The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-11-26

lot Egansxille, was one Of the committed
the others / do not xsuasmbsr. Iewa
mere rnmor and heassay; aud 1 told shi
committea that ! prpfeasad % know
something in regard % law. ard e dil
not think thst the eYidence vas sncE
that We cJald report 70 the Grana Cvun
ell that the man was guilty, and I Irecum
Iniendsi that We report thai tha man VA
not guilty Of revealing tho secrets.
@ Whaswas the psnaity in case he
did reveal thsms What did the rules
of the Order cnjoin ~ she obliga
toni
A I took some, obligations, but do mol
know Whist they were.
@ Do you know what the penalties are
for revealing the secrets of the Order
A understand The penalty fr6m
what I have read, an i whIt knsw as the
time and have learned since, to be dsAth,
Rgurativsly speaking.
@ What do you mean by thatg
A The same as in other org gGniza-
tions. ga. r., #Isis ~
@ Was it figure of speech, or was
il to be carried out as fact -s+> .> -.....
4 That | cannot answer
@ Did you hear any consultation at
that meeting. in re erence to q man by
the nlrns OF CofiaH =
a I do not think that / did; I do
not reeollect any person mentioning his
mine - ss-...s Y.
Q. Were you at the meeting on the
18th Of June? t# -
O. Were not the military committees
appointcd on ths 18th and t7th' OF. Feb
raary? s'7s'- - .'s''a r .,.....,
a. No, sir; they were not appointed
in council as | understood.
Q. Were any military ap2oinsu,nts
or election made? q" a. 90. < ss-t-a
. A Yes sir -: s.'. ss.. -: a:.|
s @. What wsre they - .,
A. Grand commander, Deputy Grand
Commander and Major Generals for the
four divisions Of the State Of Indi-
tnna, Secretrry, and I think Treasurer
Mr.. Dodl WAS elected Grand C,iHraan
der; | Was slected Depaty Grand Com,
m snder; Mr Milltgln wa elected Major
General of his District. $ = g. e.
Q Was Dir Miiligan present at his
electiens >5@ 80 - .. - E..'4%ifaI
A. cannot say that he was present
till the sseonI d4y, and the slscfiian Of
VI ljar GansrAla tOok place on the fst
d.y | believe Mr.. Hanphrsys wls elcSt-
a I;o IL, j;str riot bo &c I,of p.ego, -.
lay. Major MoGrans Of II ,rrison county,
vas elected in my district rs Major Gen.
eraf, and Colonel Joha G. Walker Was
elected for the Northwest district. The
state was divided into four divisions /
10 not kaow exactly how the lines run;
but it WIS divided by couaties. DR.
Bo~les lived in Grunge GOuhsy, and the
line ran between Washington and Orange
counties. i Major MeGrane lived immedi.
.tly South of Washington He and
together, and We had great
leal OF ttIk, aud he told me he would
to da with it. The,next morn
ng Orange couaty was added to the
southeastern division, in which DIR Bow
les Was. Major MsGrane declined, and
DR.. Bowles was unanimously, elected in
place Of McGraRe. @... III. .s..s..
@. What other business of impor
tancs took place at either Of those meet
ings, ..- II II 4 ..s5 .#-
A. The next thing Fecolisct was
reports from SOMA committees, about
literature, ana | think a university
but / did not pay any attention to it
my impression is that We laid the matters
on the table. | Vas on the committee
with rep sets:to to the newspaper; and |
think Mr.. Bingham Wis on the commit.
tee with nae; ami we decided that it was
all humbag. and we would have nothing
TO do with il, but recommended an in
lefiunte Dstp1aynsat with rsSEjl to the
Matters 10 regard to the pro-
gress Of the Order weFo also talked Of,
and the reports were called for ri
@ What was said 10 be the strength.
of the Order at that time? ...o-g
A IdoinOt know what the strength
of the Order was sa .', . :is.=#...ti ..g.
O. Was anything said about che az.
gregate number OF the Order at that
time s~@s., -l a.%. ia. 'atsa 81" . :
II A. I think the Secretrry. reported
that be had not received retarnes from
several counties 50 that the correct mum,
Der could not be ascertained !.
4 @. Of what political faith we're the
majority of the men comprising that or.
ganiEAEian I zr-. /. sss=5 ss1. ats
81 A. They were ALL Democrats, .+.><
= @ State whether ang oehsrs elaas Of
men we're :dmitted or was it a sias q&a Ron
thai a man uust be 4 Dsmoerst? '''.s% .
"A / do nes think any enc wduh have
got in unless he psOfessed to be . Dem
oerat seas = s.., g@sE :s<<
State to tho court what were tho gen
eral purposes and ohjects Of SHIT Order,
80 far as ynn learned
A. In the fnt place, / understood
there we're two org tniErtious. one within
the other; the civil organization, to which
the uaasS Of the members beloRg, and