Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-10-07

county was there. He was elected a
member of the Supreme Council of the
United States. John G.. Davis was
elected on the same day. Nc. FL. Heff-
rem was member of the order witness
met him in Salem, Ind, twice; he was
the Deputy Grand Commander of the
State of Indiana. He was formerly a
Lieutenant Colonel OF an Indiana regi-
ment; 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 cooperate
with the Confederate forces. The first
time he saw the witness he took him for
Il Commissioner from the Confederate
forces; told witness that there were sew
en- regiments OF Forests men disband-
ed in Kentucky to remain at home for a
time, and to concentrate when necessa-
ry. A gentleman asked Hetiren why a
certain lady was sent to Salem, Ind. He
said they expected trouble in Kentucky.
He met man by the name of Piper in
Louisville, who said he resided in
springfield, His. He was member Of
the order and said he was on the staff
OF Naliandigham. Piper was present at
the meeting of the Grand Council in
kentucky, and assisted in opening the
meeting. lie said that James a. Bar
rett, formerly OF St. Louis, was their
chief of Vallandigham's staff, and that
Capt. Hines, of the rebel army, had had
charge of the releasing of the rebel pris-
oners at Johnson's Island. Piper said
he had communication from Vallan-
digham to Bowles, giving him charge
with the releasing of the rebel prisoners
at Rock Island, which was to be done al
the same time. Hines was then in
Canada, waiting for the order to be Civ
en- and the time to come. Hines was
afterward captured with John Morgan.
Piper also said that he had attended a
meeting of the Grand Council of Hi
nois; that they had passed resolution
that if Kentucky considered it advisa-
BILE to resist the enlistment of negroes,
the members Of the order would prevent
the Illinois regiments, Or Loyal Leagues
as they are called by the Copperheads,
from being sent out Of the State by the
Government to enforce it; that the res
olution was unanimously passed by the
Grand Council of Illinois.
a conical shell about the size of a B.
FOUNDER was here handed to the witness.
He said he saw similar shell to that
at Bookings room at the Louisville Ho-
tel, about the 10Th or 30th Of June. BOwies,
Colfus, Charley Miller and others were
there. The lower part or butt of the
shell, which, being unscrewed, showed
anothe., inside OF which was All iron
Case 10 contain tic powuo.. Round
this was al aperture TO contain the liquid
Greek fire, and this inner shell being
loose and furnished with Il percussion
cap, caused an explosion on its striking
or falling on any object. This Internal
.oi 10, Io for \ a
destruction Of Government property
y spherical hand grenade about three
inches in diameter was here produced
which being unscrewed in the center
showed an inner shell furnished with
several nipples for percussion caps. The
inner shell was to contain the powder or
powder and bullets, and the aperture
between the inner and outer shell the
LIQUID Greek fire. The shell or hand
grenade OH being thrown AZ any object
would explode Immediately it touched
any object Everything near it would
be ignited. This Internal machine was
also explained to those persons named.
Bowles told the witness that Greek fire
had been used for the destruction of the
two boats at Louisville in the spring,
and also for a Number OF boats down the
river in April or May. This Greek fire
on breaking, he said, would ignite in
stantiy or iG might be made 10 ignite
sometime atterward.
The order known as American
knights had been changed, as Dodd
said, by Judge Dul.itt ana Mr.. Colius,
TO The order OF the sons OF Liberty, and
Dodd wanted me 20 distribute "a new
pamphlet OF ritual OF The order through
ou6 Tie state. The commands of the
chiefs OF the order Were paramount 10
all other laws or orders, and were to be
obeyed in opposition to any civil laws
. Or orders Of the Government.
The CroSS-eXaniuatiOn was lengthy.
ct.dgeG's testimony was strengthened,
many new points against the prisoner
ana the order being developed. The
witness had joined tne order ;is u detec-
tive, bat was supposed to be 6OA0 UI"
member by the order. lie had been as
signed this work by Provost Marshal
Jones of Louisville. lie did not give
any opinion OF his own as to Collins as
sassination, but Judge Bullitt's opinion.
Dodd and others cOncurred in that Opln-
ion. He never met Coffin in lodges.
He knew him, but did not communi-
cate anything to him. Gatling was
present at the meeting of the order
where Cotiin'B assassination was dis
cussed. The witness was asked for Il
description Of Miliigan and Humphrey,
which was quite correct.
| In reference to the military character
of the order he testified that he did not
know, personally, that they were arm
ed or drilled, but was told that at the
West they were arming, while from the
| East they expected money. 1t extended
over Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin,
Missouri, Delaware, Maryland, Penn
syivania, New York and Kentucky.
Dodd told him that he was at Chicago
al the meeting of July 20th, and said,
1--WE came TO such conclusions there y
Their design Was to confine the war to
Kentucky by marching their forces
there and cooperating with the rebel
| forces against the Government, and join
! them at Louisville. It was scheme in
aid of the rebellion. Dodd and Bowles
were confident Of success. DR.. AthOn
counseled caution. He was present at
| the meeting o. the Grand Council, June
24th. He advised delay until they were
more thoroughly organized, and till they
could see what they could do at the
polls. The counsel asked the witness
whether Athon did not counsel delay
until they knew whether the election
was to be controlled by bayonets. Wit
| ness replied: He said they should use
their military power at the polls if the
Government undertook to control them,
and that there would be time when it
would be proper to use their military
power against the Government, but it
was best to wait till after the election.
Athon so stated to me at his office.
Judge Bullitt told me Athon gave him
the same opinion. He thought twenty
thousand men could be raised in this
State for insurrectionary movements.
Vallandigham was elected Supreme
Commander in New York, February
22d. The witress understood from Pi-
per that Vallandigham had knowledge
of this insurrectionary movement; had
given his sanction to it, and had su-
preme control. The particular day to
y, lo doSi Graa q cd hI. b m VIII.