, 1865-02-03
OUR CINCINNATI LETTER,
The Chicago Conspiracy.
Evidence of DR.. BlcdS0e and Rob-
crt AlcXan0cr---1llc Order Of
American fnfe htS--Start-
ling Developments.

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4"l'1'aty eomu'ss'on aom III session
lnS city, assembled this morning In the R.
tVnda Of The Court House, pursuant to n,
j,u1nmcnt. AL The members of the con,
"c'e present. also lnn e"use advocate, II
Assistant Counsel, me accused and the
counsel.
The ntnutes of the preyions aece,or ,vo,
~coa and o,r,ovcd 'ssA VIZ
1t"u at4o up"o'eu'
Mr. Bedsoe Was then sworH Us witne!
for ihe Government. The following ia h
ep;7rnca
H1v mama Ia Willis n,edeoo =. -n".,
rcsjc IN jnrkton counfr M,.snrs aa pnyfleian, an
he prisoner MaruadQke seyerai t,n,as nsve r r.
ctt November, previous to bis arrest On t aw an a1
Edwards 10 Chicago saw nm " ,h hoase o. "
between the bouts Of tsree and ~ ara toe assetnoo
hid dirner there win d. Edwars s snd stGss Wfe Co
rornfze fhs nrisoncr A. tha sssa ns I 4osSet. e
uef had some Conversation With IN Atsst qlu m
not concerning The bnsiness Viii haG h1o
him to Chicago. he did not say t5as be was thsr
secretly, though remember hrarinr lin, rcmsr1
beicve he aseerted that an attack Of The ehiifs -.
confined him within doors. "'''~'| ~ 'D' eAn'S LII
Goaoasa e.. JaMesson-From M your conversation viii
ha,lusa1ase a,[ WEE tneIe anything ssd regarding hi
| oe.ne uaese IN papllc or secret mlnner2
Jnage BIodnead objected to the question
ne answer would simply be an opinion ofths
Colo.,ei :TacSsnn ~ AZ an. inaamlssapie. ia
| +bis ,u,;r+ tha* ~. W NV eate " usiat III
| t!s 4au., tnat LUG OPINION OF the witness
tin, up9u aIc.s Mnlcn came 9elore ms a't-n
some future time be should arrue the Gups' -,
! ticp as It appca,cd. He insfstsd 1bat n ths
hr4 49, III. ~ "ao 1Jt asA.ue ~! opluons,
e,,,e .ur pialn 1acls WHICH 1fansplfco In the
eont ntsieat1m. nstas IAn:,..,
snstn;., the 11s;aat;o' cnt ouuIt Gec1oea 10
1I1ta<s. ~ S.st;n,..<z r+'.,sue y. sue sounss
ali tue 1ie consesinc ABOUT our n iends sonc e;
Nlon lad been in tie Confederate armies. he
said 1e bad been In Europe lately. Before 1eft
ne asked me to return and renew the conversation
house III lie sna1 preeeaps Fs
dny. 1 forget the name OF the Young ccnfiemnn
Nho toid me Of his presence. was, However. also
they tpoke to me Of Marmadnte It waa nndrr hia
right RENE, though ppdeystood thai he wa iiv.
Ing nnder an assumed name.
hat ipro1nnfar;jv The nama.t Rn,,!11. nttoneu y
folonff .Tclsony n;5 W.-m.ani"a III
rectlv vbcthcr H. 1yss thara t .en soa g.
Indce Rrodheod ,h,on+oa h,,t ,,,,,..
v3:ES ,o4 0aonaI NJ o9eeteo, put snbseq ient
"ltnu'e" 41s oeJectaon ana agree that the
Waaess eontina<d-ne did not esn: say anything on
the subject The only thing nt all relating to any
probable danger he was in, was the relation Of
while asleep ihat afternoon She 1aa | dreamed % Ia ths,
body Of armed men came to the house and ar
rested Mr. Murmlduke. He may have made some
playful remarks on the subject, but no discussion
grew out OF the narration:
a1tott @ Aasmnduke a. saJ ANYTHING
ahrna5 - fr ~ sn4 sansenuences ,rhtct tS
anse cir from 10 bis dctenaon. ~' "''s'A --A'f'A'
The Counsel ior the defense objected to this
question, as leading one.
Colonel jackson acknowledged that the
was in measure, a leading one, but
as ING witness ~. @ Was evidently m unwilling
animation which be had pursued.
1Titnsss-Masmnduke said he had not been
abroad in the city; and from his manner Of speak
exact words, but the expreasions he used were to
that effect; / never saw Marmaduke after that
morning, bui before lsaving discovered II hat % du.
ring the night he had heen arrested; when LETT
Edwards M house on the Sunday evening. Masu,a-
to SEE him tie ne1tmorning, rs be wished to have W
some conversation with me- on matter be wanted
to speak about
BY Judge Brodhtdd-Wh1f3 I saw Marnaduko
p eeess a: sa ed sssa e
be said what parts be had sieited; The eon1eraa.
ton VIC had together wna about our friends whom
! had teen since he bad left them; he told me
he WIS I'M under M Tie medIea! treatment IT Dr. "a
him; he eatd nothing abont the Chicago Con-
sptracy aHatE had known him for many years,
int3y hnq ny friends and na n1rnas were always very
Mr. Alexander was next sworn fv the
.Jrdc,c adTncafc as n 1x,tnese f,r 1ha nrosann ~
1ion Thc fo11oTinp IL % his testmonrp l tne p.''e'a
Evidence OF Nh. ALEXANDER.
My name Is Robert Alexander. am resident
Of Gh'eaeo, and hare lived there for about eleven
onica Of t,ase BROTHERS: have heen = d.tee-
nve. and also a member Of the city police force.
Gf ~ vi ~oa Wssn a9s I. 4as a..
Chief Of Detectives; Sercr was in the employ Of
tne Governmenf. ! have known Walsh fol some
e. no n12%n s p9see aqs n s
mes ~ having often seen h!1n IN Chicago. lsstsaw
ME. Scmmes In 'he Court House, where he was on
H. sso md
four wctk before his arrest I saw the Judge in
AcCo1niGks buildtng IN the Lodge.room Of the
Suns suns Of Liberty. A. The time about twenty-five
members % o. the G Order were present | was then
q member Of the Sons OF Liberty. 1
Do not know whether I am nos. or
not nssf. have Fes,gnsa nor hare been
M fnstitnt1nn hfa S,nna m Tfsrrhtar ~ the
arenir.. = nnar+1oS .hii- - 6.ns,I ~ ino
rna = sfrsWn. & !, xtaa no4 ~ hf1m
n.1nei Wfltinaor txho ~. aiso .nar ns ~ ~
1zat,nn Il 1nJ1a =, - -zt - ,vast Iu
ana strswn 1Scre ths ss,din1 offsrsra ~ ~
tect nf The meef,ns. WA tn hear - Ienort ~ M
anna and obiects ~ the snrictr The renn9t ~ wss
made verbally By Judge Buckne1 s. Morris. He
eald that a. NJ. Lincoln had 20 orerriddea the
Ce1sntanon s and oppressed ne people; ne objects
I'll HECC&4AIf.
iuission and to Set Il toeether ii nj oae
to withstand them. he aaid Ne had friends. and
mnst stand together. Our friends would assist Us
whenever We we're & strong enough to make any
fds ta .e, l.; a, Se n numoes 9 o. @ oaf
Wien rtlensed Would Of ioin ns and eiTe i've the Iboii.