Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-02
O Where nraTinns to 10

@. Where previous TO that
A. At TaylorsviIla, Ky.
@ How long did you reside there2
a. Two months previous 20 joining
the army.
Q. When did you leave the army2
a. On the morning OF the l4th Of
February | received my discharge.
@ From what regiment we're you dis
charged?
A. From the 18th regiment Kentucky
volunteer infantry. | was discharged
for physical disability.
Q. Were you with your regiment7
A No, Sir; not a day. / served as
clerk in the Adjutant Generals Office,
Fourteenth Army Corps
Q. Who was tie Adjutant Genersl7
a. Major Mcdowell, Captain Nevin,
Lieut. Colonel Lyman Starting formerly
chief of General Gordon's staff and
when / left Captain Wells vas Assistant
Adjutant General
q Who commanded the corps1
A General Thomas, and part Of the
time General Palmer.
Q What particular duties did you
perform IS clerk3
/. A. Application for leave Of absence,
furloughs, sometimes reports of the
troops, and special and general orders
@ Please state to the court how your
attention was first called 10 the Order of
the Sons Of Liberty; aud, if ever, when
yoa joined them.
A. was in Captain Jones office on
the morning of the 5ih OF May, 1864, and
be showed me letter from Gen. Car
rington. stating something in references
to DR.. Bowles being . dangerous man.
and requesting him to send Ksntaek-
ian 10 bin; on the receipt Of that letter
Captain Jones sent me to Dr. B0wles |
received instructions in the Yestibale,
Neolype Degree on that morning; Mr..
Prentice initiated me b0fore | went to
see Or. Bnwles. That was on the 9Th of
May, 1864 Istarted on the morning OF
the 9th, and arrived At bis house on the
Ssh lie resides at French Lick Springs
IN Orange county, Indiana
Q. Did you 20 directly to bis house2
a. No, Sir | stopped at Salem, think
ing that was the nearest way bnt found
il waa twenty odd miles 10 French Lick
Springs. By going farther up the rail-
road il was not so fari there was a regu.
lar conveyance all the time / stepped
OF the train at Salem about eleven in tne
morning ofthA 9Th Of Mar and remained
there until the nighs train came along,
which was probably 10 o'clock; then
went 10 Orleans and siaid there till u
clock The next day, Saturday the 7th,
whel | took the regular conveyance out
TO Paon On ths Stu went to DR. Bow
els's house On the way to DR. Bowles's
saw Mr.. HefFren al Salem.
q State how you happened 10 meet
him, and your conversation with him.
A. ] fell IN with man By the name Of
Drom, | think be stated his name was
John, bat am not sure whether it was
John or S. He isR clothing merchant,
and keeps = store. He say Mr. HefFran
walking across the square, andrsnarked
that there was one Of the Democratic
ieadsss of that part Of the counlry. lie
said something about Hearen wearing
9 batieTnut PIN, aud that there had been
somataing aaid about takiHg it OF him,
aud that II Il had bean doae there would
have been 1000 or 1900 men ready to re.
venge the Insult Drom told Heffren that
I was from Kentucky; Hefrea came up
aud asked II ! wished 10 see him. He then
vent on 20 tell me that be Was expecting
commissioner from Kentueky, from
/ the rebel forces there; and told him
about three Of Forests regiments being
| disbAnded therein the State Of Ken
tucky.
/ Q Did be explain what be msnt By
the woFd commissioned
A. Not at that iime; afterwards he
did. told aim Of the three regiments
/ Of Farrest's men having been disbaBd-
I ed, aud that there were -four more 10 be
/ disbanded. This was what be was ex-
/ psetng TO hear Of, and Was expecting .
commissioner from the forces in Ken
tuckx 20 see him that day or the next,
and he did not know but vas probably
the man, as | came from Kentucky.
knew noshiug more about thesa Ken
.acky regiments being dispanded than
had seen in the papers. | understood
they were iurloughsd soldiers, who we're
to remain a. home eertaia time, and
at 8 certain signal they we're TO concen
irate; they we're 10 be brought together
whenever ordered. Mr.. Heffren told N,
during the evening that he could call to
gether, within tweniy-fonr hours, from
900 TO 500 armed men ia that section
in connection with that secret orgauiza
ton. be did not say particularly 70
what purpose be could call them. HI
asked me if knew anything about Tbs
Democratic organization; | said / was
member Of the FIRST degree Of IL II
did not mention the name Of the Order
Q What farther conversation bad yoi
With HefTrsng
A. had no particular conversation
with him that evening; ks promised 4
see ne after supper, bat his wife bein
III, he did not come.
Q. Did you state, your Eame an
business 10 him?
A. / believe told him my name wa
Grundy. but did not state my bushes
ai sll.
Q. What time did yoa leave him7
A. | suppose il vas about sundow
when he left me 10 20 home He warne
{ me Of some two or three gentlemen
, whom be pointed out; ons was JC
| Faulkner tuAS must De pAKbeuis
: about what I said; for be told me thi
be was a United States detective Il
1 also referred me to the Persise House 8
e being of a different stripe 70 the one
was stopping at; that was known IS
0 Union house. He remarked 70 : Ssntl
; man that evening, or q gentleman aske
l him, why certain lady was sent to Ke
q tucky; be said he didn't know why
was, except that Kentucky would be
T safer place. He also said that if Il
: succeeded in permanently holding Pen
: sylvania, and so-ae one some other poiu
as he understood 1t, things wonld
different"
? Q. What things did hs refer tor
4. suppose he meant the workinI
of the Government left him ID
night and went to Orleans.
@ When did you see DR.. Bcvses9
4. went there Sunday morning; Z
J. there about 10 or IL o'clock. He vi
from home, and did rot return till Q