Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-09
From the Ohio State Journal
IMPORTANT ARREST.
A "CastIe" Of the Knights Of tho q. Q.
Assaulted by the U. s. Marshal.
THE RECORDS sEIz ED.
A "COMMAN TAKEN.

1t has long been known that gang of
| "Confederates," called the "Knights of the
Golden Circle" has been infesting the whole
country. That they were working secretly
in Ohio against the war and the Government
has also been known. We have been in
possession Of their oaths, their grip, their
password, and cipher for secret correspond
ence, for more than a month past. But
knowing that the officers Of the Government
were upon their track, we refrained, by re-
quest from any publication of the documents
that had come into our possession from
perfectly reliable" source. The Marshal of
the Northern District has now made
descent upon them. He assaulted one of
their "castes" in Marion yesterday, and bore
off a Commander" as a prisoner to the
Cleveland jail. Their records were also
seized. The excitement in Marion is intense.
Public indignation is aroused. But remem-
Der, fellow-citizens, that the same vicious
and reasonable organization is every y-where
among us. The man Court, who was ar
rested, stated that there are nine hundred of
them in Columbus Arouse, friends, and
crush this villainous conspiracy against our
country! Below are found the sworn state
ments upon which the Marshal made the
arrest.
"I, Samuel Cheney, of Marion County,
Ohio, of lawful age, being first duly sworn,
depose and say, that on the evening of 0cto.
Der 3, 1861, was at Carter's School-house,
in Green Camp Township, in said county,
and, with others present, being desirous of
ferreting out and exposing a secret associa-
ton known and distinguished to the unin-
itiated as Knights of the Golden Circle
called on Peter Hopkins, who was present,
out of said school house. and after some pre-
liminary talk, it was arranged that | should
be initiated in regular form, said Hopkins
informing me that he was a regular member;
whereupon we proceeded to a wagon some
little distance from the school house, and in
said wagon | was duly initiated as a member
of said association, by said Peter Hopkins,
he administering the oaths and giving the
passwords, signs, grips, &c, in good faith.
| The oath was taken in this wise, said Hop
| kins first repeating part of the same at a
time, and myself repeating the same after
| him. After said initiation, said Hopkins in
formed me of the names of a number of said
association residing in the neighborhood,
which names | for the present withhold.
| The oatbs, signs, grips passwords &c, are,
| 10 the best of my knowledge, embodied be-
| low, and are as nearly correct as l can recall
them from memory. | am particularly posi-
tive that the parts in italics, relative to lpddnO
in blood up to my knees to serve Jefferson
Davis as contained in the oath below, was in
the oath, and my memory is particular and
distinct on this part of the subject; also, as tc
the signs, grip, pass words, &c. The oath, as
given, is true in substance, if not in form, as
] have to depend entirely on my memory fol
the same, and further saith not"
FIRST OATH.
81 do trust and solemnly promise and
swear that l will not reveal any word, either
directly or indirectly, of what am about to
receive, except it be to some true and faith
ful brother of this ORDER and not unto him
| until aftar strict min afiOn I oh all
have from him or them, as Justly entitled to
the same, as l myself am about to be under
the no less penalty of having my body sew
cred into four parts-the first part cast Out
at the north gate, the second part at the
south, the third part at the east and the
fourth part at the west gate. | furthermore
promise that l will always hail and answer
all signs and signals that are given to me BY
brother of this order, if in my power to de
so, And Furthermore promise and swear
that will protect and defend all Constitu
tional Democrats their lives, property anG
personal liberty from mob violence, during
this Southern insurrection, so long as they
obey the laws of the U. S. A., let it com
from whatever source it may-this obliga
ton to be binding on me as long as the wa
shall last"
sEcOND OATH.
"And further promise and swear ia tn
presence of Almighty God and the member
Of the Golden Circle, that l aOiU not rest 0
sleep until abraham Lincoln aow PreSiden
| shall be removed out of the Presidential chni,
and aciU iodde in blood up TO my knees, d
soon as Jefferson DaOis sees proper TO marc
,oith his army to take tie city IF Washingto
and the White House, to do the same So hel
me God and keep me steadfast to the same.
The undersigned under oath state that W
have read the above statement, and say tina
we were present and heard the oaths admin
istered as stated in the above affidavit an
that the statements therein are true.
7. II. DICKERSON,
| I W HOOD