Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-10-27
FROM INDIANAPOLIS.
The Secret History of the War
Glimpses of our Home Rebels-Mil-
itary Trials Of Indiana Conspira-
tors,
ISDIANapoI.s. Oct. 22.

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. ".
The Military Commission for the trial
of Milligan. Bowles. Humphreys, Heifrsn
and Hersey, convened yesterday. The
charges and Specifications are similar to
those upon which Dodd was tried, and to
which the prisoners all pleaded not guilty
w. Ii. Harrison. Grand Secretary of
the order. was examined in brhsh OF tbs
Government. His evidence yesterday.
confirmed that of Stidgcr. and others.
who testified in the Dodd trial as to the
organization and plans Of the order. His
examination was continued to-day, and
shows that in June, 1864 the order num-
bered Is, 900 in this State. 1t was organ
lied in the counties of Marion. Marshall.
Allen. Huntington, Laportc, Fulton, Csss.
Harrison. Crawford. Washington. Or
ange. Grant, Madison, Perry. Vsnderburg,
and Warwick and some others, that the
witness could not recollect.
The boxes containing arms seizel in
Dodd's boifiing, were shipped by er.ley Of
John Z. Walker. who notified Do,f,f to
inform Parsons that some boxes would
come from New York addressed to him.
Parsons was Son of Liberty. and he
stored the boxes in his building, knowing
that they contained pistols. The first lot
was boxes. Twenty boxes came two weeks
after.
A letter fyom John G. Walker. dated
New York. May 9Th. 1864. was introduced
IN evidence. in which Walker refers to
general uprising Of the Society, and thinks
Democrats should work for that and to
that end. 4 letter from l.. P. Miligan
dated Huntington. May 9th, 1864. identi.
fed by witness. was also pat in ev idcnce
In that SiiIl'gau looks forward to the time
when bullets instead of ballots will be
cast. and when the halter is the preamble
TO our platform. Without concluding the
examination of Harrison. the Commission
adjourned to two o'clock. Tuesday.
The Democratic State Central Commit.
tee have been in session in this city for the
past two days. They were suddenly call.
ell together to d wise some mean>, in the
alarming state OF their party affairs. OF
carrying the State for the grave digger OF
the Chi"kahominy. and against Lincoln.
They have had bothorSvme time of il.
one proposing one thing. and another
something else, and have finally issued an
address to the people of Indiana, which
viii appear in tomorrow'S Sentinel. The
address is only a prolonged howl over
what they call the tremendous frauds in
ho late election. AMI says that in fourteen
counties there was fraud enough, on the
part OF the Union men. to wipe out Nor.
toms maturity. They cxhort the unterri.
he'd to rush once more to the deadly breach.
and are confident that Little Mac will swim
in what Big Mac was engulphei. 1t is
evi'ien. that they are only whistling To-
keep their courage mp. They don't nllule
at all to the frauds in the Copperhea,,,
counties.
The military authorities are very busy
recovering and forwarding drafted men.
recruits and substitutes. The Hath Regi-
ment, volunteers, Was organized yeSter-
day. There are now about five thon> anil
men in Camp Darlington. and arrivals OF
troops each day exceed those sent to the
field. General Darlington, who has charge
Of the matter. is entitled To great credit
for the energy with which he dispatches
he great amount OF business which presses
npon him.