, 1864-10-01


pr.vtLt the Hnnvls regiments, or Los a
Leagues, ss the; Rere called oy the Copper.
heads. from being tenrnut Of the State ny
the Goye1. ment 10 tntosce it; that resolu-
tton y d. upapimously paasfd By the Grand
Co1ncil ii 1uabois. -.
a coIic.i shell about the sixe Of a-S3
pounder Wsg here banded to the with ed. lie
$40 ue ex9 ei9,IIhr soul1 u that 1t Bock-
in1's rom. st the Louisville Hutel, about
ths ts7tn or 3Qth of Jute Bo~les. Calfus'
Charity Miller ar othetb were th!re- The
lover part or but of the ehtll sore wed OFT.
exbiblsta an inner shell which, being III.
ecreH ed, eto"ed another, tbBtde tof which
Ruuut this a8s an aperture to chnta1n the
liqui1 Greek tse, and lhls inner shell being
lt,oee and furnished with percussion cap.
caueed Au cxplurton On filling on nuY object.
TLt5 tn1srtsl mscbine Was intended to ba
u ed sor TIE des,ruesioe CT Gov rnment pro
pert1. q 81 heIlca1 nd.grc1ade, aooutthree
il clts in 0'anttr, Was here p1oduced,
an ,putr shell furnished with nipples for per.
cuss1uu cnps; the inner shell was to coutatn
the powder or powder and bullets, and the
aperture bet~e+n tho inner and outer shell
tic liquid Grctk~ fire. The shell. or haoQ.
greusos, on petug thrown Ut any object,
would exflcd- Immediately it touched any
object, and eYer5 thtns near it would be L.
niled. This infetnAl machine xas also ex,
planned to those persons paM ed, and Rb wies
ttld Witutes that Greek fire har been ueed
! tor the dIstrrc'ion OF the TWO boats at Lon.
fevllle IN tie aprins, also for q nnmoer Of
boats that went do sn the river in april OF
May. Tbis Greek are breathing, hs said,
would Ignite instantly, Or 1t might be ma1s
10 ignite FONT time aftsrward~
The order Known as AMERICAN Knights bad
been char ped as Dodc said, BY Judge Bu'litt
and Mf. Calfus, to tpe ordtr-of the Sons oil
Liberty, and Dodd wanted me to distribute
anew pamphlet Or ritual Of the order through
cut tbs State. The commands Of the Chtefd
Of the order vere paramount to all other
Laws OR orders, and We're to be opeYed In
opposition to any civil laws Or orders Of the
Government.
TIE cIoss-examInatfon Was lengthy, StIg.
gers testfo,opy "as strengthened, many ne =
points seainst the lrisonsr and tie order be-
ing developed.
!: TIE prisoner hsd joined the order as do.
tectiEe. but ~as- supposed to be b,Ra .fade
member by tbe order. He had been assigned
this WORE, by Provost Marshal Jones, Of
Louisvtl'e. lie did not give any opiuion OF
hls own ns to Coihn's assassination, but
Judge Bpllitt's opinion Dodd and others
in thsse lodges; knew him, but did not COM
munteatc anything to him. GottiDg Was
pIestnt ut the meeting OF tho order where
Cof6h's assassination Was discussed.
The Witress @-s asked for description OF
Miibean aud Humphrey, which was quite
cerr&ct.
In reference to the military character Of
the ordtr, he testified that he did not know,
personally, that they were armed or drilled,
Int wRs told tbat Ut The West they were arm
Ing, while 1rem the East they expected
money. It extended over tue States Of Ohio,
Indiana, Iili,. ,.ois, Wisconsiu, Missouri, Della
wsIc, Mary land; Pennsylvania: New York
and Kentucky.
Doda tuld hin be was at Chicago, at the
meeting OF july 20, aud said We came to such
conclusions tlete. Their design Was to con-
fine lhe war to Ksntrckys-b By marching their
forces there and co-operat}ug with the rebel
o ferets nga1n;st tht Government, and join them
rebelllop- Dodd and BoWltB were confident
Of Euccets. Dr.. A.4on connseled caution.
Be YES EreEeni at the Meeting Of the GEand
Council, juno Il. Hc advised delay until
they we!o more thoroughly. organized, and
1htll theS could see What they could d. at
Tie counsel asked the witness whether
Atbon DID not Counsel delay until they kuew
Whether 1le election WIS to be controlled by
bsy oncts. lie said they should use taeir
military POW er ut the polls, II the Govern
nett Undertook to control theu, and that
there would be time When It would be
tper to use tbtIr Military poscr against
lfe GovErI1nent, but It was best to wait till
after the election. Athnn 30 etatcd to me- ut
bis office; Judge Bullitt told me Athon gave
lin u= same opinion before; that Mike
Bright (Jeste D. Bright's brotner} had given
Bulltt the eame opinion HI thoug ht :. enty
tEoueand Lien gould be raised IN this State
for iHsurrectionary movements. Va1laodiG
Eem was elected Supreme Commauder-in
New York, February e Witness under
stood from Piper, that |slland,gham had
knowledge Of tlis tneurrectiolary movement
atd had given Ills sa1Stion to 1t. and had su-
preme control. The particular day to drill
was to be designated By him. I do not kaow
he kew OF the action in this State, but u1-
de1Eteod he did Of the action In Chicago.
The un nwri!ten work OF the order is It's signs,
ETC., and Its ecret /. surrectfonsry d. III md
a:ned cooperation with the South. Dr..
EowleE stid he knew Of q man Wto would
furnish arms Of any kin i and quantity, 1T any
time the order would designate The com
mittee Of tbirecn appointed on the 1ith of
July were to act in the recess Of the Grand
Council, and their acts were to be as lrgsl as
tLoge Of the Council itaelf: Booking e.
planned his Greek fire at his room in tue
Louisville Hotel. Dowles sad he WAS Q
member. Assisting the South was discussed
before lia,, and he said his machine Tas the
very thing Eetded. /