. Pour 4 extand from.the ground to tne gable. 'Iliere are two lull stories and then a legit attic provided with large dorater windows. on either side of the main structure, 'set back eligntly from the front line and at a distance of perhaps no feet.

is a smaller bulldine as nearly as possible lose the larger. except that there are two pillars instead of four supporting the gable whicu projects over the deep porch. Novelty does not cud with the outward appearance. The front door of the center building opens directly into a large vestibule or ante-chamber extending aertise tile front of the house. here are tile sideboard.

the hat rack. chairs. esti in one corner tile staircase leading to the upper boor. Upon this a ite-chumber the room and the dlninr room open. Up stairs ar'e the cliambers.

tine of tile smaller bainnegs is intended for -the office and library, with rooms above for sleeping purposes. The other contains the kitchen, stm-e room and so on. Tiie idea or Isolating the three butidings is one of the novel teatures. The interior arrangement is 'I he nrst ides was nut entirely satisfactory froin a housekeeping standpoint. anti the Winchester house has been changed rrOM sir.

Jefferson's pien by the bulitling'of a connecting pas.age between the central struc Lure a the builuiag Intended ror me kitchen and store inelse. stune wails 4 feet thick have carried the cla reausion through ninety years without a Crat'L. The vtitiLtile IS nalshed In tith'n wocil carved by 3 he moidings which decorate the of the drawing room were the handiwork or the Italian artists who were brought over to taiish some of the luthkior woik or the capitol at NVashington. lea JUDGE AT ROMEJudge Parker Is 77.. Ile lives almost alone In tile id niansion, attended by servants who Lave been with him for sears.

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I NiZOi.JLitai--.1111' 400 4 ft-: 1 I i 'Z. 1 ''t'llf I I IS il ,31 I 1 kk 1- I 1 i i b' b' I a I- 1 a t1 a 1 I a 1 t1 vi a cl to 1 as I It I 01-4- 'IT, OR local' counsel tiers the scrupu, loos truthltilness the, witnesses Who have (estified, and the decorum and jUStlieSS of juries, who have acted their parts from the first bohr of this court to the present time. I speak In the hearing of the country. Alt impurtant and memorable pace In is being Written. Let it not be omitted that.

Virginia has thrown around a band of deluded men, -who invaded hereon with treason and murder, all 'the safeguards 'of her constitution and laws, and 'platted them in her noi rts upon an equality with her owh citizens. l'hnow of what I speak, and my love of truth and sense el fait forbid me tope silent on thiSi poiht." INFPR3IATA' ECOLLECT1ONS. I I An 017-Hand iaik About the Prisoners Their Visitors. I Laying aside his Inanuscript, Judge Parker told many, Interesting reminiscences of the events of Itarper Ferry and Charlestown its the conversation brought them to his mind. As shOW)ngbo47 entirely comp ete John Bream's plans re, and bow su cessfally 0 possession was taken of the Ferry, he Judge related this: John Dangerlield Was at the time a clerk to the paymaster.

Ile walked down the street lin the mornimiil ng after the liberators had seized the Gover ent bud- ings, and stiei.a inan with a giin anding In front of the arsenal. Ile asked hi what he was'doinir. 1 "We have taken this place," was the re- i i "PSnaWI'' said your i 1 I 'They're about replied the guard. -'Well, good mo rang," said Dangerneld. treating the wholei matter as a joke.

"I believe I'll go home andget some breakfast." 'liqo you won't," put in tile guard, lowering his gun; "you're my prisoner." And he marched him to the guard-house. I Speaking of the movement to lynch 'the prisoners the Judge expressed himself in this 'way: "I thoaght that It wouldhave been better if Brown and his associates had been killed at Harper Perry. Tiaere shook' have been no mercy shown there. It was toolish send the marines. If there had been no troopshut those of the I do not think any prisoners woutd have been Row hritCUING WAS AVERT ri.

continued the Judge, "Inasmuch that course had not been, pursued at the Ferry, and the Men had been hrought to Charlestown ler trial, I matte up my mind that there sboirld be no 1310bVi lenCe. and that all the legal toms should be preserved and the rights of I accuse 'persons should be protected toq tlacp fullest extent. realized, that tire situatioir was a critical one. The cancers lot the military took occasion to tell rue more than onto that they could hold the prisoners against all attempts at rescue; but -that 'they woultpnot answer for the protection on theprisoners If the people decided to take the law in their 4W11 hands. has always beea my the Judge went on, "to allow no conversation with myself about, any case to come before me for trim.

