, 1865-02-11

LILLE lkJ Pu1Suaut 10 aQIDuEusueA~
The cross-examination Of Dr.. Aver ~as contn-
ued.
DR.. AYEn cRoss-ExANEED.
Semmcs YRS present when the question or for
victims Of arbitrary arrests, vas discussed. He
n 9tes 81 S:ns so sn M
Of writ Of hobtes corpus. He eiEniaca his vii
l,Deness 70 make application fot anY Of such
standing as did, could not have taken 1t In
good faith as az honest man except under the cir
eumstanees which did take Il, ID dtyage al trea-
the ycrbiagc with which it WAS clothed, might
however haye taken 1t honestly,
BY A'. Hrety--1 was educated at Harvard unl-
yersity. and passed the regular examination ofthe
institution. but Eeycr recelvcd mg diploma be-
cause did not think should practice the pso.
isa5S9p tnnS asd at dd not aPpy 1Gs It
ical Colleges in Cincinnati. -.
Il 1.-THE witnefss here asniu deLlt!.l the circuna-
stances which led hin to enter the Order Of the
Sons OF Liberty, as previously reported in the
TR1BuSk.]
Dr.: Winter WIS a oona .ade member, though
only knew him to attend two or three meetings Of
the Temple: When entered the Order vas
yiously askca me TO join, at the request OF Dr.
Winter, to whom, In accordance with MI. p1aas,
ha aeS9 safsIed Sfs a5t e Ms b ss sn
Grand Sefgnior, in the absence Q: a Mr. Cassel.
who By election occupied that position. The lrst
action Of ihe Temple to Gen. Payne, but aiter-
Wnras, at his request / made my reports to
Colonel Sweet. On one or two DECISIONS, I
addrcts. generally simply took phi ii the bi1~
siness routine Of the meeting, such as the norni-
nation Of committees, &c. mover, in speech,
or that be had violated The Constitution. did
not say that the State Of Kentucky was oppressed
y tho Administration, though l msy Have said
much in o of 81 teit eihePs ands ron tie
Alexander joined the order ut my request, to aid
his loyalty aud honesty, mud assured the merabcrs
sell: when Joined tho Order only determined
had been loyal body l should ever have kept
| Silent. Alexander may have spoken to the Order
avs Or alx times on he propriety Of Grading The
advIrabi1fty Of releasing Tie prisoners at Camp
nona BE- hays s 9bdo, # vi -, well %
ct ny request. ] told him ! WIS q meubcr of q
Democratic cluG, and hs n askca ne to propose
he was m honest INN Who would not be led to
any REASONABLE action, and That he would be pro.
baby sn available and, valuable witness. After
War= wen he bag OILY atfendsd a: fSs t9 meet
| withdrew. advised him that this was his best
| course Of action. No one else Joined through my
my meeting Subsequent 10 about j month previ-
GUS to The elecrion. have never been strictly a
Republican, hat wns not Copperhcsd. I have
| always hcen Union Democrat.
| By TIE tDuFf- The time when I r1ade the
| speech to the Order vas one night when many
members had aaId, and others had approved. the
! Ut jed. Dayle than Mr. Lincoln. Twas Indignant
and said that If such was the feelings Of the Or
gan!zation would hare nothing 10 90 with It
faSor Wien Va. told ihat tiere ~ we're W so,o@
members Of the Order in the 6tate, eorresponded
| with other Temp!csf In other paris Of the State,
below the mark. It was our policy to get mem-
asd neatsnsais IN tSe iavlneibis Club ls aad Ie.
Mr. william tlink1e, son Of Dr.. Htnkle Of su,li.
van Co.. Ind. previous Witness, WAS next sworn.
ile testified shat the plan Of Camp Douglas txhih-
Of tom paper found b Mcclure At sullivan, In the
room Of Il. Ray Wil:on, alias Capt. Castlem,n.
Mr. =. G. Stidger Wis then swora. The fol
lowing is his testimony:
sn. s11pGzn's TESTIMONY.
1reside in Indiana and have served two years,
lucky infantry. During M dino Of service, how
ever. WIS detailed Is clerk in the office Of the
Adjusant General, 1st Division, 1ith Army Corps
tive at Louisville, under the direction Of Stephen
E. Jours, Provost Marshal, and Lieut. Col. Thos.
G. Falcy. commander Of the post. In June vas
OF DR.. Kalfus in Louisville. Some weeks preYi-
Gus Capt Jones Showed me .. letter
essass snssa OF cnE's1Sa ss 1ner:sRs Rs'*RR Rssb
and requesting that 4 detectire BE- sent 70 Dr.:
Bowles, member Of the Order, to ascertain II
sEed + %ona
vas ini:iatea into the reatibnle degree the Or
der BY an 2: $: Defective; ! then went 10 pr:
| OF the order. He said that be was the Military
qe tod aqd me- 1s' H..
lime was told Fby Dr.. kafus, that Colonel An
degrees, and be 1eqnestea ne to to esnt
told Anderson Of the nature Of the Order, aud be
said the people Of The sonth wou}d he re5oteed to
hear OF the existence Of such an Order; he said
1nent but he should ask to be banlshcd from the
State when the bond obligation would be cancel.
led and hs snouId @ 1etua e the Southern
and take the oath Of allegiance to that govern
rocnt which would cancel bis bonds when he
pfe as ssn ne e s5
| Der Of tho Order named Matthew'S asking tnk the
unwr1tten portion Of the ritual should be rent to
| him In typhe1.
The witness then explained the unwrlHen por-
ton Of the ritua1, which were the signs aud pass
words as testified to in the Dodd trial. Mr.
styagcr stated that during his connection With
The Order he acted as Secretary for Kentucky, and
| that the Grind Commander OF the Order for Ken
rucky was J. F. Bullltt, Judge OF the Supreme
| Court.
| The Commission then adjourned mill 10
| O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Gen. Palmer ia appointed to succeed Gen. Bur-
| bridge in the command Of Kentucky. Gen. Bur-
| brilge Ia ordered to the field.
1t ia stated that Gen. Palmer will refnstate The
circulation Of the Chicago Times mud Cincinnati
ErqE{rfr In that State.