The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-01-11

appear Wneu our gases onOulu NC tAlSu ;
and in the meantime be allowed to go
home. When Gen. Couch came to the
Fort he said be could not bail US and we
remained in confinement. =
But, as | understood before, my case
was called up, that Edward M'Henry was
the main witness for the Government in
the trials, land as l believed him to be un-
reliable as to truth, l asked the Judge
Advocate on the first day when l was
called up to send to Fort Miflin for John
J. Stiles and Hiram +. Everitt as witness
es, which he said he would do 1 also
sent for my son Thomas, and intended TO
oppose these three 10 NJ Henry both as to
his character and alleGged statements
of bis reported to me. When the evidence
against me was ended on the last day of
trial, by the examination of M'Henry as
a witness, inquired for my two Witnesses
from Fort Miflin, but they were not in
attendance. The Judge Advocate said
lie had sent for them. Subsequently,
they informed me that they had never
heard they were wanted on the trial y
After consultation with my counsel, [ con-
sented, very reluctantly, to let the case
go off WITHOUT them. But my SOP was
examined, and his testimony appears upon
the record of the trial, with can important
omission. Having testified to Edward
NJ Henry'S bad character and that be had
heard persons speak unfavorably of him,
be said in answer TO question by the
Judge Advocate, that he had heard Rich
ard Stiles "a witness for the Prosecution)
declare, more than year previously, that
he would not believe NJ Henry under oath.
This important answer, showing an i'm
peachmeDt of one Of the leading witnesses
against me by another, and drawn out by
the prosecution itself, was not, l belle We,
entqred upon the record of the trial
In addition to being an unreliable wit
ness on the ground of bis character,
NJ Henry was Conscript who had skulk-
ed the draft, and he appeared as witness
after be had been arrested, aud when be
was under a strong inducement TO make
his testimony satisfactory to the prOsecu-
tion. By becoming witness he was en-
larged from confinement, and, no doubt,
be believed his immunity from future pun.
ishment depended upon the value Of his
evidence for purposes of Conviction
Hence the falsehoods stated by him, th at
the political clubs of 1868 were sworn to
resist the CONSUMPTION Act, aud that
their name was "Knigbts Of the Golden
Circle :" Hence. also, the coloring given
By him to the occurrences on the day of
the Rantz meeting, including an alledged
conversation with me. Hess, another
witness, became such when app rehending
the arre.t of both his father and himself i:
But his testimony is less objectionable ;
and as TO the other witnesses, their state
ments regarding the old Club meetie1e
were not very important or full, and as
far as they were erroneous are corrected
by sub sequent evidence.
In another paper 1 shall present the
whole case upon the questions of TACT fais-
ed by the charges against me, and
give to them a full and complete exami-
nation. For the present, shall resume
my narrative, and proceed to events sub
sequent 10 the trial.
Early in November was taken back to
Fort Mflin and on thu 7th nay sentence
with the finding OF the Commission, was
announced 10 me there. 1t was a fine OF
Five hundred dollars, and Imprisonment
until the fine should be paid, provided
however, that the Imprisonment should not
exceed one year. l secured the payment
of the fine in fifteen days and. was released
from custody on the 22nd of November
1 returned home on the 23d after an i'm
prisonment of 81 [s3] days, including th e
whole period from the time of my arrest.
My health was not good during my i'm
prisonment, and I yet feel the serious
effects of confinement When l left the
Fort, John Raptz @ss unwell; also Geo
Huffman. r. Willis Davis and Benjamin
Colley were in the Hospital. Joseph
Vsnsicke had beeape insane and was
also in the Hospital. Ny three sons were
discharged on parole about the middle of
October, along with / 3 others at the Fort.
They were never jni,rmed what the char
ges were against item. Altogether, of
the prisoners originally arrested, about
% have been discharged, beside myself,
and one is dead.