Tills I departed from that rule, for I felt that the emergency was a desperate one. During the days which intervened between the capture and the commencement of the i took occasion to be upon the street as much as possible. When not holding court I would stroll out and take a seat upon some goods box. One i after another the leading citizens of the county would come up and enter into conversation about the weather or the crops. Pretty soon the conversation' would get around to John Brown and the raid, and I would encourage them to talk about it.

Then 0 I would express in the strongest language I could command my condemnation, of any plot to lynch the prisoners. would declare such a coarse to be nothing less than murder rud expres my aetermina- 1 1 I -r '77 911 FOR3IAL ECOLI I -4 0 ctuvut, A upsicu, 1 I lc le to Id id t. I Id st )r S. at It a- as It, I le ig id Dr )n 26 lk le S. Ig 1 1 Nk 4 I t(4P44S i lqc 1 i'1 1 1 .1 1 i 4 i I --ft 111 1 said that Until "noW be hild refrained from giving for Publication any of his recollections of the trial; but recently lie had thought it not improper to Write Gown.

as a matter of history.such faczes as were in his possession. i Ills idea had been to narrate only those things that he knew of his own knowledge. not to go into hearsay matters. He thought he could establish that John Brown had been tlirly tried according to the law and and with that view he had undertaken to put on paper his recollections. With this brief preliminary statement Judge Parker stepped to his book-case and took down a roll of manuscript.

"Would you like to hear it?" he asked. and receiving a prompt a flirmntive, he read the narrative In an eveu, pleasant tone. THE TRIAL OF JCHIN Its Secret Iligtory Revealed tor the First Time by the Judge. The inroad made by John Brown In Octo-- bar. 1859; upon Harper's Ferry, In Virginia.

at first created some alarm. for It was supposed be must be supported by a force somewhat adequate towhatever purpose be had In view; but when this was discovered not to be the case, extreme indignation was entertained toward him and his followers. This attack upon a sovereign State, by citizens of sister States, In a time of perfect quiet and Kindly relations between all our people, was unexampled In our history, except, Indeed. that some short time before a like' assault is said to have been made upon the State of Missouri by a party from the then Territory of Kansas, under the same leadership. It however was attempted to be extenuated, es having been in retaliation for Injuries Inflicted upon that Territory by an armed Incursion front Missouri.

No such-excuse could be pleaded in behalf of the Invaders of Virginia soil; for neither she nor her people had done or meditated any wrong to these hostile invaders or any of them, nor to the State or States wherein they formed their plan or organized their force. In a very short time the real object to be attained ov the invaders was ascertained, and the feeling of Indignation was yes more Increased. 1 Their predetermined purpose was, by means of armed force. to raise In her rullst the standard of a servile Insurrection. That this was their design was fully proved by their acts, their declarations and by the discovery of a solemn compact, or provisional constitution, which had been previously tOrilleti and adopted In Chatham.

Canada, and by evidence that at the same time John Brown had, by acclamation, been constituted commander-la-chief of their organization. eh 7 ,101, 4 4so votttAut DEA 11 MI WINEIMMINI Al C4' :1 "7-' 1 ifonument ft, Confederete Cenatery at Winchester. Erected by Contribution's from All of the Southern I I well remember that whilst the prosecution were laboring to prove some master ccmfleeted with the meeting at which the constitution was adopted Brown relieved them by admitting what they were endeavoring show. NS hat Welt have' been the direful conse Is SICSIO ItIoe 1, AIM 10 MOVL1 s-ssa vas." qUences had he for oven a shOrt time estab- fished himself with apparent firmness and exhibited au ability at all adequate to Its ac- complisliment Is now a matter of speculation. Most fortanatelY he was disappointed in hIS expectations, and was soon suppreased.i tom about the 1st of July, 1s59.1 lirown had beerrinoving through the country neartao Harper's Yerry.

under Lie assumed name of tnith. alleging that he wished to purchase land to farm, end expec ted to follow his former business oZ buying cattle and stiling them la tue state ot New 1,,,.,. Anq it was proved by several IN itnesses that at had been wet la times In the same year he Various parts ot Jatierson, County and bud giveu acceunts, tilliering froiu out) -7 4 I t--k i 1. i .1 1 1 1 I i I i 1' 1 1 I 1 11 i I i i 1 1 4, 1 It I 1 1 (If 1 ,0 1 1 1 in i 7 1' ''''4'' I ij4.k.:tod.--: 'a 1 1 I 1 1 i 1 I.I... S.

