Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-08-04
Notary Public.
STATE CF iLLrNuIs.
Will County.


Henry X. Stevens Of sail Comfy. being
duly sworn. capu.r, and saws; That bes
has read the sfiGavit Of Augustus A. Os-
good, in relation II c,nyer,arion held I,a.
tween III. \. Marsh and said O.good. on
the lS,h day IF May last, ind that the
cOptents thereof are untrue so far as the.
Same came ia co, fict with the following
particulars. tow I: That this deroneaE
was 'hlking with the aaid Osgoud, ia re.
lation TO luuniDg him sumo money to nav
OILS expenses To the az nv, or Quartermas-
tel : department in Kentucky, ard that
during the cOnVer<atiun, said OsgoOd 10, K
from his vest, as this deponent believes. n
Copperhead badge. and commenced cut-
tug or scrapIaG the same with knife
Tins epopent remarked 20 said Oscood
that rs he, the SAID OsgOod was going int,
the army he ought not TO wear. or carry
su'h badge with him, as it might get
HIM into trouble. CT words 70 that effect
AT this time, as Mr.. III. n. Marsh was
passing. this depOnent asked him what he
thought If man that wore a Copper-
head badge. Said Msrsh replied that a
man who would wear one (meanipg n
Copperhead badgeJ, in times like these,
he thought no better than q traitor
Then said Osgood replied that he wore
one. and by Cd he carried the tools to
defend it,"
Mr. Marsh then replied that that fact
did not alter his opinion, or words to that
effect, and passed on This deponent also
states that said Marsh did mot use ana,
abusive or insulting language, or any 9TH
er than above stated.
This deponent further states that he
has repeate lily heard said 0sgood cav that
he, the said OsgoOd resigned his commits.
sion as Lieutenant 10 the Tooth III. Vols
unteers, because he had fought enough for
the id niger, and that he would not
fight for them any more. but never heard
HIM assign as a reason for such resisna.
ton, Physical disability.
Signed, HENRY K STEVENS.
49, Sworn and subscribed before
Seal. me. this thiriieth day OF july,
- 1861 w. c. WOOD. Notary,
Public.
.s78H8L E.s -sEsH8u8
wi Win c County. IS. .aa
Geo. W. Wallace Of said County, being
duly sworn says tbath he was present during
apart Of the conversation.referred 10 in the
above afidavits of III. N. Marsh and Hem
~ X. Stevens, and further states that Au,.-
gnstus A. Csgood. did on that occasion
say, That he wore q Copperhead BADGE
and had the tools to defend fl, and aIse /.
that the contents of the said afidayits oe.
the said Marsh and Stevens are true. so
far as the same refer to said portion Of
sad Conversation, q sgr.e- sata
Signed, GEO. NJ. WALLACE.
@@1 Sworn and SD described before
Seal. me, this thirtieth day Of july
~ 1868. W. C. WooD, Notary
Public. b. -
STATE Oh ILLINOIS,
Will County.
William w. Couch of said County, be-
ing duly sworn, says that he was present
eta conversation rsferred 10 by Augustus
A. Osgo,d in his affidavit, between said
Oseood, III. N, Marsh and Henry X. Ste
Ve6s. and, also states that he has read the
above afidaEits of II. N. Marsh and Hens.
ry.K. Stevens, and that the same are true
in every particular, so far as the same re-
lates TO said conyersatiOn-that said Os-
good did on that occasion say that be wore
q Coppcrhead badge, aud carried or had
the tools to defend it. - FsAt
signed, w. w. CoycH
c. before me this thirtieth dsT
'eAi of July, 1863.
49, w. c. WOoD, Notary Public.