Marshall County Republican., 1864-09-29
FROM INDIANAPOLIS.
Trial of H. H. Dodd, the Son OF Lib.
erty--The Rebel Plot in
the North.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. -.
The Commission Tor the trial of DodI
resumed business this afternoon, Brig.
Gen. Colgrove presiding. The examina-
tion of witnesses on the part of the Gov
ernment was commenced.
! Felix CT. Stidger testified that he was
sent by the authorities to learn particulars
of the Sous of Liberty Dr. Bowles gave
him the first information. He was initia-
ted into the order about the fifth Of June,
aud was instructed in the third degree hy
Harrison. the Grand Secretary. He met
Dodd in the office of Bingham, the edit Dr.
Of the Sentinel. He had letter OF intro
duction from Judge Bullirt 10 Dodd. which
letter was produced in Court. Dodd told
the witness then that Coffin. government
detective must be assassiBa'ed. Dodd,
Harrison. Bowles, Milligan. DIR. IIumph-
r,ys and II. j. Ca tling were connected in
this matter. The Sons of Liberty was q
military Organization. and in it Coffin s
murder was decided upon.
Coffin was expected to be at Ham ilton,
Ohio, at the meeting when Valandighan N
returned. and was to he murdered then
and there. Dodd asked who'd go there
with him to do the job. Mcbride. of Ev.
aEsville volunteered. and Dodd. the wit
ness, Bowles and Milligan went to uamil-
ton. but Coffin was not there.
Two meetings were held on that dav- -
: AT the evening meeting it was expected
that definite time would be set for q
general uprising. and to seize the aresnals
in Ohio Indiana and illinois. and release
and ann the rebel prisoners with the arm.
taken from the arsenals.
The number Of the order vas calculated
to be %. 900 in Indiana. Illinois wa,
counted in for a large number. and Mis-
souri was almost unanimous. Ohio wa.
not much counted on
He saw Bowles at Louisville. He wa,
there experimenting with II. G. Booking
in making hand grenaies and Greek fir
to be used in de,troy ing Governmen
= property. Bowles said it had destroye,
r the Government Warehouse at Louisville
= and Government steamers. Dodl t,lC
witness that during the Chicago Convcn
tion they should seize the depo's of pris
oners in Ohio. Indiana and Illinois, ais,
the arsenals. arm prisoners. and member
: of order and unite at Louisville. The up
d rising was to he general. The date wa
not definitely fixed. as th.y were divide,
:, in regard to waiting for the rebel army t.
GO operate with them.
AT another conference it was agreed (.
go ahead on the 18th or 10th of August
The design Of the movement was to carr
). portion Of the States into the Souther
:, Confeieracy. -s,Fu v-r,r,.-.-.
; The constitution. rituals, &C.. OF III
. order and roll of members in Indianapoli
|. lound in Dodd's Office was exhibited t
: witness and pronounced genuine.
e Without concluding the examination q
" Stidgpr. the court adjourned till 5. o'cloc
to-morow morning. Z iD A flsa
CINcINSATT, Sept. 17.-Among tn
persons recently arrested at Indianapoli
J, in connection with the reasonable procet
dings OF the society of the Sons of Liberty
:. was one Captain Booking, who it seem
] figured prsity extensively in helping ths
!. society, or secret order, to obtain deadl
s missiles, with which they proposed to ful
y ther their Infamous designs. { This Car
? tain Booking admitted to be the invente
{. OF new kind of shell or. hand grenade
e with which Greek fire could be advant,
y geously used, which. Is he said, was use
. lin firing the Government magazines ,