, 1863-04-14

puisson; ! know the rights OF 4 prisoner when In
custody; asked him ~hat the association was
erEme'tt 4e said It ~as+. a.d this coa.d b. done
rrder the Constitution: he eatd the money was
raised to fee la~rrrs il airy one' Of the members
the conscsiption art. end y 'his z,o21d not ID
they ee""!4 - r.te, ba. did not say what kind Of
force; heliev.. this ,s about I'LL know Of the
affair: a1a Government detective. and since the
@tl Of Narcb have trt deputy Provost Marshal
cross.examlned by Mr. 'Scill.-Hubez resides
from tie line Of Brrks ronnty; the public meeting
war called 1T thu house Of III. Fon=t; can't aar
that tue notice Of Tic i'c"tinus WIS published:
stoncihu:g: was not in the house; I .yas in
sight Of ii: this was Oh March 2iss--Satnrlay;
Huber maize the speech nt the hoase: all the doors
person: listened against the shutter; was pretty
cIos*: no one aecoeted Inc; I acrosted nobody;
uHt ri.ged up for the OCCASION; I was hlackened
III: ! ave tcen him sometimes; did not sec him
e?ca!:: krcw lis voice 1t thu barn; was secret
eli rntcr the straw in ths barn; heard him speak
Qe. =s:on,-W'cll: sir, ron must be. in error, be-
4,.,il tlv 7th Of April.
6, .e kid; said never spoke to him until the
:. I. Ct April.
Oval. how did you recognize him by his
was speaking tu The hoEse:
Al dill Know h:s voice, and heard him dit
-: 70: gon have pretty big ears."
The witness was now. questioned at great and
sone"hat ' m trdione 'snsth IN reRpect to the oath
had na'lc melno1andur, OF thc oath with lead
pencil in q small book. in which he had written
The word ahdicatson. upon which the learned coun-
eel affected to bc somewhat funny. The witness
ea!d am not > rood speller nor good writer. but
MT Huber said abduction; made the 1nemoran-
dnn1. the witness continued. on Sunday morning
aftcI got home; it was then fresh upon ay mini;
cid not make it on Saturday night siulp1y be-
ca1sc was tired; went home in ii coal train: felt
slerpy: In poor a2e!ler; arrested Huber in The
road shop ii Reading searched him to sec II he
had anJ papers on him I focni one paper that lie
had fixed for another meeting to be held thst pa
per IL now in the possession Of Samuel II. Young,
Commissioner at Reading; when I asked him
about the organization, Ar said it was Constitu-
tional Cion organization; said thr dollar fce WIS
for the purpose OF testing whether the .lraft was
constitutional Tot: Nr. nrler, in administering
the cath. taid you 10 swear. rtr
Q. Was there not All obligation taken also to
sn.iain the Constitution Of the United States.
& W1y a!s So Soa not PUT that down in your
crossesaminea l,y S1r. Joncs-i desired to Ind
oEt whether there was anything in the orsaniza-
tton: If there !s anything Illegal in it. want the
91es1 tdx t1g1 hon9as5 so9Eietsa
namr the parry from wbom derived nv injo!ma.
ton; it waa given to 1ne II my Official capacity,
and as an officer promised not to reveal mJ III:
If xou desire to hear it.
Mr. Jonts. No, sir, never mind that
Witness. The meeting ut the house was public
secret meeting was Eel1 in the barn; understand
ME. wh"n he made speech at the hunse, then tho
parties signed, then thosc Who signed would go
into secret meeting with those who had before
signed: when fouud they Intended to 70 to the
barn went there ahead Of t1cn, aud scc.etcd
myself unlcr the straw.
the meeting to reeitt the drift by orce the obli-
gallons werc spoken iu English a1ld German, OF
PENNSYLVANIA Dutch
The witness was now examined as to the charac-
ter Of The defendants So flr AZ he knew OF Me.srs
1llie, Oxcneider and Filbc1t, he considered their
I cls,Actcr good; never had any cause 10 suppose
t.aEt Huber: my isnpI.- sio, il from what know
Of these gentlemen. 1lAve reason TO ear that
thluk th-y would vio'ste the law, Lut Soa.d not
Frederick printz Vas called to the st.nl, On
I beiEg s"osn he said ke lived eight miles from
Kcad.ng he sot ac9}Ya;4tsd }1 wtll Huber At meet
day two weeks, think; Huber caliea the meet
to take measures 10 resist The tlrafs; NJ. Hubsr
s0u people present he referred to the caec OF rc
Elstance in 1nllana, and eaid this was the way il
| would be done tllcre; that if any one Of the man.
!
| Ii would be rescued, even If they had to trarth
Fort down; he said there were one or two mlllior
Of men belonging to thn organization all til.
knew each other by Eight, and then stated case o
neolfl1eF pasSin: on the road. who gave him the
sE aid aid aosf af 9oa BIZ pB g. II on M saf a M yDo
ahout one hour: saw ;he crowd 50 INTO the barn
don't know what they dill there sfxsy-saren loltas
what the name Of the association was, hut ont
! eidcts called them c*qperAeads. GLaughtcr.1: !: At
ter the meeting went towards the barn to set nj
horse waa stopped by two men; told them
| wanted to get my horse and wagon, and theY s1it
| al right, aud went with me; do not know WIN
the member: swear to on* Of the members toIt
me afterwards that they had searched the barn 70
! spies. but found none: there was something .ait
about psace convention to settle the war.
1saae s. Ger:art sworn. This witness va. ct
| essentially Pennsylvania German that I'LL inter
| ptctts was called into rcquisition 4 gentleman
well learned in pure GernlAn found himself 1t los
TO- Interpret enns;'ranis Dutch MI Aan
witness did not throw any ewlSht on the snhjrct
lie knew nothing about the secrcs organization
nsa o nis Ms g!e TIE as
vas pitt that in country like this, it is neccs
| sary to form secret association; but before trt
months, OF hay.makins, be guessed 1t would b
support the Government, IL 1t YVES from God, 10
90 the Scriptures teach MS: If the Government wa
az as' md ri EIs
robbed the Treasury. and if there WIS only on
+hnplaster left IN It. they would 60 IN up to thei
elbows to yet It: ne went on ND said the war va
TOO lotG n opeIa4taom: & 4s n, grsat msny psop,e h.
the last laws that came out from Lincoln and Con
money paid to Mr. Huber: be got paper aad d.
down the uarnes+ he said he had met eoldic
near F.itztown; and he gave the sign; be wei!
OUT anu inca tne SOLDIER, ana said ne had It q q
NJ sa;J sa .mg n. ms ne heat * ~ gu
n,cnI: t;at 80 many had i,crn s,ucbtsTc1 @ tb.t ~
more ought to be Killed; he did not think the ia.
TO te ba1n Mr s's iii n III
lie speech that five had desc ted tn Indiana: th
9'overnment sent Alter then' hut d!d not get tae2a