Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-08

neat, ANXIOUS aud unQufet, vita runners
Of this, that and the olher; and the mat.
ter came up in that conversation in re-
gard 10 resisting the draft, when Mr..
Wilson pulled roll out Of his pocket,
wrapped up ike bankers parcel, and
said there was one thousand dollars he
had Just got from DR.. Bowlss to procure
ammunition for eur county, and there
was plenty more where thsl came from.
Q Did ae state anything else7
A. Not at that time, but he did after
wards-
Q. What was that7.
A. That there was half million of
dollars ssnt to Indiana, Illinois aud Ken
tacky, think, b. rebel agents in Cana
da, for the purpose of procuring arms
and ammunition for these Northwestern
States, to arm themselves with.
Q Who received this money in this
State7
A Mr. Dodd, | was told, and Mr.. John
c. Walker.
i O. BY whom we're you told7
4. By DIR. Wilson. never got .
word from Mr.. Bowles. Mr. MilIigaa, Mr..
Humphreys, or Mr. Horsey, in nv life.
@ Who did he say received that money
iu this State7
A. | understood him 10 say Mr.. Dodd
and Mr.. Walker.
q What amount did they receiver
"A. A hundred thousand dollars each
Q. How was it 10 be expended
a A portion Of II was to 90 TO Dr.
Bowles, to be spent in his part Of the
State, in purchasing arms and ammuni-
tion.
Q. For whom.
A. For the military Order that had its
connection with the Order of American
Knights.
Q, When did you have this converse.
I ton with him7
A. Il could not have been far from
the middle of June, 1864 think SO
/ from the fact that / was told Grand
Conncil was TO be held here about that
time, and il was shortly after that, that
he and ! had this conversation. Il
mast have been in June.
Q Did be get that information at that
meeting7
A. am not certain that he came "a
indianapolis, but il was shortly aft, I
that meeting that be told ne. Whether
he went TO the meeting or got il from
DIR. Bowles, l cannot say.
Q. Did you learn from him, or other
members Of the Order, for what purpose
those arms were to be used after theJ
we're purchased and distributed to th,
members Of the Order of American
Knights7
A. / never heard how they were 4
be distributed, neither do / know s
whom they we're to bs distributed; but
supposed, as . matter Of course, theY
we're 20 be distributed 10 members Of III,
Order, aud were to be used either TO de
fend themselves from oppression an,
wrong, Or to Sight anything that came Il
/ hght them.
4 q We're, or were not these Erms Il
be used in carrying out the purposes o
the Order that you have detailsd1
A. ] understood they we're 10 be use
for the purpose Of carrying out the mill
tAry part Of the organization Of the Ameri
can knights
Q. Do you know when the Order wa
ehAngedf
A. presume il vas changed befor
June.
Q. Before you had this conEsrsatio
with DIR. Wilson
A. l think il WAS.
Q. understood you 70 say that tb
! object Of the military part Of this Ord,
, was 10 establish q Northwestern Confe,
eraey in conjunction with the Souther
, ConfedeTacyf
A. No, sir. | understood the object /
be 70 separate themselves from th
Eastern States, and form q Confed
ersey Of themselves; or else, failing I
. do that, Join their fortunes to the Souti
! srn Confederacy.
q. Then were, er were not those arm
to be used in carrying out these obisc
Of the military organizstion2
A. That was my understanding.
q Did you ever see more than th
: 81 900 that yon saw with Mr. wilson,
. A. | never did.
/ Q. Did you learn of Sny arms beir
! bought By him7
!. A. He and had very little talk &
three months past; bat never heard
o bis Offering to buy al arm OF amman
tea never learned from anybos
q that be did / was asked what he d
+ With the money, bat did not know.
: Nc. We're these military objects of,.tl
Order discussed either individually
publicly, At the meetings Of the 18th a.
/. 18th Of FshruaFyf
A. The meter was talked Of By son
4 Of Us, perhaps few OF usin q corner,
Of TO one side. -
y Q. Did yon 81 that time ever To
J. with Mr.. Milligan or Mr.. Bowles Hpi
r that subject7
IN A. Mr. Bowles was probably the
!. one morning when we were talking abo
it / remember there was somethii
a. about bic papers, aboat his being Ma,
A. General tnaf did not suit him; ans
10 know We had talks among oursslvl
probably Eve OF ak Of as At . time
a. O Did there ever come TO 20
re- knowledge at any time, any Intention
the part Of this Order TO take possessi
fthe State Govsrnmsntf
"a A. Yes, sir
Id Q. Detail 70 the Court what ,
learned in references 70 that
~ A. This I also received from ;
of same souree-Dr. Wilson. BE told
be that upon certain day, the 10th,
ke whether Of August or July am not c
,s. tain, Of this year, there was 70 hs
OIL bsen an uprising; the prisoners we're
~ be released at the Camp near Chicago
nd think Camp Dougl&s-at Camp u
es son, sad camp near Columbus-Car
,s. Chase, it is called, believe. They vi
". al to Be released The arsenals Of
IA United States we're to be seized, and
"a prisoners armed With the arms q
equipments contained therein
En- o. What then vas to Be dons1
/, 4. Governor Morton was to be tai
,m care of.