, 1864-02-11
THE n1AUCMCuUNK, Pa, RIOTERS
CGPPERHEAD CONSPIRACY.
PLAN TO REENFOH cE THE
REEEL GENERAL LEE.
sympathizers with secession-The
Murder Of Geo. Z. smith-Reign
Of Anarchy-The Day Of
Rttribution Near.


Murder Of Geo. Z. smith-Reign
Of Anarchy-The Day Of
Retribution Near.
Icor1eepondcncc OF the New York Times.1
i READING, Pa, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1904.
The trial of the Mauch Chunk rioters was
continued by the Military Commission to-
day. -.
Charles Dugan was put upon trial upon sub
etantilny the Same charges and specifications
upon which Benjamin aud O'Donnel1 were
tried. -
Specification E4jxa-That the said Charles Du-
gan, in furtherance Of said combination and con-
poses aforesaid, as mentioned above in the llrst
5peca1estion, and to tDtimidstc and preycnt the
loya! citizens Of the eonntics Of Carbon, Luzerne
aiding and assisting The of1ieers Of said Govern
sn II The discharge q ter Ia military dnies nn
or all citizens residing IN the ncighbothood. who
shall aid or assist the of1cers Of the Government
Of The United States In enforcing the DRAFT under
the laws thereof or should glve the names OF these
pcreone subject to military duty under said laws.
or should give notice to said officers where the
perpons 50 subject to military duty resided Or
could be found, or who had or might be drafted
npder eaId isws. This said and done ut tho town
ship OF Banks in the county Of Carbon, and State
of Pcnnsylyania. on the 1st day of November, A
D., 1fG3. and at divers other times and places be-
fore md since that date.
Patrick Murphy was called by the Judge
Adyocate-hc swore that he attended meet
ing In the woods between Janesville and
IIazlcton some time in June, 1865, called and
organizcd for The purpose Of resisting the
draft; that the prisoner was at the meeting
and acted as sort Of Marshal to form the
men In ranks and march them to and fro
from the meeting. That the meeting was or
gunized In the morning and lasted nearly nll
day; there were from six to eight hundred
persons present; speeches were made by
Peter DILLON and 0 herH, to the etect that
ther should organize to resist the DRAFT, and II
they were true to one another and oil stood
together The Government would not be ablc
to force them into the ranks Of incoln's
AbolitionistB. ~
George naycock was called by tho Judge
Advocate. Ho sworc that lie intended d
meeting gotten up to resist the draft, that the
prisoner, Charles Dugan, was present and
took m active part In the proceedings. Ed
ward Winters, (Who has since run away
made speech, and said, "they had met to
maintain the Constitution as It Is and the
Union rs 1t was, md to resist the lraft-that
the southerners were fighting for their rights,
mud il they were true to themselves they
could not be compelled to fight asainst them"
Witness sworc That he, with Hugh Mulligan,
Tim Sweeney and John Paul, were appointed
e.coMmittce to 70 around and take the names
Of those who would join, to resist the draft,
and ii any one was to refuse to have his name
put down and aid in resisting the draft, he
was to have notice and be driven from the
country in twcnty-four hours.
John P. Sherman was also called bJ the
Judge Advocate. lie swore that he had a
~. &1zn nr-
gan, the morning after the mecting.ss and he
said that he had attended the meeting, and
they appointed a committee to enroll names
to resist the draft; That they were oil going
to be armed to resist the officers OF tho gov
crEmcnt in making tho dratt; that this was
niger war, and they had rather fight and die
at their own doors thnn 60 and fight for abe
Lincoln and his nigggers; that they intended
! to kill Mr.. Pardce. (tho Provost Marshal, 60
lie could not get the names and make the en-
| ro1lmcut, and burn Hazleton and destroy tue
Provost Marsl,als records. fisherman sworo
| also thnt the prisoner, Charles Dugan, told
| him that the plan was to 20 to Beaver Mead
ow,, and surprise Capt. Yntes' formerly Of the
Schenectady 1imes) company Of tho Invalid
| march on to Scranton, and attack and over
power tho troops stationed there; and BY
that time Gen. Lee would be in Pennsylvania
1okh hs army, and be largely rein} from. ht
| nine*, and the war would be ended in Penn.
| sylvania-
Some further testimony was introduced ia
show TINT George T.. Smith took an active
Part In assisting the Provost Marshal in
making the enrolment He was an uncondi
tional Union man, and for his loyalty WE
murdered In his own house, In the night
time, by a band Of law1ess rufllans.
The prisoner did not introduce my testl
mony, and the case was submitted without
argument on either side The sentence o
the court has not yet been promulgated
A more fearful state Of society was never
known to exist in any free country, except
perhaps, New York ut the time Of the riots
than perynded the coal regions Of Pcnnsylva
nia before the United States troops were sta
toned there.
The loyal people Of Cnrbon and Luzefas
counties we're about organizing thcmsclye:
into vigilance committee for selfprotec
ton, when Capts. D. L. Deckwith aud Austi1
A. Yates appeared in their midst with thei
commands, together with battalion Of cav
airy, and restored order. Capt Beckwith a
once took active measures to suppress th,
riot, nnd, by direction Of Gen. Sigel, arrested
large number of the ring.lcaders and sen
them to Fort MitIlin to be cared for by Uncl
Sam. Charges were in due time brought for
ward against them, md they are now under
going trial for the innocent amusement O
burning peoples houses, and setting the law
Of the Government ut defiance.
I predict that when this commission hn
finished It's labors, and Gen. Couch shall hav
told the prisoners In "specid order" wha
the Government think Of its subjects VIII
rise In arms against it, TINT It will be lon!
time before the " "Copperheads " Of Carbo1
county will again resort to force 10 resist til
1aWs Of the land. T. Fl. 3.