, 1865-01-22
The Chicago Conspiracy Case.

The Chicago Conspiracy Case.
{coasnued iron, Hrst Pags) ~
a. swnrn BY the Judge Advocate and seat'acd AZ
rm EVIDENCE.
:. My nana y John T. shants, and reside, Wnen
tras nomot Nacogdoches Texn ae-ase E01 ~ 1ass
Te1as, under NscuiloeAh. II I ENLISTED foF hres
ogga o dafoe q hat IT, rs
ihoriacs: Previous 10 % nv yi enlistment was mcr
fha5t R1s3t a9d stock raiasf. ms captured at
Sale oa ns9 ss s Pesf Il Jsy SSs seea sf
my esptgrs; WI taken to Camp Morton, Mhero I
~ The 13h Il xne1 T1,h 9th:
% mnsn In the Con1ederata army held tue rank Of
ns4s nspsatn: "a fa.t Of the time commanded CON-
= TIE s T1s 9emaaed es@p
snes sa sf y nssss1bss &c took lie oah Of a!egs
psssn asd 80 sta'ss Sads 4 5
paraaon OF my time Of service il the Confederate
My MeGy,sn.!,,a applied @ TO General Hoffman. through
rteohess Eaa t.eHs at Camp Douglas. While In camp
ana ueatea with fcx more privileges than tho
ia ie Pssers Pnst sers lossupled position as Slsfk S
ste1s.a 9ssidS ct ,he pf,ea sanate witness
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,Il,u, C0aFl VIM tGeN cisaIad f3r idallberalton.
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III P"'a!1 M ~ nng s!aS ana tl'a fagiy " tna
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wonII eon41on,ss him, VT" @ a e 10, on"y, 70 e.
coat ia raco of ny ar9 se*st III w I'D m assfsS aaye S
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of nv a Sost md me- n;ns nst,.a o. a
5::siiIy y .y%Rs'h.ssd @ @ VIZ a,s, hat IL Po:isoa
Sniiv as he wnuid iitn H. liz n,ao asr1eI tbst s
tsfc would nrobahiy b. 5, ~ ~ a,H Inrsna 'nas II
rcoaIe s 10 oeste 7srn 70 on; 9c,sn %non 1t
However did nof INV anytst1e snocincofy abnut
lie plot OILY tpeakisg q IL senesai ccasessa versa
oTrcs,ea rhc TT ta sn,x 1an r. risan ae @ was
ieis hcforc ii. nr1et ,sos ~ .nsp u Mrfn a
tween ,hc ieth of july andt i'th o| August 'issS
Confederate arny In Gcn. Morpan,s hrirnffo i Dan:
lis was captured 1t the sane III tlme ~. do not
ss ~ I'm aa IL smn f9
| fine cav him wns nt Mclean NtTrncrs vrhera I
recognised him. have sccn tho prisoner. coi.
Hdintant Genera " nnsr NJ tn o,s1 S VA W c,aI
hsf' iSGa lila hcadonartsra 1re9c shen ~ n Stons
Ry.r nsar IL nets saqea Wi II or.
q raid 9 ksn1sf 81 W1
nf earairv wv m tS staff - !anar. prcs
Inst ~ him :ss !ae evening oi % ths eth q Is:
xent there 70 see II theEs gare any Confederate
snS sseasE z
eapsd from Camp toua!s. ny aso @ tod AT h}m H.!
eesSPy esPs ~ e 1 ssat a'PSs Posdo
4tked about the eondiao q the prisoners atcamP
md were looking for ~ assistance ia r rom out-ide
sources. Hc asked the question, think, hut Al
W o1;as 5 :. sA
him thatmy eacapc would create considerable e1:
eitement, and must trust .o my friends. He said
| | III NAa uH 4UutlQT GXpeHtuuu AuQ Ht&S euut% VI
iunas, bat would telegraph and Try and get nc
come help. We parted un,l fn1 past ten Ut night,
when wns to 20 to his room. went, and was
, | introduced BIZ him to man whose name 1yas
stated to be j. D. Fielding. Fielding asked me Il
The presence Of Grenfell how many men could &C
complish the escape Of The prisoucrs at Carlt
Dona1as1 / answered. Thar about ;wo hundred
) would be sufficient. H asked me If With ss9 mgr
Icould capture tho artillery In the camp1 said
, | tackins men on each Side Of The camp could &c
complish the end III view: / said most certainly
wher he told me that ft1at vus The nian thcy haj
detcrmined upou, but haS not chosen leader fol
!, tho party to nttaclz The front gate, offered ng
services % that leader m! was accepted. 1t waa
then told me thaE q Simultaneous attack would
| be made upon The city md camp
The dcpots and publIc buildings were
| to he burned. the lc1eguph wires to be cut, aud
qskcu as 10 tne toeantt q tne ars1na!s q Ca.nI
I n}rifa secti0n nf a.tiIisry hainv nlaced aftc.
rsScr, O'clock at nicsf ar1untl fhe urisoners'
*qraIe. ltold thena md drew this diagram {er