Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-30
MORNING LEADER
MILITARY TRIAL OTH.H.DODD.
Startling Disclosures Made. :
WHAT THE SONS OF LIBERTY PR0-
POSED 70 Do HB aa
Plan to AssassInate . United States
Detective.
GENERAL UPRISING FIXED FOR AUGUST.
VALEANDIGHAlI TO GIVE THE
SIGNAL. @
eENERAL UPRIsIMe FIYED FOR AUeUsT.
GREEK FEE AND HAND-GRENADEs.
The bloody PaogrOmme OF northern
Traitors. @sf1 % =


Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette
INDIAEAPoL1s Sept. ~. ID
The case of Harrison H. Dodd creates
great interest in this city. The examIna-
tion Of witnesses on the part of the govern
ment commenced to-day, before the Mill
tary Commission, Brevet Brigsdier Gem
eral Colgrove, President A considerable
number of persons of both sexes were
present, listening to proceedings.
Felix q. Stidger testified that Dr. Bowles
gave him the first information respecting
the Sons of Liberty. He was sent BY
Captain S. E. Jones, Provost Marshal, to
learn the particulars of the organization
and smother interview with Bowles about
the 10th Of January, 1864; was regularly
initiated into the order of the Sons of Lib
ertY. This was about the 9th or 9th of
June; was instructed in the third degree
by Mr.. Harrison, the Secretary of the
Grand Council of the State; first met
Dodd in the Office of Mr.. Bing-
ham, editor of the Indianapolis
Sentinel; had q letter of intro-
duction to Dodd from Judge Bullitt. The
letter wss produced in Court. The con-
versation witness had with Dodd related
to Mr.. Coffin, a United States detective
who was to be assissinated. Dodd said
that such men would have to be disposed
of. The persons connected in this mat
ter at that time we're Mr.. Dood, Harrison,
Dr. Bowles, Mulligan, Dr. Humphrey and
r. J. Calling. There were a number of
others whose names the witness could not
remember. Persons were not admitted to
the meeting of the order Of the Sons of
Liberty without q password; witness was
at the time Secretary of the Grand Coun-
ell for the State of Kentucky; was ap-
pointed by the chief officer of the State,
DIR. Bullitt, and still holds the position, if
such an Office exists. The Sons of Liberty
was a military organization. 1t was in
this organization that Coffin's murder was
discussed, and it was decided emphstically
that it should be done. There was to be
8 meeting at Hamilton on the occasion of
Mr. Vallandigham's return, at which
Coffin was expected TO be present. AT the
meeting referred to- Dodd called on those
who would go with him to murder Coffin.
Only one man Bride, from
Evansville, Indiana-who thought he
knew Coffin. He could not ioin Dodd.
The witness, Bowles, Dodd and Milligan,
went to Hamilton, but Mr.. Coffin
could not be found. There were
two meetings on the day referred to- At
the evening they discussed the military or
ganizstion of the Sons of Liberty. A
number of speeches were made, all full of
the oppression and tyranny OF the Govern
ment, and that it was to be restored by
force Of arms. They expected definite
time to be set for general uprising, in
which they were to seize the United States
Arsenals in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois,
Tho rebel prisoners in the States were to
be released and armed with thearms seized
from the srsenals. The number in the Or
der of the Sons of Liberty was calculated
to be from $4,000 to 5000 in Indiana. Ill
inois was counted on as having consider
able number, and Missouri was believed to
be almost unanimous. Ohio was not much
counted on. Bowles told the witness that
he had his command organized into COM
panies and regiments; saw Bowles at Louis
vile. He was there experimenting with
| r. g. Booking in 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 destruction of the Government
warehouse at LoIisvilleand of the Govern.
nlent steamers.
The programme of the meeting Of The
order in Chicago IN July was given by the
witness who said Dodd had told him the
| Ohicagoans had agreed to sieze the camps
and depots OF prisoners in Ohio, Indians
and Illinois; seize the arsenals in those
States; arm the rebel prisoners released
and also members of the order and unit
at Louisville. The uprising was to b
general in those States and in Missouri
and as much of Kentucky as possible. Tn
date was not fixed definitely, as they wer
governed in regard awaiting for the rebe
armies TO cooperate with them At
conference with Bowles, Milligan AM
Walker, it was determined to go ahead ol
the 18th or 18th Of August, and carry ou
the plan agreed upon, and eventually unit
at Louisville, At the Chicago neetin
Of the order, there were present Judg
Bullitt, DR.. Bowles, Richard Barrett of 81
Louis, Dedd and John G. Walker. The
agreed that the uprising was to take plac
from the Sd to the 18th Of August, as shoul
finally be determined by ,Vallandighan
the Supreme Commander Of the ordel
whom they were sworn to obey. bod
was Grand Commander, and Wake
: Bowles, Milligan and Humphries MajC
I Generals for Indians. Built had attemp
ed to communicate with Col. jesse and
t rebel Col Siphert on parole in Kentuck!
was initiated into the order, and attempte
TO get permission to 60 to Canada, frol
where he designed going to Mexico and il
to the Confederacy. At Chicago the
, agreed that the order was to meet openl
in the mass Democratic meetings, and Q
= the day of the uprising, August 9th, wei
8 TO have mass meeting at Indianapolis, an
; TO carry out their programme-the desig
!, of the movement was to carry portion
the states into the Confederacy. Bowl
talked privately about Northwester
= Confederacy.