Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-11-18
The Indiana Treason TrfaIs-More ImpOrtau
Revolutions by Heifren.

Special TO the Cincinnati Gazeti

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Indianapolis, Nov. IO.-The examination o.
| Horace Heffren before the Military Commission
was continued to-day, as follows:
q. W. Logan was Quartermaster of BOwles
| staff, aud Grand Senior of the Temple in Wash
iBgton county. Wilson told him Bowles
| had arranged to have aregiment armed in Wash
ington county, to be composed of nine compan-
les of infantry, one of lancers and one section
OF artillery. A secret cipher was used in the
correspondence between members of the order.
| : VIM. p. Green, of Salem started with Hef-
rens proxy to attend the Supreme Council at
Chicago, on June 18th, 1864, but he did not at
tend. The Committee of Thirteen were to ap-
point ten men to take care of Governor Morton,
and if necessary to kill him. He heard this in
June last. A signal flag was arranged for the
protection of new members of the Order during
invasion or insurrection. 1t was a white flag
so trimmed with red as to form red white and
red. All buildings displaying that would be
protected. The uprising was to take place Aug
10th.
DIR. BOwles had sent messenger to Price to
arrange for an invasion through Cumberland
Gap. One reason the insurrecfion was abSn-
doned was the efforts of Kerr to stop it. Kerr
was member initiated by witness. Another.
that rebel army didn't come through Cumber-
land Gap, as it had agreed to. Bowles had sent
one man to Price and another to Richmond
They failed to come back in time for the insur-
rectlon on the 10th. Money received for dues
IN the order was to be used to purchase arms
DC.
On account Of his testimony members of the
order had threatened TO hang the witness since
his return home few days ago. He had not
stayed at home single night. HOrsey had stat
ed TO the witness that he had hid away, four
hundred pounds of lead, several thousand per-
CuSSlOn SiV Or r 4.
purchased with the money furnished bv Bowles.
de saw Bowles at the State Council in Febru
airy 1864 He was elected Major General. and
outranked the other Major Generals.
The witness was elected Deputy Grand Com
mander there, but determined to leave the Or
DER, and SO informed the members, but he still
keep posted as to the movements of the Order
ior tne Deneht OF friends. His Office was partly
civil and partly military He had attended, ono
township temple in March, to organize II to car.
ry the Spring election. Last August at Wi
sons solicitation, he had written letters to Wall.
eF, humphrey, Milligan and Vallandiobam 20
know whether they should attempt Ia rpecpe
Dodd after his arrest, or back down with a f;oht
he wrote to Bowles, but did not send II an ac.
count OF Bowles' arrest. The letters were ofs;.
clally addressed to the Major Generals. as sncb
and Vallandigham as Supreme Commando
fallandigham never replied. Thomas ]. viii.
son nao Deen 10 Illinois to see the Grand Conn
mander OF that State, who reported that Illinois
was ready to rise, and was only waiting for In
diana to JOIN her. He asked these men wbetbar
they lthe Order) should fight or not Humnb.
reys had before advised obedience to the Iaw
and discouraged resistance to the draft. Hum'
Phreys discouraged any action. Milliran sa;d
ne was sick, and that we had better bide our
time If there had been an uprising, and the
order was unsuccessful in establishing North
western Confederacy they were to ioin the
South, and fight under the Confederate flag.
After concluding Heffren's examination. the
Commission adjourned till 10 O'Clock, A. Nj,
tomorrow.