The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-11-10

ted to the members oftho civil organi-
zation. ..... .... I'D. r.
He would notihave known it but for
his official position as Deputy LGrand
Commander. Tho military plan was
probably known to the leaders and To
tho committee of thirteen, who were
known only to tho Grand Commander
and themselves. They expected 10
control the civil organization by their
influence. Dodd was q military lead
er, but DR.. Bowles was above him
The military officers were above tho
civil, and controlled and directed the
arming of the order, and its military
movements. He learned this from
James b. Wilson, Adjutant General on
Bowles' Staff; from him he got all his
information about the order; il was
from Wilson after his return from
French Lick Springs, where Bowles
lived. lie had never understood that,
the rank and file of the order were to
be armed at.the expense of the order
The military chiefs detailed men to 90
into the various townships and nick
out o certain number '-of men to be
armed; reports Of the amount of arms
and ammunition on hand were taken
by these men and reported to the
branch temples, thenceRin secret cy.
pher to the county temples and State
Council DR.. Wilson once on his rc-
turn from Cowlcs, when severalsmom-
bers of the order were resisting the
draft, pulled out II roll iof money of
one thousand dollars, which he inst
got. from DR.. Bowlcsito purchase arms,
and said there was plenty more where
that came from. He said half q MIL
lion Of dollars had been sent to Indi-
ana, Illinois, Kentucky and other
States by rebel agents in Canada, to-
procure arms for the order, in those
Western States; Dodd and Walker
had received one hundred thousand
dollars each, and Bowles had received
the money for his part of tho State
1t was to be expended for arms and
ammunition for the military part Of
the order of American Knights or
Sons of Liberty. He learned this.
from Wilson in June, 1864, about the.
time'of the Grand Council at Indian
apolis; never heard how or to whom
they were to be distributed, bat sup
posed they were for the order, The,
order was expected to.be used by the
leaders for revolution, to establish o.
Northwestern Confederacy, and that,
failing, to join the South. In the Feb
ruary meeting OF the Council, arming-
tho order was tallicd,of conversation
ally by the membership DR.. Bowlcss
and others.
On the 10th August, he learned
there was to be an uprising, and the,
rebel prisoners were to bc'releasod i'm
Ohio and Illinois, the arsenals in these,
States siczed, and the prisoners armed
with the arms taken from them. Gov
ernor Morton was to be taken and
held as a hostage, for those conspira-
tors who might be taken prisoner i'm
this uprising. DR.. Athon was to be.
Governor by virtue of the State law,
which provides that the Secretary Of
) State shall be Governor in case of va.
cancy, caused by the death or remo-.
val of the Governor and Lieut.. Gov
crnor Athon was to call out the mi
litia, and tho order to have things,
their own way. In case they failed to-
secure Morton as q prisoner, he was to
be made way with; but witness did
not understand how; the State Gov
ernment was to 90 on as usual. This
revolution was to be accomplished by
the military part of the order, and rs
many others as they could bring into
it under tho excitement of tho movo-
| ment.
: This scheme was not impaired to
= any but members of the Order and to
the leaders of tho Democratic party,
only so far as they were members l
think Dr. Wilson said he was at Chi
cago. The committee of ten was to
take care of Governor Morton; ten
{ men of the order were selected foi
that.
Mr.. Duuham counsel for the accused
l. purged himself of any knowledge
that Hetfrcn was to turn States evi.
dcncc. Mr. Hctfren has been one o.
= the prominent leaders of the Democra
= cy in this State, and his testimony
l. shows up some of tho hideons features
n of this conspiracy which Mr.. Bing'
4 han, failed to 1iSclosp
T. The cross-eXaminaton of Heffrcr
IS will be resumed at o'clock on Thurs
1t day, November 10, to which time the
J. commission adjourned.
% james B. Wilson, of Washington
II County, Bowles Adiutant General ha'
+, been placed under arrest.
y ARREST OF WILSON.
: DR.. James B. Wilson, Adjutant Gen
~ cral on Bowies' staff has been arrested
- - by the military authorities. The ties
~ timony of Hetrren, before tho Com
1, mission, to-day, makes Wilson quite {
VI prominent character in tho contem
~ plated uprising for the establishment
a. of Northwestern Confederacy.
of The introduction of Hcffren rs {
le witness, took the conspirators an
a their counsel entirely by SURPRISE
OF They could not have been more as
40 tonishad if one of Bookings Greek
lie fire shells had exploded in their midst
Il. While Horace was tcstifying, Andy
n. the rear Bligadicr, grinncd sardoni
~ cally, and old Bowles gave him an I