I i 4 4 4- 1 I I i 4 LWILIS1w0 No vintusr44: il YI: i .1 DcA 2 API-1111 i lk .1 'I IP i i 1 it li- 4-i 110 HI i t' A ill 4ilons, loin was- StK be ppx orn about the lst of Ju311 ly, IS59.1 Ilrown beerrinoving through the country near't0 of 'Per's k'erry. under toe assumed nallie purchase th. aileging that he wished to i to farrn, tin.1 expected to follow his ner or buyIng cattle and st iling to too ot New Anil it vas vett es ti severa VkitileSS-'3t at es In the same year he had been wet In lous parts anti bat, .1 aceelintsi thileting fro at one another; keep their seats Or plaCeS, and ordered the officers not to permit any one to move from them until the prisoner with his guard had got out of building. This ordet- was quietly Submitted to. and the prisoner Was removed without Interruption ot any sort.

I am persuaded, from this Incident, that tile people there had, abandoned (if, indeed they had at any time seriously entertained) a purpose to offer violence to any of the men tvlOo bad invaded their State, ruthlessly killed and wounded and Imprisoned their fellow-citizens, and endeavored to excite the slaves to rise in arms against the white race. From what has I preceded, It will be seen that the trial bt Brown was begun on October 26, and he verdict I was not rendered until the aist nor was the judgment upon him pronounced until November 2. Thus there was no hurrying of the case. On the con-trary, the trial was calmly and deliberately conducted. I lie was tried at the October term, In Obedience tO the Virginia statute.

which enacted that "when an indictment is found against a Person for felony, in a court wherein he may be tried, the accused, if In custody, shad, unless good cause be shown for a continuance be arraigned and tried at the same- No good cause was shown for a continuance Indeed a continuance was not so much as asked. i 1 find Browndeferred his attack for a few Weeks he Could not have been brought to trial until the following May. He chose Ids own time fOr his Invasion, and no one can blame the Court for dealing with him precisely as the law required, and as It had again and again dealt with its own citizens. lie applied to the Supreme Court of Appel for a Writ of error to the judgment, widen, after argument by Mr. Chilton and Mr.

Win. Greendn support or his application, Wag refused. I This almost necessitates the belief that ne error to his Injury had occurred durIng his trial. It was not se Much as Suggested by his able and astute counsel that his mind was unbalanced.1 and certainly no testimony to that etiect offered on his behalf, csk I nev saw him except In the court room. and the he was always alert anti self much of the time on his feet, guiding his case and watching It closely.

and apparently possessed of a vigorous mind, and an abundance ofstrong, bard sense. The impression he made Upon me at the i time was. and 1-have retained it ever since. that he was in no sense a tanatic; and that, most probably. the bold.

roving life he had for some years been leading. with a band of armed followers, prompt to Obey his every order, and the sort of consequence this gave him, had grown so attractive that he Was unwilling to abandon It for any Mere Commonplace pursuit. I At the same term Coppic, Green and Copeland were tried and convicted, as also was John E. Cooke. He had in the early morning.

of Monday, the I7th of October, peen sent across the river with some tit the ca.ptured slave, and a wagon, taken from for the arms and ammunition 'which bad been stored there, as before mentioned. and se be was not on that day present with Brown; but' be aided his party by firing from the high ground apposite to Harper's Ferry, and the death el Mr. Geo. W. one of the, most esteemed citizens of the county.

who took no part in the lighting, was attributed to him. He then escaped, and had nearly reached the Pennsylvania line before. he was arrested. His defense was conducted by the Hon. Daniel V.

Voorhees In a grand and touching speech, which brought teats Into the eyes of many of the Jury. but the evidence was too Convincing. and they felt bound here also to render a verdict of guilty Stephens and his 'counsel urgently insisted that his trial should be proceeded with, but I refused their request, as, in my Opinion, he was wholly unfitted from his many wounds to take any part about his own defense. He had been brought into court lying on a stretcher-, Which Was placed upon the tioor4 i 4 1 1 urble )td-- hat )rn elf- ing the co, at aa, of ery eve un- on, vas Ling red- led. by to Sir.

tost no Im. the on: Ing of too Llso iteet at I he 1 rods! He a al 1 i c- I I 1 A. ti 1' 1 f'l II'. I i --I' 1411 4 ti I 3,, I le ICI, I'l '111 I 1 'PI' I IN Ii If "4'4. l' I 1: I I '74: 1 I 1 It 11 I 1' II 1' i 11 ll II I not 11 I I JUDGE MANS ION A WIN- .1 1 CIIES TER.

