, 1865-03-21
FROM CINCINNATI,
the CHICAGO CONSPIRACY.
Testimony Of Obadiah Jackson,
Jr., and DR.. ]. 1. Hahn.
Money Furnished to the Democrats
by the Rebels to Buy Arms,

! feelae IN ChicaEo, where havolived 20 ycars.
years, hsvc known Judge Morris, ofI lad On,
SleS s,sa r. sqe: q E'SsIy ja'ssa o
NY connection With 1t in any way. / never a.
tended any meeting mill about the middle Of
October, except one, the week after Joined
Joined At ths request OF Judge Morris, who was
witness, who said the Club he belonged to Ind =
circular OF the Supreme Commander Wss aIso
shown, which the witness had seen before. a,ter
he had been Minated Into the Older, hut to which
iens either before Of ae1 oninC I'd Sat LAY 1 no
member OF the Club was required to take nny such
oDgatosn shs never heard he Judge sps.k bnt
rothlng about The 1elease Of tie rabei prisoners.
and never heard anything mentioned about he
matter ~ the oEder;;. Il there had been anything
Il elected P1esdan Pc daRs{ o1 e alsns hapd
Commander, bct FOR large portion Of the time
did not attend the meetings. In October, 1861,
meeting on the general objects Of the Democrauc
parry md of this Order IL particular: Imsde some
ipqn,Eies dasing thc week, hut wa ont q town at
speak disrespectrul>y Of. tho man, think be was
good many Ike him IN the oreier. AA'' 'ee1 .
Both Doollttle and Or. Aver nude very extrcma
fres<hes. pootftue WAS in favor Of very great
bon relating to State sovereignty with the Judge
clauEt.
was a11etted On the 18th Of November anu tax
en- 10 Camp Douglas hid been In Chicago from
the 1h q November until my arrest am
member Of the firm OF AcAllIster, Jewett s jack
over to civil courts OF the United States, vas
disrharged hy the Judge Advocate. had several
Q-Will you state iii hat took pl,ce On that o.
csEiopy
.udes Advocste-To al Of which object.
lie comaitsion Nit snstaided the objection.
,Q.-Nas any Proposition ever made to You by'
the authorities Of the Government that on should
A. There was a.ptoposltlon that / should con-
ditiornlly escape Col. Sweet, in an tntcfy1ew,
said he Wished 70 arrest man BY the name Of $.
Liberty. He SAID he had evidence against him,
b.rt NOT enough 10 bold him; tbat1 knew him,
! might 20 around 70 Lewiston, and he Woutd
70 around anu gel with Jpda. and We should
both hc arrested together, hut should pe rc-
leased. col. Sweet said he should hold me a few
rangcmeut He said there had been u greai deal
nuse in the new papers IN reference TO tnis atafr
tbanhe had intenhtd.
sion Of 'hc Court inst nalie, which Vas again
stated. and those Que.t'onA ruled out Of order
uut the Commlasion Afterwards decided to hear
so much had already been heard. 'N'-N~' -
Nt.Htss-col. Sweet said that after the Rig
ieadsrs bad been arrested be would then consent,
dpty 10 hold me until judd wss arreslea. lie
asked me what kind OF mau Judd Wis. told
hun hc wns 2 MID Of considerable nekrc, and
nigh, escape II arrested. lie said he should put
h.m IN iraus tl4ea, or wosds to fhar effect. III
Laughed, and spoke u aume Of the others In re-
flencc to the effect of putting him in irons. l
Was In tho camp until the 18th OF Decemher.
To Mf. lftrtty.1 Was invited to attend the
Sunday night me. unE, thlnE, by Mr. Sssawn.
Il VAS IN open meeting. and very informal; i vas
In the chair. WAC member OF the Cook County
Democratic Central Committee, and constantly ID
WI. treasurer and was also appointed to look after
challeDgers On the Democratic eiGr,
cnoss-ExANrNA11oS.
unGertaood, after ] had entered the hall, tnat
The meeting On the Sunday night was held tu pur-
meeting Of the Order. was President and tried
TO kecp order. but It Was very bo:slerous mect-
Ing. Il vas simply business meeting, but .
arms vas discussed. The subject OF challenger
for The p Ills was mentioned, when eome one r.
1u.rked that 1t Wae mol saie to 90 to the pals
without arms made motion Tint hero should
he committee to fnrnfeh arms for that purpose.
NJ. Walsh Jumped up md taid he would lend
s Ened 9a sa asrep s's pssss ea:st ID pbo e. ss :ea
forty-eleht altogether. 1here hss ! committee
tpokcn Of as epies. But thsec were not enough
1ncr there to Do tho different duties It the poIt,
and Semmes, Walsh aud stfawu were to dill Up
the Committee. w.s making few remarks on
The fnfies and powers OF ehAIlenCer., when WAS
intercepted BY some one saying that there were
ent1ftions strangers In the ay; and alter some
discussion aboat them, Ar. Duncan tuuk me one
sfde. and asked MIN what he meant By saying
hr had brought them there. and that Il was al!
night. Lie tatd. VT emit vote them can fight
tia m By G-d" Wilkinson and Judge Morris iu-
iltattd ne Into the order.
The Judge Advocate then read from the printed
Constitution Of the Order Sections s, and 10,
which the wi'nre. recognized n a part of the
written Constitution OF the Club to which he be-
Hinged,