in the same room, without discovering her. She was
afterwards carried off, and concealed for protection by a slave of the
family, who gave evidence against several of them on their trial. Mrs.
Nathaniel Francis, while concealed in a closet heard their blows, and
the shrieks of the victims of these ruthless savages; they then entered
the closet where she was concealed, and went out without discovering
her. While in this hiding place, she heard two of her women in a quarrel
about the division of her clothes. Mr. John T. Baron, discovering them
approaching his house, told his wife to make her escape, and scorning to
fly, fell fighting on his own threshold. After firing his rifle, he
discharged his gun at them, and then broke it over the villain who first
approached him, but he was overpowered, and slain. His bravery, however,
saved from the hands of these monsters, his lovely and amiable wife, who
will long lament a husband so deserving of her love. As directed by him,
she attempted to escape through the garden, when she was caught and held
by one of her servant girls, but another coming to her rescue, she fled
to the woods, and concealed herself. Few indeed, were those who escaped
their work of death. But fortunate for society, the hand of retributive
justice has overtaken them; and not one that was known to be concerned
has escaped.

The Commonwealth, }
vs. } Charged with making insurrection,
Nat Turner. } and plotting to take away the lives of
divers free white persons, &c.
on the 22d of August, 1831.

The court composed of----, having met for the trial of Nat Turner, the
prisoner was brought in and arraigned, and upon his arraignment pleaded
_Not guilty_, saying to his counsel, that he did not feel so.

On the part of the Commonwealth, Levi Waller was introduced, who being
sworn, deposed as follows: (_agreeably to Nat's own Confession_.) Col.
Trezvant[Footnote: The committing Magistrate.] was then introduced, who
being sworn, numerated Nat's Confession to him, as follows: (_his
Confession as given to Mr. Gray_.) The prisoner introduced no evidence,
and the case was submitted without argument to the court, who having
found him guilty, Jeremiah Cobb, Esq. Chairman, pronounced the sentence
of the court, in the following words: "Nat Turner! Stand up. Have you
any thing to say wh