Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-03-15

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and by whom?
Answer.-I reported at Philisburg and
was asked these. questions. Major Goebel
| told me It would be better for me If would
| tell what | knew
| | know nothing about Wilhelm going a
round with asubscription paper except from
| hearsay. and | do not think helping each
| Other" had any reference TO raising money
for substitutes. | understood the object to
be for resisting the Marshals, and demand
! ing the release of the drafted men if arrest
ed When Curley said any one who wished
to report could do So Wilhelm said YES. y
He sanctioned what Curley said.
GEORGE w. HALL, was the next witness
sworn. He testified as follows:
| L reside in Graham township, Clearfeld
county, and work on farm. know Jacob
Wilhelm. [ attended a secret meeting, last
| fall, at School House in Graham township
| Jacob Wilhelm was President. There were
about twenty-five persons present, Amos
Huber was an officer Patrick Curley stat
ed the object of the meeting He said those
who did not want 10 report should stick to-
gether and stay at home. He said if Mar
shall came TO arrest drafted man, they
| would take him away. We were sworn to
stick together, and not to go to the army.
| was twenty years old on the first of Janu-
airy. | could not vote at the last election. |
also attended a meeting at Jacob Hublers
There were about thirty persons there.
do not know whether | saw Wilhelm or not.
He might have been there, without my see
ing bim. Jacob Rinehart was there
Cross E.raD,iaed acob Wilhelm was at
our house with subscription to get mon
ey to put In volunteers. | did not hear him
say anything at the first meeting.
WILLIAM ". Hoover, sworn.-T reside
in Graham township. Am aborer Know
Jacob w Wihelm. was at secret meeting
last fall, on the Monday evening before the
State Election Jacob Wilhelm was Presi-
dent Amos Huber and Patrick Curley
were officers. Curley stated the object Of
the meeting He said it was for all the
another, and he and the others would stick
to them. -Four were admitted at 4 time
1 went III with three others. We went up
to the desk. l'urley read the paper 10 Us
and told us TO hold up our right hands. He
then swore US TO the papers ! suppose
there We're twenty-five or thirty men pres
ent. They were nearly all drafted men. |
attended q second meeting at Jacob Hub
lcrs. Jacob Wilhelm was present. There
were about twenty-four persons there
think Patrick Curley was President John
j. kyler read the constitution OF the meet
ing. Afterwards as many OF Us as could, got
around table in another room, and he gave
us the signs and passwords. To enter the
lodge, the outside word was jackson. the
inside word Washington =" 1t was cslled
the Democratic Castle. The contents Of
paper TO which we were sworn, were that
the drafted men were to stick together and
help one another 1t was very long. They
were to stay at home-nOt to go to the ar
my. | am drafted.
Gross Eranai,sea a-Samucl Lausberry cal
led the meeting at the School House, the
first meeting
Question not Jacob Wilhelm ex-
ert himself at all the drafts to raise money
to fill the quotas? and did he not do so a
bout the time Of these meetings?
Answer--Ies sir, he did | understood
that the object of the second meeting was
merely 10 promote the interests of the Dem
ocratic party at the Presidential election
Most Of those present at the second meet
ing were drafted men.
The case for the Government here closed.
g. l.. Reed, was the first witness called for
the defence, and testified as follows:
| am forty years old, reside in Clearfeld,
Pa, and am in the lumber business. | have
known jacob Wilhelm for twelve years or
more. Heis as far as | know good citizen
and loyal man. He came to me in 1868 to
raise money to pay commuratlon for his son.
think We gave him 1925, what he needed
to make up the amount. He came again
after the draft last fall, and wanted money
to put in a substitute. Think hec came twice.
We had no money to spare and could not
let him have it. He came the third time
and we assisted him to raise the money.
JOHN G. GRAY, sworn.--I am between
SO and 81 years old. Live in Bradford
township, in Clearfeld county, and am a
farmer. Have known Wilhelm over eight
years We held meeting in Graham town
ship and formed club. Wilhelm was at
the meeting and done all he could to get
men to subscribe. [ was not at the meeting
at Polk School House. | heard him SAY
the evening of the club meeting that he
wanted all the drafted men to go to the ar
my if they wanted to go, that he did not
want to hinder any man from going, but at
the same time he was very anxious to raise
the money and that they should stay at home
if they could. He took an active part in
getting up bounty fund. He had a sub
scription out last fall.
Cross EIramtaed.- i am held as drafted
man. I was drafted the Sd Of October. l
reported on the 23d December, at Philips
burg, to Provost Marshal Campbell De
serters were being arrested by I. s. troops,
at the time | reported. | had several reas-
ons for not reporting before. One was that
| had no convenient way of getting to Brook
Vile Another was that [ attempted TO put
in a substitute and failed, and another was
that a great many in that section were not
reporting, and thought | would stay with
them.
WILLIAM pUoENIX syorn-I was FORTY