The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-05
THE CONFESSION OF HORACE
HEFFERN.
Overthrow OF the Governm ent
Determined Upon.
GOV NORTON TO BE MURDERED,
Rebel Prisoners to be Armed and
Released.
NONE BUT DEMOCRATS IN
THE PLOT.

In addition 70 our rtclegram Of this morning. we
publish the following IN relation 20 the Indian
| apos Democratic conspiracy:-
| INDIANAroLIs, Friday, November The Mill
tary Commission now trying Bowles, Mnlign.
| and others, finished the examination of II. l..
| Humra to-day, and also the direct examination of
Horace Hclcrn, one Of the accused, who tool, the
stand as n witness. Mr. uctTtrn dii not know
until he was called on by the Judge Advocate
that he would be witness, and had not CON.
suited with his counsel. His testimony is start
ling and direct in regard to the conspiracy.
He joined the Order Of American Knirbts +,
November 1868, at his Office in Salem. Indj ma,
Was elected Grand Senior; attended the state
Council February II, 1864; DR.. Bowles and M
Millgan were present; humphreys and Harvey
were not; committee WIS nppOin ed on ne,vs
papers, aud also 10 find out whether anv per,op
initiated had ConspirCd to expose the of fb
orders Grand Commander DUdd hnd preferrrd
chaiteN against Nj. Malott, of Sullivan county: a
chairman OF the committee, Hch6rn -gpDrt,I
ntler full investigation, that there Was nor
eyiu1Ece 10 sustain the chlrge; thc pennIiv
iur revelation was death, as he understood
rom me obligation; officers were elected.
Dodd being made Grand CommuuIer; vii.
Hths, Deputy Grand Commander; MiIir,n
W"lAtr, humphreys, and Major MeGrlin OF
hAilison county, were elected Mljor- Generals.
l.
IN McbT"lhS place; never attended III. montir,
oi the state Council of June Il; the Order ,yse
cJmpo osed entirely OF Democrats; he meyer Fga,v
q member who was not Democrat ana ma on.
oi another party could have got in unless no pro
ltsred to !sa aDcmOsTIt-'hatw was . sim anu ,,[.
there were Two organizations in the Ordrr-fhr
clyil and me mlitary-ou one within the o,lyr.
Ihe Clyll organization, which cOmDt,od tho |
mass Ut TIC members, be considered pur.ly mini
'HI, 10 BRING put IAN DamO,rAic vote "a IN |
Sufc party success. IJ was understo1i .hatrla
n MN STATION party wUul1 not allow tlr ID no |
crals ialr vote nud they had determined tO Hs.a
a free vote or free fight" The military orylni |
EalOn WaS COLHded 10 a committee OF fba O,1ar |
ul Known tOhlm. The pur pose oil tthAtorR,ni.tr.Dn |
WaS 10 sep rate the Northwest Missouri, IrIIu.i |
Indiana, OHIO, and Kentuckv--lTpn tlp Ets,-rn
states, and from N)g. hwrstern Couiede.1ry M
JOlh the SOuih tbIs WAS not communicated T. rho
Il, mbcrs Ot The civil organization: he syJuIi n,e
nave known " out for his Olicll ol5si ln ~ poo.
