Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-04-18

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Here there was some sensation among tho
crowd, and the windows were opened to
let in little fresh air
By Mr. Cofey. Well, sir, did they swear
to these obligations
Witness. Yes, sir; they answered vce.
Question. Can't you name some of the
men who were there and who thus swore !
! How about Mr.. Illig, MIR. Filbert, or Mr..
. Oxeneider.
Witness. l cannot swear positively that
any OF them were there Mr.. Fibert and
ling were ut the house before the party went
INTO secret session, and cannot swear posi-
| lively that they were in the barn | am sure
that Mr Huber was in the barn am not
mistaken about him he was the only man
that spoke at the meeting in the house !;
there was more or less talking among those
| VINO composed the meeting; $50 were col.
( lected at the private meeting; Huber said
he was :he treasurer: he took the money I
have had some talk with him / asked hin,
some questions, and told him he might
answer them if he choose there was no
compulsion; know the rights Of prisoner
! when in custody; | asked him what the
association was banded together for--was it
to overthrow the Government lie said it
was, and this could be done under the Con-
} o''N"Nioii IH SUl'l illC IuOllcl was TdlStu 10
! fee lawyers if any one of the members was
arrested Also to try the constitutionality
OF the conscription act, and if this would
not do they would use force, but did not say
what kind of force | believe this is about
| all know OF the affair." | am Government
detective, and since the Goth of March have
been deputy provost marshal at Reading.
! Cross-examined by Mr.. O'Ncil.-Hubcr
resides near the Black Horse, in Lancaster
county, not far from>thc line of Berks coun-
! ty; the public meeting was called at the
house of Mr.. Foust ; | can't say that the
notice of the meeting was published I
received my information of the meeting at
StouchburG; | was not in the house l was
in sight of it; this was on March 21st--
Saturday; Huber made the speech at tho
house all the doors were not shut was
in disguise | talked with no person
| listened against the shutter was pretty
, close; no one accosted me; l accosted
nobody; | was rugged up for the occasion
was blackencd and in disguise never
spoke to Huber until April 9Th !; have
seen him sometimes | did not see him
speak | knew his voice at the barn was
sccrcred under the straw in the barn
heard him speak ut q meeting in Moonville.
Question. Well, sir, you must be in error
because you have said you never heard him
speak until the It'll of April.
Witness. You are mistaken, sir I said
nothing If the kind said l never spoke
to him until the 7th Of April.
O. Well. how did you recognize him by
his voice, in barn, if YOU did not see him
while he was speaking in the house1
a. did know his voice, and heard him
distinctly.
Q. You have pretty big cars
a. "That's so.'
The witness was now questioned at great
and somewhat tedious length in respect to
the oath taken by the alleged conspirators.
The witness had made memorandum of
the oath, with lead pencil, in small book
in which he had written the word abdica-
tion, upon which mistake the learned coun-
sci affected to be somewhat funny. The
witness said | am not good spcller nor
good writer, but Mr. Huber said abduction
/ made the memorandum, the witness con-
tinued, on Sunday morning after | got
home it was then fresh upon my mind l
did not make it on Saturday night, simply
because | was tired; | went home in coal
train; felt sleepy; I'm poor speller L
arrested Huber in the iron foundry of the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad shop at
Reading; searched him 10 see il he had
any papers on him found one paper that
bat paper is now in the possession of Sam
uel NJ. Young, commissioner at Reading;
when | asked him about the organization he
said il was a Constitutional Union organiza-
ton; said the dollar fee was for the purpose
of testing whether the craft was constitu-
tional or not Mr. Huber in administering
the oath, said you do swear, etc.
O. Was there not an obligation taken
also TO sustain the Constitution of the Uni
ted States
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Why did you not put this down in
your memorandum book
A. put down what thought was neces.
sary.
Cross.cxamined by Mr.. Jones,-I desired to find
out whether there was anything in the organization
if there Is anything illegal in it the members
tried honoraby, and hon orably convicted if they
guilty ! live at Reading l decline TO name the
Pnrty from whom derived my Information It was
give to me in my official capacity, and as an officer
promised not 10 reveal my intormer; will not tell
it will tell you all he said il you desire TO hear it,
Mr. Jones No, sir, never mind that
Witness The meeting at the house publi,
and pr0misouous, | suppose; it was after this tho
secret meeting was held in the barn. understand me
when he ho made speech at the house. the parties
signed, then those who signed would 90 into secret
meeting with those VINO had before signed when
found they intended TO 20 70 the born, went there
ahead OF them, anG seereed myself under the straw
BY Mr.. Cuaey. | am not positive they said at tho
meeting resist the draft by force the obligations
were spoken in English and German, or Pennsylva-
mia Dutch,
The witness was now examindd as to the character
of the defendants So far MS hs know Of Messrs lig
0Xeneidcr and Filbert, he considered their eharac-
ter good had any cause to suppose they would
do illegal act certainly would trust Huber my
impression is from what know Of these gentlemen;
have reason to say that think they would yio-
late the law, but would not trust Huber Laughter.
Frederick Printz was called to the stand. On be-
ing sworn he has he lived eight miles from Reading;
he got acquainted with Huber at the meeting at tho
house OF SIR. Foust it was on last Friday two weeks
think Huber called the meeting; it was called
by private means; the object was TO take measures
TO resist tho dratt Mr. Huber stated this at the pub.
lie meeting; there we're about 200 people present hs
referred Ia the oose Of Resistance in Indiana and said
this was the way il would be done here; that if any
one ofthe members shonld be taken and sent to Fort
Warren that he would bs rescued, even if the had
to tear the fort down he said there or two
million Of men belonging to the organization MI over
the South and North, and in the army he had they
knew each other by signs, and then stated case OF
soldier passing the road, who gave him the sign,
and he know him by ii he said that any one who
paid dollar could be sworn in be spoke about ono
hour; l saw the crowd 20 into the barn don know
what they did there sixty three dollars were paid
at the public meeting. Huber did not say what tho
name Of the association was but outsiders called
them Coypeyheads, Laughter; after the meeting