Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-11-11
U. s. MILITARY COMMISSION
Twenty-Fifih Days Proceedings.
MEssRs. BowLEs. HEPPREN. HUN
PHREYS. MILLIGAN AND HOR
SEY IN COURT
Heiiren. one Of the Accused, Still
on tlsc witness stand.
The Commission me, pursuant to adjournment

~ N0AHmrrtNh mth
a, 2 o'clock p ~. November 10
VIM. r Greene. Of Salem, started Tor Chica-
90 about the 18th OF June as a delegate in my
place He a member of the order ] saw
him after be returned lie told me aud others
What was done We were afraid he was not tel
ling the truth. aud We seut nv brother TO Mr
Dodd and learned that he mad fallen among the
detectives and did not get ia tue Grand Council
The committee 20 take care Of Gov Morton
Vas 70 be selected by the Committee Of Thu
Teen. do not knox who composed the Com
mittee Of Thirteen Nr George r Harris. o.
Salem, Washington county. said he knew more
than did
y white hag with ribbon over any house or
other species Of property, was to be hung out in
time Of INVASION so that re0els would not destroy
H. 4 raid was expected on the 10th of August
Dr. Bowles had sent a man TO see Price Kerr
Of New Albany. was member OF tho order
Initiated him He took three degrees.
One reason Why the Insuuection failed on the
10Th o! August. VAS that Kerr came I'D 20 lndi
annapolis Another reason vas she rebel army
did not come up to Cumberland Gap as theY
had agreed Dr. Wilson told me Bowles had
gone to sec Price, and another had gone TO Rich
mOnd ! understood they failed 10 get back IL
time Cannot say that the reason, a. had
been discarded because they thought would not
DO to teto. The Richmond man. Mr.. Harris told
me. never got back. A tax Of 20 cents 4 month
81 for the FIRST degree, 81 % for the second end
~ 50 for the third. on each member Tor rho
purchase Of arms. l suppose a large portion Of
the civil part OF the order did rot know ans
thing shout this The pretense for collecting the
money 20 establish a paper, but really the
purpose was 10 purchase arms
Threats were made TO hang me when At
home. since rny release, and NV commencement
OF this ties mony.
In regard 10 arms, witness said he had been in
prison and asked TO be excused FROM stating what
be knew. Horsey told me where he had hidden
his powder, lead and buckshot A man by the
name of ShuriG had CARED of most Of the
powder. and the caps were covered up in bar
rel with Old clothes Horsey had 400 pounds Of
lead. Heg got ammunition from Bowles. He got
six or seven kegs OF powder
CROSS TRANSLATION
was mistaken a. 20 the time Joined the or
der | think il must have been in September.
attended the first council the 10th AID LIT OF
February. Know nothing 81 any military bill.
DR.. Wilson told rue that he vas in charge of the
Committee OF Thirteen. | learned Of the mill
tary feature oil the order Ia the latter part oi
80 or first part OF Oh Learned this OF Dr.
Wilson, and possibly from Harris Dr. Wilson
told me Dr.. Bowles The ranking Major Gen
eral. and had control of the military feature ct
the order Dodd told me the same thing
On the night OF the 18th, after the inyesiiga-
ton of MalOtts csse ! pronounced the order a
humbug and withdrew. ] did nothing after that
except to keep myself informed so that could
post my personal friends when the destruction
was to come Off
DR. Wilson informed me Of Dodd's arrest. and
told me to write 70 Vallandigham. Humphrey
Nliigan aud Bowles Wilson said something
must be done Thomas ] Wilson. Of Martin
county. told me he had beer TO Illinois. ard tho
Grand Commander ct that State sald he was
ready
la the letters said that Dodd wss arrested,
and inquired what ras best 10 he done-vhether
10 fight 10 submit got answer
from Miigan Suppose il to have been written
by student OF his II advised against the up
rising. saying il not time
Mr. Humphreys denounced the order snd 40.
vised nc to leave il. Humphreys. in his reply
said he for his country, right or wrong
With regard 20 Governor Morton. understood
that il they could not use him they were 20 kill
him Heard OF the scheme in June Packed
nv carpet bag TO come and tell Morton. bat my
wife taken sick AID could not get of. A.
the time heard this did believe these men
would murder Governor Norton had good
reason TO believe H.
Have no recollection OF the witness SGidger,
OF of ever talking with him have no recoI-
lection of him one way or another. 1t il posi-
BILE / might have talked with him, but If 90
cant recolleCt il.
The man Baily. oi Tere Haute, | understood
since ! was arrested is dead
Had heard nothing Of Humphreys drilling men
or preparing 10 resist the draft Had heard that
men went 20 Humphreys asking about resisting
the draft, and Humphreys told them 10 go home
and obey the law, as ne intended TO obey il.
Pending the examination ot the witness. the
Commissions adjourned until November II, at 10
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