MY bTanu Cummlnder; the military pIln -. |
Iluhahly known to thc lelucrs, ant n tne Cam
lolitcee u thirteen, who were known only bvfne
'"ho Commandcr and themselves; GxpeetlnRto
T TphIoI INC clFli Organization by heir IN .Genc9:
Jpuu was military leader, bat Dr., Bl,ylss ~. |
hhoFe hm the miiDry oil crs Eer, aboys tho
CNll, ana controlled and directe the arm.ng Of |
tht Ofur uhd us miltlry mOngnGnrs: ia ia.rnal |
i'' In ~ olii James b' wilson, AdJnllt Gausml on
~ boWIcS st'i; from him he gUC an iuFor,nt- |
non about the Order; was wi Wilson a.tcr lis
I'tun nom French Springs, whore BJV.ss Iiytl. |
nc never understood that tnc rluA ani die of he
I"'l hNlt W pc Hlllfl a. lis expense NuEgt tlpir
own ihohe undCr control Oftge n,iiJlTy uIi.,rs
we're 10 be armed at the exve $50 Jf t6s OrIsr
iha miiiory Chief, detailed men 20 20 mo ;hs
'1f''hs townships and pick 0ut = cy-rliu nun5.r
VI men 10 De armed rep1rs VI amount Ofar.g,
'hd ammunition ON hand were tlIypn NV thas,
mon ana reported 30 the hrlncl t,,n5l,t
and thence in secret cipher I'D t,'
,ruhy temples aud STATE Council; Dr.. Wilsga
)nce on his return from Bowe,'s, yn3rc
several members or tho Order we're T.si,t.og
he daft pnlIed out q roll of money OF |
Dne lnOnsAho dollars, Nb .eh bU had .t.tsr. from .
gI ~ bpNlo' 20 pnrc1Ise arms, ani said there ,
lali million Of dollars hli baau -lnt g.. mai. y
.La, LIMOS, Kentucky, and Orhlt states nv =
- CS.pel agents M lmada 10 procure arms Tor the
)rdcr in these We tern States odd aul NVglE.r
lad received SiOJ, ,O0Jeaph: BJwlss M re,sigc5
nc money Tor his part Of the Stt's;it vas v
q ne expended for arms and Ammunition fr, fHr ,
hillary part OF thc Order Of American kn.gh53
n sons OF Liberty he learned this from wi.
on in June, 1864, about the sine Df t11 r,,,nl J
'oWhtll ~ lndianlpOls; never heard hu, o, tY
,hom they were @ be distributed but supO,saJ
h,S were f)r The Order; was expected TO b3 I,
sea by the leaders for q revolution ID es. rbIisb n
northwestern COnfederlcv, and, that ftiilg. To =
lm the SOUTH in tho February meeting of The II
3upcll aIm,ng the OrdOr was talked over br y
E le members conycrsgIonally, and by DR.. DowIes r
nd othorsi on the 10th Of August he 4
armed there was 10 be an uprising, and Rebel ~
risoners 90 be released in Ohio, Indiana, and ty
lluosi the arscnGs in these States TO be seized II
taken
ON them; Governor Morton was to be taken 4,
I'd hClo as hostage for such c0nsrirators as ~
rsht be taken prisoners in this uprising Dr. ~
tlon WAS to be Governor by virtue Of the State "
NV, winch provided that the secretary Of State ~
NI be Governor in the case Of "
icancy caused by death or other removal Of "
oTeMor or Lieutenant Governor; Ataon WAS ~
Cali out the militia, and the Order would have u,
iues Jber own way; in case they failed 10 | "
cure Morton Gs prisoner, he was TO be made | u
'Ay WIN, Dut witness never understood how: |
e state Government was 10 govern as usual: This | n
HClutiOn was to lie accomplished by the mill SN
~ part Of the order, and as many others nc IN
Cy could bring into 1t under the exctement nf TEL
e movement; this scheme was not irnparted 10 |
~ but members Of this Order, and TO the leaders Ct
the Democratic party only so far as tbev ,roro
lmbers think DR.. Wilson said when ie ~ |
Chicago, that the Committee of Ten v,orId
lie care Of Governor Morton ten members Ftbo |
der were selected for that. - 'A' q
MI Dunham, counsel for the accused unread |
nsef OF any knowledge that Heaern was ~ |
IN States evidence. "A
Nh. Helern has been one of fthe most prout -
nt leaders OF the Democratic party In this Stote
: testimony shows up some Of the hideous fcS- II.
es OF this conspiracy which Mr.. Bingham D'
led TO disclose. DT
The cTOss-eXamination of Hefern will he roa5o up
two o'clock, Thursday, November 10. 10 which va
e the Commission adjourned. aft
ames B' wilson, OF Washington county. Hl
wless Adjutant-Genera, has been placed tb,
der arrest, nj