Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-11-24
THE REPUBLICAN.
THE MILITARY COMMISSION.
The Copperhead Army of 0bserva
ton in Sullivan County.
The Murder Of an Enrolling
Officer.
Detailed Account Of the Chicago
Conclave Of Traitors.
Two Millions of Dollars Furnished by
the Rebels to Inaugurate REBEL
ion at the North.
The Destruction Of Government
Property to be Paid for by
the Rebels.

From the Indianapolis Journal of Nov. 18th.
The Commission met Yesterday in the
City Council Room, Glenn's Block. DR.
Bowles, who was too unwell to attend
sent a communication waving his light to
be present, and aulhoriz ng the court to
proceed ai'h the trial the same as if he
were present.
Colonel De Hart raised the objection
that the prisone- could not waive his right
TO lie present-that it could only he waiv-
ell by abscondng. as in the case Of Dohd'
and that when prisoner is made unable
to attend bv the "act Of God" the court
should adjourn to such time as he could
appear.
After considerable di,cussion. the cOnrt
retired. and the objection was ove'rule'l.
Elisha Cowgirl sworn: live in Green
castle. Putnam county. nnd was Deputy
Provost Marshall in 1868. On the 4th of
June, 1868, ! saw Mr.. Humphreys IN Sui
Ivan coin,y, at the head ol an army num-
bering about four hundred l asked a
number OF them what they were there for
and they told me to protect themselves.
AMI vindicate their rights. They were all
armed. | talked with Mr.. Humphreys
about an hour. His con, crsaiion was
mostly about the President He seemed
to have President on the brain. He called
him tyrant, and u>uiper, and said he
was wasting the lives Of the people in front
of Nicksburg a. the rate of abont forty
thousand day. Threats were mado
against me by persons in the crowd. They
called me Lincoln dog. anil an Abolition
scoundrel. and some of them wanted to
hang me before got away. They swore
they would kill any man who attempted
TO enroll Cass township. ard ssked me
who was the enrolling officer for that
township. Fletcher Freeman was The Of
ficer's name, and he was a-sassinated.-
Andy IIumphIies was the leader OF the
crowd l saw. After talking to me for
some time. lie told the crowd to 90 home
and mind their business. and then. turning
TO me, asked il ] endorsed that. told
him did. when he again TUNED to the
crowd. and cautioned them not to sleep
too sGnns.ly.
Cross EXAMINATION.
Mr.. Humphreys did not tell me the reo
PIE had become eXasperated because the
soldiers had attempted to Kill citizens.
ami that lie was following the crowd to
stop them. Neither did he stop them
me his revolver. Humphreys. when l
Gr,t came mp. introduced me to the crowl
as son of Julge Cowgirl, of Greenca>tle.
who was a good Democrat. | told them |
could claim no credit on that score, as
Gid not agree with my father. | did not
make much OF a speech to the crowd.
though tried. They insisted or my ma
king a speech. but would not let NE pro-
cecd when began. got acquainted with
man named Usrey. Afterwards met him
in Sullivan. He tried to get me drunk;
got drunk himself, and toll me some
things. He told me Humphreys was in
command cf the cavalry and he of the in
family. / met about fifty soldiers before
| got 10 the crowd commsaded by Hum
pbreys. They did no. seem To- he flying,
but were marching toward Sullivan. -
When came mp to Humphreys crowd
they bad halted in bit Of woods by the
roadside. Mr. Humphreys took ne to one
side. and we sat upon a log. He asked
me particularly abont the news from
Vick>burg. whether thought Grant coHld
take it. about his losses. &c. lie told me
he expected an attempt would be made to
arrest him. AMI said il his arrest de-
termined on TO come to his house by my
self. quietly. and he would keep me over
! IL 4. h.
was wanted.
James D. Wilson, sworn: / live in Sa-
lem, Washington county, and am a farmer
at present. joined the Order Of Amcri-
can Knights in September or October.
1868. in Mr. Heifien's Office. | was ini-
tiated by Mr.. Bailey. in company with a
nu.nber Of others. among whom were Har-
ris. McCosky. Cutshaw, Green. Heifren
and Beck / attended q meeting OF the
Grand Council in this city. Doid rresid-
ed. Among other business transacted, a
Military Committee. an Educational Com
mittee, and Committee on establishing a
newspaper, to be the organ Of the Order.
were appointed. think DR.. Bpwles was
chairman of the Military Committee
Mr.. Dodd made speech toward the close
Of the meeting. He said he was going to
talk little treason-that he would kick
down the thin walls of something or other
Mhch do not remember, and talk treason
for little while. lie said if the objects
of the Order could not be accomplished ac-
cording to the plans laid down by Mr..
Wright, they could be accomplished by
other means. We could seize the rail-
roads. cut the telegraph. AMI bring such a
force here as would capture Gov. Morton
and the State arsenal. | did not know
MIR. Bingham at the time. and l cannot
say whether he vas present or not. es-
tablisbed lodges in three townships in our
county, and visited all the others. There
was a lodge in every township except
Madison and jackson. visited the lodg-
es to administer to candidates the neophyte
and fret degrees. assisted in giving the
third degree to Captain Hamilton and D.
F. Nicholson. of Washington county. l
conveyed information to the lodges OF the
state OF preparation in Illinois, as | learn