, 1865-03-25

Especial Dfsp&tch to the Chicago Tribunal
Csc1NEA11, Friday, March a4--11 l. m.
The Commission met pursuant to adjournment
Miss Bessie TEAuAs, witness for the accused.
testified az follows:
Examined by Judge T1Ison-1 reside In Chtca.
60, ILL., am 10 years Of sge. Mrs.. Walsh ts my
sister. On the Sunday before the Convention !
;was at HI. Walsh'e. l went with Mrs. Walsh to
Father O,Dowd's funeral. Af1cr that went home,
and Mrs. walsh went with ne. She rcma,nedat
our house al thst night. and until ten O'Clock on
up boasekseping. Nj brother Willie wcnt ho@s
with Ms: Wslsh and stayed ali night I WAS at
NJ: Wsleh = ho9.e On ,fe evening" Of the day %
which Mr. Walsh Vas afTeatcd. remember two
eePh. Was introdnced to chem. They rema'ned
:1 tex s: s ssd y lis a,9RsT & NJ TSs
namca were. a. nnderstood: lCantreI and Travis.
Alter tes. brother and Mrs. Walsh went array, Say
hour. 4. thc5 did not rctarn, IN consequence Of
ni.EinE ths la,t CT; the gentlemen were pessuad-
Anon. thoso to who came to arrest Mr.. Walsh
remember Iaj. Skinner, and capts. Philiipatoe
broker hy the soldiers who made the arresL
manncr toaarts the ladies. lie aid he W1.hed the
fton thc f,5ies. 70 remember them py, .nd thathe
with nrreehes or petoeoats on, 10 send then
around, 20 a. to cct look 1t them. he also used
profanc language. Mary Wslsh told him be ought
The presence Of The ladies.
Ctots,tzoxnsH:d..By the Judge Advocate. I
wss theIc, Ind heard whst wss sid. lie might
Ec'haps:have SAID something that did not hear.
The sir1ngso OF the sofa were broken, tho barks
1hese not sloen score
The arrest aud there Tas no one there after the
erreEt except dc g'rls and mytelL besides ny
,lcrc on 1he ni 1t Of he arrest but dId not SEQ
risno and epen i, hut Do nos kaow hat It they
ns ss ~ kf'' ad 1ot sef .ss sn0 .eg
ssF:sdsss q Pstay lyman naaa'sstared onss. q poTaSf
Eiets IN the room betldes Mary md Maggie Walsh
*htn Capt. Phllipatoe told Tie to like kieees
m tie e s sn mt h hs s. "isa snS
seen Euuac powder, shot and cartridges up stairs
IN the trons room. 1 don't remember whcn Eaw
.sr'Ilaces, hut It wa not eat up Il was in i,rss
th.etr. ! snW some.: cartridges pp ssalrs in tho
front room on tbe stand they were in . wash.
edge taken from tie bed OF from under tie bed on
which Mss. Walsh was sleeping on the night Of
,nc arreet. am positive about taIa, as wna there
tsonined ey Judge 1t1bon-1ttss Mary Walsh
had left bracelet on the stand, and not being
ane to 1 H. tas epcks to Gsptan = sPonsn
afterwards searched in the eau1e place where she
had before hQled In vain and found 1t. I saw
bolh guns and pistols up sftrs in front room, and
turnt pistols down etatre IN lover ro:rn or back
1.er!or. None Of these rooms were kspk locked
NC were ncvcr cautioned not to speak about
arE8.
.Fo6<rt R<tr<y, k.q;, on bch,lf ot gaeknes
Morris and Colopcl Grentell, submitted to the
Commissions motion to ordes compulsory pro-
cr<<es to be ISSUED to compel the attendance o. s.
Corning Judd, Of Lewiston. III =, the GRIND Com
! mandeT Of The Sons Of Liberty, and James A. &c
| MasteIt. OF New York also an otnctr Of the Su.
preme Council Of tho Sons Of Liberty. they hav-
ing bten subpenacd 10 appear before this Com
| sDiEtt n and failed TO 1ttsnd.
T. n. Barley, Esq.. On behalf Of Buckner G.
Norris, snd othefs, intpdnced motion for tha
! nrpcarunee ofp. c. WT5Ehr. 3uprrme Commander
Of lhe Sons Of Liberty, before this Commission, u
wttpese, he being at p1esent prisoner at Fort
| Lafayette, his evidence being Of the utmost I'm.
po1tauce TO the nccused. 1t vas expected to prove
| By him the zddrces issued By him to The Sons ol
Liber.y, WAS rot IN Official statement Of the prin
c1plcs 10 which tho Sohs of Liberty were pledged
| Init merely his individual and Unauthorized etate
| mcnts.
Tho Commission retired for deliheEauon, aul
| decided that the above wttnQ9ses should be snn
| n,oncd by telegraph, and compulsory ptocesse!
| Issued In case Of fn0u-sttendance.
| The Commitafon adjourned to meet on Mopday
March 9Th, ut II O'Clock T. m