The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-10-25
Triai Of the Traitor Court

Can't, oil Marion county. in this state.
wAs Drought before United s ates
Comm issioner Bushnell White, tor
ckA.nination On charge OF being
member Of tho reasonable order.
called : Knights Of tho Golden CIR
Gle, - and with conspiring with others
~ overthrow the government of the
United States. The Council empluy.
ed by the defence. are s. B Prem
ties aud M. b. Castle. csq' The
District Attorney is assisted hy Hon.
II Rsnney.
Tho following is the affidavit
made.
United Stntes Of America,
Northern District.
q. Smith being dnly sworn on his
oath. deposes aud says that hereto,
fore, to wit, on or about the first oi
October a ID. 1861, ut Marion
county. In tho district aior,said Fred
Court and other persona to said iii
ant nuknown, did consplre together
=. to oppose by force the authority Of
, the government ofthe Uni,el States.
and did then and there conspiru to.
gether by force to prevent, hinder nuJ
delay tho execution OF the laws oi the
United States, and did then and
thore conspirc together 10y force To
seizs, I .ko and possess the property
Vi the United States agains, tho will
snd contrary to tho authority ol the
United Sta,ps. g, SMITH.
Subscribed and sworn to by the
said @ Smith, before me at my Of
fee in Cleveland. this 10Th day OF
October, A. ID. 1861.
B WHITE,
United States Commissioner Tor the
Northern District Of Ohio
Tue District Attorney then pro-
ceeded TO read the following letter
hat slsis WOO ohi.otod to hy the Il.
fendents Counsel After some or
gurnent, it was finally allowed to BE-
introduced by the Commissioner:
WE-rERN IousE, June rs, 1861.
Dear sir: Yon no doubt ar,
looking fOr Q limo from mo. lett
Shelby d,y before yesterday, and
g,a here to day, and you had b-tt "a
believe | sm damne near used up
] did not cell many goods. NJ TIN,
was not tho object of my tramp |
wont by tho way o' Liberty, u it'll,
place six miles irow Shelby. Herr,
we have many true friends of tn,
Souti q ready to hel p us il u safe p an
c.n be found. David Cahill, esq
who lives near herc, ID B9b's ola
friend. tie is q truo blue. W Il
Cahili, Barber RIbinson, Andrew
Dickson, and many others | nigh,
nsine, Tive here. who arc trun Sou'h
erM mon. and will help us with our
plan. Mr.. S,slcr. at Amaphlin, a
place about uine miles from Shrlby
IL snDthor influential man VIII is
with, us. ....
At Bucyrus fonnd things mu"i
better ior us than | expected. Th.
proprietor Of tho Western house il
foe us, aud ho gave me much usr'ul
inior,ns,oiu. From him got ih,
ns,nes of many who are against ,his
dainuie,i abolition war. and here
found Judge HALE, who was once q
Congressman. is true as stcel.
will give ynu the names of the mos
prominent men, who o,n he reliet
upon to carry out the plan Of In,
Contedelacy. who li'o at Eucyrns
az 10 the ncighbordood. DIR. 9, Ful
ton, James Clements, John K-slcr
Mr.. Climer, and Judge Sand.rs.
have many names on my list, bu
these l have named arc iniluentla
men, and they will help us carry on
tho plan. You had better not NJ
proach Juvde PLANTS, or JACKS N
they are not 80 reliable. They pei
hxps will 20 with us il our plan suc
ceeds. % / feel It would, il ever
cnausy in tho stnte was as good f.
tho South "a Crnwfurl.. did no
do much IN Richland c,muty. H.,
are you getting along in Monroe m
Delaware! | have ec'ecte! a plac
20 put the arms. ] think two calni
u Ihcre some marks in cvpher are il
terliped can be rrgsnized in tn
county. II will take immense wor
to 60 all over the Northcrn states
carry out tho plan. | will make II
dsusned AbO'itionis's ieel that 'hrl
is . South TO bo feared. Will yr
please send me the kew, either In
mine OF did not take il when ! l. e.
I an going into Wyand,t M
Seneca connties; best write to II
either at Carey or Titiin. w" mu
not forget to 20 TO the kngh's o II
Golden Circle at Cynthiaha in Ju'
By that timo wo can tell what ia
be done.
Excuse THE letter had to wri
II partly on my knee. BE sure
write. We will meet sometime ~,
say st Crestiine or Bucyrus.
sNS3aYonrs ID. X 2 b. 0.
H A. I. WITmERa,
{Keep cloee.
: The pass [somc marks in cyphc
d s.-.. Slogan
must give YOU little hint.