, 1865-02-14
FROM CINCINNATI.
The Chicago Contpir2cY-Textimo mouy
OF VIM. Hull.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.]
CINCINNATI, Monday, Feb. Is.
The courtMartial met this afternoon, pursuant
to adjournment
Mt. Mn. Hull was tWorn.
TESTIMONY OF wM. HILL
l rcaidc in Chicago: joined the order OF the
Sons Of Liberty, or as it was then called, Atneri-
can knights, In January. 1865. At that time Pat
ton YVES Grand Se,gnior. buI Cassel OBLIGATED as
such l.. A. Doolirt1e was then 4 member Of the
Order, and spoke very frequently. Iremembcs
that IN epeecn IN the fill Of 1864 he told M that
vallandigham was member Of the Order; that
he (rattor) had becn TO Canada 10 see Mr- yal1an-
dlghan,, and they went " sec tho government oGa-
caais in Washington to learn the state Of feeling
which existed regarding the reaUtn OF that gentle
1nan to Amcr1ca. Dooltttle told us that when Mr..
Va1IauGighAm returned we we're I'll pledged to
protect him. He also told Us that II 1t had not
been for the rca'ive position Of the Union and
rebel armies, thero wonld hare been an up
r1si,.g Il the Order in August, 1854.
he explained the position of things ut
camp Dousias. m And sal said how easy It
Morris made speeches frequently before the Or
der. lie Ewelt much npon the ty ranny and usur-
paione Of the President, andl.alo they would be
resi>ted. At one meeting member, Patton.
bclicyr,) called for eome Information regarding
the progress and strength Of the order, when
q subsequent speech, however, he told us that
there wcre .5 0U to v. .U0 members in that State,
and that in many localities the5 were drilling and
against Liucolne bastifes aud bursting open their
doors and clearing the prisoners in them. H.
garainE the nominutaon OF McGisl'an, Aor1ts said
por1 the nominee Of the Convention. Norris
urged upon us TIC necessity o1 elGctins tue Ds@o.
sop aud }udl-for they woFe both men-
bers Of the Order and were our friends
and would hsp to c sHptro e1 IN me Stae ., I'LL
from lhc State. Morris satd We had friends in
Camp Douelhs who were purer md tctter than
% hdrngs hs spssga Tts nsms5 rs
Williams, who was from Coles comfy, LII e1-
planned to us the nature Of the disturbance Lhere
lie auid the Sons Of Liberty tooE their arms con-
cealed by .traw IN the bottom Of their wncoas ill
10 the Court yard, aud when the meeting was dis
tnsbed by sumo Union soldiers sonebody fred
pistol, snd then the tight commenced. He told us
Union party thnn the Union party killed VI them,
l9nt that tic number Killed. had been greatly m
aess'ee e,6 Gy bst tse ho:s once IN
Gray, living in Jefferson county. had been spil-
tied away b, the Abolittoni.ts, who had been no.
houses would be hurried. Morn. opcd T 'a hat We
In Chicago would do the came thing. I have heard
IT a.ated in meetings TINT there wa fund fn The
Southern army. During tho Convention ii Nv wecE scs
casecl, who was Grand sctgn,or, asked
me 10 find some Democraic board
Ing house. ss J.nags n,;s.-a hosFis sa eopld not
in the city. understood 1t was the object Of the
ordcr members Is Tans 5s!.oaa sn
as much as possible those lines OF communication
and travel: l WIS present At the hem meeting on
6b in hs inti1esos cue r0.n
her Of men In The city dressed in butternut cloth
ine, Who feared we're golng t0 sote tae t,1e L.
Wilkineon spid he had brought sixty Of them into
and they we're al rgh walsn saaa IA Re aIht 1aa
They would vote early and o;sn for Mcclellan apd @
We must he careful nbout challenging them at INC
polls. We were informed that those Of us VINO
wanted arms could get them rom J. u. Hnobafd'
OF the lnvincib}e Club. the next morning, but dur
lac TIC night the arms were moved. joined
tive.
Ihe croEs examination Of the witness was then
commenced BY Mr. Assay, but It contained 20
po,nas 9! interest: The counsel claimed the right
20 r1a11nc thc lie Of the wltnesa from the csa1le
70 the EIavc. and proceeded With an inquiry Into
to hRve much tnte1esr.