The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-10-03
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ElNDLAY. OHIO :
ID. II. LOCKE,.....
Astounding Revelations.

n snort TIME since M. JOnnSOD
and David Shehau, two notorious
traitors OF Galena we're arrested by
order oi the Secretary OF War, and
cent to Fort Lafayette. At the time
they were taken to the Fort, there
happened 10 be confined IN the same
place a gentleman irom the city oi
New York, npmed Lewis Ballard,
who had been sent there for mere
technical violation Of the War De.
partmeDt, in proposing to obtain
substitutes Tor persons who shoud
be drafted. Mr.. Ballard was thor
oughly loyal citizen, and man OF
good character and unquestioned
verscity. As soon as 1t WAS ascer
tanned that his o ror was committed
in good is,th, ard without any in
tention to discourage enlstmen,s, he
WAS released. He was in the tor,
when johnson and Shebnn were
sent thero, and he happened to be
confined in the same room with
them. johnson supposed es a mat
ter OF course, that every prisoner IL
the fort was n genuine traitor. -
He accordingly gave vent to every-
thing he knew. Ills conversation
was so extraordinary that Mr.. Bal
lard at once addressed a note To the
commsndant Of the tort, advising
him OF the dangerous character oi
the man. Alter Mr.. B. was releas
ed, he informed Superintendent
Kennedy OF the facts, who deemed
them OF so much importance that he
requested him to pnt the matter in
the form o! an affidavit, which we
print below. The commsndant OF
the tort found a paper on Johnson's
person showing him to be q Knight
oi the Golden Circle, in full com.
lnnnion with the brotherhood III
Dixie. Both johnson and Shehan
refused 10 tahe the oath o { allegiance
Tue following is Mr.. Ballartl's 8 ai.
fidsvit:
CRY. COUNTY AND STATE or New
YORK. 50.
Lewis Ballard being duly sworn.
doth depose and say that during the
Temporary confinement at Fort La
Ifayette. extending from the first 10
tho third day OF September current.
Idsponcnt was placed in casemate
Of the fort with other prisoners; that
he lodged and associated necessarily
with the o'her persone confined
there; that during bis stay he par.
ticipated in conversation with many
o' the said persons: and that he was
= a hearer ot much conversation he
tween different persona there. in
which he d d not participate. That
an the second day of September.
Madison Y. Johnson, o. Galcna. H.
lincis, and another person named
Sheehan, or som"thing like that
name also from Galenn. arrived at
the fort as prisoners. They NJ once
/, avowed their sympathy with the VI
o!ent secession prisoners who were
most out.Spoken; 10 convorsed free.
" on tho su|irc's connected with
the present difficulties; avowed him.
self in favor of tho Constitution Of
The Southern Confeieracy in prefer.
encc to the Constitution OF the
United States! That he was op
pcsel 10 continuance Of the Union
AS it was! That the war onght rot
to he continued. In thrs expressing
himsrii. he assumed to understand
thoroughly the objects and aims OF
the leaders Of the rebellion; and Of
the designs oi their sympathiZ RS in
he loyal States. He said that the
North Western States were to be in
vaded, the Southern Constitution to
be proclaimed, and the free nqvi.
CATION OF the Mississippi p'ofTcrcd
That on this being done the people,
who were organized and prepared
Tor it. wnnli rise, cut loose from the
Yarl:ecc, and il necessary to put
down opposition, the whole North
would rnn with rivers Of blood
While he gave utterance to the fore.
going words, he accompanied them
by allus,ons tn Organizations being
in existence to carry ont the plan
He also stated that when ho wao ar.
rested, large numbers from tho eur
rounding country called on him and
Offered rescue; but that he advised
them to leave tho whole matter to
him; that the time had not yet ar
rived Tor them TO act, but that it
wonld anrely come.
And further this deronent saith
not LEWIS BALLARD.
Sworn to before me, this 10Th OF
September, 1859,
Jcug A KENNEDY,
Special Provost Marshal.
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