Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-14
THE TREASON TRIALS.
TESTIMONY or Mr. nEFFRgS - FUETHER
DEVELOPMENTS.


The Commission meet at the COURT
room yesterday, and the Judge Advocate
continued the direct examination of Mr..
Hehren. Some additional particulars
Of the intended nprising we're elected.
Mr. Hetfren, BY virtue of bis office Of
Deputy Grand Commander, was entitled
to seat in The National Council which
met in Chicago in June last, hut did no.
care 10 90, and commissioned Mr.. Green
Of Salem as bis proxy Mr. Green went
and returned, and told coek-and-bull
story about what he had said and done,
which caused Mr.. Hsffren aud other
members 10 think there was something
wrong. Accordingly, they sent Delos
Hetfren 10 Mr.. Dodd to learn the truth
about il, and Mr. Dodd informed them
that Mr. Green had fallen among the
detectives, had lost bis papers, and did
not getinso the Grand Council at all
In regard to the proposed "taking
care of aovernor Morton, Mr.. Heffren
said that ten guardians ware 10 be ap-
pointed by the Committee os Thirteen,
and no one bu, tke Grand Commander
knew vho The COMMITTEES Of Thirteen
were. George r. Harris, OF Salem, had
given Mr.. Heffren TO understand that be
knew something of it
In order that the property Of members
might be protected from destruction in
the uprising, white Hag, trinamed with
| red ribbon 50 as TO form the red, white,
and red of the rebel colors, was to be
hung out and, the destroying angels
woutd pass by. The raid was expected
on the 10th Of August DR.. Bowles had
sent messengers TO Gen. Price and 10
Richmond. II did net take place for
several reasons. One reason vas thas
Mixer came mp to Indianapolis and
raised row about it Kerr was mem.
Der, and took three degrees Mr. Hef
fren initiated him in New Albany. An
other reason why the insurreetionary
programme was not carried out was be
cause the rebel army did not come up tC
I Cumberland Gap as they had agreed to
Another reason was thai the messengers
sent by Bowles 10 see Price did not ge
back 10 time.
A. tax of twenty cents month va
imposed on members, and they wers
! charged 81 initiation fee for the hrzt de
gree, 81 so for the second, and 81 81
for the third, and the money thus raise,
was TO be expended in the purchase o
arms, although it was osfensibly for til
establishment of paper, and a. univeE
sity for the education Of Democrat
youth.
Mr.. Henren stated that since his test
mony before the Commission he had vii
tied his home, and the Copperhsad
were Sc inoenssd against him that the
) threatsRsd 10 hang him. He dare nc
/ stay al night ct his swn house On bein
asked who had made such threats, be n
fused to answer, on the ground that.
would still further jeopardiss his person
al safety.
Mr.. Hefren was asked If he knew an
{ thing about the concealment of arm
BE begged to be excused. as he hs
been in prison with other men, aud di
Z not think he should be compelled to te
: tify what he had learned there. tt
Z question was insisted on, and he sal
L that Steve Horsey had told him aboI
some powder, lead, caps, and buekshI
be had concealed in Martin count,
Il There we're four hundred pounds Of lea
and six or seven kegs of powder. II
lead and buekshot were concealed in 4
. manager where he fed his horses II
s caps we're in . barrel, covered up vi
l'eld clothes, amt man BY the nams