, 1865-02-16

s.yc :testimony had been furnished to the
Court that the Order Of American Knights
and Sons Of Liberty were identical: THE
principles were the same, the objects, signs,
passwords, Without any ,perceptible differ
encc.. Indeed the only alteration made In
merging the one Order into tue other, was
the clluugc Of name.
The objection of Mr.. Asay Tas overruled.
1FAness-Thc Order Of American Knights was
the change had been Effected Doolittle addressed
spote iiom tFenty sa7o icasty e ti@ss. T hea9d Cd
Valisnd1ghsm vas member Of the % Order. A' '''.
Mr.. Heryey objected. The Court was not
fnqutring into the actions Of Mr.. Vallantis-
ham or anything that passed between him
and Mr. Doolitte. The accused at the bar
wc1e..not bound By these statements unless
The Older at the same time. On this ground
he objected to the style Of. examination pur-
sued b. The prosecution. -.
Col. Jackson said he was only. proving
point OF time to satisfy the objections Of the
other. counsel. 1t had already been shown
during tie times Of Doolittle's speeches, and
It was as legitimate to prove MI. Vnllandig-
ham's connection with the Order IS that Of
any other nan, tven though he may not have
been aiming for an uprising. On the one
side there ale the men drilling and preparing
for the insurrection, on the other those WHO
assist them and furnish them with means. but
all constituted enc harmonious whole
The Court oyerruled the objection Of M..
He1vey.
1s6l, Doolittle commenced. as usual, BY dwelling
upon the tyrunnies and usurpations Of the Admin
tstl.tion. He SAID he had Just been 70 Canada,
digha1a. amer which he he'd been to Washington
md conversed With Government oaieials as to the
state OF feeling which e1.sted as TO Ar Vall9udg.
1t was the duty Of the Order and they were plcds-
cd to protect eMr: yallan1igham in case Of llis re-
.urn II the President undertook to rc-alrest him.
He sid that II twas not for the present position
Of Lees and Grants and other armIes:o e.ch
hfss &c ena g1 bG sg ugssn$ a H.
the guns. He said the camp was only protected on
elde and that two sides were accessible TO a.
tack. He urged decent On tho camp fos the
that 1t was quite practicable. A plot Of the camp
IVES exhibltea At subsequent meeting by new
member 11 Ayes stfw M%EIis ,rra Wikn In
made speeches frequently in the Order; he spoke
In August, think, but %, not positive; be las
eso 1oksn A enc f5s,s Of as nasn nsetipgs
n!5ss Tor information 9f ths 9 ta
were objections raised That the members Of
workings. Ii Was then stated that there would be
present 1t the next meeting member Who could
give the desired Information; ! was present al
there we're cd members Of the Order In Illinois,
who were nightly. drilling and ar1nins: He de.
nonnee The PRESIDENT as a. su5Psr and ay9Eed
bursting open the doors. for the purpose Of te-
leasing the prisoners and letting their friends 20
ites: Re aFain spoke about four We weeks + M Mpfsy.ou7
etye about the ueurpatIon Of Nit. Lincoln; that he
Norris, did not favor the nomination Of otcClel-
Ian, hut should support him. as he was nominat-
nf ! r. n
meant Hon. Thos. II. Seymour Of fConnect1eut, as
be wss member Of the Order. lie spoke Of the
on he Democratic Ticket for Illinois, IS beIns
members OF the Order. and as our friends; and It
would hc well 70 elect them so y to 5aTe control
Douglas who we're Pnritsns, OF hctters compared
with The Lincoln hirelings:. He also spoke Of
9E Sse s pHae, ss
His speech was responded to BY cheers. replied,
taking exceptions 10 these tnGar,matory speeches.
Tas aen. T. md mess
oarTcmpie. i heard III Wil1ians speak n July,
during the sesson 9f tte G1ana co19s IN ch'sa
spoke against the President, his administration,
and its usnrpaiious. He described the Coles Couu-
Is murders; that the members OF the Order were
from the county and we're prepared and armed;
that they anticipated fight; that they had their
guns and ammunition covered up by straw In their
waeons; that they drove their wagons into Into ths M
nenced by The soldiers. and that the Order got the
best Of It; that there we're more kaea than w. w.
