The New York herald., 1864-10-09
THE O. A. X. CONSPIRACY.
Continuation of the Trial Of HarrisCA
IL. Dodd for Treason.
FURTHER STARTLING REVELATIONS.
Plots and Plans to Assist the
Rcbcl1iOn~
&C., &C., &c.

[correspordeuce O. the Cincinnati ComrnurcIall
INDIANAPOLIS Sept 80, 1864
The corMssson mee pursuant adjourument The
OF Felix $. siirer, the government
witness. was recommended BY Mayor J. W. Sordon
sol for the accused
Witness hsd lived IN Kentucsy, Indiana and Missouri
Some years before engaging governuent detective
his ocouParun selling dry goods part "T tue time but
prioelpe'y IN ioi.wine tne trhae OF carpener nr ana
VouUteers, Fret DIVISION Fourteenth army corps, bu,
deIai'ed clerk from The time q ensting;
In the army sixs.en months The name
witness assumed IN his nrst interview with Dr.
Bow.es At French Lick Springs, hentGcky, was j.
j Grurdy. 1Uid DIR. Eowles that he bad been
inaiod tho grst vestibue degree Of the Order Of
sho sope OF Liberty, whch Bowles entered int
sHt,o, and tld the witness the plans designs
order le Bo~lesl the military chief, and
that by the narne Of Wrgh', OF St. ouis was
civil chicf. The order OF which these ch,es
called this Order OF tho Ssms Liberty Wines had
Bowles in the lodges, where the ritual
irques Of the order have been gone through with All
the members ~ the order q Knights
admitted into order OF tho Sons Liberty.
The latter Order in ali It's tias exactly ike the
Order of the American Knights but they admitted into
the order OF the sons OF Lberty only such
sioerea tree 70 the prlaoipres ol tne order aud
were deemed reabe aud worthy Of admission.
The title OF the order was changed from o. A.
X TO o. S. L. Some additions were made to
the ritual OF the Order aning which was the motto
skestst 70 Tyrants is Obedience TO God, hch
Introduced as part OF the cooquy, secret OF
coguiton between members Two persons pronouncing
alternate words OF this motto was ID by members
have been introduced by Vailand gham
after the New York committee had revised the ritual
Or. Bowtes witness programme q the operations
OF the order. limos TO furnish $4,000 who
90 concentrate at 81. Louis and 10 cooperate with
Missouri, which TO furnish 10000, aud these
bned iorees TO co operate with Price, invsde
Missouri with 20 600 what force Jeff Davis could
furnish and that the 100 coo s, bold Misou.
ri against any federal forces brought against
them indiana furnish 40 900 or 60 900
men to co operate with Whatever force ohio
might send and all these TO be thrown LOUIS.
vile and were to cooperas with whatever force er
DAVIS could send TO Eastern Kentucky under Buckncr
ano Breckenridge whoever len Davis might best
70 conduct the operations This was the programme nr
lps ava W pIry mart o. Ma Tha
oh ect OF witness visit to Boaes 10 know he
kpayy OF the couspiraav at salem Indiana He bacame
acquainted with iieleru formerly lieutenant
colonel in Indiana lie told witness he was
expecting commission from the civil forces then in
kereaoky, aud come of the forces OF Forrest who
disbanded after the massacre at Fort Pillow. Heiern
ssid he bad been at lndanspoils a few days
a nseting Of the Grand Council the State,
aud that it would he between the 18th and
17th OF June. He further told witness that he
and Dodd the only who had a right 10
call the members II The order together aud that they
would Dumber between 600 aud $4,000 men. With
this Information witbess went 10 visit DR.. Bowles
secoDd time. Bowles had been from home, but 30
a. the house kuew he had been TO Indianapolis,
where there had been meeting O. some OF the chiefs OF
tbe Order. Judge i.uitt kentucky Barrett, of Mis-
souri, and some Of the cnie's from Indiana were there
Ise occupation on Sunday was testing and experiment
ing With Greek fire the basement OF some build.
ing. TEis matter Bowles sad they had got
perfectly. At the lndaDapolls meeting Missouri was
pledged tor $4,000 and illinois for 10000 men.
so-oasra'e & with Price Indiana, Bowles SAID,
fore tha. he said they would furnish more Witness be
acquainted with Judge Butt by Ir. Bowes giving
Dim message TO Buitt met Bnitt alb Ut the 3lst Of
May The message to Judge Buiitt that Mr.. Hum
Phries willing 10 take brgader generals position
provided be could remaiu III the augnier Bui.
ht SAID this satisfactory Buii;t said be had spent
great deal o. money IN this affair, and that he was
willing 20 spend every cent be had, and be hoped
10 be abe steal good living from the damned
sons Of b-s witness passed at this interv under
she Of J. Gruudy. With respect to the contem
plated assassination Of Mr. Colhu, The nIed states
detective, Judge Buitt, MIR. Riper, Mr. Chambers OF
n with
others who were present. This the LIST or
ID Of Jnre Witoess told me thaij the decision Of
br Bowes that Cofin should be mu dered Dowes
said that be been Instrumental In getting MIN
the Order. Se ought to ssssr getting him OF il.
