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The Trial

Cannon outside courthouse,
Leslie's, November 12, 1859
The Arraignment,
Harper's Weekly, November 12, 1859
John Brown and counsel,
Harper's Weekly, November 12, 1859
John Brown trial,
Harper's Weekly, November 12, 1859

John Wiltshire,
Leslie's, November 12, 1859

Thomas Watson Jr.,
Leslie's, November 12, 1859
Jacob J. Miller,
Leslie's, November 12, 1859
George W. Boyer,
Leslie's, November 12, 1859

William A. Martin,
Leslie's, November 12, 1859
Richard Timberlake,
Leslie's, November 12, 1859
George W. Tapp,
Leslie's, November 12, 1859
Isaac Dust,
Leslie's, November 12, 1859

John C. M'Clure,
Leslie's, November 12, 1859
Thomas Osborne,
Leslie's, November 12, 1859
Joseph Myers,
Leslie's, November 12, 1859
William Rightodale,
Leslie's, November 12, 1859

Judge Parker,
Leslie's, November 12, 1859
George H. Hoyt,
Leslie's, November 12, 1859
Samuel Chilton,
Leslie's, November 12, 1859
Andrew Hunter,
Leslie's, November 12, 1859

Charles B. Harding,
Leslie's, November 12, 1859
Outside the courthouse,
Leslie's, November 19, 1859
Picket guard,
Leslie's, December 10, 1859
Military encampment at Charlestown,
New York News, December 10, 1859

John Brown trial,
Leslie's, November 12, 1859
Jury sleeping room,
Leslie's, November 19, 1859
John Brown leaving courtroom,
Leslie's, November 12, 1859

John E. Cook,
Leslie's, November 19, 1859

Aaron Stevens,
Leslie's, November 19, 1859
Cook, Coppic, Green, and Copeland receiving death sentence,
Leslie's, November 26, 1859
Cook coming out of jail,
Leslie's, November 26, 1859
News correspondent with military authorities, Leslie's, December 10, 1859
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