Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-09-28


him -. 10 the organization called the Sons Of
Libertg. he was cent for that purpose by a mil
itry cOnmandant Helesrned from Dr. Bowles
Of the existence o. such an order His first in
terview with Dr. Bowles xas about the 9th Of
/ Nav last Subsequently l had n conversation
With DR. bowles, When he again admitted the
existence Of said order. / was initiated into the
or6cr, into the FIRST degree first, and afterwards,
about the 10Th Of June last. into the third de-
/ gree was initiated by Harrison. who repre-
senred himself 70 me as the Grand Secretary of
/ the organization OF the Sons Of Liberty ia lndi-
ana. Mr. DOdd present when was initis-
ted first saw Mr.. DJdd in Mr. Bingham's
ofhce. Al least gentleman vas introduced to me
a. being hr Bngham. editor of the Sentinel
I Here the Judge Advocate read letter,
which has been published, showing the cOunec
! ton OF Judge Built Of Kentucky. aud others.
( with the order, and also it, designs
! The witness vent on to say that an U 5 detec
I tive called Coffin. must be put out OF the way
I Dodo and BOwles concurred IN the opinion that
Coffin must be assassinsted. Nothing was done,
however. Knew DOdd 10 be member OF the
: l. from reports of his associates, and by af-
+ forwards meeting him in the lodge Had met
DOdd. Harrison, Bo~les. Calling, Humphreys
aud Milligan in the meeting of Sons OF Liberty.
+ The meeting was closed. Abundance was OBJ
} tanned by password. The password given by Mr..
\ DOdd was the word America" AZ that time
held the Office Of Private Secretary Of the State of
I Kentucky in this order That office was confer
red or me BY Judge Bulltt.
! The subjects brought before that meeting were
a. announced by Mr.. DOdd, TO ascertain the pol
tics of the order, and relative 20 the disposition
OF Coffin IL emphstcally decided that he
should be murdered The next day there was 70
be meeting at Hamilton Ohio, but Mr. Nc
Bride. Of Evansville, advised ainst il. At that
meeting il was also decided TO arm the order, and
a committee, consisting Of Dr. Calling. DR.
Bowies and Mr.. Milligan, was appointed in the
regard, and il was finally decided that each man
should arm himself This took place in the
morning.
This meeting vas Oh the 18th of June, 1854
In the evening another meeting was held, and
the murder OF Coffin was again decided upon.
IL was to take place at Hamilton Ohio, next day.
i There were number of speeches made de
nOuncing the Administration for its tyranny, and
also advocating the release and armng of rebel
prisoners in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois The
| arms for the rebel prisoners were to DE seized
from United States arsenals Ii was computed
that the number of the order az that time in In
diana, 65, 1000; Illinois IS 900; Missouri nearly
unanimous; from Ohio there was DO definite re
port The plan for organization wRs all fixed,
but no definite place OF rendezvous appointed.
Dr. Bowes and other members Of the order had
told him that the order was organized and was
constantly drilling After the above meeting
next saw DR.. Bowles at Louisville He was
there explaining the members i'm keUucky a
Greek fire arrangement the invention of X G.
Booking. DR.. Bowles was experimenting and
explaining with regard to this invention DIR.
B0wles stated that already an immense amount
of property had been destroyed. DIR. Bowles
and Mr D0dd had both told him that the order
was for the purpose of resisting the Government
by force of arms and with the cooperation Of
Southern rebels Capt Booking at Louisville,
produced ana explained clock machine which
could be used To burn Up arsenais, steamboats,
and other Government property DR.. BoEles
told witness that already two steamboats, and
other Government property had been destroyed
I by means OF this Greek fire. Mr. Dodd, his
place Of business in this city. had given witness
the programme of the uprising of the order TO
carry out their designs. his vas just before the
last meeting D! the order AZ Chicago.
Judge Bulitt was arrested by "A telegram sent
from this city, while on his way TO Louisville
/ Witness came here and informed Mr.. Dodd OF
F.. Bullit;s arrest DOdd became excited, and
asked il Bultt had been searched. He desired
10 know this because he said Bullitt bad drafts
on his person on Montreal, Canada Dodd said
that he told Bullitt that he vas fool for start
i ing home that he ought to 90 in another direc-
ton.
SIR Dodd 81 that interview told him that the
Order had determined TO seize the Arsenals in
Indianapolis and Springfield: liberate the rebel
prisoners in Ohio. Indiana and Illinois;
them, and in conjunction with rebel Col Sci
bert. seize upon Louisville, New Albany, and
othe. prominent points Mr. Dodd informed wit
ness that he had sent Harrison 10 Milligan,
Bowles. Humphrey and others, informing them
/ Of the programme
All we're 70 concentrate At Louisville Mr..
Dodd also told him that hereafter all meet
ings nj the ordsr would be held openly and
called Democratic Mass Meetings " Dodd
vac Grand Commander. DR.. Bowes. John c.
Walker and a. Humphreys were Major Generals.
BuIlitt was Grand Commander of the order in
keutu.ky. The rising to seize arsenals and Ito
crate prisoners was 20 take PLACE between the Sd
and 18th OF August. 1904. according Mr..
Vail n isham, the Grand Commander of the
whole order should designate The uprising was
10 be general throughout Ohio, Indians. Illinois
and Missouri. Judge Buliitt had made an at
tempt TO communicate with the rebel Col Seibert
10 ascertain when it would be convenient for
him to operate with his forces in this programme
OF the order. Col. Sebert had been initiated and
was full member OF the order
In the lodges in which witness had met Nr.
Dodd there were no scts, but the government
wac denounced a usurpatiOn 20 DE resisted.
The doctrines proclaimed were identical with
those held by rebels The general purpose was
declared TO assist the rebels in the design TO es-
tablish their confederaoy. Nothing was said
about a Northwestern Confederacy. All the
books and papers | ever received in connection
with the order were given me by Harrison, the
Secretary Witness had heard delivered in the
lodge the speech OF Dodd
The Judge Advocate produced printed
copy aud read therefrorn passages in support of
certain of the charges and specifications This
speech mas already been published in the news
papers.
The witness proceeded. submitting printed
pamphlets which he said he understood 10 con
tain the ritual by laws &C. of the order. He
explained each portion thereof from personal
know ledge. having been member OF the Order
Witness went through the first, second and third
degrees of the Order, of each one Of which be
had been progressively member.
These documents also have been published in
the papers
Ia the third degree more trust was repOsed IN
the members and the secrets Of the Order were
rsposed 10 them. The plan for the attack upon
the Arsensls and tor the liberation of rebel priss
oners Was probably in this State only conhded TO
memt ers OF the third degree The witness went
on producing other printed pamphlets relative TO
the Affairs OF the Order Witness also produced
& book in manuscript containing a number Of