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CeppePheaaism Unmasked...Mil. N II.
leery Trial 0fH. III. DOdd..Start-
liny Disclosures Made. lnas = -
sfsa1s IND1ANAPoLrs, Sept. -
The case Of Harrison n. Doid excitee
rest interest in this community. The cx-
animation Of witnesses on the part OF the
Rsveenmept commenced to-day before the
Eidtafys COmmissiOn, Brevet Brigadier
General ColgrOve Presidents A considera.
BE nusnber of persons Of both sexes were
prsssafv Listening to ths p5cceedlns,s q. !.
ave him the 6rat information concerning
fhe Order Of the &oneof Liberty He. was
sent By Captain & r. Jones, Provost Mar
nhsl, 70 learn particulars OF the oFgahixa-
tion.g He had anQtheE iptegyieW with
Bowles about the ooh Of Nay, 1854, and
VAS regularly initiated intol the Order Of
tho Sons Of Liberty. This was about the
thdthlrd degree by Mr.. Harris, Secretary
Of the Grand Council Of this etdtes He
arr net Dodd in the ONCE ~ Mr.. Binr-
ham. editor Of the Indianapolis Sentinel.
He6Ad d letter Of introdhctiou to Dodd.
frdln'Judge Bullitt. The sletter was pro-
duoSd n court. ,aSNhs& @Gi hassaTt e
ThsConversation witness had with Dotld
related 10 Mr.. Coffin, y United States detec-
tive. who was TO be Assassinated. .Dodd
Tho p8rsons connected In this matter at
that time wore Mr.. Dodd, HARRISON, DR..
Bowles, Milh9an, DR.. Humphrey and Fl.
]. HaflinR. There were a number of 9th.
ers whose iSAunes the witness could not re-
member. Persons were not admitted to
the meetings of the Order Of the Sons Of
Liberty without a password. Witness was
at the time Secretary Of the Grand Council
for the etste Of Kentucky. He was APP
Dr.. Bul,iti, and still holds the position, ii
such an Office exists. The Sons of Liberty
was a military organization. Hwas in this
organization That Conin's murder was dis
cussed, aud it was decided empAatically
that it should be DONE -,i IS ssw
There was to have been a meeting at
Hamilton on the occasion OF Mr.. vallan-
peitsd to Be present: At the meeting re-
1etfed to Dodd called on those who would
gowith him to murder Cofin. Only one
man responded, Mcbride, from Evansv.lle.
Ind, and though he knew Coffin. he could
not join Dodd. The witness, Bowles, Dodd
and Ailligan, went TO Hamilton, bat Cof-
I'm could not be fonnd.l There were two
meetings on the day referred to. AT the
evening meeting they discussed the mill
A number Of speeches were made. al full
cf the oppression and tyranny of the Gov
erument, which was 70 be resisted BY force
Of arms. They expected definite time to
b ct for . general uprising, in which they
we're to seize the United States arsenals il
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. The rebel pris-
oners in the States were to b released and
~ L.
The number in the Order Of the Sons of
Liberty was calculated to b 600o0 to 20.
000in the State Of Indiana. Illinois was
counted on ~ havinga considerable num-
bar aud Missouri was believed 20 be al.
most unaujmous. Ohio was mot much
counted on. Bowles told the witness that
he had his command organized into COM
Saw Bowleo ct Louisville; he vas there
experimenting with II. C.. Booking id the
manufacture Of hand grenades and, Greek
fire, which were to be used in Destroying
Government property. BOwleS said that
the-Greek fire had been used for the des-
trtlction OF the Government warehouse at
Louisville, and of Government steamers.
Theprogrammeof the meeting IN Chicago
in July, was given BY the Witness, who
hid agreed to seize the camps and depofs
Of prisoners in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois,
seize the atsenals In those States, arm the
rebel prisoners Afeer being released, md
alSo members Of the order, and unite at
Louisville. The uprising wAstob be general
in those States and II Missouri, and =
much Of Kentucky ~ pcsaibas the date
srned in regard to waiting for the, rebel
armies 70 operate with them. Al 1 confer
ence with Bowles, Milligan snd Walker.
twas determined 10 70 ahead 6h the 18th
of10th 81 August, and carry. out The plan
,{1ssd upon, and eventua'sly ! unite At
ii tie Re Chicago meeting Of the order,
thefe were present, Judge Bn!litt Dr.
Dodd and John G. walker they agreed
that the upriaing Was to take place from
The Sd to the 18th Of August, a. should be
finally determined BY vallandighafn, the
supreme commander Of the order, whom
hey were sworn to obey. Dodd was
Grand Commander, and walker, Bowles,
Ailligan and Humphrey, Major-Generals
Bniiitt had attempted to communicate
with Colonel Jessie. A rebel Colonel Sip
bert, on parole, In Kentucky, was initiated
into the order, and attempted to get per.
mission to go TO Canada, from whence he
designed going to Mexico and into the
C0nlederacy. slNt
Al Chicago they agreed the order was to
meet openly in mass Democratic m0etiugs,
and on the day Of the uprising, August 9th,
were to have mass meeting at IndiaBap.
oais, and carry out their programme. The
design Of the movement was 70 carry q
portion Of the States into the ConSederscy.
Bowles talked privately about North
western Confederacy. snf sea ST.
The constitution, rituals, &c, Of the order
were exhibited to witness and Unidentified
a the genuine work Of the order. Also
the roll Of member Of the order ia Indi.
anapolis, found in Dodd's onice, which had
been shown TO witnesses by Harrison. the
Grand Secretary. without concluding
tie examination of Mr.. Stidger the Courl
adjourned to EIGHT o'clock TO morrow
morning. 80 sa fsf
sHxrrIxBxR os-Felix @. Htidger, 4 Wit.
49, for the Government, continued hil
testimony; ,.s..,exa1. .s,s
Saw Nj. Harrison at Dodd's; he. com.
planned that the order was dilAtory il theil
uprising against the Government He be
heved that they had not arms enough TO bt
ofservice. Dodd said that II they did nol
openly resist, he'd be damed he would
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