The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-10-13
sTROUDsBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA. OCTOBER Is, 1854.
to all other laws or orders, and were to
be obeyed in opposition to any civil laws
or orders of the Government.

to all other laws or orders, and were to
be obeyed in opposition to any civil laws
or orders of the Government.
Cross Examined
The cross examination was leugthy.--
Stidger's testimony was strengthened,
many new points against the prisoner and
the Order being developed. The witness
had Joined the Order as detective, but
was supposed to be bona tide member
by the Order. He had been assigned
this work by Provost Marshal Jones, of
louisville; he did not give any opinion
of his own as to Collins assassination, but
Judge Bullitts opinion; Dodd and 9th
ers concurred in that opinion; he never
met Coffin in lodges; he knew him, but
did not communicate anything to him;
Gatling was present at the meeting of the
Order where Cofin's assassination was
discussed; the witness was asked for
description of Milligan and Humphrey,
which was quite correct.
| In reference to the military character
of the Order, he testified that he did not
know, personally, that they were armed
or drilled, but was told that at the West
they were arming, while from the East
they expected money; it extended over
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mis-
souri,, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
New ork and Kentucky; Dodd told him
that he was at Chicago at the meeting of
July 20, and said eve came to such con-
clusions there" their design was to con-
find the war to Kentucky by marching
their forces there and cooperating with
the Rebel forces against the Government,
and join them at Louisville; it was a
scheme in aid of the Rebellion Dodd and
Bowles were confident of success; DIR.
Athon counsled caution; he was present
at the meeting of the Grand Council,
June IA; he advised delay until they
were more thoroughly organized, and till
they could see what they could do at the
polls The counsel asked the witness
whether Athon did not counsel delay un-
til they knew whether the election was to
be controlled by bayonets. Witness re-
piled: He said they should use their
military power at the polls if the Govern
ment undertook to control them aud that
there would be time when it would be
proper to use their military power against
the Government, but it was best to wais
till after the election; Athon so stated to
me at his Office; Judge Bullitt told me
Athon gave him the same opinion; be-
fore that Mike Bright, Jesse d. Bright's
brother, had given Butler the same opiu-
ion; he thought twenty thousand men
could be raised in this State for insurrec-
tionary movements; Vallandigham was
elected Supreme Commander in New
York, February 22d; the witness under
stood from Piper that Vallandigham had
knowledge of this insurrectionary move
ment, had given his sanction to it, and
had supreme control; the particular day
to rise was to be designated by him i;
Wilson did not know that he knew of the
action in this State, but understood he
did of the action in Chicago; the unwrit-
ten work of the order is its signs, &C.,
and its secret insurrectionary designs, and
armed cooperation with the South; DR..
Bowles said he knew of man who would
furnish arms of any kind and quality at
any time the order would designate; the
committee of thirteen appointed on the
l4th of July were to act in the recess of
the Grand Council, and their acts to be
as legal as those of the Council itself;
| Booking explained his Greek fire at his
room in the Louisville Hotel; Bowles
said he was member; assisting the South
was discussed before him, and he said his
machine was the very thing needed
Bowles said they had tested Booking and
sent him to Canada, and made him spend
his money in testing this machine for the
benefit of the Order, and to experiment
with it for the destruction of Government
property; Bowles, Dodd, Bullitt, and a
chemist, experimental with Greek fire in
basement at Indianapolis one Sunday.
Without concluding the cross -examina
ton, the commission adjourned to 2 p. m
on Thursday.