, 1865-03-21

TheJudec Advocate said 10 the witness that he
had heen under preliminary examination, and
erence to some eerlatn matters which he rccol-
lectea.
uneer oath It wst ilicgs!, snd If i vas not made
| under oath, be had no right 70 askit.
@ Ihe 1noEs ndyocate 9ta1sn BIS anaorty to ke
military department. But Mr. Asay interrupted
md wanted eomcthinz more than the assumption
which The Judge Advocate remarked that he must
not be interrupted By thc6e summef-cuDptatnt
arguments of the defense, aud then continued tn
explanation Of his toaes and authority in soch
Tho Commission oyerru,cd The objection.
3IHAets-At the time OF that preliminary ex1m
nation, nY recollection Of these matters Was IS
Q.-From what you learned did ron come to any
conclusion as - Wha, those arms were for3
11ifness-I did not rome to any conclusion from
what ME. Walsh had said, u 10 what these arms
were for, but htd arrived ats conclusion about
them: which vas that there vas on attsck contem-
xtsangers 1rtrf his nl<n and thcrs by his order.
Christian county, III.
to fhe attieI On Camp Douglas:
Q.-s:ate what that VAST .......
tic on the morning Of the eletton, ami asked II
there WIS any such purpose :nnncetcd with this
Cub as The recntc tf tho rebels II Camp Douglas.
commanding General Of he ors,er. lie rpokc
about Colonel Barrett, ST. Louis, having mohey
Nj Asay objected to anything further on this
snl3eet- in which judges Wilson and Bsii-y also
onlaea IN an.vtr thu Judge Advocate s.,d he von,a
make plain stztemelt in reference to hlr. Doc
ilttlc, and added, be]lave that Doo!ltttc can be
sod % s s.t t. ne o sss
trouble and cost of getting him. believe that
Doo!Htle is an enemy to the Goreznmrnt, aud
him Tor trcaEob. will slate that he waancyes In
.the employ Of the Government.
Mr- 1Sdy-Wc hare told you where DnD1ittle II,
after considerable trouble in finding him out and
you have etnted that Jon wonld artest him, il you
coula find him out. and bring him here Is felnn.
Nudge ddtocate-1 did not state that i would ar.
rest him. Letter. hase CONE to me purporting to
be from him, one Of them from Indianapolis, and
sent there 10 anye him rested, but he could not
be found. prorote to show by The statements OF
stead Of the Democratic party, anfthat Mr, Wash
And 1udes Morris mere mcnbefs Of that Order.
Mr. W2lth tpokc out and fald, ut has not lcen
proved that Wes member Of that" bus Judge
WilsonQu,eted him.
The commis.,on overTnled the objection.
1}3fHtss-Mt. Doolitt1e told me that they had
SEQ 900 which had been sent the n By Col Barrett
for purchasing nrws. He eatd those persons be.
lonEed 70 circle, OF something Of the kind; that
WAS member Of it. It mas eome hlghe1. degree
Of the Order Of the Sons Of Liberty le apuke
something about hA1ah having some OF heaa
tended any meeting Of the Order, after the Sunday
night meeting, but I had talk with Nj. Stlawn,
Doolittle md Dr. Aver. abouta meeting to oe held
At Dr. Ayers Office, after the arrests we're made,
AZ which TO take some steps in regard to Releasing
the members who had been arrested. l told them
should not be present at the meeting:
Q. Upon what was It that ion based yonr con-
c1uetons that there was contemplated interference
1. It was from talking with Mr. Walsh. and
also what heard from other persons: Waen 20;
Sweet spoke TO me about escaping, 1t Was that
should BE- represented ~ having escaped, pnt on
Of Mr, Judd. The Colonel did not go into NJ
question or hs otjec1s fully because was rathef
repaIsiTe TO NE, and declined Evidence given
during this trial has led me to bsl!eVe taat ceiA4
was Imprisoned we're not 80, but don't know that
such Is the caae. Some Of bis acdons Eppeared 70
me as thonen he was acting as ~ deteenSs: s,v N.
To MI. Asay-l have heard Co! s%se1 sa3 s, liz "a
made Brteadicr. Ii #as generally bcllssa tnas
Col. Marmaanke had made confesslo1s couaec;e@[
with what hid trrnspired. Mr. Walsh was gfetty
nosy he H. onoR ahs
Waleh and hnrmaduke. The statements q uoo,
little had some influence. but NOT oeafJ NC ~ =
or money either. Ths1e was 70 parnGnaatr t put-
poe In furnishing arns ut the Sunday 4iEot uest
apE, except to arm the cha]lengcIa. "aasn saaa
non.1ne ct that linz. or any other ume' ABOUT Re"
There wac great deal said at the meeting about
Long John, and about colonlz'nl, voters from
81 s1rt.s - sFas 70 weaker onea raised company
q Gases 1s -"v hrothes's regiment, bnt mono for
Qastion.-Wa. the abatement o.: o~. Ss-.et
confrn!ation Of the orfgtnal opinion you had
lit il hard tell.1g when formed an opinion
in reference to It.. can't slI that formed an