, 1864-08-07

thosfzed by eaid order to establish temples ~ |
tao1 81 NJ inprss.iop @ N" torned by icmats
nteutere led mo 10 believe ho was.
Q. Il 1t not eeneral, tsoNn that Wnn. a. p21E tnnT
know hs becane rery unpopular With inc osa's
even beiorr his arress.
~ pen2''', ,S; ss|i,s M 10 Organising Temples
@. Vas he not On vcry intimate and conaden'
tiaf terms with Charles L. Hunt, Of Ct. 1oust a.
Ycs, str; more 40 than with any otaet pe''on -
ilIs city.
exca1r ro11cz rroroskp pr THE ORDER TO AsaAs-
ntNATE GOVERNMENT ory1cERs AND soIpifas'
g. Was thefe secEet police made up Of mem.
seFa Of saia of9eF Waoee day t ~ 10 az asesf1san
siIlc 70 battle thelr Efforts ia appsehcndtus rebels
aud members Of ssld ordess A., OF ny OWL
lnowiedRe can't s.y; but heard through mem
but to be Known only to thu oineers Of tald order
Ihnt wo9ld properly be The business OF Inc
4: 'Was Inc seere. assassination OF any Halted
States officers, sotdifrB Or Government employees
proposed By any member Of ,memhds of said or.
ae1 !, A. hare heard II discussed In csuneh and
111n oupkn 1x71kp1p 10 UNITE WITH rascE's NJ |
:, yA1rSa ARMY Tn1s suNNKR- 49,
O.; State what, this order Contemplated In The
rahei t. ta ane
Dive cut tho T. s. forces and Unlon citizens, and
"appsopriate everything belonging TO- the United
q. Hiss this order been .sning and m.klngpre-
psrnttons for that purposof A. fes, l!rl
t:.Q undcr whose immediate direction Say fns
q Vas % thfs order to cooperate with that Of 9th
tss y p
distinct Of other States.
q. What was The intention Of this order In refer
tiate captains, pilots and engineers. and in tho
a5d c.ofs members of the order from Illinois and
w1rxEss PnoPosxp ATTEn HIS AEnEsr no MAKE
c1xAN BKKAsr Or II. uGT HUNT WOULD NOT
q. hid yeu ever ta.e asy conversation With
Chas. Dunn or Chas. l.. HINT, In reference 70 max
Ing pubic. undcr oath, your connection With The
order of American Kuishts' A. Yes, sir. With
q State when, whero and what that conversa.
tion Was: A. Il june last. At Gfstiot Military
eiuded to scknewledsc ny eomplic.ty in ibis mat
81 case @ NJ. :1Hus HUI sad shst Would not do;i
solenon oath never to reveal these matters be,
eites, thcfe ieN Paid he, " 70 ncce:titY for such
tns5e s,s no s!scee snarss'
shou1d take care Of mysele-that the order bsd
failed to protce. me, and sad no one bat myself
70 relI uton. Nr. Dunn agreed with me in adopt
3. Have you withdrawn from said oFdcrt A.
! have not.
HUNTS oF11cE-NssouRl HEADQUARTERS.
@, Was not Char1ea L. Hunts oflce the head
quarters OF this order in Missouri a. To all In.
| tents and purposes, Tet. tt. -.
THE ORDER uEIrs NEEEl. ar1Es AND NAIL CARRIERS.
q. Did you while member Of said order, give
sid and assistance to rebel spies mail carriers and
tnissari.s itom ske rebel ststes! 4. In ouly one
instance. gave Newcomer, alias Thompson, q
q ss s@ e2 e q
fazies have been carefully protected BY this ordc.
ever Since hare been n,emueE- Previous to nj
1naii 10 aud nom thc rebel army vas very regua1
With aem,-nonth;y dispatches to the Grand Com
1nancer. 4 man os tne name q Dottd.; formerly
this ORDER in csfr,ing mails. He was here when
vas arrested re solh dsY Y Of 4ay last one ne q
members On steamboats,. ferr, bouts. telegraph d
: fees, department headquar:ers provost mssphA
. offices. and In fact in every pos ton where the!
cculd render Talt aolo service
@. II therr any members IN any or either OF th'
posttop: aeove ennmeiafeds a. r. the eapss;s .;i,
9ess and one n ts IT, tespa eGss o9ff tha1 ea
q | on thenStT.
xEnnEEs TunEArE.,1Ks 70 Kill AHr rHronNEH
Q. Hare you ercr beard any threats msdo b.
Who aho should di,nigs the secrets d said oerdsr'
n g. What were these threatsf 4. That the
]. Q. What are the duties Of the Grsnd Conman les
4. Psesldins officer over the lower degrees, an
. the ranking officer Of the State.
