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

u aAl1 &c pOfNe WeES C14teQ EOr.
@. What was said to be the strength
Of the Order at that timer
A lido not know what ths strength Of
the 0fder waa
@. Was anything said about the ag-
grsgats number Of the Order at that
inner
A. think the Secretary reported that
BE had not received returns from several
counties, so that the correct number
could not be ascertainsd
@. OF what political faith we're the
majority of the men comprising that or
ganiz&tion7
a. They we're sll Democrats.
Q. Stats whether any ether class Of
men were admitted, or was il sine qsta
non that a man must be Democrat7
A. do not think any one would have
get in unless he be a professed Demo
erat.
I @. State to the court what were the
general purposes and objects Of that Or
der, 80 far as ron learnedf T
a. In the hrst place, understood
there we're two organizations, one within
the other; the civil organization, to
which the mass Of the members belong,
and which, as far as I ever knew, vas
purely political, to bring cut the Demo-
cratic Yotss to the polls, and to insure
the success OF the principles Of ths
Democratic party, by every means in
our power TO get every voter cut TO cast
his vote; and as we had been told by
those who instructed Us, that it was the
I aaAtknroEa .uA ssf
the abolition party to prevent voting, We
determined to have free fight or fair
election have been told by members
J Of the Order that the other portion Of
the organization had for It's object the
separation Of the States Of Ohio, Indi.
ana, Illinois, Missouri, and Kentucky
from the Eastern States, and make =
Northwestern Confederacy; and failing
! in that, join our fortunes with the South.
That was the military part Of II, which
was not communicated or known to the
members Of the civil organization; and
, presume ! never would have known il
} had il not been for the position held as
Deputy Grand Commander.
Q What proportion Of the members
belonged to the military portion Of the
organizalion7
A. only the leaders; they were te
control the natter through a COMMITTEES
Of thirteen, who we're TO be known onlJ
J 10 the Grand Commander and them
! sslysa They were to 40 eoatroi rs Al
to bring as into their trap. That ws'
Why said il vas hambag, and said
would have nothing TO do with IL
4 ! II sEa ark nF ~
Order come 90 your knowledge sinc'
, then7
! A. Yes, sir. The schemes OF few o
! The leaders Of this military part of th'
Order, aEd the schemes Of these wer'
unkaown to the great Mas Of th'
2 Order.
Q Do you say that il was to thes'
? military leaders alone this vas confined
A. les, sir; think so.
9. Was Dodd considered . militaE,
Isadsg7
A. He vas; bat there was man eve
1 bin
e q. Who was that7
A. It was Dr. Bowles.
I'll q. Please 10 explain that
A. The stata waa divided of INT
MiIitary. Departments. and there vas n
: officer of the Military Department wh
! was Supreme Commander 20 the Gran
Commander Of the Civil Departmeni
: who bad bis Adjutant, Stat, &c. H
/, controlled the Military Department, an
/. saw 70 the arming, ammunition, and th
: procuring Of funds
a q Then the civil vas snbservient 1
i the military
: A. Yes, Sir, and knew nothing. 81
cept the few who wers in the conEdene
!, ol the military
= staff Of this military leader DR.. Bowles
4 A. Yes, Sir; Il is Jnmes B. Wilson
be told me go himself
h Q. What is the position be held7
A. He told nae he was Adjusant Gei
eral on DR.. Bowles's Staff In fac
y nearly all the information | ever r
'e eeiyed, except what received on ID
10th aud 18th of February, receive
y from Mr. Wilson, after his return frol
= DR. Bowles, At French Lick Spring
% Orange County.
Q. What did you learn in reference
the arming Of this Order3
- A. never understood that the me
Of the rank and file Of the civil orgaE
As cation we're to be srmed, that is--at q
expense Of the Order.
q How were they 20 arm2
- A. They we're t. do il among theE
" selves
Q. Who was il that was to be arm,
e by The 0rder7
~ A. These men who were 10 be and
ne the control of the commanding Ge
ersl, that is-the military commando
.ss Q. How did they make this divisi
'O- as to who were to be armed By the Ord
and who were 10 arm themselvss7
gu A. There we're certain men they
lected 70 whom to communicate Il
ats which it would not do to commitments
everybody
Q. Did they 90 into township, for
stance, and pick out the men who We
md 70 be armed BY the 0rder7
The A / think not sir.
!, Q. Then how could they tell VII
dr. they were to arm, and whom they COZ
?, rely upon to arm tbemselves7
Ter, A. do not know They had y
en- Of aseertaining the number Of arms
different kinds that each member of |
his order had; in this way, they would "a
q sheet Of paper and rsle il IN coiam
eat ss for keeping tally, heading each {
Of umn with apples, corn, beans, or q
irst thing you please, 30 you uudersts
was what things are intended for. App
res might stand for rifles; corn for shot gu
Of and potatoes for ammunition, aRd .
dis thing else for lead This sheet wo
/ C. be report Of the number Of arms fou
rest by those making the return.
our O. Was there any agreement betwl
nes the members OF the Order, as to how
De- should be understood by those to VII
the the report was nader
and A. Ny instructions we're to report
we'd the seere. cipher how many there VI
Hs- Each Township Temple reported TO
d Secretary Of the mother Temple,
he uanv arms and how much ammunii