The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-11-26

W utdi you ever belong tothe GoldeE
/ Circle 80. .2
/ A. No, sir / belong to the Freeuaa
sons, but to 10 otherssecret 0sder.
| @. At whose solicitation did You join
the Ocder? .
| A. | do not know that I can, say thal
y was At the solicitations Of any persan
Mr.. Bailey, Of Terre Haute, came TO Sas.
lem. / knew his face anl recognized
him. but could not call his name. Hs
told me what his business was, and I gol
twelve more men besides myself, and wa
were taken into the Order Of American
knights in my Office. ..s #
Q. Who initiated yo1? -
A. Mr.. Bailey.
+ @. Where do4s he reside now?
Q | understand that he is dead. I have
made inquiries since have been in
prison, aud that il what am
told. eF'4 2 's1l1att~sgt E5" s...
Q. You say it was in Move N,
ber .r:sa. .s- }..z,'ss.f =
A. Ii Novsu5sror December, 1868
q Who else was initiated ut +, that
time ? ... t-s:. l. #-f. '>"ts -aa< -.
A James C. Wilson, Wiiliam c.
MeCosky, Adm Cu.shaw, Deloss Hsif>
ren, Eli Bsu.er, William P. Green, and
John B. Pitts [ Think atn MT certain
about him these are Us far as Ireecollect
now '.' ,"
q What was the frst Lod ,s or Coun-
ty Temple you atten lei after your iaiti>
alton, Z. . -.@ IT..
A In Oeder to make my story connec.
ted, | must expl4iH. | Vas elected after
we had taken ths three degrees as Grand
Signior Of the County Temple; james
Williams as Secretary, Adm Cutshaw,
as Treasurer. The Lodge was in my Office
in the town ofS4iem.
Q. When did you take the frst sec-
ond and third degrees?
A. l took three degrees that very
night.
q. When lid you next attend i Coun,
ty Temple.
4. There never wls but ola G Jndty
Temple after that, in our cIunfy to my
kn1waed sc; AMI that WAS fur the elcction
after my time WIS up.
O. Wasn Was that?. -.
A Not far from The 22d OF February
1861. | WAS iHs:ra;te thlt thsre WI,
to be a ~ letting on the I6 h AMI i7,h ot'
Fehru Try, AMI that, as Grand Seignior
| WIS the ,leieS Ite from the County Ten.
pie. [ c,me here aud attended, the
netingS of Is h l7rh; when there I WIS
Instructed thlt there was to be q new
election of officers for the ensuing year,
and we elected officers probIbly week
from that time. When Logtu was elec.
ted Grand Seignior in my place.
Q Had you attended any meetin-
previous to the 18th AMI l7th of Feb
ruAry.
A That WAS the first ana only one.
Q How did you cOne to that mses-
ing?
a As delegate for the County Tenn
pie.
Q. Who presided!
A II II Dodd.
@. Who WAS Secretary? .....
4 Mr.. Harrison, whywAs q witness
here.
Q Did you meet any oft he accused at
that meeting!
A met DE-. Bowles there, and Mr..
Mlligan, | think, the second day : |
did not see Mr.. Humphrey; never met
that gsntlcmln IN anywhere as member Of
the Order of American Knights; | never
met him except Free Mason. | never
saw Mr.. Horseg till came into court,
and he was required to plead the same
time | was.
O. At that melting on the 10Th and
18th Of February you say you met DIR:
Bowles and Mr.. Milligan?
|. A Yes, sir; Mr. Milligan on the Sec
ond day, / believe.
/ Give ta the court the business trans
acted, and what yea learned was transac
ted atthose meetings on the 18th and
18th Of Eebfsiary. az@ .'t7 E...sFts . -
A The Grand Master read an address;
certain Committees we're appointed--oAe,
| thi TX upon newspaper 10 disseminate
the views ofthasprganisatiou, and educate
the Democratic uliad up 70 what was
thought it ought 70 be; committee upon
literatnre was rppoinsed; aud aeommittee
70 see whether . person by ths name OF
Michael Malott had been diYulging the
secrets of the organisation! So g.
@ Wha csastieaseI those 8coanitseesg
K I could nas aall.sS sr 1ssa b#sf
10 Were ysa On sOnycomittse