M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-03-13

AaiiCu NC lNs luOUi AuuW WuckuFN INC
door wss locked; Lilley.'I think sshsd
my advice abouL the exemption law
an siustiee of the pesce---I think ! al
'ised Lilley not to ear anything about
the letteI--hSye lived in Hamden ell
my life, with the eIce ption Of three yfs.
~ dom: think the people generally
knew about ths lelteI--had forgotten a.
bout it entirely, until MssIsr asked me
|if ! had oversee iI' eal4
Ctoss examined. Few days altar LII
ley received the letter. showed IL to me;
advised him to say nothing about it,
| done so because thought IiToubls
inight be made cul of it--Lilley asked
my advice as to whether Meeker could
set up etemption;l sdviSsd thar he could
John Davis. | am a Know No,hing;
belong at Richmond--MeekeT s. BseL
were both members; administered the
oath from the Book-lh oath ia sub.
stance iS that be shall NO, reveal she
eIistanee Of oider--none Of its membs :
--nor his own hembeHhip--ths peual. I.
ty is II he violates the obligation, he
shall be posted asa pniufed man-ths
applicant stands before the President
and lays his right or left hsnd. ss yO
chooses, on the BibIe-I regard the oath
which have here ISken, % binding.
Cross examined, When sniwered
Mr.. Sloan. that there was nothing in
the obligation that cohAicted with the
duty ] Owedth my Maker. the constitu'
4, lion, and the State Of 0hio--E meant
tina. iheye was nothing, ia my opinion
don't remember whether | aver read
the Constitution Of the U. S.; beliv'
the Constitutsop allows lorsiYn ci:izenl
tO be naturalized.
Cues by Judge Keith. H-thete wa
a nauTslized citifel tunnlng for Office
would you not as member Of the K
n. organizes1ion. be bound by your obi
ligation tovote aud use Jour inauenc,
lsgainsg himi-LA tart discussion here al
ose between Judge Keith & Sloan, il
which charges were handle, pro. d con
to the Infinite delight Of spectators. :
The Court advised iorbesrsncc, Gnd. .sd
vised counsel on both sides TO occuql
no more time than was really necessary,
| Was presiding officer when Mr.. Nee
ker ioined-lhere ives smother cat
admin isteTed % hint was ad
ministeIee in the ,ante yiopm,t Befor
the oath was administered TO Meeker
ldIduot tell him that thsts was nothinI
liu the obligation that would coaictyilI
his religious or political opinions
| Qves. by Keith. Was it part Of ;h
principles or Obligation Of your order
that ynu must adhS's IN. a hrothsr ia sv
cry extremity and emergeHcyig~
] Ans, There is something taught i
the principles of the order. that whet
the order is stacked the order may b
called together 10 defend itSell. can
not say how il would be ina single con
test between . brother and one "barea
rian"l not . lne ember.
| Cues. Where o man, like Mr.. Meel
er, who had left the order sud was o
bad terms with it's members would g
into = fight orlswsuit with good men
|, Der, would !! uoi be the duty Of II
members Of the order to take the PAL
Of the sdhsreing brotherI This was III
ed out az being improper. ..
Philip Griffio.-Heard MeskeG say
that he was . member Of the order; to
me some Of the names Of the membeI
said shat they met at Beck'S tGnvSrd.
He told me that Andrew TomIinsou, II
rison wilkins and J ohm Thomas beo
ged. saw his ceEif cate Of mem berSh
not certain whether he showed il 10 /
or not, but think that he did. He kue
that was not member. He told u
that CLARK Ticknor had went in aud d
not approve Of The oath that he had
take, and backed Uut. Cross RGamini
tion.
: Told me that he was not going an
5 more; did not prefssS 10 be Sq adherin
= member; this eopysrsatiou Was had
i Oct. 1854.
Ques. Have you ever asked Mr.. Be-
whether he was member1 This que
: ton drawn by plaintiffs COUNSEL
% Have known Mr.. Meekel for 10 or
Z years; have heard some good ard sJt
i' evil spoken Of him. Psior 10 the WI
s. ting OF that letter By Beck have hea
> persons charge him with dishonest
= aud ! have heard some speak ia his
vor. .l ...s.....s
II poty Tomlinson--Am acquaint
- with Meeker; am not roe mber Of t
order; had some conversation wi
Meeker in 1884 or 1855. He msnii'
ed the name of Mr.. Beck as being
. member of the order aud said that
. was a member. He said that they b
. Ionged to the order al Richmoud; 10
u me they bad to take hard o4.hs; th
Clark Ticknor went part of the way u
q backed ont. Cross EIamined,
J He told me he had ceased to atte
J. the order. Re.e1smined.
DePoy was Pressnti be vac IN OUT
J der.
" Richard Dougherty--Am member
= this institutions; there is an oath TAX
by applicant Of perpetual secrecy; t
a penalty is thai he contpts 10 de post
" as ,psUufed man. and not 6t 10 recei
the countenance aud support CT Anne
can citissnsi belonged TO this body
= this township and got transfer toR RiC
Is mond; don't know whether | was p
: sent when Mesksr Joined or not Cr'
20 Examined.
"a Joined in this city, | institute,