The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-11-26
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Il IN M13 g8n 5e4x# ID 49, arms heing |
II By kins
q assa Il bad d FeTs littla taxi |
ss for fArs5 sshs III. bux Anevef heard
a k7s ffsrtnx Is bar ss arm or amEnu
aitsan Meier asarnsa from aayboay
y tfkk IA did. II was asked what he did
Wieh I'LL rsoasy. but T did not know.
3 Were fhesa military objects Of
lie 0raer dissassed eishsr Individually ar
sahlseIs. & he meetings of the 10th
- ssssnds 17sh Sc Fshraary1
a. Tkas matssrs wera talked Of by
I s.. = sar,s a. ne. ,srharss 4 far Of "a in d
Z. Ut nasn - Il. oF q, .s,ns aide. N ID
grEs5 s. q S nj vnu Il that time ever talk
'sss wisis Mr !. Miltiran Of Nj. Bowies upon
sat ssfaa sisbian.f
~ Il "a M. Bovlss was probably there
lst 4 49, ss,s .ns,rnise ,xhenE 90 were taIkiag
- u shous 4. / remember there was some.
Z a 81 thius eboat his papers about his being
s@katA Major General that did not suit him;
-. nd q know we had talks among ourselves
n prohabiy ave or SIX OF US at time.
O.. Did there ever come to your
. Rnogiedge at anv time. anY intention on
Aha mart Of this Order 10 lake possession
- 90 tf,a Stats Goyernmantp j.
4 We. sir.
@. Detail to the Court what you
.slAarnsd il reference I'd that?
~ .sas.s A. This I also received from the
~, same snurce--Dr, Wilson. He told me
-. that upon certain DAY. the 18th. bat
''.' whether Of August or July | am not
esrtain, ofshis year, there was to have
h so heAr a, unrisiun. the prisoners were to
BE relaaeed 1t the camp naar Chicago
il shink Camp Douelas---at Camp Morton
and camp near Columbus, Ohio. Camp
chase i i called I believe. They were
E eli to Be released. The arsenak Of the
United States were to be seized. and the
prisosers armed with the arms and equip
IS ssse,,ts contained therein,
& q, What was 10 be done?
e.ss<feea A. Governor Morton was 10 be taken
- :. eara es7 ~. zs-
s'7o S. d. What do YOU mean BY being taken
sst care off
:sgsss3'A He was h. he held M HOSTAGE aa
g sthoze Who might he taken prisoners,
sTsasa.rn ana ASnnag,sspei n the upr;sing DR. Athou
was 70 he Gorernor pnder the law Of
.. . tha .Stata oF Indiaps n,ssaa a few sess.
is since. in case oftba Governor fail.
=. so,,,e he would be Governor. W.
sfesfs a. On the militia and have every
a,w,, nov
20 T. 49, 20, f,;led n cantnrs Gov
.roo- Norton vrbs, ,ha,9
A. Tncase he was not CAPTURED and
49,. -. boata~a h. Nos, - ba made xav
1-;th IN soua vav but I was peyeI
toI3 bo,x
@ Alter the arseusls were seized
+ha .sbsl r,risouars .y,ns5 ami the mann
hers of the Order armed What then va;
, IN hs dona bv thu members Of n,
49, 0rasr2
: ~. A. Ibid mt understand that all the
.7~ .msp,h.rs IF RI. O,Isr were n Tho nart
il was the military mart, and AZ many =,
eouId he induced h. exeitsment or an,
). means "a many as could Be drawn int
81 Il through the influence of the militar,
So Is,aa,s Tbsn ,ba So Govarnme,'
was - On .be,d with the law and Con.
xtitution as we held il, exeep, that DE-
Athon was TO replace Governor Morton.
#>.' x q was th;s scheme knowp or ;mnart,
id 70 any but members of the order?
A IA. that 7 ever knew Of
O State wbether or NOT laad,n, Dar,o
& srats ofthe State were given this scheme
never knew of its being communicated "a
. anv Damocrst ,nIsss he wss narnhor ~
dc 0rier and think !. vas not,
@ Did a man bv the nama # JabD
q Borman Of Wasb;ngtoo co-,D,v ho,ono
4 TO this Order?
50 - A. I never met him, butt understood
he was member. There were very few
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