The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-10-13
TREASON In INDIANA.
The Sons of Liberty in Court.---Trial Of
Fl Dodd

ton of witnesses on the part of the Gov
ernment commenced to-day, before the
Military Commission, Brevet Big .-Gener-
al Colgrove, President.
Felix G, Stidger testified that DR.. Bow.
les gave him the first information respec-
ting the order of the Sons of Liberty he
was sent by Capt. S. E. Jones, Provost
Marshal, to learn the particulars of the
organization, and had another interview
with Bowles about the Goth of January,
1864 was regularly initiated into the or
der of the Sons of Liberty; this was "a
bout the 9Th or 9th of June was instruc-
ted in the third degree by Mr., Harrison,
the Secretary of the Grand Council of this
State first met Dodd in the Office Of Mr.,
Bingham, editor of The Indianapolis
Sentinel; had letter of introduction to
Dodd from Judge Bullitt; the converse
/ ton witness had with Dodd related to Mr.
Coffin, a United, States detective who was
/ to be assassinated Dodd said that such a
man would have to be disposed of; the
persons connected in this matter at that
time were Mr. Dodd, Harrison, Dr. Bowles,
Milligan, DR.. Humphrey, and r. G. Cat
ling; there were a number of others
whose names the witness could not remcm-
bcr; persons were not admitted to the
meeting Of the Order of Sons Of Liberty
without password witness was at the
:ime Secretary of the Grand Council for
the State Of Kentucky was appointed by
the chief officer of the State, Dr. Bollett,
and still holds the position, if such an Of
fee exists the Sons of Liberty was a
military organization, it was in this or
ganzation that Collins murder was
discussed, and it was decided emphat-
icaliy thatit should be done there was
to be a meeting at Hamilton on the occa-
sion of Mr.. Nallandigham's return, at
which Coffin was expected to be present !;
at the meeting referred to, Dodd called
on those who would 90 with him to muir
der Coffin only one man responded
Mcbride, from Evansville, Ind.-who
thought he knew Coffin he could not
join Dodd the witness, Bowles, Dodd,
and Milligan went to Hamilton, but could
not be found; there were two meetings
on the day referred to at the evening
meeting they discussed the military organ
ization of the Sens of Liberty number
of speeches were made, all full of the op-
preston and tyranny Of the government,
and that it was to be restored By force Of
arms they expected definite time to
be set for general uprising, in which
they were to seize the United States Ar
senals in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois the
Rebel prisoners in the States were to be
released and armed with arms seized from
the arseuals; the number ia the Order Of
the Sons of Liberty was calculated to be
$4,000 to I5, 900 in Indiana; Illinois was
counted on as havinga a considerable num-
Der, aud Missouri was believed to be al
most unanimous Ohio was not much
counted on; Dowles told the witness that
he had his command organized into COM
panies and regiments; saw Bowles at
Louisville; he was there experimenting X
with T. e. Booking in the manufacture
Of hand grenades and Greek fire, which
were to be used in destroying Government
property; Boweles said that the Greek
fire had been used for the destruction of
the Government warehouse at Louisville
and of the Government steamers the
programme Of the meeting of the Order
in Chicago in July was given by the wit
ness, who said Dodd had told him thai
Chicasoans had agreed to seize the camps
and depots Of prisoners in Ohio, Indians
and Illinois seize the arsenals in those
States aud in Missouri, aud as much o
Kentucky as possible; the date was moi
fixed defnitel y, as they were governed in
regard to awaiting for the Rebel armies
to cooperate with them; at a conference
with Bowles, Miliigan, aud Warner, il
was determined to go ahead on the l5tf
or 18th Of August, aud carry out the plar
agreed upon, and eventually unite a
Louisville, at the Chicago meeting of the
Order, there were present judges Bullitt
Dir. Bowles, Richard Barrett of St. Louis
Dodd, and John G. Walker; they agreed
that the uprising was to take place from
the Sd to the 18th of August, as shoulC
finally be determined by Vallandigham
the Supreme Commander of the Order
whom they were sworn to obey Dodc
was Grand Commander, and Walker
Bowles, Niligan and Humphries Major
Generals for Indiana; Rulltt had attemp
ted to communicate with Col. Jesse ant
a Rebel Colonel Shipherr, on parole il
Kentucky, was initiated into the Order
and attempted to get permission to go t
, Canada, from whence he designed goin.
to Mexico and into the Confederacy a
Chicago they agreed that the Order wa
to meet openly in the mass Democrat
meetings, and on the day Of the uprisini
August 6, were to have mass meetin
at Indianapolis, and carry out their Pre-
gramme-the design of the moyemen
was to carry portion Of the States Int
the Confederacy; Bowels talked privatel
about the Northwestern Confederaey.
The constitution, rituals, &C., Of th
Order were exhibited to the witness, an,
identified as the genuine work of the On
der, also the roll of members of the On
forn1 IN nodd'c "a