New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-05

him; the military officers were above the CIVIL ana
controlled and directed the armng OF the order ana ts
military movements; be learned this rom JAS d. WE
SON Adutant General on DR.. Bovless stan; from nm
he got all information about the order; was with wilson
after his return from French Springs, where Bowles
lived; no never understood that tho rank and HE
IL the order were 10 BIO armed at s expense but at
their own: those under control Of the military officers
were 20 be armed at the expense Of the order the mil
ary chiefs detailed men TO go into the various iowh'
ships and pick out certain number oil men 10
be armed; reports Of amount OF arms ana
ammunition on hand taken by these men and re
ported TO the Branch temples. and thence IN secret
cipher the County temples and State Councils d.
Wilson once on his return from Bowless where ser.
eral members Of tho order resisting the
draft, pulled cut Son OF money Oh
one thousand dollars which he had just
got from Dr. Boyles 10 purchase arms and sad there
was plenty more where that came from ne said hall
million OF dollars had been sent 10 Indiana. Illinois,
Kentucky and other States by Rebel agents in Canada
70 procure for the order IN these Western states;
Dldd and Walker Lad received one hundred thousand
each BIwles had received the money for bis part OF ihe
state Il was to be expended for arms and ammunition
for the military part OF the order Of American knights
OF Songs OF Liberty he learned this from Wilson IN June
.sG about The time ofthe Grand Council at Indianapolis
never heard how TO whom they were 20 be dftrib-
uted hut supposed they were for the order; was ex'
pccted 10 be used by he leaders for revolution
10 establish Northwestern Confedcracy aud.
tLat failing, TO JOIN the South; in the February
meeting Of the Council, aruins The order was
talked over Ivy the members conyetsaiionally
aud by d. BoWl,s and oh'Is; on tie l6th o August he
learned tbcie was 20 be uprising, and Rebel prison
crs 10 be released In Ohio Indiana aud Illinois, the
arsenas in these States TO be sezed and the prisoners
armed with the arms taken from tAcmi Gov
Morton was 20 BE- taken and held hostage for s1cl
consIiraoIs % might be taken prisonors IA Ills np
rising Dr. Athcn 10 he Governor ny virtue of tic
State law, which provided tina: the Secretary
Of State shan BE- Governor in the case Of Il
vacancy caused by death or other removal
Of Governor aud Lieutenant Governor; Athon was to
call out ,he militia aud the order would have things
tleir Own way; In case they failed to secure Morton
% prisoner De was 20 b. made away With, bat witness
noyet how the State Government to gov
govern a. usual this revolution 30 lc accom- lshed
b. the military part Of the order and many others as
they could bring into It under the excitement Of the
movement. this scheme not impaired 10 any but
Members II this order and 20 The leaders Of he Demo
cratic party only 80 tar they were members
think Doctor Wilson said when he at
Chicago that the Committee Of Ten would take care Of
GOV. Norton ten men Of the order were selected FOR
tlat.
,Ir Dunham counsel for tho accused, purged himself
OF any knowledge that H.Eern was 10 tom state 8
evidence.
Nj Ilcdtrn has been Of the most proninentlead'
crs 81 the Democratic party ia this state His tes'i'
nony shows up some Of tie hideous features Of THO
conspiracy. which Mr.. Bingham failed TO disclose.
/ Tie cree e1amirstion II HcIern will be made at ?
O'Clock Thnaday. Nsg 10. to which time he Commits
sion adjourned.
Jaucs H. Wil.on OF Washington Co.. Bowless AdJ1
tant General has been placed under arrest