The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-10-25
Trial Of DR.. Christian.

Jno. Dugan sworn--I live J
4. Marion, Grecncamp township, vi
I lago Of Berwick. / know jaime
Fletcher, Fred. W. Court and Mi
, KEEPER was talking with Coui
sometime in July, and kclper cain
along, and after talking a few min
utes the other two stepped asid
and commenced talking ! couldn'
hear all the words, but could hen
: Court propose 10 Kelpcr to 90 int
society TO put down moba. II
said they were talking Of tearing
down the printing Office and put
ting down Democratic papers. -
Court asked hiin II he didn't wan
to 90 into such an order. Cour
said that there WAS 40 harm in it
it was constitutional, Kelper sale
he would say nothing aboutit, bu
could see no harm In the organiza
ton. didn't sec any paper showr
by Court; was n member of tho
society at the time; had beon 81
for two or three weeks; l was mi
tiated by DIR. Christian; ] have
seen the eprintcd slips; / knew moth.
ing only what is called the first OBJ
legation; l don't remember any.
thing of any such word rs "scal'
in connection with u; / know ofno
officer, any constitution or bylaws:
there were signs with the hat, and
a form of questions to distinguish
members. | was invited by friend
to 60 into DIR. Christians Office.
and the latter ask me ifI would ioin
la democratic League" lie said
it was oput down mobs; l never
heard anything of q society of the
Knights Of the Golden Circle. or
Golden Circle, in Marion township
until it was published in the Re.
publican; i do not know that there
we're any degrecsin our organiza-
ton, DIR. Christian said that thoro
was nothing unconstitutional about
The agreement; | was never intro.
dmced TO Court as q "hieh mem
ber" of the order, nor to any other
person was | so introduced 10.
Cross oxamined--I was initial.
cd on the last of June or first of
July. 1t was before the 4th of in.
ly. lncvcr had a paper or Initial.
ed any one. saw one other paper
in tho hands Of Ar. Travis. -,
Peter Hopkins sworn.-I live in
Marion county; am 20 years old,
| known Of an association Of Dem.
ocrats; lifelong to il; | took the
pledge from Jacob Hornikor. in the.
presence Of Isaac Kurzy and Peter
Hurry; took it in lonkep's shop:
It was read to me from written
paper, the others heard what III
heard, Ibid not sign ANYTHING nor
did | see any record or papers. NJ
have seen the paper which has been
published in Marion; it was theI
first obligation, only, which | took
and heard of nothing clso: they
gave me the signs also, which are
as hasiboen disclosed; / was at n
meeting at CTtor's school house, | 1
went there with Samuel Cheney,
nobody was initiated that night: II
was inthe school house ana CIenoy
called me ont, and said that tbcro
were others who belonged TO the
National Democratic organization
| went out to a wagon before theI
door; Christian Martin gave theI
sign tomc, 10y raising his hat: bel
called me mp in the wagon and
asked mo i'll belonged to the Oh,
der andl saidI did; ho asked me
i'll had come under tho SECOND de.
gree, and | told him | had not. n
told hipl ] did not know that there
was any second degree; he said
there was, and repeated tho second
oath, which is published in the Re.
publican paper; / never hoard mi
before; he wanted INC 10 take the
second oath; he then wanted me- toI
administer this oath to Samuel
Cheney, and ! told him / didn't
know tho oath; had never hear1 il
before; then told him I'd hold
Choney's right hand, and ho miobl
administer the oath; he kept tell.
ing me that | knew the oath. and !
said Ibid not; he then said the
oath over 10 me, aud l repeated it
to Cheney, and Cheney after me.
We three were all that were nres,nt
that knew of | didn't know that
any one was in the wagon, | did
not see any buffalo robes in the Wa.
gon; it was light enough 10 see a
person, 20 recognize them, twenty
five or thirty steps; / believe / on.
ly drank whisky once before TAKING
the oath. ,. % Io'fl. y
9 Ofoss'eXamiued--I only Tepeat.
cd the oath once that evening, I
never told any one that beiongoJ
to the knights OF the Golden Dir.
Gle. Inevcr told Mr.. Cheney that
| belonged to them, or that INV IN.
thcr did. 'AAef Lictit. Dibkersop
came up, Martin spoke and said
that Diekefson was ono Of those
who had taken the second degree
and that he had been down TO eamp
in Western Virginia. DickersoE
took pistol out of his pocket and
showed it to us, and said thathe
had got a box full, which lie was
going to give to those who took the
second oath. They were designed