Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-19
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knights Of the Golden gIrcIe-Exam
b inntion Of Frederick Court. ~
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prbe i3;st,;o. A ,,o,, 49,. - ;. i
ont w;tnass ~, tSo Iio;,eS sa .nat I aa
haen snhr@naad so hat S;s ag. ,as,;s use wv ~"
ent vonId be S;snsnesd w;,h '''''"on' ~ pros
The witnesses IN The nart of ,ha n,o.aor,;on /,
uere tben called p"'' y '"e p'o'ss"''0n
n IT T,ickerson. L,vss 4, M.,;on. F;,.,
ovanino ~ tba Oh ~ na,ohas nsPWn5.sno W sno
sitarnoon' Oct 81 tha,o "a. Ii.;o. an,;sy
at a school bnnse about tvsiva rs;ias r.oS, 'Mae'
r;or Went fbera witb Ms,,,n Cni unas
Bsrlov' Scott and snyde, Msating orsan;Ssd
anon after Arrival Cal Wood msLiSns' tSa srst
soeacb When Mr Mo,,;n ncomn'anesd snaaL.
ipS witness want ont and ao, unon tSa Ta~on
with FIonkius. Cbsnev and o,pers Ma5t;n
snoke =, him UonLi1s adm;n;s,s.ad ,ha ohii.
gpt;on or ths Il n ca 10 chanav NO., n lit
inc Vs..
Obl;oo,;on ao,amrl, n,on;so and svsor
nat 10 pest Or sIeen nntii t;ncain ia ra.,cvsd
from the Presidential Chair and viii wade nm
to NV Inees In Hood 70 sas;st Iafr nav;s ~ az az
tbe same ''''''' W
Distr;ct Attornov ohowo al n;oLa,.oo ,ho Ali; I,
oaGon m ths socnnd circle who ,howabt !, snh
stanuaIIy tbe same os tha ona adm;p;s.oraS 20
Chanav After bo asre tha nhIina,;on 7
,honc5t oon,a,h;n $50 g. NJ AZ sa,;1Sp"d H.
L;us Asked Him ,bn,s was uus ap HsS orn.n;..,;op
said there was Said Hon;Is, usa Cants;n :"
In convsrsation. found that Ho,,ta, had rsco,d
~ naner' and he consanteS 10 nsaaent r. 20 Cha.
neg In si0n. Honkins constdersd him 40 a
member. He gave eigps 10 Honkina Martin
disclosed aims /, DIck erson Shoo, bands
with two fingers ciaspine outside Of hand. Hop-
| kins was 10 9etRnaner from Hon;ker to he read
to him and Chanev ~ sion rhsrsy ~ ~os seto ~
brinp II To Marion and disclose m "a Moi
| Next morning Smith called IN on, and aacu,e
documents. Martin. smith. Irv and himaelf
went N school bon,e for cbanaa anS foond
him He AHA ba had NOT oot mo- ns, Sid that
| p.ai.L Ia @ 'N AO' e'' p"PS'. s S"'
DrSusnaw ct nAo paper. n bl. -.
| Suaney saw ti1pAis: oaiu Nc wouiu 20
soMn M Nc mishe " initialeu oy Dr; Cnrisuan
anu iiun'g,, SaI Snauey wan'eo MIN 70 20
s1u M sos ieser' ov' W hiS ia'uer House'-
Msio o & x'usss !" Iiopkins Ls.ner as y.
tnrlv' m IA u.r, ,oi s'o h;o,s ' p1sseu @ ~ y,
IaT M ~ an aS n'"on 'S II. - ~. ~. y,
nsaror ,t "au INV aes'ss n,, a'
P.;pe @ sy ~ ha ~ Sn,rodnoaS - es a;. W W osoe ae,
- - a-5sa W;,S .e,S "l'n1:s =? nion' ",
~ aSan, thar, r;atoiS 80 S;St ns oDJs0s ~, ""'
T"o', Tv" e'', ps III o.nonI pa"', e.',
NJ. Pu~It' "nc %sI los -
~ noe, . Wat,. ans, p'a1, Sau NC nau goI'
" D"n' IA ns Nv " nutmen w ioO" nss nfIu y.
