Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-11-16
U. S. MILITARY COMMISSION
Twenty-Eigh,h days Proceedings.
VI RE TIES TIWON Wy.

RE sTIMON Ny.
The Commission met in the Council Chamber
:, o'clock. A. NJ, Nox l..
Minutes read, corrected and approved. anu the
Court proceeded to hear testimony.
Cowgirl recalled Freeman had undertaken to
enroll two townships and had compiled one He
was wayl4id and shot before he got through He
was killed about ten days after my meeting with
Humphreys and his men
DIR. Wilson then continued his testimony of
Yesterday
| met at the Chicago meeting man named Ma
iors, and Mr. Barrett. who said they were au
thorized to represent the Southern COniederacy
They represented the Sons of Liberty generally.
Certain parties were expected, but they did not
come. ! think Mr. Amos Greene, Of Illinois was
one; also Mr.. Nalandigham. The latter sent a
messenger.
Mr.. Dodd represented himself as having been
at the Clifton House to meet with Southern Com
missoners-that il, with Holcomb. Clay San
ders. and. / suppose, Capt. Majors. In the up
rising. Mr. DOdd was TO lead at indianapolis and
IN Indiana. and Vallandigbam in Ohio. Nv i'm
preston is that learned all this of Bowles Our
expenses were paid at Chicago by Barrett, out OF
two millions OF dollars furnished by the rebel
Confederacy.
Witness went on and detailed the scheme OF
the uprising planned for the 10Th of August
1864 Rebel prisoners at the several northern
camps were TO be liberated, Government arsenals
seized, Government property fired. and a general
revolution was TO take place in the interest of
the rebellion. The witness. in this regard, sim
ply detailed and corroborated what other witness
Is had testified to.
| was furnished with one thousand dollars by
B.. Bowles, for the purpose of purchasing arms
for the order did not use il Ia that direction
| had loaned 1t for the purpose of procuring sub
stituteS-that il, tor arming any members Of the
order not able TO arm themselves | did not
consider the money loan, but 20 be paid back
CROSS ExAsINA1IOS
Know Milligan. Horsey. Heffren and Humph
reys. ] did not learn that ANYTHING was done az
Chicago With regard q nsnrrection only saw
things around me which led me TO suppose that
there was something going on in some meeting
TO which was not admitted The plan which
have detailed with regard to the liberation Of
prisoners. &c, was the plan which understood
was agreed upon the most feasible The
ST. 900 furnished me by Dr.. Bowles was, | un
derstood. out Of his private funds. That il sha,
ne gave me 20 understand, himself | have been
under arrest No inducements have been held
out To me BY any officer Of the g0vernnlen
whereby might escape punishment; by testify
ing against the other defendants. | was in
formed by the guard yesterday about IL clock
by Il guard, presume it was-that was re
ouired witness. IL was expressly stated 70
me thar the government would make no pledges
10 me, but If desired 20 come voluntarily upon
the witness stand and testify. | might come |
am here without hope Of promise, recompense
reward or immunity DR. Bowles had rendered
me a position on his staff. The meeting Of the
Sons of Liberty was held AZ Chicago during the
Democratic convention, which nominated Ne
Clellan Mr. D1dd I saw there saw Mr.
Moss. of Missouri. | Mr. Greene, of Hi
nois. and NJ Jackson and Mr. Valandigham, OF
Ohio. Mr.. Nailandghsm acted as Chairman
of the meeting. Mr. |allsndigham made
speech. The substance OF Lis first remarks re
lated to the divided condition OF the Democratic
party. he had thought that the Chicago Con
yention would split as the Charleston COhven-
ton had split But since his intercourse with
Democrats he concluded that he mistaken
He thought be could secure the framing Of the
platform so ss to meet the views Of the Order
The next day at the me place the Richmond
House subsequent meeting was held Proba-
bly, one hundred and fifty we're present Dodd
aud were there from this State There might
have been others, but | do not recolect them
Nallandigham WAS chairman The doors were
open and all walked in that chose | don't
know of any one being excluded There was no
pass words and no door keeper / DO not know
whether all present were members of the Order
or not. Mr.. Moss gave a history of the condi
too OF Affairs ia Missouri Between the secesh
ard the Union troops the citizens ct that
State were enduring immense suffering He
therefore said that ii the Order worth sny-
thing now was the time to strike if its members
had true American blood ia their veins. He
said ne had come there 10 ascertain whether the
Order OF the Sons of Liberty was worth any
thing or not. and If t would strike for the op
pressed MissOurians. Ii was proposed by Mr.
Singleton that there should be public demon
stration of the Order in opposition the candi
date of the Democratic Convention This meet
ing was subsequent 10 the Convention. Mr.
Moss advocated public appeal. wanted pre-
ceSsiOn. and read a number OF notices from
Washiugtou, Douglas and Jackson which he pro
posed should be Transcribed upon banners All
OF these notices were pttriOuc-0r at least
would be considered outside of secret sOc!e
". III. Sngletons proposition did not carry
AIR. ' sll.ndig CHAM ide speech anu said that
he wa entirely satisfied with the platform and
the result was that il was understood IN the com
ing election the order would merge itself into and
cooperate with the ID .mocratic oFganizl alton.
Mr. Green. Of Illinois. stated that the organizt
ton wa- not strong - supposed lie did not
think tia, il numbered over 100000 DO not
think that this meeting Am speaking OF wss :
regular set meeting OF the order it might have
been mere political caucuS, but most OF those
present were. - | understood. members Of the
order The order. universally, vas opposed 0
the nomination of Gen Mcclellan. but Nallan-
digham's influence inside the members generally
acguieSce
The Barrett have spoken Of told zoe he WAS
advised by MIR Douglas 10 raise regiment for
The federal army ~ that time Barrett Vas 8
citizen Of Illinois Subsequently he removed 20
Missouri
Nm : Bush Vas called 70 the witness stand
q verify the speech delivered by one OF the dc
PENDANTS. Lambdn p Mllican, AZ Fort Wayne.
ou the 18th % August. 1864. Of which witness
took verbatim report and published 20 and
partly condensed N the Cincinnati Gazette Of the
fOllosiug l6Ih. The Judge Advocate proposed
20 submit she speech in testimony
. Mr Cofroth. counsel for the accused. OBJ
jected The whole speech. lust A. delivered.