Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-08

@. When did you take the hrst, sec
ond, and third dsgrses7
A. / took shrss degrees that very
night.
o. When did you next attend coun-
ty Tsnpls7
A. There never was but one CouHty
Temple after that in our county, to my
knowledge; and that vas for the elec-
ton, after my time was up.
Q. When was that7
A Not far from the 22d Of February,
1864 was instructed that there was
to be meeting on the 10th and lTth Of
February, and that, as Grand Seignior,
| was The delegate from the Connty
Temple. eame here and xttended the
meetings of the 10th asd 18th; when
there / vas instructed that there was to
be q new election Of officers for the en-
suing year, and We elected officers
probably week from that time, when
Logan was elected Grand Seignior in
my place
o Had you attended any meeting
previous to the 18th and 17lh Of Fet'
ruary.
A. That was ths first and only one.
O How did you come TO that meet
ing1
Temple
O Who pvssided1
A. H. r. Dodd
Q. Who vas SecTetary7
A. Mr.. Harrison, Who was witness
here.
Q. Did ysu meet any Of the accused
at that meetingf
A. nst DIR. Bowles there, and Mr
MiIligsn, / think, the. second day; ! die
not see Mr.. Humphreys; never met tha
gentleman anywhere as . member o
the Order Of American knights; nsFel
met him except as Free Mason.
neveE saw Mr.. Hersey ill | came ihtt
court, and he vas required to plead th'
same time as was.
Q. At that meeting on The 10th an'
18th Of February you say you met DR.
Bowles and Mr.. Milligan7
! A. Yes, air; Mr., Milligan on the soc
oud day, ! believe
o Give TO the court the busines
transacted, and what yon learned va
transacted at those meetings on the l6tl
and l7th Of February7
A. The Grand Master read an ad
dress;certAin committees we're appointed
one, | thiak, upon . newspaper 10 dis
seminats the views Of the organization
and educate the Democratic mind up 4
what it was thought Il ought to be;
I .o..a -nttfaa ,,..s,-s ftts-~a 4
and COMMITTEES TO see whether per
son blythe name Of Michael Mal0tt ha,
been divulging the secrets Of the organi
cation.
Q. Who constituted those committees
A. could not tell
Q. Were yoa on any eommittse'
A. / vas, sir.
Q. On what7
A. To ferret out whether MF. Male
bad been revealing the secrets Of th
Order.
| q. What did you do in pursuance {
that7
A. We called the committee togethe
brought Malost before as, and perso
whose name do not remember. W
investigated ell We could Mr.. McBrid,
Of Evansville, vas one Of the COMMITTEES
the others ! do not remember II va
mere ramor and hearsay; and told Oh
committee that | professed 10 kno
} something in regard 20 law, and I di
not think that the evidence was sue
that we could report 10 the Grand Cou
ell that the man was guilty, aud :
commended that we report that the ma
was not guilty of revealing the secret
: @ What was the penalty in case |
; did reveal thern7 What did the rules
the Order enjoia as 70 the obligAtion7
+ A. | took some obligations, but {
4 not know what they were.
@. Do you not know what the peni
ties are for revealing the secrets Of 4
Order?
A. | understand the penalty fro
what l have read, and what knew
the time and have learned since, to
death, hguratively speaking
Q. What do you mean By thasf
A. The same as in other organi1
= tiona
Q, Was 1t = kgure Of speech, or "
il TO be carried out as fact7
A. That cannot answer.
J Q. Did you hear any consultation
a that meeting in reference 20 q man
the name OF Cefin7
= A. do not think ] did; / do not r
q ollact any person mentioning bis nan
= O. We're yoR At the meeting Of /
l4th OF Junsf
Q. We're not the military commits
= appointed on the 10th aud 18th Of F
ruary1
= A. No, Sir; they we're not appoin
= in council, as understood.
@ Were any military sppcintne
. or elections madsS
A. Yes, Sir
a. Q. What we're thsyf
!; A. Grand Commander, Deputy Grr
/. Commander, aud Major Generals for
four divisions Of the State Of Indians
Secretary, and think Treasurer.
~ Dodd was elected Grand Commands
~ was electsd Deputy Grand Command
no and Mr.. Milligan Was elected Major G
eral of. his district ~. t-r
:; Q. Was Mr.. Milligan present at
elsction7
Dr. A. / cannot say that be was pre-.
IT. till ths second dsy, and the election
to Major Generals took place on the
day, I believe. Ar. Humphreys
elected in his district He was not p
len ent either day. Major MeGrane,
Harrison county, was elected in my
,a- trict as Major General, and Col. Johi
Walker was elsctsd for the North'
lin district The State was divided into
districts. / do not know how the i
tat run; bat it was divided By counties
on. Bowles lived in Orange county, and
TO line ran between Washington
zsd Orange counties. Major MeGrane /
He Immediately south of Washington.
| aud I roomed together, and We hs
md great deal of talk, and be told me
sri- would have nothing to do with it.
next morning Orange county was at
to the southeastern division, IN "
DR.. Bowles WAS Maior McGrsne
clinsd, and Dr. Bowlas was unanimo