Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-09-29
THE TRIAL OF n. Il. D0D D
Fifth Days Proceedings.


Went 20 DOdds house twice D" Wui Vhi.
once De down town. Harrison vas Win l
him They s4id the Sons Of Liberty we're diia
tory about rising Doid said Il enough DID not
rise to o,erihrow the government he would leave
the country for he would be damned u be would
live in such a country This conversation was
on FRIDAY night before Bollett was arrested
A 60 the manner OF DESTROYING Cofhn. Dodd
expected to find Colin At Hamilton, pick quar-
rel with him and shoot him cOnversed With
W NJ Harrison II II DOdd. and Joseph Ris-
tine members OF the order. Knew RlsiIne TO be
. member because he displayed a knowledge he
could not have obtained outside OF tie lodge or
council. .
Here defendants objections to proof OF what
Mr. Rstine may have said we're oyerrued :
In relation TO a letter signed Dick. suppose
IL 20 have been written by Dick Bright. warning
tue order against Coffin was KEEP; at Ristne
Office all day TO see Coffin Met on the llth OF
June, Dr. Lemons, Judge BoultOn, from Allen
county, large heshy man-Mr. Evarts. Mr.
Leach Mr Myers, of Laporte county; Mr hager'
of Amsterdam. LasselIe Was elected member
/ of the Supreme Council | met Horace Hetfren
At salem He il Deputy Grand Commander
/ He told me that Mr. Dodd and himself were the
/ only two men In the State that had right to call
the order together That was the first DAY
| started TO see Dr. BOwes John Drom. OF ga
lem, showed me Heffren He took Hetfren out.
anu then Heffren took me out ond asked me II
ding of three or four regiments. He told me
there were four more regiments of FORESTS to
be dsbanded in Kentucky Said he supposed
| certain lady had been sent from Kentucky TO this
State because it would be more safe
Met Piper, a member OF the order from
Springfield. Illinois He had been through las
tern Kentucky organizing lodges. Saw james ,
4 A Barrett. from Michigan now Of Chicago lie
was on Vallandigha staff. the Supreme Com
mander Capt Hines Of the rebel army, was
also on Vallsndigham's staff He was to have
charge of releasing the prisoners on Johnson
Island Said the Son. of Liberty were to see
: that if Kentucky resisted tho draft Of negroes
, none of the LOYAL Leagurs we're to 60 to hen
lucky.
! Here an instrument OF produced,
: conical iron proiectile, and witness went on
saw an instrument like the larger she'll at
the Louisville Hotel in the hands OF Booking
on the 3Oth of June last This shell WAS 10 be
: used in the destruction of Government property
= was told by Dr. B0wles that these instruments
had been used in the destruction OF steamboats,
at Louisville and elsewhere. Booking said 1t
could be made of different degrees OF intensity,
but when exploded it was impossible to extn-
guish the fire.
When saw Dodd in June he said Calus and
Bultt had got part of the new work OF Sons OF
II Liberty which was continuation OF the Amer
: ican Knights" whose members were subject 10
IF the control of the new order but not TO be al
n mitted without they were considered worthy
p don't know of any attempt OF Mr. Dodd to
rs extend this order in this State. but did IN Ken
lucky Dodds address given me to be Ia
Ct ken To Kentucky, and Hanson circulated them
" The orders of the Grand Commander OF the
Order of the Sons of Liberty were TO be supreme
II above all orders and laws of the United States
T think that :" b. Il. Piper is the name of one O.:
re the persons have spoken of. but am not Ger
tain.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
Was first instructed in the vestibule degree on
the 9Th dav of May BY a United States detective
ed Took first degree on the 18th of May. IN Louis
nv Vile | participated in the order as member.
er but was acting in the character of United States
lie detective from the beginning. | was employed
Is by Provost Marshal Jones. OF Louisville, Ken
10 lucky, at my own request There are three tenn
be pie degrees besides the yestibue Bullitt sent
v, me about the assassination of Coffin. | gave
M his views of the necessity Ut killing him SAID
he nothing in council Dodd did not urge that the
at act should be done but on the contrary con
no sdered il necessary | was taken by Mr. DOdd
h to see Mr. Ristpe, and requested Mr. TO show
IN me Coffin This after the meeting at Ham
nj iIton Ohio | did not speak in council, nor did
insist ON the killing of Coffin was appoint
ed by Builiit, Secretary of the order In kentucky
he and afterwards elected have met Coffin. Did
Ire not oct in concert with him | knew him from
10, business d. Calling was AZ the meeting On the
ire l4th OF June Heard all he aid Humphreys
NV was there-a fat man. forty years old Mllhs n
ed is a tall boney msn-but don't remember ms
Use complexion Don't remember Hero n Thorn
"a son Mcbride might have been absent part Of
rth the time but he was a member OF the Military
sts Committee.
Don't know positively of any actual militar
organization Never any of them with arm
nj in their hands or drilling Dodd told me he Wa
I'VE At Chicago, but he said 1--WE" had come to sucl
u'u and such conclusions
ing They didn't intend Indiana and Ohio to be ia
AS' vaded but they would rise at all events ih'
III point settled Louis Vile
'o' Bowles SAID they were engaged IN a scheme II
III! aid of the rebellion, and against the governnen
can Dodd and Bowles were confident OF success ID
Athon counsellei strongly otherNise-counselle
delay; the time for an uprising bad not come ye
rst- The time would come to make is outbreas
nav without regard to the elections But they wer
q TO wait the election and use their arms 10 secuI
fair election Dr. A gave that 20 me at h
ate office individually. Judge Bullitt said Atho
iese had given him the same advice. Michael Brigt
the had given different opinions--thought the Stat
act, could not furnish more than 30 900 men. M
derstood that Nallandigham had knowledge
u the scheme and consented TO and controlled It
| was At Hamilton and heard him speak. ID
II no interview With him
"su | could get nothing of the unwrtten work
ug ~ the order in these works The signs, cOlioqu'
and general objects Of the order we're not Above
INV 10 be unfolded to a common member thu
' ~, degree member has further insight toto Il
N military character OF the order aud is design
y. help the South and resist the government OF q
Is ~ United States WORTHY LIST AM 81 degree mel
bers may have this information.
Mr. Harrison said the second anu thiFd mel
iee' bers in this township embraced sixty. bat Wit
",o' ready could take in a thousand. DE- Bowl
o'S, said he knew man that would furnish Al
anu amount of arms at any point the Order mg
y" designate Have no arsenals. The question
raising funds was discussed at that time cons
a'es' eraby.
, on There was nothing said about closing out ,
order. There was committee of thirteen
act A. Grand Council of tue Older Not
hted, close uD the ordef-not At all sT
~, Is Never have been under military arrest n a
DIT other arrest Nv testimony is not given IN
. promise OF immunity from arrest ami pun
ment.
: az Did reside in Louisville Now resides IN NJ
S : toon Illinois For four weeks Louisville l.
:. of April. Eleven years since left Taylorsvi
Has been carpenterng, goods business aud
. the army Private in the regiment Belont
70 company Z, 18th Kentucky Never with
-, d. dav in my life HonDrabiy diSchar.