The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-10-13
INpIANpoLIs, Sept. %, 1864.

complained that the order was dilatory il
their uprising against the Government
believed that they had not arms enough
to be of service; Dodd said if they die
not openly resist he'd be id if he woult
live under the present Administration
this was about the last Friday in July
Harrison was Grand Sec'y of Ind; in re
spect to the contemplated assassination o.
Coffin, he said they expected to find hin
at Hamilton, at the Vallandigham meet
ing; pick a quarrel with him, if possible
and shoot him. [The roll of the Paren
Temple of Marion county, Ind, was here
shown to the witness, when he was asked
to designate the names of such members
as he knew belonged to the Order of the
Sons of Liberty. He named W. NJ. Har
rison, I'll. II. Dodd, Joseph Riston, and
DR.. Athens.] A letter was written tt
Dodd, Bowles aud Riston, signed Dick
supposed to be written by Dick Bright
warning them against Coffin, saying that
be was United States detective, and re
ported everything they did; Wilson me-
other persons in the Grand Council from
other parts of the country an old Gen
tlemen by the name of Otey, DR.. Lem.
mers, Judge Borden from Allen county
Mr.. Everett of Vanderburg county, Mr.
Leech of the Burnt District, Union Coun
ty, Mr.. Myers of Ilaporte county, and Mr..
a. d. Koga of New Amsterdam the wit
ness became acquainted with these per.
sons on the 14th of June was not sure
that Mr.. Lasselle of Cass County was
there he was elected member of the
Supreme Council of the United States
John G.. Davis was elected on the same
day; Mr.. III Hoffren was a member oi
the Order; witness met him in Salem, In.
diana, twice he was the Deputy Grand
Commander of the State of Indiana he
was formerly Lieutenant Colonel of an
Indiana regiment; told witness that he
and Dodd had the right to call the Order
together at any time they might think
proper, and also said that the object and
interest of the organization was to co -op
crate with the Confederate forces; the
first time he saw the witness he took him
for a Commissioner from the Confederate
forces told witness that there were sew
en- regiments of Forests men disbanded
in Kentucky to remain at home for time
and to concentrate when necessary A
gentleman asked Heffren why certain
lady was sent to Salem, Ind. He said
they expected trouble in Kentucky, and
it would be safer in Salem, Ind. than in
kentucky, he met man BY the name Of
Piper in Louisville who said he resided in
Springfield, H.; he was a member of the
Order, and said he was on the staff of Val
landiGham; Piper was present at the meet
ing of the Grand Council in Kentucky
and assisted in opening the meeting; he
said that James A. Barrett, formerly oI
st. Louis, and their chief of Vallandig
hams staff, and that Captain Hines, O
the Rebel army, had had charge of the
releasing of the Rebel prisoners at John
sons Island; Piper said he had com
munication from Vallandigham to Bowles
giving him charge of the releasing of the
Rebel prisoners at Rock Island, which
was to be done at the same time Hines
was then in Canada waiting for the orde
to be given and the time to come Hines
was afterward captured with John Nor
gan; Piper also said that he had attend
ed a meeting of the Grand Council o
Illinois; they had passed a resolution tha
if Kentucky considered it advisable to re
sist the enlistment Of negroes, the mem
bers of the Order would prevent the Iii
nois regiments, or Loyal Leagues as they
are called by the Copperheads, from be
ing sent out of the State by the Govern
mcnt to enforce it; that the resolutio
was unanimously passed by the Crane
Council of Illinois. A conical she'll a
bout the size of 32-pounder was her
handed to the witness He said he sa'
a similar she'll to that at Hocking's room
at the Louisville Hotel, about the pot
or 30th of June Bowles, Colfus, Char
ley Miller and others were there; th'
lower part or butt of the shell, whic
being unscrewed showed another, insid
of which was an iron case to contain tn
powder; around this was an aperture
contain the liquid Greek hre, and this II
ner she'll being loose and furnished wit
percussion cap, caused an explosion o
its striking or falling on any object; til
Internal machine was intended to be use
for the destruction of Government prop
erty, spherical hand grenade about thre
inches in diameter was here produced
which being uuscrewcd in the centr
showed an inner shell furnished with seS
eral nipples for percussion caps; the innt
shell was to contain the powder or powdt
and bullets, and the aperture between th
inner and outer shell the liquid Gree
fire the shell or hand grenade, on bein
thrown at any object, would explode in
mediately it touched any object; ever.
thing near it would be ignited this il
fernal machine was also explained to thos
persons named Bowles told the witne'
that Greek fire had been used for the d.
struction of the two boats at Louisville
the Spring, and also for number of boa
down the river in April or May; tn
Greek fire on breaking, he said, would i
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