snS" VI 'OIu nna sas0 nin ssns. olu n,ih n'
r rau ma" He nIu w iniuS'e anl ssheu hin
Vi pnpe IT, .'te;ha1 ~ Nv: :. :" SS n' nAS "a'
a' LII nJS suo'otiUsu " ~ nlnisei.
nen soiu H. n'Tf Ir.S .aaS Suey hsre uynS 70 r.
pJp'th io' sIo lily ossI H.es nlasns ,l,nst s
:o'u n'n ~ ne "?uiu pt9S papet ey ni3y yiUch
SuG u'o'nips'" rouiu NC al f'sn'' "ouiu III
Pfgnlse maI" -,-,.
neu ei yens 70 itSliser .ss souse' epou' seu "
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9UoSS one nuuuteu yatus rom ene nouse' Wnli' I,a
aSs nsrap 'or papers, slt sVs sIe
tornev nnnta;nins S,5. pi s,,Iigsl1ons. snd said
as the same onei -" :
C,oss.eram;nad l;vo in Msr;on. lhoor :,
The army aimee An,;l o3d. heen thronoh West
srn Viro;n;a .egt Fort Pandlaton. e., homs
Sent. 37tb: cot to Marian Oct lat. Bsen tber
aimee. Have a rothar-;n-law at Marion :
Court waa Arrested hafore alect;on on SstprJax
Witness had not hoard of tbis orgon;zat;on hs
fore going IN war Martin was the frat ma
Who S;acIosed bis sigma etc Uonk;ns ,vo
a sober that nigbt Did not ace drinkinr AZ th,
school house Heard bnt one ohlipation--th
: last one. Oath was taken kneelinps =, :
Christian Martin sworn.-Witness proce,de
to state what took nlace at the time Honkin
initiated Chaney into the order. He stated tina
he, witness, having picked up some of the sign
OF the order, passed himself off on Hopkins as
member of the order. and at bis fwitness'
suggestion The latter proceeded to initiate Cha
nav who had acreed to 90 in for the nnrnose n
; dselosjpr the Secrets, Hopkins administere,
the frat and second oblioation. as nrinted. viii
the addition of something, as witness believed
in the second obIiqatio1, about resisting re
cruitipe officers, He called Dickeraon ont
w;tnass nroceaS;noa DicLarSon nrstend;ns 70 !
a mambsr Uaaiso oo 20 a volnminona occour
of hia nroceeding wit6 Cbanev Honkina. Judo
Bartram. and otbers aftervarS' g
Mr. Chanev sworn: Resides in B,vlin0 Cree
.ownship. Marion countv. Witness nroceede
9 IN confirm the statement Of Martin in rsuard /
witness beinr Initiated. Honkins during la,
harvest told witness and bis father nat m
IIopkins. belonged to the Golden Circle. wi
ness told Martin Of that fact when chew went
the political meeting this month. and said N,
cone Of the Golden Circle felloWs''-meapip
called out and talked with Martin on wago
when Hopkins proceeded to read over the secor
oath to witness in the same form as published
Witness held the hand Of Hopkins whilst tai
Z ing the oath. Hopkins repeated the oath as
he knew it by heart, and then squeezed hand
witness and told him for Gods sake not to te
He then gave the signs, grips and passwords.
The sign was to raise the hat with the rig
hand, then the left and then pass the hal
across the breast. The pass was for one to q
- "Were you out last nightF' The answer W
"Well yes." "What did you sect" "I saw
star in the east moving toward Bethel" Tn,
they gave the grip by grasping two fingers.
Hopkins said there were about 300 members
Marion county, - -
Witness slept that night with Hopkins
Is Carter's. Talked with him that night rig
i'd smart about the matter, and Hopkins seem