= xErT1So OF SUPREME oouxc1L m NEW ronk Az
ANOTHER N CANADA.
!. @. What, II any, knowledge have yo1 Of 8 NEE
G Ing Of tie Supreme Council In the Cltr Of Me-
AZ mt 9.e % H. \ knsE s,, tnst s, 11s s.Rep
the 22d, believe, to elect supreme Commande
.e q: Was Missouri represented ID that Council
q By how many dc'egatess A. Positively thrt
and think five,
II q. Who r. elected Supreme Commander b
Q. Wa- the order in this State satisfied With til:
esestign! A. Eo, .ls.
Of q DO yen know whc.hcr or not special NEE
" inG was held Al Windsor, Canada. and Il 50 whe
aea iS e Hhe e. Ren; f. IS meeting too
Q: What business mas transacted At that nee
Ds sse n
d Q: Wat Missouri represented at that meeting
IL Q: III vhomt A. By tho Grand Commander
r. the State Of Missouri.
i, AMERICAN KN1ouFs HOSTILE IN EVERY REsrEcr 4
!. TIE nESKnAL GOVERNMENT, AND FRIENDLY
n, r. Is not the order Of American Knights llostl
L. in every respect TO the general government, II
=. frieEdlJ TO the so-called confederate govcrnnsn
tn 4. Ycs. elf.
CONTRIBUTIONS RAISED TO Assist TIE REn
&C. AMY.
es es @. Has any contributions been made or propos
n By This order With the design o! assisting the co
.r 4. Yc., sIf, lust before my arrest a penpnsttt
70 1aiee money to purchase cun ,. caps for TIC ce
nf w. nauo a5 a..n ~ y. 80 e ~. :
II msnoefs' ou1 "ue'oe' ca1''e1 "0e VI 4o's ! alA
~ auT1seo. =. a. ,,ao- !. ,.-o <.;~o,
.st o. mempfsH ,e 81 ~ oEocs T. neIe gse gsen
IA - .tss fSs.nt{on. 1r.thboid Ann ma -,
he r. ~ tha nresanf fine ~ the Provoet Msral
III c at tGe piseeut LIVE 'tE tE..stss ~ It1;
1ene1a', Aau NC Az "a'ole' shete4"'I W paol'
NJ lt.I
GENERAL 1nEA AxoSa NrXnERs OF TEE OBJECT
md THE ORDER WAS 70 uar1E W11a THE pk4oeRA'
~ ~ fAETT TO uELr TIE REBELLION.
II O, State what the prominent members of the
def ol amea1an M hniSnts nase anasessaaS s saiu ns
IcesNss ~ W. mSp n Se 9a.,A9 =, ~,
en- u 5na1 y Ssea M,sss the,, ;ns,!octnr ~ X
inc nP!1ers tnsornrd m mo thst r. wss DemocrafSc
nee .nJ-,,t1In 1sftcn m fnr IN" hcncnf ~ thoss
ne- 66aasd In -aksI;inn snn tn unfte fhe nen1orry
,te- EF+r nron.r .rii tho 1iepv ~ n nnernffon u
,n, pMssts M tegSrrs, 49, "it4' ~us W." VI "
I'M uG tGTb Wb ~ ..,o~a .r.s a.7sp ,,c.riz,+io,
the y. neu "ou 10 'st 20 ~ "a ~ FL TI1
Y. psGsd ~ H. eTant ~ III inpssion hS IN 8.
at. aIa. !, = Ii.senT e''"' "a ''"s''H - NV ~
de- 8. Were you not led to believe after Join
any said order By conversation with members thert
@ ttat fts objects aud purposes were directly op
~ rite Of thote OF the General Gnsefnment, and
~ MakS direct hostility to said GovetumeHty 4. Yes,
as q. We're not the netabeEs or THIS otdes seer
sA plotting ana Connivinc at the destrneion o.
General Government, and aeBistinc through
sa AGENTS Of taid order With the view Of csablish
gree the ,ndcDepdeuca at the so.ca:led Coufede
are St4teet A. Ycs, sfr.
are r11s oup7t; THOROUGHLY p1s1oYA1,
acu r. r-s. ~. ,-,o.-,oa~o ,.,n ha,.. ~ a,13 ~.
rio ~ ~, tns .o1 NV T.. rS
ana % S ~ ,nr1r,trd nv a. he ~ nnrnoac ~ IeE:a
7 tSe ohiecfs NJ r. nrescnt Adninfstration IN
- | n,Ssai1c fhe ,rcysff rehtl1fons ; K Yes air
d;no O. Was it tnt rencrally understood by mem
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