.4. 1 1, i 1 T'I 1 I upon Harser's Ferry, tock posses-1 sion of it. seized and confined the tew watchmen who were placed about the United States arsenal, armory, rifle works and other public buildings to protect them from lire, posted their sentinels at various peints to guard the approaches to and outlets from, the town, and on that night and the next Meriting arrested and Imprisoned more than thirty of the white citizens of Harper's Ferry, including most of the officers of the armory. 1 On the night of their arrival Brown dispatched to the adjacent county Stephens; who was said to be the officer next In rank to himself, with live others of his with ordera to seize Col. Lewis Wi Washington and other principal citizens.

atuU their men 'slaves, and bring them to him i at 1 Harpers Ferry, Under these orders after midnight they broke into the imuses of Washington and NV. Allstadt, roused them from their beds, and compelled them and so many of their men slaves as they could find, to go With them to the Ferry, and on their! -arrival they were confined some in the engine houseq Others in the watch house, which were within the armory enclosure. The slaves were at once armed and made to join the Invading party, i 1 1 1 the From whites thus impris fled; Brown, 41) during the course of the next day, Selected ten, and transferred them tO the engine house to be held as hostages, telling Washington at the time he particularly wanted the moral effect his holding one of his name would have upon his Cause. At the time Washington I was captured they carried oft, amongst other articles, a sword vviticlir had been presented by Frederick, the Great to Gen. Washington.

This sword was Worn by Brown up to the time he was forced to surrender. i 1 1 During their occupation they I fired upon and killed rive of our people, and wounded a greater number. Their first victim was an Inoffensive free colored iltan who was ttie railroad porter, whom they allot to deatin on their first entering the town, With-I Out provocation or excuse. i III'S Brpsvn had before this stored in one of the houses, on the Maryland side of the Potomac, which- he had rented, as has before been mentioned, a large quantity of pikes, Sharp'S rifles revolvers, kegs and flasks of powder. percussion rille and pistol caps ball cartridges and other war materiaLS Over these a guard was placed, who.

as well aa others of his party, made their escape. 1 I During Monday, the 17til, neighboring volunteer companies of the State militia hurried to Harper's Ferry and during the day forced the assailants Into the army Inclosure, and soon atterwards they withdreW ta the watch, house and engine house. In i the latter of. which their nostages had been i confined. Takitig 1 with them the they had seized, and, through port-holes knocked in the walls, they kept up a constant lire upon those opposing them.

They were captured early. on the lbth by a detachment or Marines, Who had been Ordered front Washington for the protettion of the public property at Harper' is Ferry, and whoescorted those of them who were taken prisoners to the jail in and turned them Over to the civil authorities, From this time until their being executed, the approaches to tial jail were guarded by details from the State soldiery, whose number was afterward Increased, to resist any erforts which might be made from beyond the State limits to release the prisoners by winClitutiCh apprehension was felt What number of the invaders crossed the river has never been accurately ascertained. On the trial, the bridge-keeper, swore that when Seen by him, when entirely free from alarm and excitement, the.e were between seventy-live and SOO of theta; end another witness testified that he saw at least lee of, Brown's party, at the Ferry. I irons i his own statements he confidently expected large reenforcements, and complained ot his disappointment In this respect. 4 I It may be proper to state that Brown obtained no support from the quarter whence he seemed so confidently to have eXpected its Not a slave united himself to his but so Soon as be could get without the range of their rifles, ores night gave him opportunity; he made his escape from the who had Come to give him freedom.

and hurried to place himself once more beneath the care and protection of his owner. The acts for which Brown Was I arraigned were perpetrated in one of the counties of the circuit of which I was then the Judge, and the duty of presiding at his trial devolved upon me. i 1 i Frequent misrepresentations have been made respecting For exam' pie, it has been said that the trial was indecently conducted, and so hurried through, he virtually ao deny to the accused an Opportunity to make his defense. I submit, with all deference, that censures of this character can only have proceeded from ignorance of what really transpired on that occasion, it is my may say almost my only purpose in this paper. to show groundless were all such charges, tad to set forth, In a plain narrative, the spirit and temper in which the trial was conducted that there was no denial to the accused of any presumption, benefit or right to which he was entitled; that nobles against him was exhibited by the jury or the Court; that be was defended by learned and zealous counsel, who, without let or Interru granted all the time they were pleased to consume in the examination of witnesses.

