Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-10-27

Ger was on the Goth or 9th Of January.
4. 1t was about the last of January.
Q. Then 1T was something over a month
from the time you were last in the Order till
you made the confession?
! A. Yes, sir, about that.
Q. When did you make up your mind first
of all to make this exposure?
A. The next day after was sworn into the
Lodge, when told my father that was going
! to expose the Order. He was little scared at
what said, but told me to tell my case TO
my uncle at Washington, Davis county,
and he told me to come here and report and l
/ did so.
Q. How long after you told your father, was
/ it that you communicated with your uncle?
! A. 1t was a day or two after.
@. What is the name of your uncle at
Washington?
| A. William Tranter.
Q. What are his politics2
A. He processes to be a Union man. He
holds generally to the Republican party.
Q. Why did you not come to Indianapolis
sooner than the 10th of March?
A. had not made up my mind whether
would come or not.
Q. With whom else did you converse from
that time till you came here2
A. Oaly with Captain Henley.
Q. What kind of looking man is this John
W. Stone?
A. He is a small man, genteel loob ing, with
! light hair aud whiskers.
| Q. Does his hair turn up?
| A. / don't remember whether it does or
not. do not think saw him with his bat off.
Q. Does be reside in the neighborhood?
A. He did at that time.
O. What is his age?
A. About twenty-six should think.
Q. How long since he left that neighbor-
hood?
| A. 1t was some time in March. 1t was
I Al. l. g. IL IL.
back to get horses
@. Was this the time Stone was shot at?
| A. Yes sir.
Q. Do you know that his fingers were shot
off.
| A. man by the name of - did his
hand up for him, and be said he was minus
| four fingers.
@. Where is Stone now
A. He has nsG been heard of since then that
| l know of.
A. How did this John ". Stone come to be
attacked for the killing of that eoldier?
| A. a Lieutenant of the 18th, with some of
the boys, were going to arrest him to see if he
knew anything about the matter, and when
| they went to the door, and Stone saw who they
| were, he tried TO make his escape.
| Q. What were they going to arrest him for?
| A. To see if be knew any thing about il.
| Q. Were they going to try him in the civil
courts?
A. Probably they were going to try hi2
| with rope if they had caught him.
| q. He ran from them, then, to escape DEATH
did he not?
A. Yes, sir.
| Q. And they shot him as be ran?
A. So my cousin told me.
| @. How many were after him?
| A. think four, if | recollect right, besides
| the Lieutenant
| Q. Was Stone present when this man was
killed?
A. do not know whether he was or not.
| P. Do You know any thing about the circum-
stances under which that man was shot?
| A. No, sir.
Q. Where have you been since you made
this communication to Captain Henley?
| A. Some time in May, | went down South
as a detective. / understood that the members
of the Order had my Likeness taken, and SO
| concluded to leave the place. 1t was before
! left, that detective came there, and | got
member of the Order TO initiate him, and he
took him in like a book.
| Q. What is the name of this detective?
| A Coffin.
Q. Where does he live?
| A. He is in town here.
| Q. In what capacity did you go South?
| A. / went on another man Through.
| q. What have you been doing South since
then?
| A. have been working on bridges, part of
| Tue time VIII tue L iJn lEuldnA regiment
| z. What were the 18th Indiana Regiment
doing?
A. They were in active service.
| Q. When did you return from there?
A. got home last night week ago.
| Q. How long since were you notified of the
necessity of your presence here, as witness?
A. week ago yesterday.
Lodge, On the 10Th and 9th of February?
A. Anderson Scarlet, as he is called; but
| that is not his correct name.
Q. What did he say to you about that meet
ipg7
A. He said they were going 70 have another
m letting. and would like all the members of the
Order TO attend.
Q. What kind Of house does this man
Gaddi; live in?
A. He does not live at the house. 1t is an
old log house, and no one lives there now, that
know OF. No one lived there at that time.
Q. Did you remain in the Order as long as
you thought IL worth while?
A. Yes sir.
@. What was the name OF the Order you met
ct that house?
A. The Circle of Honor.
Q. What is the name of the Order after it
was reorganized?
A. The Knights Of the Golden Circle
q. What was the purpose of the Knights of
the Golden Circle?
a. TO help old JEFF. Davis, as heard them
preach at that meeting.
Q: How did you come by the ritual and
books of the Order?
A. The members of the Order said they
came from the South
O. Whom were they sent by?
n. | heard no names mentioned but that of
jeff Davis.
Q. Did you not hear Of or see any person by
whom they were sent
A. There was slender, good looking
young man came there about that time, who
may have brought them.
Q. What part did he take in the meeting?
A. None. He didn't come 10 town until
the next day, l understood. That is what
Stone said.
@. Did Stone state where this NAL lived?
\. do not know that be stated it.
Q. What was the substance of the obliga-
ton you took in going into the knights of the
Golden Circle at that time?
A. A young man named Baker asked ne
whether We should 60 and see them out, we
had started with them, and whether we should
90 to the next meeting. We concluded TO do
so, and were taken in.
Q. What was the nature of the obligation
You took at that time?
A. 1t was 20 support JEFF. Davis, either
North or South.
Q. We're there any terms mentioned or
oaths taken?
A. The form OF the obligation was about
the same as that taken ny soldier, though
differing somewhat from that administered in
the army.
Q. The oath administered in the army is to
support the United States, and to obey its Off
GERS Was the oath you took an oath to sup
port the Southern Confederacy, and obey the
officers JEFF. Davis might place over you?
A. Yes, sir it wasa military organization in