Bowes told witness 70 tell Uodd 10 set mon his
track and that be sas 10 be made away with. Dr. Cat
ling present in Dodds o,ioe when be speaking
OF murder. but do not think he took part in Il. Was
invited 10 tue house OF William Harrison. and heard
conversation abou, the order. About forty fifty
members were present AZ the Grand Council Indiana
polls the l4.h Of June Dodd said that II Coffin
had penetrated tie secrets OF the Order, that he
indianapolis meeting, when they expressed unanimous
opinion that C2rn ought 60 be murdered. There
NO vote taken on toe subject Docd he only who
volunteered go to Hamilton 10 assist 10 the assassna
sion OF tCn Hc3ride said be would like 10 cir
cnn's preyented. Tbs Mcbride large, ieshy
nan medium height about forty years o. age or more.
Dodd, Bowes and the witness went tue 10 Ham-
sou, ,d Mligau met them tnere but they did ind
Colin. spent oeaFy all of one dsy in Ristines office,
fer yosng Rlstne 10 point coffin, should be pass
Saw Ccghn towards the latter part OF the day. Knew
Coffin sore, and merely ieigned ignorance Bulitt
arrested saturday, and Dddd gave the programme
on Wed nesdly or thursday the game
went t. Bowles. who cold me that they had agreed
81 II Chicago understood thss Bowles had a
message from DOdd that the programme would take
.h!rseen sr fourteen years old Met MIN between
Paos and nowles residence. Bowles said they might
yet TO the uprising they got the or
the Colonels Jesse, sphert aud Walker in Ken,
tucky Dc I'D couded the scheme TO put
ew he sal ne talked freely about such matters ony 10
Hsrsison myself He did not spuade much in vocr.
bees The rebel officer ~ho got the work OF the Order
ia Kentucky Colooel Anderson, the Third Ken.
fugk vail v n. pavph HIM fha
en- Sceree by order Of Kafus sovies s,ataa ,nat
republican / odes at IEdanopoiis, whose . nGdence
he bad, saih the government would rcknowledge
tho oder tcy " they we're assured that no
Norlhpserlern confederacp would be t,rucd. Piper
has a comm Encaon fOr Bosles from vallandi dighan
giving hl tive duty Of releasing the prisoners
and escape Wi IN Morgan, was yalllndghan1s STAFF
aud octa led to releass the prisoners Jcnnsons
Island Figcr ola this az Louisville, 10 kaltIs oce
Juiy 10 .snns> Harrison, Bsues and Piper tod me the
o. A. q snd us Of Liberty essentially same
order. IL ts direct examination, again. witness
stated chat nc Intimidation or peomse Of reward had in
dgced tim ~ testify. Collins character as detective
hrst revealed hm snd The order oy NJ Chambers,
Of Warsarv, Ky The order had four direreOt names,
but he c1i ot the Order o American Knights aud
sons OF ttesly The witness thee throug h por.
ton of t99 wsHflsten wofk OF the order, tne grips,
sIgns, words ard cod0ques OF i1e several degrees
Amodg e!g5s was tbst Of the Southern Ib3
time Babeii sSag arrested he carried in his hand
sateucl wnan wss quite heavy forwards the witness
understood Ne dsd god 10 IT, naNios cashed ne Of his
George 4 tugp, Cincinnati, aud
amiued as 10 va.tBsf Cssan letters 20 Odd snd Voor
hses orsrod IN e. CaIee we're 10 yalani hams haud
wiring Ue icsutIlsf them such. because he dad
him write many isttors, and bsd received many
rom him The oauuss or the de- euce Ssre en-
THAT part The oy letar OF NNaE gnam yet admitted
as .oioNEs-
lIhis is a letter GATED Stay 81 1894 about the Hsmd
Lc7 Convention. IL VAS g&bshcd some time ago-Eps
CoN.I
arms was ~ RI eFen.utd In reference IA the uur
char O arms ia ppbd ~ }. PARSONS Of this CITY.
aertod the arms fauuc 10 Dosds once as those shipped
py rim IL a mas who represented himself as Harris
Tney we're marked by Bsrre, who paid for them ~ j.
pareots A Co Indian1pcis. 'IDd' lie sold him two
hupe 81 and uluety rev0ysfs alc contracted furnsh
hifn Two Thousand Eve but4fet more, aud hundred
sud thirty Gve Thousand psto esrtridges lie Judged
from wh-l Harris first said they woee to be shipped
Mexico.
Inc commission took q recess uoth tEo O'Clock
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