In discussing the variousquestions of law and, arose during the trial, in excepting to every opinion of the. Court wherein they supposed there might be an and in arguing before the jury every Matter which they deemed important or beneficial to the defense; in a word, to show that John Brown had a fair and Impartial trial, Just such as should be granted to all persons so unfortunate as to be accused of crime. I may here add, that late in the evening of one of the days of the trial, aJudge from Loston made himself known to me, stating tnat because of his deep interest in John Brown, be bad been attending upon the Court. and he expressed his pleasure and sul prise at the manner in which the trial was proceeding, which. he said.

was wholly misunderstood In his city, and that When he returned he would telt his people that in and about the court room no greater feeling or excitement, was exhibited than Would at times be seen lit Postoa at the trial of a liquor case; and he afterwards wrote to me to the same ellect. i I i The term at which this trial was had Commenced at Charlestown, theS county seat of Jon Orson, On Thursday, the Sethi day of October, 1559- At that tim John Browns. Aaron C. eteptiens. Edwin Colipic.

whiter--1 Wen, and Green and Copeland, negroes, were' lying in jail, but as they had I not been taken beicre an Examining Court, as our law then tiled necessary, their trials could not be be, gun at once. because of this I had not in, tentled in the charge which I was required to I give to the Grand Jury to refer to the invasion of the State and the violence attending it, but just as 1 was about going to the Court house I was informed by the Hon. Robert Y. Conrad, a gentleman of the highest character and the coolest temperament, that an engagement had been entered into by numerous persons of the county not to submit to the delay, and what they I called the chances, of a trial, but to take the matter In I tO their own hands, seize. the PrlsonerS by I free.

an execute them. Being reluctantly. convinced that this was So, 1 at I once ad he ded to charge 1 had written a warning against such conduct, declaring It would be an outrage which would bring Jolts Breton in 1857 (front a DaguerrOotype Tapeit Boston, Mass.) I 1 and be. felt greatly disappoimea. olouty of at-Woo-Oa ehew tilifikik 11S connections in the North were at the bust, lie had a strcrng organizatioa bend CS-DER.

i Judge 'Parker bas some 'Interesting 1 lections of the 1.risOnbr8. sa1 he, was brave to.the IaSt4 ITO Dever, nine He took It hard because refused' to let 1 1. batried at first. was brought Into tie anirt room upon Its had been n6t and cut with sabres. -Everybody thoughtirite would lie -was so weak that he cOuld, et have raised his head to look at the witnesteitle a refused to let him be tried in that Condit tiii and he was kept for two or" three mon th, until Imbed partially regained his strengt the -Judge continued.

ca. ways pleasant and good deal of 'poetry. He WaS related to Cloy; Willard, of Indiana, marriage. The Goy- ernor's wife his Joseph E. ale-le Donald and Daniel W.

N'oorlieeSArled hard Io obtain mercy for Cook. -VooriteeSr argunieht was that the others had been led Into the rald by Brown's Influence, and ought not te punished so severely, They wanted H11 to join- In recommending mercy I tor cook, but I couldn't. told eta that I regarded Cook as lest to mercy or any Of the prison IIe died come' doWa among Our ar ad lived there a being In cointuunica han with John -Brown ali the time and -turn's! ing I the informatioowhich enaoied the leade -tio form his plans, -Cook was the man 'yyho ducted the party -to CoL Lewis Washingt to take that gentleman Col; ington was a of 4 NV1 I Ington. CoOk 'had often been at Cotd sh- ington's, and he knew or the relics that ere hen Col. Washington 1 tvas n'ade prisoner Cook asiced for the toohles and ried them to the ferry to show to his frie US.

be said. That was tne way Johnalrown get. the sword. Another 'or the I famcms Cook had marrleA lii I and had 1A17 himself about the roads. He'veas sent, fter he returned from Washington's, with we ons to move the guns and ammunition from iere Brown had hidden them in Maryland, wn 1 2 to the school house by the tow-path a ove the Verry, that i they be r.

