John Brown Mock Trial
OK, so this is a brand new way of doing this activity this year, so bear with me! If you have questions, please email me! [email protected]
General Forms for the Trial
Anyone can click on any title to see that form. (If your role is listed, you need to check it out.) Trial Format (Judge, Bailiff, Attorneys) Rules of Evidence (Judge, Attorneys) Indictment, aka Charges (Judge, Attorneys, John Brown) Role-Specific Forms John Brown's Statement to the Court at the end of his trial, just before sentencing. Prosecuting Attorney Instructions (Harding, Hunter) Defense Attorney Instructions (Botts, Green, Hoyt, Chilton, Griswold) Judge Instructions (Judge Richard Parker) Bailiff Instructions John Brown Instructions Witness Instructions (see column on right for specific roles!) Press Instructions - none until you're in class Jury Instructions - none until you're in class Some images to help with clothing, if you are interested: Trial John Brown1 John Brown2 Judge Parker |
Here is information about specific witnesses.
Witnesses for the Prosecution
1. Robert E. Lee (1°- Logan Garrett; 2°- Christopher Le; 3°- Morgan Brum; 5°- Kateryna Ivashchenko) 2. John Starry (1°- Jamie Love; 2°- Alejandra Bellavance; 3°- Christopher Y.; 5°- Vanessa Huyhn) 3. Conductor Phelps (1°- HyeGin Cho; 2°- Francisco Alvarez; 3°- Nathan White; 5°- Lindsey Ellenberg) 4. Col. Lewis Washington (1°- Kyle Dimla; 2°- Michael Crane; 3°- Jacob Simoneau; 5°- Julia Lepik) 5. John Allstadt (1°- Nimrah Aslam; 2°- Kevin Cheng; 3°- Heather Sjostedt; 5°- Andrew Wilcox) Witnesses for the Defense 1. Joseph A. Brewer (1°- Tristan Baughman; 2°- Devon MacDonald; 3°- Rohan; 5°- Michael Le) 2. Captain Simms (1°- Ruby Valle; 2°- Maryann Quasto; 3°- Andie Koldewyn; 5°- Korey Vu) 3. John P. Dangerfield (1°- Kyle Alexander; 2°- Heide Santana; 3°- Anthony Jackson; 5°- Jessica Mestaz) 4. Benjamin Mills (1°- Danielle Montez; 2°- Matthew Naranjo; 3°- Tim Fredrickson; 5°- Alex Ochoa) 5. Samuel Snider (1°- Nick Giordano; 2°- Brodie Kirkpatrick; 3°- Bradley Higgins; 5°- Can Yildirim) Shepherdstown Register articles on the events at Harper's Ferry A Detailed Account of the Attorneys' Statements and Witnesses' Testimony at the Trial. Scroll down to Oct. 27 & 28 for the Prosecution Witnesses, and Oct. 28 & 29 for the Defense Witnesses. If you are a witness listed above, your testimony will be discussed here. A Synopsis of the Actual Trial (helpful for attorneys, and some witnesses) West Virginia Archives & History Online Exhibit - an account, pictures, and links to primary sources - will help with witness accounts |