, 1865-02-04
FROM CINCINNATI,
The Chicago Conspiracy
Trials Before the Ndi1itarv
Commission,

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Commission.
Proceedings of ThuFaday-Testfmon
81 Col: Skinner, mr.. Mcclure and Dr
alnkie = Important Documentar,
lfEom Our Own Correspondent
CINCINNATI, Feb. 2, 1855.
The Court Martial now in session in Til!
CITY assembled this morning In the rotunds
Of the Court House, pursuant to adjournment
All the members Of the commission vert
present, also the Judge Advocate, the assist
mt counsel for the government, the accused
on motion, spp1oved. g1 e IT,; = spn was Feaa ana
The minutes Of the testimony Of Mr., strawn
were submitted to him for revision, and also
to the counsel Of the accused.
The accused, Charles Francis Daniels, said
that as neither Of his counsel we're present,
he trusted the Court would delay few mo.
ments until their arrival bis defense was dif:
ierent from that Of the others, and he feared
his counsel could hardly do Justice to the
case with only . partial hearing Of the Wit
nesses.
Colonel Murray, President Of the Commits
sion, suggested that the Court should wait
twenty minutes, 1t necessary, for the absent
attorneys, Judges Barley and Key.
Lieutenant Colonel Skinner was then sworn
by the Judge Advocate. as a witness Tor the
government He testified as follows:
EVIDENCE or COLONEL SKINNER.
~ n1y name 1s Lewis C. Skinner. nm Lieutenant
colonel Of the sth regiment OF Veteran Reserve
occupied the same position In November, i6es.
except that was then Commissary OF Prisoners
et 9tS Camp nonG!os Il November Last arrested
gave his name rs Charles Travis, q man named
Cantrell, and one nun whose name understood
to be Daniels, or come similar name. though do
not remember It clearly at present. did not
know that Canttell belongs to any army. have
seen him twice In this Court elnce this trial COM
meneed. He Is the accused who Was granted a
we're arrested about two o'clock In the morning OF
The Tth Of November last. On the day before
Colonel Sweet remained in the city all day. being
he troops and camn eefeG n ocoe Of
night Il cent me dispatch to detail some men to
make the arrests; and about twelve o'clock be re-
ehases 'kea ssa % Il sx Whsfe
knew the name, Or had heard Of it, bit iI: Know
nothing about his refldenee. Colonel Sweet ak
oaS Cd u e fnaR nsw whss shs. @
5s.:5}S.a T. III; 9oRpssS, lien ea3s aP sad
in the direction indicated, myseff and the feld
officer Of the day marching. behind. On coming
1 Up to ths.s ths aoeI found hey had surrounded
We found thss the house We were search1nr for y:
vas further on. This Information was given us
Gee S3 ss eSqssS i e. led
stationed them round It to prevent the escape Of
any one from the inside. Captain Phi1lipatoe who.
was II direct command Of he guard, next I'D.
fanced to the door and knocked. remained at
the gate. Some one came to the door and asked
what We wanted, but did not open the door. Capt.
PhillIpatoe sa1d he wanted to enter the house,
position to do 60 then and asked for ime to dress
After delay Of ten minutes went to the door
az. anc Il. knocked; Waeh replied himself and asked
% ana etod LIN bat se doo2 @ a99s 9
not opened We should have to force tt, when Mr.
walsh himself opened the door and gave Us ad-
mission. AZ we entered the ball Walsh was stand
feet behind him and several hdies were standing
On the stairs. told them what we wanted, and
Immediately arrested the two Walahs and sent
told ~the ladies that we should be Compelled 10
eeorch tho house and ordered the men to make
ne most rigorous examination. but not to insult
minute afterwards, on going outaide, / heard
thsn hsaFd one Of tic, . g sna1ds ' eli eli
casue and T1svi. got Oh the root ot the hoa:a ooSa
and were arrested and taken together to camp.
About that time Capt. Phiiiipatoe, who was con-
anrnng thf ses1fh y the house sent tot to
the Parlor pile OF IeVolve1s In corner. In
cupboard Of parlor there were also lot OF bullet
n mmoulds and some cartridges. in few moments
"a" in a bed room number Of doublc.barreied
guns and large quantity Of cartridges In pack
'ges 1he5e 7; Wefs ab?at 40 Or 10
vas very nice looking weapon, and vas claimed,
e be 5s gass Ws The
PIE OF the gTeater majority Of those found In that
bed room. The revogess numbered from 10 to
5o shonld think and wese navy
he packages there we're fsom 1ao00 to 1900
rounds Of cartridges Of the kind now exhibited.