ady for the expected re-enforcemeints; N1 tale ri he I eliga)d on these, I3Xpedi the Virginia troops began to fir Ye. COok found himself cut off fronl Instead of taking to night he waited and did all the miseblef'he could. 1-le- was the Ilan 'who shot Turner, a wonderful as. Turner was a Mall of large prop- rty. Iie had been an officer la the army, had (ND through I he Florida.

and VS look after his properly. Vliett in red lie was on the road leading up the hill to the i IILIgnts on the Virginia side. Cook wee ross the river in Mar viand on, the Steep motit tat it side, lie Was-near the point the oek projects and presents a striking resembl ace' to tearge Washingunt's race. From thu tan Cook fired'and Ji had a rine that Wee remarkable or MOS ays! I 'It had graduatedSights and would ear yl a cry greet distance. At about the same ate 'Clook bad a narrow escape himself.

He Was supporting himself on the mountain by olding to a busia. A bullet from the argil-1140de struck tile bush- and cut it 'Just alloy Lii hand. He got it had but, escaped, and was not captured autil ha had I1Lai tIi WaY Copeland'," continued 'the Jtidge. was the prisoner who Impressed me bitd tIa was a tree lie bad been leduc tea, and there was a dignity about him let I eould not help liking. lie was always wi uiy.

1 init0Wa-ON' "I did not speak tO BroWn after I to said the Judge In reply to a question, lbat 1 I li I tt. 1 liaill JS.t-i 1 atid eit tie not hot 4 A i i IL 1 1 i 1 17 L' IL: I 7I: 11' i 1 I I. 1 i 111111.F. 6 i I i 1 Hirtill 1 ,1 i 1 I I il I 1. The Marytand th4 Cemetery 1 at Winch I The 27th, 28th and 29th days-of' October Were Occupied In hearing the evidence, and late on the evening of the 29thi the attorney for the commonwealth briefly addressed the jury, and the Court adjoUrned to the 31st on which latter day Ithe arguments were fully heard, Air'.

Gristvold and Mr. Chilton speaking for the aletense, and Mr. Andrew Hunter clostng for It the commonwealth. The jury rti en retired, and after some time returned 8 ith a verlict, finding John Brown guilty against the State; also of advisin and Conspiring with ke rebel! on, an slaves to Macl ie Mi first of er In 1 the rst degree. iti In the course Of the rial kw al bills of exception to rulings of he Court upon the admissibility of 1 evidence were tendered by counsel for the prisoner and made a part of the record, go that they might be passed on by the Supreme Court of Appeals; and after the verdict was rendered notice was given of a motion to be made to arrest the judgment for alleged errors la tie proceedings.

The next day this motion was made and argued at length. an time was taken to con- shier It. 1 1 ,1 ti The day following being NoveMbee 2, I Went Into court at the usual early houravith an opinion II nail prepared i the preceding night, dn which 1 had at lefigth stated the reasons for overruling the objections which Brown's counsel had snade to juddinent being rendered. Intending to pronounce It so soon as the court was opened. but a jury for the trial of CoppiCkwhich had been commenced on the 31st of Octoutir) wereL In their seats, and as the same objections, or some might be made in this case as of them, had been presented in that of Brown, I refrained trom reading the Opinion.

I did this because, by tneVirginta practice a jury In a criminal case were held to be judges of the law as well as triers of facts, and I would do nothing to prejudice this their right. For this reason did not overrule Brown's Motion In arrest-Until tate on this day, after a verdict was rendered In the case of Coppic. The Virginia code ithen in force provided that sentence of death should not be executed sooner than thirty days atter the sentence is for Insurrection or re- I I 1 AS BrOwn had, arainiest his othe offenseS, been found guilty of conspiring with slaves to rebel, it was generally supposed he would not be granted the benefit of tills thirty days' postponement. During that afternoon 1 men. tioned to an inteingent and leading man Of the county, Who svas a friend of Wile, and bad expressed the opinion that be was not entitled to Ill, that I was abut to pronounce 'sentence upon Brown.

and that I should al' low him the delay of thirty dayS in its execution. At this he expressed his astonishment, and added, If 1 did so, a scene would be witnessed such as had never before been seen In a court room; that the people would not submit to and would tear Brown to pieces before he could be taken from the building. ii told him this Was a matter which the people had no right to determine and that he Must be mistaken as to their feeling. but In any event 1 Intended to allow him this Interval Of time between his sentence and Its execution. 1 felt somewhat disturbed by sa-cil a statement Villing from so respectable a source.

