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able association slmilar in all respects to The &.
g. c., Ut the meetings OF which they had been in-
cited to the commission Of the crimes fer which
they were tried and convicted
~. Afsasstn0llos a0d Hur1eT.-Afer Wh1t has
been diac!oeed in regard TO thts tnfa mons lea2ue
surprise to learn that the coldblooded astasatna-
tion Of Union citizens and soldless has been
included IN their devilish scheme o! operations.
stcret Assassination OF United States officers,
soldiers ard Gove1nrnent employee, has been dis
custed in the councils Of the Order, and recon-
meudtd.h It ia also ahoWn IN the course OF the
testimony That at large meeting Of the Order in
st. Louis, in May or june last 1t was proposed 10
totn Eecfet police Of members Of the Order, for
It nieht snd ihng svei5 detective AID Soldier s lit
coud be disposed Of; taat this proposisioa was
eecly eonsicsreo, and anal!y rejected 9ot necauze
ngaintt crimtna1ity-but only .becauae It was
deemed premature. At Louisville, tn June last
Similar scheme was discussed among the Ofder
IN The streets Al nieht; and In the SAME mon,b
party Of IL ~ members sR n th,s 1T vas actually
sss17sa '0f Ct 'f' Rssoss e th
she e take ~ lives 'na u sfn aa;
Il onp pefeb e y ass vss f s bs f.
i1e him into the hands Of Ruenlas. was desisned
b members IN the interior Of KENNEDY. Fur.
set5 r. me1tlns q the Grind couneil Of Indiana
one Coffin, Government detective, who, a. il va a.
supposed. had betrayed the Order, was delberateiv
discussed and fully determine npor. ThI. fact IA
ftatet by Stdeer IN hts report to Gen. Carriqrton'
OF June 18th last ana fs more l!y Get forth ID hjs
testimony upon the trial OF Dod4. He deposes
thot At the meeting IN question, Dodd himself vol.
unteere1 to 20 to Hamilton, Ohio, wnere Com a
whs expected to be iound, and thefe "dlepose Of
tie latter" He adds that priyr to the mettlur be-
himaelf Conveyed from Judge Bnlutt, at LoulsFitle
to BoWlea and D0td, at 1ndiauapolfs. special In
ttrnct!ons to have Coffin 'put out Of the EayH-
"murdered"-"at at sl haxaxds"
Tne opinion 1s expressed by Colonel Ssnderaoo.
under dafe OF @4ce Il last, that the recent Id.
neIoub cod-bIooded aaRa.tinat1ors of mliit1v ON
cers and unconditional Uplou men throu gho1t tn
military district Of North Missouri, especially
alouR she western border is to be srcftbed 10 the
agency Of the Order. The witness ritnan reore.
ssnts that It lBh part OF the obligation OF under
stanoinE If the O1de1" to kl officers and eoldle,n
'tches e7tr It cdn b. done tY Skt1kh'' Is well I'd
loyal citizens when Considered important or inf]g.
e1ittal pefsons; md Ehe adds that while at Mem,
phis during The past Simmer, she knsao that men
on plch ct were secretly Killed By menbe OF the
Order approaching Them BY dlssnise]
In this connection msy ba 1ecs1lesi the wholesale
m aee{pation of Union soldiers by members OF In
(l,der and their con:edcrates at Charleston. nj
in March last, In rrea1d to which, a. start1inoa
enino3e OF the rebellion, ful report was aldress
eft frou1 this Office to the President Under fats n
jujv a6th list. This concerted mnrderoue asst Mi
unon xcattereu body OF men. mostly unarmed-
appascnty deetgned for the mere purpo te Of de.
sitoyfpE a. many lives OF Union soldiers a. possi.
ble-is forctble ILLUSTRATION Of the nt1e{ mallgpt1