Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-10-18

was all right, that us Democrats should
know each other, and that II We didn't the
| d-d Abolitionists and Republicans would
mob and hang US all. He said also that this
/ organization was not like the Know Moth
ings that there were no records, nor books,
or lodges. He had piece Of paper and he
said that when he had done with Il he in
| tended 10 tear Il up. He then opened his
| paper and said no would read and | must
repeat aitor him, and that / must mention
my name whenever he mentioned his. Ho
read, "l, j. NJ. Christian, solemnly swear"
/ then rather objected, and WantOd an eX-
| plRnatiOn. Ho told me that great many
| belonged TO il in the Northern States he
said that that oath didn't amount to any
thing, but it was merely to impress it more
forcibly on tho mind that there were moro
solemn things at tho bottom; he said there
were thousands ofmembors / don't remem-
Der how many in the North. ! told him ]
didn't want to join, and he said he didn't
want 10 force ne; told him | was as good a
Democrat as anybody; hOthen told me 10 say
nothing about what had taken place did
not SEQ the paper TO read II, aud he went no
further than the oath.
Cross -examined-lt was near dark when
We won't up the stairs. Il was light enough
TO read ordinary print or writing. The pa
per was written ard looked as II il had been
handled somo. Nothing was said about Con-
sttulional or law-abiding Democrats. He
made no allusou 70 Gn attack on Hoddor or
upon the press that remember; the paper
was not read TO me he said if ioined, aud
II l was attacked they would defend me
he said that man had been attacked North
Of us and that he had been thus protected
by the neighb0ra who were members, Mr..
Hobbleman was with us all tbs time. The
Doctor gave no namo TO the association,
Direct examination resumed-I had heard
before he spoke Of the man being mobhsd
up north that there was a man suspected Of
not being loyal and that they talked Of
swearing him.
R. D. Wooley-fMr. Woolsy was called
during the trial of Courts and q PARTON Of
his evidence was the same as that given on
that occasion. DR.. Christian told me he
wished that l would administer the obliga-
ton 10 as many as | saw proper.
Cross eXamiued-Dr. Christian never ro-
peAted any Instruction except what was oon-
tanned in the paper he gave mo.
ThOs. Pierson-I live in Marion township,
Marion county; have no knowledge, or any
order only from hearsay I asked Dr..
Christian in July if there was any such
thing as a secret organization got up by the
Democratic party. Ho asked me if hadn't
been in ye,2 / said no, and no said We
must have you in. He said that ho was
going into the county, and asked me if I
would be down next day; ] was down; saw
him; had no conversation with him at all;
l have never joined the society.
Cross exRmined-I merely asked him if
there was any secret society Of Democrats in
in that county, and he said there was; have
known the doctor some eight years; DR..
Christian took part in g0tting up cavalry
company, and said he would 90 with them
if he could be captain.
At this stage the examination was ad-
journed until 9 o'clock this morning.