Me also discovered IN box covered over with
ridges: These last Of the sample now exhibited
bare been very unskillful1y made, but would
do for shot-guns. They do not look as
aeg o tas i u 5ssqaF ored
or sale In stores. do not remember the exact
lumber ofbnllet moRlds, hut it was somewhere
a4a @ y ,hs I'D 1hs tsI mous d. in G9nst
Recovered from $50 to SO boxes Of percus-
don caps. Each box contained about 80 |
APPS, and down stairs there vere between 40 and
companies each pistol when purchased. There !
we're also in the bedroom below, two kegs Of gun
'owder A. the heads were in could NOT see |
hat neither were fnlli one was perhaps about half
He'd, and the other over three fouTths. There |
sere also ai1 Or eight bags Of buek.hot-. The |
were made of the same hind OF pow
Ter and the same buckshot az that In the kegs and !
'ags whlch we discovered. Al, the smaller num-
rms and ammunition we eondseated and sent to |
amp. So far as examined them all the guns
nd pistols were loaded, except the extra gun
~ Was and Se.hsps he s15
cToivers AL OF which were fully loaded. When |
;aptnin Philltpatoe drst knocked for admission,
he roiee which answered him was, think, that |
A m TPfl 1aA thnE
las Walsh, senior, not his son: The boy was aye |
p Stairs 6at I thl9K moi in the hail below. list
rrested Waleh and his Eon and sent them of to
amp: Then the prisoners Cartrell and Travis, l.
nd afterwards man who gave the name Of Dan
els Or some name sounding like # Neither Can
ats on Or shoee, and one had no coat 1 told the
sdlss that the. two men wanted their clothes,
hen hen one Indy went into the n, bed.
up phs1 as hs anG guns bronsh %sbf eesss siSx
;hich The prisoners claimed. The bed IN that
com had been used: received Instructions to
rder r, perfect searsh Of ;he house bat was not
anghorne, OF rs knew him johnson, told me to
,ok everywhere where any certridgos OF buck
bot could be concealed, but he did not name any
new that johnson WAS not -langhorne's
[ght name. for when he introduced him TO me
nderstood that the name Of johnson WIS only an
lty, IN an alley between Clark and State streets,
nd found two boxes Of double-balreled shot
uns, and three OF carb1nes Of the same pattern az
hose In Wa1eh's house. l understood that the |
arn belonged to Mr. Walsh, and Was told the lo~ !
a1ity OF 1t by his son. 1made further searches In
be city but not successfully In one instance
lsso1srsd lot 2fcart.idses an balls but they
9s0e to s.S ssW % a 81 ID
) n 6y tel; jackson, 1spfsssntine the 7raistiSs
oBlton Of Walsh q house with the road at Camp |
louelas Ia correct The house Is situated |
bout quarter Of mile from the camp in
Hatghs Hue. I do not know how many buildings
re between Walsh'e residence and Camp Douglas.
here arc the University bul1d1ngs and two or
hrec dwellings. On the morning when we made
atol, Captain Sponable, Major Cornelius and
lieutenant Mcdowell. At that time the elective
lrepgth of the guard at Camp WIS about COO, /
ountiug privates and non-commfssioucd officers
he number Of prisoners then confined was some
here between seven and nine thousand. Wehad
hat was termed an arsenal In Camp Douglas. I
o not remember how many arms It contained,
amp fs surrounded BY fence which was then
he distance between the posts Of this barricadc |
'as sir feet On one side Of the Camp auI eight
ct on the other. They were fastened by two
cantllpgs In the usual manner, and the boards
'ere nailed On from the fneide. There were no
entry boxes inside, hut parapet on the top Of
1c fence. At that time there were thirty senh-
els On duty at time. The distanc3 1~End the
arapet was about 'hree-qqaIters Of mile, and
1e average length Of each beat abc1t he feet
On Of his falae name- a few day. a{t.r the Arrests
wns making ont roll Of the prisoner, and
,ked him II Charles Trnyis was ali the name he
ad. Hc replied, '1Becauae other people Grange |