Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-10-27

Q. Did you or did you not write out state
ment of this matter?
A. Yes, sir, did; that vas some time in
March.
@. Did you or did you not, write out in full
the sign and signals, &C., exactly as you have
given them here ifso, wheu?
A. Yes, sir, substantially the same.
q. Have you seen, heard, or read descrip.
ton of the signs, signals positions and COLO
quies given by the witness Felix G. Stidger be-
fore this Commission?
A. No, sir, | have not. have not testified
from anything 1 have or heard in connec-
ton with this trial.
@: How long since you attended meeting
A. In January last 1864.
q. How long since you conversed with sny
members of the Order on the subjectl
A. Not since that time.
Q. Why did you not attend after that?
A. 1t did not suit me, and it was against my
principles. l bad brother in the army, aud
told my father that ] should report on them,
and they might do Just what they like with
Q. When you Joined this Order, did you dc
30 az a Government detective or under any kind
of instructions from the United States authori-
tiss2
A. No, sir nothing of the kind. Joined
it in good faith, supposng it to be Legitimate
quilted it and came to report.
Q. Is it the Dodd you have named who was
to be Governor, Harrison H. Dodd, or some
other person?
A. 1t was to be Fl. Fl. Dodd, think.
Q. Was it the Mr.. Dodd that lived in this
city?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Was he supposed to belong to the Order ?
A. Yes sir
Q. VAST reported by the officers of the Or
der that he belonged to the organization
a. Yes, sir; his name and the name OF
Bowles was on the go all the time. They
were represented as leading men in the Order.
q. Was it known or said that there was any
communication between this Order and the reb-
els at that timer
A. Yes sir Stone said So Stone said that
he had got word from the little fellow who was
said TO have been backwards and forwards
to the rebels twice, and that he had brought
the rituals. The book was said TO have been
got up by JEFF. Davis for the use of the Lodges
in the North. They did not say this at first
At first in the Circle of Honor, they did not
speak like this but they said they wanted &c
see how far the people would 90, and whether
We were the right kind of Democrats
q. What did they cell the right kind Of
Democrats?
A. They called them the right kind of Dem.
ocrats who would GO with the Order and 9th
ers they called Abolitionists.
Q. What was the main or leading doctrine
of this society, and what did they design to DC
with our Government?
A. They said that the only way to save the
Government was to elect JEFF Davis the next
President, and to arm against the "Bue Goats;
that JEFF. Davis had three times offered to com
promise, aud that Lincoln's Government would
not do it. and that now something would be
done that would make the Government do it.
Q. What Government did they propose tc
make JEFF. Davis President of?
A. They did not distinctly say.
.. Was he 10 be made President of the
United States?
A. suppose they meant of the whole
United States
q. Has there been a promise made to you in
any way, of fee or reward for your testimony in
this case?
A. No cir none whatever.
@ Has there been held out to you any in
ducement in any way for any testimony you
might give to this Commission?
A. No sir.
Q. Have you acted in any way in the capa-
city of Detective, in bringing the secrets of tai;
Order TO light?
A.. No sir, have not.
The Commission then adjourned to meet on
Thursday, October 6. at 10 o'clock A. NJ.