Judge Morris sid jig GTay had Been spiFitsd
II e. aa
and that should be the p1an adopted In Chicago.
know that money WAS furnished by this Order 70
cssse ene say On ae &c t1S
q Mr. Wilson, a member OF the Grand Council.
from Coles county. He said he wss in SEARCH OF
conid not furnish enough :accommodston for
Southern officers and Southern men, and they
wanted other places where they would he sate.
Judee Mel1s as know 4 & ssid ~ Would. Gasssiwss
member Of The Supreme Council. At one Of the
meetings, when a railroad n,n was initiated.
teieerap5 men men int into ,he osdsf: Wilkinson said
that hc thought It would be good idea, go
os tp be able 1t le2st to control Tie e. roaas
roads. was also present at the meeting
Of the ID Of November, whcn> notice was gwen
tat special meeting Woula b. hed on .S' SS'ua9ay
tract too much attention., Charley Walsh agreea
TO notify members, as he had Large aequalntaneo
night which commenced about hal:past eight
o'elock obcdiah Jackson PRESIDED. p md ". D9o.
ie ased y Ts gRss; hsfe de-
TO vote and fight, the Eamo as e1ren at length by
DR.. aver, and which was corro6orative Of that t:s
timnny, with the additional remarks OF Charley
W8lell, that members were TO be Careful here they
challenged Totcs at the polls. The President in.
Quired as TO how many were nEned, how many
were anS 9ss 81 ne lasI WIZ sa R
had AIMS In his OWL house: those n want OF
nrms we're requested to write their names on q
strip q paper GeaEy At MT sascd laat ae Monid
by saying that his etore sss too PUBLIC yE2s then
afrecd that the arms could be had Of NJ; Hubbard
ia bis office in the Inyineible Club building, 1t
o'clock On Monday morning, where the members
could come and receive them. The siEnsl to Dis
cover members Of the Order was to wear the Nc
cle,sn badge Or ne Islt 1aPel ot daNs the :Sa t
stated many times n the lodges, to release the
prisoners ID camp. It was common talk at nearly
srs5y sye Sn I bsesa Hafa II i f g. i
cratic political organization. Was taken the
Order through {. G. Stsazgu. I conttnued IN tais
0EteF and adended US iasL mee5nS N N lineage.
from these entertained when first joined the Or
der. never divulgcd tho secrets Of the Order TO
any OF the authorities. I Gid s1ggestto friend
urged nc to continue and lid WANTED to get
information a. to The objects Of the Order. bat
able e "a nd ont as definitely a ~, wished
member ufthis same Order. heird him make q
speech i'll favor Of the Union.
CRo9s.ExAA1EAT1oS.
By -1ud1e Rty-I saw Semnea on the Monday OF
the 7th Of November, inter the arre5ss took place
and had some conversation with him regarding
the arrests.
Colonel jackson objected to the retailing
Of any conversations after the arrest Of the
accused, and the question was Withdrawn.
BY Nr. Asay-l hare resided IN Chicago alto-
gethcr about ten years, ard formerly Eycd u New
Oedensburg. Vas there part Of the time In the
grocery, fruit and provision business. ma partly
worked at my trade, which was that Of joiner
and builder. / then went to Chicago. where
FIRST worked At my tradc in the city and afterwards
] 1857 was engaged III nc real estate business.
Colonel Jackson objected to the style Of ex-
| animation. It Tas no true cross~examina-
| tfon of tho direct examination, but Was 60
| Ing back to q time far anterior to any time IN
dicated By the prosecution.
Mr.. Assay understood II to be his duty in
| the case OF every witness to ask who the man
| is, and what he has been. The Law eays that
The p.isoner is presumed to be innocent until
| his guilt is established in competent court,
20 that it is but strict Justice to lind out who
| the man Is that comes to impugu the defend
| ant at the bur. and the witness has no right
| to testify until he has established his footing
as reliable man. Mr.. Hull may havca bear
ing Of the highest standing, and social posi-
lion OF the 1oftiest nature. It was not for
| him to question. that but to find i out In
| many instances the discretionary policy Of
the prosecution hides the name of the Wit
ness 50 that the first the defense knows Of
him is when he takes his position upon the
stand. Then he has right to his entire his
tory from the cradle to the grave, (Asay
meant "to the present momcnt,' and de-
mands to exercise that right.
The court ove,1ulcd The objection Of the