and 1 mentioned It privately tc, two or more letrien of the bar. and asked If the thou, it such ch an enormity was possible. Their a swer was, they could not tell; ip be so As the daylight had and the larzips In the court room were Lghted, I i tt leave It to Obtain a pair of eye-glasses fr my lode- Ing room, which enabled me to word to Avis, the keeper of the jail. neet me et, the Court House door oil my retu He tild so, and after me Moiling what had been told me, 1 asked him if be could no procure four or live men, as resolute as I knew lam to be. to see the prisoner safely brought Into the court room, and removed therefrom, and i who would not sinter a hair of his head to be touched, Ile proposed getting a guard of soldterSi To I would not agree, and told hind I never wished to see armed men In aj court of justice.

After reflec.ing a wild. be said he felt sure he could get men whol would, defend the pris- oner against every violence. Then Brown was brought In, attendeq by Avis and his guard of civilians, 11 The court room at that time was on the ground floor. and it he and His guaru had to pass from the outer door of the build Ina through a long. passage between two dead walls of brick on side.

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7: 4 te i t', ti 4. '7'. 2 J--c :2 oi i' 1.) 1 4' I 1 1 --I i- 1 1, 'I 1 I- 1 I .1 1 I-- c'-'1 1. 1 -I fit 1 l'I'' Sfi'lI 1 I 0, 7007 A I'll II: i II ikl'IlI'l II III i I 1 1,,,.: 1 i ii 1 j' 1 3 --ia I I Itrir 17 Co 1 TIT: ItT IITT, V' Tr erprvri JOHN BROWN' WAS rRIED and slit was his Condition that be could not tion to-viSit klires punishmen upon anybody have raised his head so as even to see the who attempted to interfere with the majesty witnesses produced against him. Ills trial Of the law.

'rimy would listen and often therefore was not entered upon until the tot tbank me rot what Iliad saying I had lowing month of February, and then before put the matter In la light they had not thought another Judge. 1 shown 1 what I undertook te Of. I became fully convinced from theFe I think I have on. Versations that here had been a vert gen- oral sentiment II favor of lynching, and I do. that the trial of John trown was properly A.

think the talks I ad with those leading nail- and considerately conducted and in a just, and humane spirit, and that all will say gens had a great eal to (Iowa') the abandon- fluent or the idea. Nothing but the cuange of sentiment averted the lynciiing, for tne sot- what he did say, (as represented by the worthy gentlemen, who at his request pre4 diers, by the statements of their command- pared his will). that "his trial was Lair, much fairer than he expected." lug officers, would, not have interfered with a For this no is due to or ha body of the people detertonined to take the 3 ll law Into their own hands I been clai any of those who in an way were connected with the trial. They SoLDrEaS IN dO simply did what was due to the accused, to themselves, and to the community. 1 In his efforts to maintain the majesty of the I i civil law and ludicial fortns Judge l'arker Isbrnen n'nen anybody rtere with the majesty ilaten, and often td stated, saying I had it they had not thought' from theFe conw had been a vert gentr of lynching, and I vith those leaning nail.

titfr with the abandonhing but tile change of lynching, for the ts of limit' command-have interfered with a Leterrained to take the 114 OMIT. tam the majesty of the rk VII AEK VW 211112 LOLL was tout that Le said tile trial 'had been. iairer than he expected. He 'sent for Orli- ter. Who-conducted the prosecntio to lliS just before the executron.

1-1 marked to llunter, so I've heard. that be tuever could tell which side that little; man Was on. referring to, my course daring phi trial." i ..1. 1 I 'Did you pee John Brown en thascaft Was asked; 1 1 replied the Judge with, emp -all .1,1 never savsta man hang and 1, I ye I ev 11 er Shall 1 Judgts Parker was asted If his jediela con- nection wita the John lirown affair ha ever causeu him any II -1 "None worth mentioning," he replef traveled considerably In the North fter- Wards, but never encountered anythingdisa- 1 greaele. Once, on a boat, between Bultnnere tuitt Norfolk, I think- It was, souse young ladles 'trona the North, learned who I Was.

