Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-10-27
0. What arms were engaged for the Order

q. What arms were engaged for the Order,
ana where were they TO come from2
A. The erms were TO come from Naesau TO
/ Canada, and the understanding was that they
were to be brought TO the line IN Canada by the
authorities Of the Confederate States, and we
were to pay the cost of transportation on'them
from Nassau to that point where we were 70 re
ceive them. If we got them home it wonld be
all right, and if we lost them we were to lose
what we had advanced
O. Do you know anything of an arrange
ment in which Mr.. Vallandigharn was to give
the signal for the rising of this Order?
| A. / heard it in this way that all the orders
would be issued from the Head Department of
which he was Supreme Commander, and that
orders would be issued when all things were
ready; in other words we didn't do anything
till the command was given by Vallandigham,
who was Supreme Commander. The next
highest in command was man by the name of
Holloway. In case the command was not
given by Vallandgham the word would be
given by Holloway. He lives in Mercer county,
Illinois, and have often talked with him.
Q. Did you ever talk to him respecting the
Order?
Order.
Q. Did You ever have any talk about resist
ing the Government
A. Not great deal, sir.
Q. State what was the substance Of your
conversation.
A. We talked in regard to the movements
of the Order. The substance of it was that
had my doubts in regard TO the Order being
| able to stand up and maintain what they were
undertaking. He did not seem to have any
doubt about being able to maintain their point
that is, whether they would be successful or
not.
@. When did you have this talk?
A. | saw them frequently at the county
seat live about sixteen miles away from it,
but he lives nearer Monmouth than | do.
Q. Then this Order was both civil and mill
| tary-was it not
| A. Yes, sir.
Q. Had you Captains, Colonelsa and Generals
| in your organization?
A. Only Captains and Colonies that knew
of. There was an act passed, that there should
be Colonel to each county, and Brigadier
| General for each Congressional District. That
act was passed by the Grand Council of the
State: they made the laws for the Order.
| O. What did you understand Were to be the
penalties for divulging the secrets of the Order2
A. The obligation there says deGth, and that
was understood to be the penalty.
| y. Did you ever know any person who di-
vulged or was reported TO have divulged the
secrets of the Order2
a. do not know of any myself, but there
were some who were said to have divulged
them.
| O. What was done in the matter2
A. They probably decided that it was COM
pusory move, and they did not attempt to do
anything. | heard that there were q number
| who had Joined the Order arrested at Rich
mond, Indiana, on their way to Ohio, and that
the Provost Marshal, or some Government OFF,
Ger, get the secrets out of two of them, but it
was claimed that force of arms had been used
and weapons drawn upon them, and they con-
cluded that they had TO tell.
| @. Were any inquiries made into the matter
| or any court convened?
| A. | do not know that they convened a
court, or that any inquiries were made by the
Order 10 find out the particulars but it was I'M
| derstood that If a man was guilty of exposing
the secrets of the Order he would be tried by
court-martial, and if found guilty he would pay
the penalty.
@ Do you know Of any court-martial being
held7
| A. No, sir. But if they found man guilty
of betraying the secrets of the Order, if the
| Court decided that he should suffer death, they
we're to be governed by that entirely.
| Q. Do you know Of this Order having any
connection with the rebel authorities?
| Il. / saw a man from their country, and
heard outside the Order that he belonged to
the rebel government and | also heard mem
beers of the Order say so, too.
| Q. What did they come there for?
| COutu uOI Sisiec tuSlE uuoi-
ness. But there were many who came over
| backwards and forwards from Missouri, whom
| saw, living as did near the Missouri line, and
many that came over, guess, had been in the
| rebel army.
Q. And was there any communication be-
tween these men and the members of the Order?
| A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did the members or officers of your or
ganization learn of the contemplated rebel
movements from these people who crossed from
Missouri
| A. Yes, sir.
Q. Aud did events turn out as your Order
han been informed?
| A. | believe they did. They were informed
that Price would invade Missouri.
Q. Prior to his coming were the members
of the Order informed of his coming?
| A | was informed by members from Hen
derson county. A person who professed to be
one of Quantrelrs men, think, informed them
that Price would be in Missouri towards the
| FIRST of October and remain there till after the
| fall election, or as much longer es he deemed
proper, as he could.
Q. Was there any effort on the part of these
emissaries to organize and assist the rebels
when they should come into the State as you
have detailed?
A. | think not, sir.
| Q. Was it not part of their general plan to
assist the rebels whenever they invaded these
States?
A. Yes, sir, and if it has been given up do
not know it.
| @. Then why did they not assist Price
when he came into Missouri?
| A. ! cannot tell, but the Order is not doing
rJuch business in that State of late, from the
exposures made in this State.
| Q. Had the exposures in st. Louis anything
to do in stopping the operations of the Order in
Missouri and Illinois.
| A. think, sir, it had great deal.
| @. Are they still keeping up their organiza-
tions, notwithstanding these exposures?
| A. The military organization RENAME the
same but they have not drilled any since.
| @. How do these men cross the river to get
into Illinois, that come from the South 2
A. / have been informed by men who had
lived in that State that they had crossed at diff
ferent points. One point was near Louisiana,
Mo.
Q. How do they crossf
A. They told me that when they wanted Ia
crossNand they could not always hook a skiff
that they had oi'-cloth 50 fixed that by cutting
willows and running poles into them they
could soon fix up skif. When they crossed
they would hid the eilcloth till they wanted to
return.
Q. Did you ever belong to the Order of the
Knights of the Golden Circle2
| a. Yes, sir. did.
O. When did yen join that Order?
4. Joined that before this Order of the
Sons of Liberty. 1t was in 1862, guess.
@. Where did you join that Order?
| A. In Jefferson county.
@. Who was the Chief of that Order?
| A did not learn. I was down there on
and gentleman proposed to give me the Or
ganizstion to bring up home and start l., but
did not.
O. Was the Order of the Sons of Liberty or