Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-02
JOS. J. BIEGHAM TEsTIFIEs!
He Confirms Previous Testimony

JOS. J. BIEGHAh TEsTIFIEs!
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He Confirms Previous Testimony!
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fas Oct 20, 1864, 9 o'clock a. m. =
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Testimony of. j. Bingham Cross-
Examination. g
Question By the accused 4
To what extent was this scheme of
revolution known and entertained 10 the
Order and out Of it, 50 far as yoa knoEf
A all that / know is that il was com
municated 10 me under those circum-
stances, and / know nothing further
than those to whom communicated i'll
this city, snd those who came from q
distance. q
@. To what extent did Dodd state that
he had communicated the matter7
A. He stated to nae that ] vas the only
person to whom he had Communicated
t. That was about ths2a or Sd of2Au4
gust
Q Did Kerr get bis information from
the same source i
a. No, SIR. 4 do not know where he
gotits 80 eeo@ -
Q. Do you say that this Council Of
sixteen had resolved upon this when it
convened at Chieago2 sts.ar -
A. Yes, sir.s., ssssss
O. How long before thas2 -
A. don't think he told me when
saw him here from Chicago or New
York; he got back shout the 29th Of
July. aEt ABHtHEAAu
Q. Did you know, Mr.. Bingham, from
other sources, pud through another me-
ment being true, the proposition had &C.
tually been voted down in that ConneiR
A. Yes, SIR heard that. szs
Q Did you hear itsfrom the members
of the 0rder7
r. A. Il heard il, but 81 sid not come di.
rectfy from 4 member Of the Order.
Q. Did you learn from Doad that
BoEles was a mambsr Of the CoRncil7e =
A. That ia what j understood
@ Did yea inudefsaand from Bowles,
as member 81 the Council, that the
proposition for revolution bad bsen vot<
ed DOWN.
A. Not directly
O. Who were the members of that
Couneii7 Was either Of the accused
Heffren. Horsey, MilligAn, Humphreys
ulambera7
a. did not understand that either of
them was
Q. Yoa say that it was not until 8 very
late period OF your connection with the
Order, that you got sny knowledge Of its
military feature Did il either With or
without lie military feature contemplate
10 its teaeaiDgs as you got them in the
Order, or in the Ritual, or any Of its
written or anwriafen works, what the
purpose aud character OF the Order were !
/. A. l did not 90 understand it; | never
read the. Constitution or ritual until long
after; not until the 30th Of July. -
\ aQ.F W.hat was the parpose ofthe organ.
izAtion as you understood ite :
j A Paroly political That was nj uns
derstanding Of itfat the time joined il.
| q tIfAs cenaiet Of 1.-The Government,
tken, that was coueocted by these men,
yon say was not within the scope or con-
templation Of the o rder?~g ~
1 A. Nothing was ever mentioned ia the
Ordsr, or by any membeF Of thgotder,
until i vas eomunnieatedA BY Dodd 70
I me. $ ffs = s- = n ws
committee ofAhirtesn 1sosG
A think il. was some time in Au'
gust on the Saturday that thess arms
were discovered, young man came 70
mv house after supper, and brought me
communication from Doda and Walk
hsr.s Ithiuk they, wsfsin Chicago. Tbey
enclosed an address from what was call
ed Cofamittee Of Thirteen, and REQ eat.
Z ed me 70 publish Il IA the Sentinel, and
4 1lf1 did Dot publish 10. shes wanted me
to haEesita printed IN Dodds Office. i
told him had not time to look a. il, bul
if he would eons 10 90 Sunday morning
I wouid lei him know i declined 4
pablish il, and told hiHa that asI has
! an interest ia Dodds establishment, i
cosld mol Be published there I eneloses
Observation-Disclosures back tohf1 Walker
O., Then you say that Walker salt
be wrote the address, and was zuthor
lied TO use Doc as chairman o
; the 0ommittes OF 49, asT
A. I understand there was No sue
20 asa ySa ahy sesiasnes tia. Wan
er signed the eommuAic3fion7
Il AauYesx siFsgf il was in bis hand
: writing FD2dd also wrots 70 the sam
effect from Chicago
ST o. uHkdiyos sny more than one cor
versation with Heffren7 sT3h
! A. A. Yesrsir; Heffren came to my o
ace several times tbs night before an
the night after the meeting On the lot
dlnd T7th of February. E6T0
~ q Was it,ea that day yoa said 70
would. have nothing 70 do with the Oh
der7sloEI1s DIS 1l6Nc1a
,sJooA Yesssir; sad Hsffrsn said he cor
o sidered it humbug. fgor =
1 @ Did he express any opinion ahog
2 abandossing it7sSS q Is AAIAh =
'sbxA0 Yes sir. 1 so understood bin
He conceded With ny opinion and woul
do as had done. '1- =
I / 20 d Did YOU have any Information
It Heffren's meeting with thsorgsnizatiO
after as2ginImtaE nuD
. ssolu 70 S0S stat stated, did did yod I nos, hat Nj
: Milligan was pfsssnsAt thkEsfats COul
lr ell in NoysaseF3 bsnusqsE
A. Yes, sir, ~ ~-
= 8. wss shas- me only time you M
ID him asshe State Couneil7s
at A. tmets him only that time, an
: that was The only knowledge I had of b
correction With the Order. ssuEt
= 30. Have yoa not stated thasneshin
!. vas discussed in the Order, nut pul