, 1864-10-01
E0fPEEGEaDy: UNA4SKED
Military Trisl of E. q. Doad---
s:tars;iDg Disclosures Made.
WHAT TIE s0Hs 0E- LIBERTY
PauPC,ED IT, Do.
rlau 10 Af..ss'ua:e / Unl'ea sistss :Dt.te.ive
---Ccseral Uprising Fixes. for August
|sI5arc:sh<n 10 Give tue Signal
Gleei fire asd ua1d-Cfea sios
-3ic CIsady Freerannc Of
E:.rSIirru XrSifsrs,

t0hAEitssA&l 10 Nlfc Auc o.Sl2i
Gleei Fire AID 1an4~Grsl sdps
-3hc EIoady rroFrannc Of
n:.rShrru Irzitszs-
Ixn1AxAro11s, Sept q.
Tho ca=o al Harrison Fl. Dodd exci;cs
gIext intt1es: ia tits city. Tee cxam'pation
II witteteet OF The part Ut the Gev:runeue
':commencrd to- ny before tie Military Com
u,iesiun, breytt Btig Gen Colgroye Pres:.
cent, a considerable number 0f persons Of
both sexes rere present, listening to the
prncs ediygs.
Felix G. stlacer testified th4t Dr.. Bowles
gave bin the first information htapsc:ipg
t1c Older IF the Sons of Liberty. lie was
rent BY CAPT. s. F. JONES, Provost Marshal.
to learn particulars Of the organization.
Be bad ato'ler Interview with Dowles
about the a0rh Of Msc, 1864, and was reSu-
larly in1ttsted into the Order ct tho Sons OF
Liberty. This Wls about the 5&h or 9th OF
June. He WIS instructed In tie third de-
gree by bir. Harris Secretary Of the Grand
Council Of this Stats. He frat met Dodc In
the ottce OF Mr.. Bingham, editor OF the In
diausrolis Stnnntl He had letter of in.
Production to Dodd,> from Judge Built
The letter was produced III court.
Tht cotxcrsatfon witness had with Do3d
related to Mr. Ccttio, Unlttd States detec-
tive, who Rss to be aesasBnAted. Dod1 said
such men would hage to be dispatched. The
pe1Eons connected IL this matter At thnt ttolo
gap, Dr.. humphrey, and r. J. Gatliag.
There were Eu0iber uf Others whose naIles
the witress could not remember. Persons
We're cot aaGi1tct to the meettAgs Of the or.
der OF the Sons OF Liberty without pass
oord. Nitrfss vas, At the time, Secretary
Of the Graad Coun: :or the State Of Ken
tuckS. He IVES appointed ty the cliet Off
CTR ol the State, Dr. Bullitt, and still holds
the position, if such On Office exists. TINS
Eap6 Of Liberty wBs military organization.
1t wss IL this Organization that C5fhn's nur-
der Eas tlscus6t d, and it was declued en-
pLaticaliy that 1t ehculd be done.
1htrr ~ss 10 have been meeting at 81 .m-
flson on the occasion OF Mr. EAllandighaul's
rstu1n, at which Colin was exp;c1ed to be
pfetent- At tue meeting referred to, Dodd
called on those who would go with him to
mDrarr Coftir. Only one man responded,
Mcbride, from EvaIAvllle, led, and though
he knew Cotlir, be could not join Dodd> The
witnfes, Bow!ee, Dodd and aftIit.an, wert
to Hamilton, hut Coffin could not be found.
There were two meetings on the day referred
10, Al HE evening meeting they discussed
the military organization OF the Soma of Lib
erty. 4 number OF speeches Eere made, I'LL
tnli Of the oppression and tyranny of the
Government, WAtch was to be resisted By
force Of arms. They expected definite time
III
they ers u seize the Uaited States arsenals
Ii Ohio, lptf7nx and Illinois The rebel prs
orers In the States we're to be released and
armed RiFh arus seized from the ar5ena1s.
The 1.nuiber In the Order Of the Sons OF Lib.
trty was cslculsted to be GD,000 to IS, 600 In
q considerable number, and Missouri Was be.
lieved 10 be almost utanluuus. Ohio was
not much counted on. Dowlea told the wit
hess that he had his command organized into
companies aId rtglmeuts.
Saw Bowles 1t Louisville; he was there
e1pe1in ming with r. G. Booking in the
Manufacture Of baud grensdes and Creek.
f1st, which were to be used In destroying
Government property, BoTles said that the
Gretk.tit had been used for the distraction
ot the Government warehouse at Louisville,
and Of Government steamers.
The Programme of the meeting In Chicago
in Juf., Was given BY the witnts5, who said
| asrecd TO SEIZE the cs1pps and dtpots of pris-
oners i'll Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, seize the
] nretLnls ir those States, arm the rebel pFfs-
| CIT r. Af:er being relt asrd, aud also membera
| OF the order, and unite at LouIsTile. The
| uprising was to he general in thoee Ststea
| and IN Missouri and rs much OF Kentucky
n possible; the dasa Was not tdxed definitely,
| as 1hcy We're governed in regard to Waiing
| for the rebel armles to operate with them.
At co1le1cEce with Bowlcs, hlllisan ant,
Walker, 1t was determined to 60 ahead on
the 18Th vr 10Th of August, and carry out the
plan agreed upon, and eventually unite =,
Louisville.
