The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-05-02

More of II,

i More of It.
It will be remembered that some tim
ago there were a number Of person
arrested near Reading. Pa, on charge'
of disloyalty, and that the copperhead
throughout the country raised how
over the usurpa,ion and arbitrary powe
exercised by the government. Th'
only fault good and true men have II
lind with the government is. that the!
have not taken and hung about ter
thousand of the leaders III these trea
sonable doings.
These traitors have had their trial
during which the following evidence
was given before the court:
WILLIAM Y. LYNN, a Governmen!
Detective, sworn. testified that he knows
Philip Huber we'll. and is slightly ac.
quainted with Dr.. lllig, Gabriel Firbert,
and Harrison Ovensider. He stated
that over two months since he received
intelligence for the first time. and fire.
quently since. that organizations inlmi-
cal to the government existed in the
neishborhOod of Reading. and be Sc!
himself to %~vrn 10 md out what truth
there was in it. Many people had COM
plained to him OF the existence OF those
leagues. On the 9lst Of March he re-
ceived information that meeting was
TO be held near Reading. and he pro-
ceeded to the place indicated in Msrion
township and concealed himself in tie
barn of Jacob Sellers, under the straw.
Shortly after a party Of men entered.
Mr.. Huber among them, who he recog-
nized by his voice. Thera nigh: havo
been one hundred persons there. Short
iy after entering the barn. Huber gave
orders to search the building to see if
any person was there in the character
Of spy. Witness could not tell " no
had spoken. being hid under the straw.
Huber directed them TO run hay and
straw forks through the straw, which
was done. but without discovering the
locality of the witness. They then
placed what they called their picksts
around the barn, and went into secre,
session. This was about niue o'clock
After the pickets were placed, Huber
administered the obligation to a number
present. and did all the talking himself;
he denounced the war as unhcly, and
proceeded to speak in strong terms
about the c"nscripiion. &C., he said the
organization was over one million
strong. and started in the South; that
they had signs, passwords. grips. DC.
The witness stated he believed some
eighty three persons took the obliga-
tions Of the society at the meeting in
question: Huber repeated the obligation
verbally, wherein the members swore
to do certain things; whea questioned
they answered Eyes" Huber gave
notice that other meetings would be
held, and that the Time would be COM
nun Gated from one member 10 another.
Witness stated that Huber speaks at all
these meetings; one dollar is charged
as the imitation fee, and some eighty
three persons. as near rs witness could
find out, paid i. at the meeting a. the
barn. The following was :hs ob,isa
lion given alter the organization had
gone into secre, session. Are you in
favor Of abducling Abraham Lincoln
by force. il necessary ? Are you in
favor of Southwest Confederacy I?
Are you in favor Of resisting the draft
or c"nscription act!" In regard to DR..
lllig, Fillber and Ovensde, wi!ress said
he could not say positively that they
were in The barn Public meetings
were held at n house. and the secret
sessions at The barn. There was 10 re-
gular discussions a. tie barn meetings
excep. the speech made by Huber.
The numberof men preseEi. was a,riv-
ed az through the amount Of money he
heard stated as received, S83.
Huber acts as Treasurer; after his
arrest Huber told witness lia, the or
ganiza,ion was banded together under
the Constitution and the Union, and
that the one dollar initiation fee WAS 10
beip aud assist one another, employ
counsel when arrested DC; .ha.if they
could no; do what they wanted 10 under