The New York herald., 1863-04-11

house Of Mr. Foust can't say that the notice Of th
meeting was publ'shed roc ved my iniormsioa Of TN
meeting iron stoncnburg Was not IN tbe house; W
IN sight Of IL; this March 3l-Saturday Huoe
made the speech at the house all The doors were no
shut was in disguise talked with no person; senet
against the shutter pretty close no Que accosies
me- accosted nobody was riggcd up ler the occasion
was backencd and IN disguise never spoke 20 NJ bel
until Aprt have seen him sometimes; did sc,
him speak: knew his voice at the barn secretet
under The straw n the barn. heard him speak at meet
ing IN Moonyi'lc.
Q Wen. sir, you must be in error because you have
said heard him speak until the ,th Of Apri
A. You are mst'kcn. sir sa ID nothing Of the kind
said never spike 40 him until the 7th OF April.
o. Wen how did you recognize him by his voice the
barn, you did not sec him wh,le he was speaking ip
me house A. did know his voice. and heard him dis
Y. You have pretty big ears A. That's So
Tue witness was now questioned at great and somewhat
eas length IN respect " the oath taken by the ael ed
o"'sihtat"rs lhc witness had made memorandum of
we oath, with lead pencil. in a small book In whichhe
ha written the word ahdcaon upon which mistake the
learned counsel aieced o be somewhat funny. The
ness sad am not good spsler good writer, but
M Mr. huber said abduction" made the memorandum,
home Il was then fresh up my mind; did make
u satnrday night. simply becarse Was tired; went
arrested Huber tho foundry G the Philadelphia
.nd Reading l.ailroad shop at Reading: searched
nm 10 see n he had papers him; | found
one lacr that no had liked for another meeting TO
be held that mlcr is In the possession Of samuel
~. f"urr, conn''ssrhcr nj Reading when asked him
nbo'' The organization hc said N constitutional
n"n "rg,Evaon said the do..ar The pur pose
:" 't~t'he whether tho draft was constitutional not Mr.
ffurr IN commissioning tho oath, said do you swear &C.
Q wms thcre obigstion taken also to- sustain
'h', c";-,' S 'It On 81 the pued ssa.ess q ~ ~
-. Why da yoa aot pss that down ~ your msmoraa.
:. ru, d.wn wh~t l Thought was necessary.
Cro-s-ex,miued ty Mr. Jones--i desired 70 ind out
whether hcvr was ANY thing the crra.,lzaon ii there
Is any hing lrpn',n III the members tried honorA-
hi. nn haese G ,,vi ted IL ly are Lulity live at
R"ntinR decline u. tho tarty FROM whom DE-
my iou, n y AS gwen to me in INV official
l.ssdu nj VAa IN
Ir,o' WIN not tell ~: viii tell ycusi he said II you
Mr. 10 cs.--No. sir; rcvcr mind that. ~ Is irs
wftness-rhe meeting ri the house public aud pro.
niscuous salr' IL ~a after tins tho meeting
was held IN the barn understand me, when he made
ncch at he house then the parties signed then those
"n' signed would 60 nic secret meeting wiih those
h he ore signed when found they intended 70 20 TO
self ndcr ihr straw
ing 10 resist the draft by force obligations were
spoken In f"gsh amt German. or ennsy ylvanii hutch.
,h a,,"a "' s." nov m s as 20 ,ne Or u
heidrr nhd " bert he Considered their character good
lever had any ca SO TO suppose they would do illegal
ART: certainty would not trust Huber my imre. sion Is
from what knew or these gentlemen: have rcns,n
to ray that thlnk they wOuId violate the law; but
wo ti n', t'ust Huber (lnuehter), s v ir5
Fr,dri k triniz was called 70 tho stad On being
sworn he said he lived eight miles Rendng he got
nc uurt with Huber at the meeting at thy house of
sr. Faust II was TN ast Friday two We ks. think;
Huber cal the ectg iie by private me ms;
the ne was 10 take measures 10 resist the draft M
liubr stated ,his the tub Bgt there were about
tS' hun ired people present he refer ed he
ssa'ce III i"ana. "nd SAID this was Il, way would DO
done here that II one OF tle members should be
Ken and sent 10 tort Warren that he would be rescued
even they had 10 tear the tort down he SAID there
one or two million n men b.lonsiis 10 the organization
all over the South nnd North and in the army said
they each other by signs and then stated
soldier nssing on The road, who gave HIM the sign, and
he ki~w hlm by II he stid that any paid a dol
lar could he's la lie spoke about hour saw
crowd go into the barn don't know what they did ihere
SIXTY thi dollars psid 1T the rublc meeting Hi-
Der did say what the ciaton was but
sdcrs called them Cipcrleads, (LaGgher) ater the
meeting vert ards the 20 10, my horse L was
stops Oh by two men told them wanted to get my
III" sc and wagon and they s,id all right. ana went With
me do not Know whnt the members swear to- one or
the members told afterwards that they had searched
the barn for spies hut found none there something
si,i about peace convention toscttc the war;
lisa Co. GeriInri sw0rn.-This witness essent aly
fenrsyva.ia German that Interpreter called into
reqrisitin gentleman well learned in pure German
found himself n, loss TO interpret Pennsylvania Dutch
Mr. IL II. Mandcrosch cx.SheriH Of Bcrks county was
called The witness did throw any new light GU the
subject. He knew nothing about the organization
not being ucmber. We give the following condensed
country Ike is necessary TO form secret asso
ciaton but before two months or hay making he guess
Tsu s SUPPORT ss PqS9 III y sss e 70 @
80 the Scriptures teach US If the government from
the dewitt ou.ht TO be trampled under loot; he said
Treasury, and II there only shnpaster lefs
u they'd 60 in up to their elbows get IT, ho
many people had been killed, ana the war ought to be
stopr d. That The list laws that came out from Lincoln
money raid TO Mr. Huber he got paper and put down
the psries he said he had met soldier near ritzowu
and he gave The sign be went out and tried the soldier
and said be had II all correct; he said the society
old that no many had been snrhtered bat
no more ought To be killed. he did not think tho at law
wen. 70 The Sarn Mr. Huber said IN his T public spsecS
that had deserted INDIANA: tn0 government
after thon but did not cot them; saw several members
after this and they said that oil tho members who should
b. drafted II they were taken 10 Washington at mid
Ssns' Iney would ~ 40 n.ur 90 eyer % % zen DAVIS !