The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-10-12
TIE INDIANA CONSPIRACY CASE.
Trial of Il. B. Dodd for Treason.

A few days since we gave a portion of the
testimony OF Felix s. Stidger, in the trial OF
Harrison B. Dodd, at Indianapolis. for ire,
son. To-day we give the remaining TESTING
ny elected in that case so far as it has come 10
hand. 1t was reported for the Cincinnati Ga
zette. As Dodd has made his escape from
prison it is probable that no further investiga-
tion will be made in his case, but the Govern
msnt has several other of the Sons of Liberty
under arrest.
INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, Sept. 80, 1864.
The cr0ss-examination OIL Felix 5. SLidger
the Government witness, was Recommended
by Major J.W. Gordon, counsel Tor the &C
cused:
All the members OF the American knights
were not admitted into The Order OF tine Sons
of LIBERTY; the latter order was in all its es-
eenda's exactly like the or der OF the Anne lean
Knights, but they admitted into the Order oil
the sons of Liberty only snch as were con-
sidered true TO the principles OF the order
aud were deemed reliable and worthy OF ad
mission. The New York committee revised
the ritual; DR.. Bowles gave witness pro-
gramme OF the operations OF the order; lii
nols was to furnish $1,000, VINO were to con
centraLe at ST. Louis, and to co operate with
Missouri, which was TO furnish 10000, anu
these combined forces were to cooperate with
Price, who was to invade Missouri with 20
600 men, or what force JEFF. Davis could iur-
nish, and that 100000 in all were to hold dds.
souri, against any Union lorces brought against
them; Indiana was to furnish 10000 to 10000
men 10 cooperate with whatever force Ohio
might send, aud all these were then to be
thrown into Louisville, aud to co operate with
Whatever force Jerf. Davis could send TO East
ern Kentucky, under Buckner and Breckin-
ridge, or whoever JEFF, Davis might deem
best to conduct the operations. At Salem,
Indiana, he became acquainted with HeHran.
who was formerly lieutenant colonel in an
Indiana regiment; he told witness that he
was expecting commission in the Conted-
crate forces then in Kentucky, and some OF
the forces of Forces, who had disbanded at
ter the massacre at Fort Pillow. AT the
Grand Council at Indianapolis, on the 18th of
June, Dodd said that ii Cofiin mad penetrated
the secrets of the order, that he ought TO be
made away with; Gattling was present at the
Indianapolis meeting, when they expressed
unanimous opinion that Coffin ought TO he
murdered; there was no vote taken Oh the
subject; Dodd was the only one who volun-
teered TO go to Hamilton, to assist ia the as
sassination of Coffin; Mcbride said he would
like to. but circumstances prevented this
Mcbride was large, fleshY man, medium
height, forty years of age or more; Dodd,
Bowles and the witness went on the Cars To
Hamilton, and Milligan met them there, buG
they did not find Coffin. They spent nearly
all of one day in Rstine's office. waiting for
young Ristine to point out Coffin, should he
pass; he saw Cofiia toward the latter part Of
the day; knew Coffin before, and merely
lelgned ignorance; did not know why the up
rising failed, but got the programme from
Dodd; Bullitt was arrested on SATURDAY.. and
Dodd gave witness the programme on We'd
nesday or Thursday of the same week. BOwles
said they might yet consent to the uprising ii
tney got the cooperation OF the Rebel Co.'s,
Jesse, Shipert, and Walker, in Kentucky:
Dodd con6ded the insurrectionary scheme TO
but few; he said he talked freely about such
matters only to Harrison and witness; he did
not confde much in VOORHEES,, who seemed
TO be in the confidence of the Organization:
the rebel officer who got the work of the Or
der In Kentucky was Col. Anderson, of the Sd
Kentucky Cavalry, who knew DR.. Kolfus, wno
gave him the vestibule and first degree wit
ness gave him the second and third degrees,
by order of DIR. Kolfus; Piper had comm.
nlcation for B0wles from Vallandigham, Civ
Ing him the duty of releasing the prisoners at
hock Island; Capt. Hines, of Morgan's staff,
VINO was captured and escaped with Morgan.
was on Vallandigham's staff, and was detailed
10 release the prisoners at Johnson's Island:
Piper told witness this at Louisville when IN
Kolfus's office, July 10; Koltus, Harrison.
Bowles and Piper told witness the o. A. X
and Sons of Liberty were essentially the same !
order. --S
Direct returned. Witness stated that no
intlmatlon or promise of reward had induced
MIN 10 testliy; Collins character as detec-
i've was nrst revealed to him aud the Order
by Or chambers OF Warsaw, Kentucky: the
Oruer nao ionr inherent names, but he knew
0nIy Oh tns Oruer OF American Knights and
Sons OF Liberty. The witness tben went
through portion of the unwritten worr ~ !
the Order, the grips, signs, words and colo
tuies of the several degrees. Among The |
signs was that of the Southern cross. The
time Bullitt was arrested, he carried in his !
hand satchel, which was quite heavy; after
wards the witness understood he had gold in
H.. having cashed one of his checks on
Montreal and having the other on his person.
George E. Pugh, of Cincinnati. was sworn
ana examined as to whether certain letters to
Dodd and Voorhees,, offered In evidence, were
IN IN Fa'iandigham's hand writing; he identified
them as such, because he had seen him write
ma many letters, and had received many from
nun ..e counsel tor the defense were satisfied
on tnaC point. The ONLY letter of Vallandig-
ham yet admitted is as follows:
fAhLANDIGHAMs LETTER.
iNnDlANAPoLIs, IND Nav 81.
= L. Il. |VoO, IN Dear Sir: That district |
Convention is at last fxed-Hamilton pr,ieS
County, June 10. Be there and hriOa' f nutisr
and speakers. Don't fail iilehoS
(Signed) C.I.v
Your letter with names received all rirh,
Jos Kirkpatrick, of New York City, a doo,-
er in arms, was sworn and examined in reier
ence to purchase of arms shipped to j. J.
Parsons & Co., OF this city. He identified the
arms arm, found in Dodd's office, as those sold by
nun 70 man who represented himself as
La r. hey were marked by Harris, who
p P~rI lot mem, J. Parsons & Co, Indian
ga on luuiana' He sold him 200 revolvers,
ana 9s coo contracted to furnish him $500 more and
$4,000 pistol cartridges. nm He 9feOi indeed bv
what Harris first said, tina. thew S were to he
The, commission took rec..a nr+; +wo
O'Clock. untl Two
AFTERNOON SESSION.
William Clayton, witness for the d
ment, was then introduced: Reside in Wssern
County, Illinois; was member of the Ordsnn
Of American Knights. and since that of the
Order of the Sons of Liberty; was initiated in
70 the three degrees; entered and continued in