At The Cbiceo meeting Of the order, there
we're present, Judge BuliItt, Dr. Bo *les,
Richard Barrett, al at. Louis, Dodd and John
G.. WALKER; they sgreed that the uprising was
to take plAce from tia id to the 18th of Au.
landigham, the supreme commander Of the
order, whom they vera sworn to obey,
Dodd Was Grand omaander, and WAlEer
BoHles, Milligan and Humphrey, Ms}or'
Generals for Indiana
Bulntt hsd attempted to communicate Will
Colobol Jes.ie. A rebel Coloael Siphert, OF
! parole, in Kentucky, was initiated iuto th'
| order, hnd attempted to get permission It
| 70 to Canada, from whence he deslxued 80
ing to Mexico and into the ContederAeJ.
At Chicago they agreed the order Was Il
| meet Openly In mass Democratic meetings
and on the day OF the uprising, August Gtn
| we're to have mass meeting ut Indianapolis
and carry out their programme. The desiE1
| OF the movement Was 10 c4rIy = portion Q
| the St1ses into the C1nfedeIacy. -Bowlel
talked privately about = Northwestern Goa
I feleracy.
we1e exhibited to witnesses and identified Al
| the genuine work Of the order. Also th.
roll Of members Of the order in indianapolis
found in Dodd's office, which had been sho II
] to Witnesses by Harrison, the Grand sacre
| tRry. Without concluding the examination
| OF Mr. 8udgcr Tie Court adjourned to elgh
O'Clock to MORROW no1ni4E
SEPTEMBER 26-Ftlix G. btidger, O witness
/ for the Government, continued his ttstl
/ n.0ny:
Saw Mr. Harrison at Dodd's he complain
ed that the order was dflAtory in their nprts
ing ag1insr tie Government He beloved
that thts had not arms enough to be Of ser
vice. Dodd said II ta.y did not openly re
tiet, bs'd be Cd II he would live under th
TIT preeeEt Administration This was nbou
tEc last Friuay in July. Harrison Was Gran,
| Stcrersry Of the State OF ln6fsta
In resEect to the contemplated sssHssiuA'
.:sun of Co:iip, i: Ea1 eZ::xxc:cu TO find him :;
| Hamilton, 1t ils VilAadlsh.m mcestug,
pick quarrel with him il possible, aud
eAoot Tim.
| The roll Of the. parent temple Of Marior
! county. l16lans, v as hsre shoFn to the wls
| uets, when he Wsa asked to designate the
| names Of Eucl members ashe knew bslonged
| to the- Order Of the Sous Of Liberty. HI
named II. ". Harrison, II. 4. Doad, Joseph
P'ettne and D.. Athens 4 letter W.s Elittes
to Dodt, Bowles aud Pistine, signed ':Dick, u
/ supposed to be written By Dick Bright
I wsrn,ng them sgainet Coflln. saying he wat
| Untted States detective and reported every
thing they did. Witness met other person:
| in the Grand Council from other parts ofths
country. An old gentleman, by tbs name o
oty, Dr.. Lsmmsr, judge sqH5asa, Hasa,.,nT1s nom
county Mr.. Lceh, Of the Burnt District
Union county; Mr.. Myers, OF Laposte conn
IT,: Mr. a. D: K.ga, of New Amsterdam
| witness there became acquainted With thess
persons, On the 14th OF June. He WIS moi
sure that MI. Lasalle, Of Csas County, WA
Supreme Council Of the United States. Joht
6, David Was elected On the same day. Mr.
q uaffteu Was member OF the order. Wit
ness met him in Salem, indians, twice; hl
| nas the Deputy Grard CpmnaRdes Of tut
| State Of Iucfana. He vas fornerlJa Lfsu
ttpant Colonel Of IN Indiana regiment q
told Eit. ees that he aud Dodd had the rlgh
to call the orier together ut any tims the!
! Eight think proper. He also said that tn
obj.ct .nd intent Of the organization Wa
10 cooperate With the Confederate forces
The f1rtt time he SAW witness, he took hia
for commissioner from the ContSder
ate forcts, and told witness that tacr'
we're seyeh rtg,nepts OF FORESTS men dit
bsLded in Kentucky to 1eEaln home lof
short time, md 10 concentrate when necea
Fart. q gentleman nsked He11feR why cer
tain lady Vas eent to Salem, Indians II
sid tbeT expected tronblo In Kentucky, mt
1t would be tater In Salem, IndianA, than Il
Kentucky. Witness met man by the nam
OF Pitsr, in Louisville, who said he reside
In Springfield, illinois. He YVES membe
Of the ordtr, and said he vas on the staff q
Vallandigha.u. Piper was present at th
MEETING Of the Grand Council in Kentucky
*nd ssEistad ia opening the meeting; H sai
| that James i. Barrett, formerly Of st. Louii
w.e there, Grief Of V4l'andighs MS staff, au
that Cspta'n Hines, OF tbs rebel army, ha
charge Of the releasing ot the rebel prisoner
at Jobnson's Island Piper said he had
communication from Val2udisham t
Bovlet, giving him charge of the releasing I
| the tthfl pritone1s at Rock 1lland, Nblc