And '1 heard that one pointed we out to tee, others 1 with tee remark. There is the man who tried' 3 I a 't i PI '1 ej 3 i I 3 1 I I --ir-iice- -on cur Siete and people, and out any light, except what, came through the II dolan brown. he ought to 'hung I 1 Cilsif currie out It would aase or single tioof dpellin et toward the stre, or I 11 did more than Iprevent the contemplated 'toot: I I I- i 1 I tor which Its perpetrators and thoserabetting what might reach It from the door of the 1, 1 1 lynching. first day the pr -ison er ers we L. The Judge smiled at thiS recollectlo ind 1 I it might Incur the exteente penalties of the court- room wnett tit chanced to be Th brought Into COurt the Judge looked down ontinuedr was reproach-ed ouce bytt, fel- part or the, charge was eagerly Aly reasons for overralingl the motion to ar- I NoTEAs the strongest evidence of the fairness rit lw-Judge In this State.

It waS arte the I law. 'leis from his bench upOia nn audience composed i se-zvd on by the many reporters et the press rest the jougmenti were then read, and the the trial. I refer to the remarks on that subject made war, when all the Virginia Judges liad beea. I v. tio Were present trual nearly all portions' Ok prISOner Vas then asked if he had anything to by Mr.

Voorhees in his speeh in defense of Cooke, largely of armed rnen In uniform. took suspended. A measure was peading in Con- i to which I have alluded. My ettetioon has been I. the tio an T7ia.

i mm ed iae ub plish ed say eh he sente nc th e. aw sh oul not in the rarlot.i papers. Atnongst other II ild be pronounced. In reply he addressed the no otice- or It at Ti he, sbut res to rehabilitate -the Judiciary of the tiauradwinastek It WILY Silltle writing the foregoing article that night I toit'h the Officers that this must Somebody looking overthe list talied II ten-arls addressed to ate On the coUrt, and 'among other things said, that In lir. John Livinkisrone, a well-known coming into la lia I laud designed 110 leave to 'append the following liters! ex; tract from It as found in the volume of his speeeheS, nOt occur agam unit soldiers must not be atten Lion to my name aud ai I sd the 7 pubusiaal in I.e7,5o, et Cincinnati.

lie rad come to brought ino the court rooin. 1 gays orders who, bung JoimBrown. liltion ra the i i ,1 i 1 I I I I i i i i i I disgrace on Cur State and people, and If tarried out It Would be ntase or murder, tor which Its perpetrators aild those-abetting It mignt incur tliti extrema, penalties of the I law. This part ot the charge was eagerly i. beizial on by the many reporters of the press, v.

lio were present from nearly all portions or I the Villort. and was immediately published lit the various papers. Amongst other Ilint tenatrits addressed to me on the Ilt. Jam LIVIMiSt011e, It weil-kuowu 1 ally light, except what came through the single door Opening toward the street, or What might reach It from the door of the court- room wnen dt chanced to be opened. Aly reasons for overridingi the motion to arrest tile juogmenti were then read, and the prisoner was then asked if he had anything to say why the sentence of tho law should not be pronounced.

In reply he addressed the court, and aniong other things said that in Coining Into Vireitila be nail designed no 1 t. frling I did more than prevent the contemplated I 1 1 I brought Int() Court the JUdge looked (Iowa NOTEAs the Strongest evidence of the fairness ot the trial. I refer to the remarks on that subject made ronin eh is by Mr. Vooctin his speech in defense of Cooke, largely of armed, men In uniform "I took to which I have alluded. My attention has been 7Lie hprs of day the prisoners were an audience composed drawn to It only since writing the foregoing article, no notice of it a the time," said he, but and I ask leave to aPPend the following literal that night I told, the officers that this must tract from it, as found in the volume of his speeches, not Occur again that sohliers must not be publi4hed in 1b7at Cincinnat i.

lie had come to brouglit in the Court ream. I gave OrderS dant Ile ought to have obeen 'Lung 1 tool: 1 I- The tihe Judge smiled at- this recolleetto ind ontinedr "I was reproached once by a tellow-Judge'in this State. It w1 4 title' the war, whoa all the Virginia Judges liad been suspended. A measure was peading In Con- gross to rehabilitate the judiciary of the Somebody looking over the list tailed attention to my name, -nod said, 1 Wki3 the 4.i Wage Jelin Brovrn. Altioa Ta the I -1 I I I 1 ..1 I tl I 4 a I -e 3 I -I on-I i trle lied tle ttio 1 I I I I 4 1 I I 1.