Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-04
TREASON IN INDIANA.
The DOdd Trial
An Evansville Man I'm
plicated.
TESTIMONY Of FELIX sTrDGER

We have already given the substance
Of the testimony Of Felix g. Stidgsr.
The cross examination brought ont no
new facts Of importance. Every sEstt
was made by the counsel of The acezssd
to entsDgle the wi.aess in ; network Of
contradictions, bat without success.
This cross examins.ien, however,
brought out the following evidence as to
the part the PRECEDENT OF THE
MCCLELLAN CLUB OF THIS CITY
took in the proceedings Of the Grand
Council: SO
Q. Was there Mr., Mcbride Of Es.
ansviile present.
A. There was
Q. Was he az. active member.
| A. Very.
Q. Was he there all the timer
A. Nearly He was member Of
the military committee. He may hare
beea absent part Of the time alter dinner
After Mr.. Stidger was through testify
ing, the following additional witnesses
we're introduced on the part Of the Gov
ernment:
George y. Pagh, Of Cincinnati, was
sworn and examined as TO whether GER
tain letters to Dodd and Voorhees, offer.
ed in evidence were in vallandigharn'
hand writing, He identified them as
such, because he had seen him write
many letters, and had received many
1 from him. The council fog the defense
were satisfied on that point The only
letter Of Vallandigham's yet admitted Is
as follows:
la ISDIASAroLrs, IsD. May 81.
H. a. Dodd, Esq
Dear SirsvThat District Convention is
| ct last fxsd--Hamilton, Butler county,
June Is. Be there and bring friends
and Speakers. Don't fail
Your letter with names received all
right
i Jos. Kirkpatrick. Of New York city, g
dealer in arms, was sworn and examined
10 reference to purchase Of arms shipped
to j. ]. Parsons 4 Co, Of this city. He
! Identified the arms found in DCdd' ;
Office as those sold by him to man who
represented himself as Harris They
we're marked by Harris, who paid for
them, ~. ]. Parsons L Co, IndianApo-
lis, Indiana" He sold him 290 revel-
vers. and contracted to furnish him
$500 more, and $4,000 pistol car
tridges He judged from what Harris
first said that they we're to As shipped to
Mexico ,~.ss -
Wm. Clayton, witness for the Gov
ernmeut was then introduced. He resi-
ded in Warren county, Illinois; was .
member of the Order OF "American
Knights" and since that Of the Order
of the Sons of Liber:y;;" was initiated
into the three degrees ! entered and con
tinued in the -0rder in good faita; was
admitted member on the lat day of
July, 1863. he was initiated by DR..
Mccartney and q man by the name Of
Griffith, residing in Monmouth county,
Iilinoisi couldn't remember the obiigs-
ton be took on entering the Order, but
had tie ritual Of the first degree of the
o. a K The concluding portion of the
obligation u as follows II do further
promise that I will, at al times, If needs
I ~ e@1C ~ @fA@S AA bA4G I8419 O1 tue OBJ
pressed in my country, FIRST of all against
any Monarch, Prince, Power or Govern
: pment which may be found in arms
against q people or peoples who are en-
deavoriag to establish, or have inaugu.
rated a Government for themselves. oI
their free choice In accordance with,
and founded upon the eternal principles
fof truth which have Grst sworn on The
yestibule, and now in this presence ID
swear to maintain inyiolafe and defend
with my life This do promise with.
: out reservation or evasion Of mind, with
out regard to the name, station, condi
: ton or designation Of the invading o,
: eoercing power, whether il shall arise
{ from withinfoV come from without, sll TIM
do solemniy promise and swear sacred
!. " to observe, perform and keep with 8
: full knowledge aud understanding, and
witt my full assent that the penalty
: which viii follow vioiation Of any oi
: eithst' of these most solemn VOWS vii
be sudden and shameful death, while
: my name shah be consigned TO infsmy
? while this sublime Order shall sarvivs
! the wrecks Of time, and even until th.
last faithful brother shall have passeC
Z from earth to bis setvies IN the s'tempi;
v not made With Jhandss' Witness tool
the second degree, in the fall Of 1858