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THE. Chicago Conspiracy Trlals-Tes-
unlony Continued

THE. Chicago Conspiracy Trlals-TeS-
umony Continued.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trsbuna.l
CINCINNATI. Wednesday, March p.
The Mi1itary Commission met to-day at eleven
O'Clock. Upon the opening Of the Court Judge
Wilson offered in evidence two REGISTERS Of the
Richmond House in Chicago. and called the ut
ten.ion Of the Court to The entries: @. St. Leses
Grcn:cll, England, In his own handwriting, under
la'e OF August 18Th aud November Eth, 1854 also
the signature J. Thompson, Springfield, ILL.,, which
Shauks claimed to be in his handwriting, under
date Of November 6, 1864.
The Judge Advocate admitted the evidence to
bc vhat they purportcd TO be-
Naurice Doris-That Is John L. shnnks', aud
John knows 1t very we'll. lie is The same person
who slept with me IN prison.
To tie .14dge Adrocdfe-There we're two other:
e feSsa s'hs ths ~ Sts
III Austin, Texas.l / have Eambied SONG atx
years, and was in the millinery business; had u
a II hs md ere have Id
wives. The hrst one married in Xcnia, Ohio
her maiden name was Mary Ann Han: hved
did NOT resirt her appication.. married my Sec
ond wife In Dayton; her maiden name IVES catne-
F1ne ley lived Wth her ;en fom no sa1 1na; 10
her application. In three dnys sfteruards mar
He'd my 1hlld, Loulsa ]. Hsumcrker. We were
", ess
en- now living with her Ct Wanpe'k,neta. m ohio:
Wh1le-sSe were in prison, soan5s told ne thaf It ne
ford. @ Texas. We bad many social chats together.
| Col. Suble,te was killed In 1853.
| 10 .Judge Wason-I abandoned gambling seven
circumstances: ] can eive ~ entire life and ex-
| plain IT fully II the court will hear IT,
The Jueee Advocate declined to hear the ezp1.-
.tas. r 7oyxrr.-1 re.ide in Chicago. I an a
lawyer. procured a Certain draft Q! Mf. Geddls.
Inn yer. Ibsse set n the draft spoken OF By Nj.
Barker. The endorsement e. c. Copelan, tn Tue
pacf. Is nut my handwriting. In the fill OF '6s
foa Camp Dousias sitting thst letter W. sdvsr-
t,sed fos me Al a%ons rs p5isons1,s p"; =, istteEs @
| The letter wns destroyed. There wns IN tudorsy-
rnent the letter. across the end.. The indorse-
Il requested 10 re col. De Land who eonmanded ma a
the post Col Dc Land eaId th,t 1t WIS Shank's
writing aeroes the letter. did not 6nd the draft
n1r. Gedd1e. lie sad be had a draft with ny IN
doreemrnt on It, and showed it 10 me. pro.
RteT GfddisI : reside in chicaeo. ~ am an agent
toI George Smith; i hsss ID .ae dat il ny
sutler at camp. .Douel.e. The Signature i. hit
Of Mcbride. forwarded it to New York, and 1t
sFas paid, Int II WIS returned asntn On the dis
| coyeIy that the name Of Mr. Copelau was forged,
gave IT 10 ~. Barker. / inquired Of Colonel
| DeLand about the draft
III. BushtI reca1ltd-r gave It to Col. DeLaud
| and be said II &ae Struls' handwriting. l thInk
The Name of c. c. Cope1an on tho drait Was not In
| the handwriting of ShankB.
Tin. 71ho. to Judge 'ttisoa.-1 hare resided in
Chicago fourte| years. / remember the tune q
holding the convention, On the Sunday preced.
ing the convention my siBt.r, Mrs. Walsh, sttend-
I'd Father 0'powd's funeral She then vent with
III CH1h $r
house on Monday evening remained there ali
night: she attended the sale Of my mothers Iur-
nfture Oh Monday.
The Eourt adjourned 10 meet On Thursday morn