Proceedings of Harper's Ferry trial, from
Charlestown.
Takes up
entire first page.
This article is continued on Page
8.
Images
of John
Brown's
"Fort"
at Harper's Ferry http://www.nps.gov/hafe/historyculture/john-brown-fort.htm
It was in this building that John Brown and several of his
followers
barricaded themselves during the final hours of their
ill-fated raid of
October 16, 17, and 18, 1859.
John
Brown's
Speech to the Court
http://www.nationalcenter.org/JohnBrown'sSpeech.html
This was John Brown's last speech during his trial by by
the
Commonwealth
of Virginia
in Charlestown (now part of West Virginia).
Stephen
Oates
on
John Brown (video) http://www.nps.gov/hafe/historyculture/dr-stephen-b-oates-on-john-brown.htm
The audio and video clips shown here comprise an interview
with Dr.
Stephen B. Oates conducted at Harpers Ferry National
Historical Park on
June 30, 1994, on the occasion of the park's 50th
Anniversary.
Search
the
database with
topic:John Brown
Trial and Execution
You
will get
many cites to photos, but on the inner pages, the findings
include:
TITLE: The Life, Trial and Execution of
John
Brown DATE: 1859 DESCRIPTION: Pamphlet, The Life, Trial and
Execution of
John
Brown, published by Robert M. De Witt. This pamphlet
contains
information
on John Brown's earlier days in Kansas and continues on up
to the time
of the execution after the Harpers Ferry raid. This
record, pages
55-74,
covers first examination of the prisoners; trial of John
Brown.
Includes
pictures of the attack on the Engine House and of John
Brown returning
to prison after being sentenced to death. Pamphlet is 108
pages and is
bound in John Brown Pamphlets, Vol. 1, assembled
by Boyd
Stutler.
