Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-08-15

find any instance a1here a member of said
the Union under the late requisition for
volunteers. Said Grand jury were in
formed that an individual of the Order
had proposed to make up company to
be called "Jayhawkers," composed ex-
clusiveIy Of ssKnights of the Golden
Circle" But said Grand Jury believe
that at no time was the proposition Sc
riously entertai ined, but in fact only in
tended as cover to hide their treason
able purposes when they found they
were about to be diseoyered.
| The meetings of the Order referred
to are holden in by places, sbiastinies in
the woods, and at other times in de- :
serted houses. Its members frequently
attend soith arms IN their hands, and in
almost every instance armed ssnfinezsare
Eosfed to keep Of intruders. Youths
not more than sixteen years Of age are
in many cases introduced and Initiated
into its mysteries. The credulous and
unwary are often allured into the fold
| of the Order, upon the pretext that it
was instituted for no other purpose than
the better organization of their parity
Its real character and teachings are sed-
ulously concealed until the oath 6f Sc
cresy has been in due form administered.
Having taken the first degree the initi-
ate is familiarized with the obligations
and opinions of his associates, and .ia
gradually prepared for the second de-
tgree. When he is further taught and
found apt to learn, and ready to adopt
its principles and teachings, he is obi
gated in the highest degree, and is
turhed oat upon the county thorough
traitor, with the wicked purposes al
ready specified. Said Grand Jury are
happy to know that in many cases indi-
viduals, after their first introduction
into the Order, seeing its evil tenden-
cies, haze abandoned IL, although unwiI-.
ling, ON account of their obligations of
secresy, and for fear of personal violgnee,
are reluctant to fully expose its treach-
erous principles.
| Since said Grand Jury began said id,
vestigation, it has been discovered that
the Order exists among the prisoners of
war now in Camp Morton, who refuse
to testify upon the ground that it may
implicate the members of their Order
in Indiana, and thereby injure the
Southern Confederacy.
For the purpose of evading any legal
liability, in the case of judicial inyesti-
cation, it appears that their signs are
to be used to enable them to get mem
bers of their Order on the jury, in case
of criminal charges being preferred
against them, and BY changes Of tsnue;
and appeals FROM a judge who does not
belong to the Order, to create judicial
delays, until they can find Judge 1or
juror belonging to this Order, and thus
escape all legal liability.
Said Grand Jury have no doubt that
the Order of the knights of the Col
den Circle" exists in many localities ia
Indiana where their vigilance has not
been able to penetrate. They have la
bored under many difficulties in their
researches, and have drarn eride,ecs IN
most of the cases, from, an,rilling aeitaesses.
, Judicial oaths have but little binding
force where individuals once consent to
tabandoti the allegiance they owe theft
feountry. The GENERAL facts, however,
so far as they Have ceme to the knowl-
edge of the said Grand Jury, have been
submitted to this honorable Court
They feel it their duty to do So. The
safety of the country in this hour of
peril and civil strife demands it at their
hands. The power Of such an organic
alton to do harm, acting as one man;
with one purpose in view, with their in.
huence, may be appreciated by the hon
orable Court. 1t is the place where
treason is coneocted-the nest where
traitors are Matched.
4 The Grand Jury, therefore, respect:
: fully ask this Court that this their pre-
sentiment may be spread upon the rec:
lords.
WIi. P. FIsHBAeK, Foreman:
CHARLES H. TEST.
GEORGE Moon.
VIM. A. MONTGOMERY:
JAMES BLAKE.
r. B. MCCARTHY
DANIEL SIGLER
LEoNIDAs SEXTON. 81
BENZ G. STOUT;
JASfts Hill.
DANIEL SAGRE,
H. d. ScoTt.
ROBERT PARRETT.
FRED. s. Brown.
INDICTMENTS.
From the indianapolis Journal; 4thj
The Grand Jury Of the Circuit and
District Court of the United States du-
E ring their three weeks session, have
performed more labor than any jury
ever before assembled at the Capital.
Near twos hundred witnesses were.
sworn and eSarainsd Sixty indictments
were written by the attorney for tae
Government and RETURNED By the jury,
sixteen of which were for treason, aud
against the following persons:
Jessee Fuller, s6l6ufoa GSssr, Ma,
thaniel Hicks, Theodore Applegatej
Noah MeCallister, Thomas Cole, An