, 1865-02-15

aud instnits hfm to be prepared 70: action Ut the
nttipg oppoEtant.y. Piper I'd not tell nc what
! wards from Dr. :Ka1fus. .7.
psr toa nsat hs had 5ecfiy9a ft hts !pstrE
struetions to Dr. Bo7vles for that gentleman to
Command the Attacking party for the release Of the
Confederate prisoners either On Johuton Island
or at Rock Island, Iforges which. On The evening
II the 18th Of July, en- informal meeting Of the
lender: was held IN IouftVj,c, at which: Judge
Eallltt told Us that there xouid bc mcetin: of
the chiefs from different States tn Chicago'on The
lie left Louisville to att.ca ths meeting apd did
+ NOT zee him for over week. JHst before ais re-
tnrn from Chicago, wen; ;to'1nsaanapo!is r. ana saw
to New York and then had inst rstu1ned from Chi
cago; that the time and plan aud place Of uprising
had all been determined upo1t anu that Judge bdl.
lit would be in 11dianapolis thG % %ensalns satur:
day. podd wished nc to see 9nltfrt and engage
twenty OF thirty trosty F9nter5pf Msssengers, t.
be placed at the Judges dispos11! The next day,
Saturday, as got on the train at Indianapolis to
rrturn to Louisville. Ba'liss catered the same car
and asked to 20 forward into tae lrona carriage
as there were only few peE7gMns M n r r, and ~ 4 he
ensuing conversation be corrobblnsed. the state
ment made 70 me b. vi. Dodd. thar hey M %sre cereal al
ready for action, When We arrived 1t. JetaIeon-
vile he procured bnggy and asked me 10 drive
him oTer TO- Louisville and to his homes n the
country he did not wish to be seetsin' ts city
Buihtt told ne MAT he feared be would. SOON bs
next morning Dr.. KalFus aud n. E.
Thoas He sad has he hsd 1sa{oR sst to
could see the men be had named before his arrest,
and giJe them instructions he khould not cars;
they could go On ana execute all the plans With
out him. and would soon release him from. iua-
prfsonmcnt then lefs him, but almost tmne-
diateg learned that short time after ny departure
he was arrested by the Federal authorities !
TACT Of the arrest Of Dr. Buaitt- He seemed bo:be
much excited at the intelligence and asked earn.
said ,hat Balitt lad IN lis @ possession On soe larce
drafts IN Montreal. Nnot searched he could dss-
troy these papers,. and preserving the numbers,
,sae not arrested a that tune because Maj White.
who ordered The seizure Of Bul1itt did not know
me at all. told Do.d that Bullitt had not been.
about the pIsns Of operation, when Mr. Dodd said
TINT he would give me the necessary Instructions
himself. Hc sald thst The uprising would take
cratic mass meeting would be called On the day az
indianapolis. which his men would attend, fnlly
armed and thus hsVu an opportunity Of congre,a-
gathering The members at Louisville would be q
Democratic barbecue, which they would attend
armed to the teeth, and that simultaneous np-
vile. indianapolis and Springfield. The 1ebel
prisoners would be released and armed by the
Sens Son; Of Liberty: ! DO not remember wkat
sP'fs s. ca'f'fSs sas 'e35sss ss i
after tae1r fe!ea8e the prisoners were to c0ncen-
On the aoth Of june, when Booking WIS present.
he exhibited dlasrnm Of his hand. grenade, md
s9SmR1e et and some Greek aEs
Aav9eas hst Is one o. The pattern under
nai maehines at The meeting et The % isth 10 of Juiy
Bull!tt dispatched messenger 70 the rebel euer-
il1a colonel Manning, asking his corporation IN
sent messenger to the rebel Colonel Jessie, who
VAS then supposed to be in Henry county, Ken
tneky, and with whom he requested person In.
teEylew regarding the assistance he could expect
to receive from him on the occasion Of the I'M
pending outbreak, Dr.. Bowies told ne that the
released prisoners ttorn Illinois, with the mem
Il and cooperate With General Price in holding
the stateagatnet the Federal troops, while those
fo 0hio dp1aa and TSud On
eastern part Of the State, to hold 1t against the
Northern soldiers. This plan IVES never Carried
into effect. do rot know Of the reason fits fall
the indianapolis case. The leaders In Kentucky
and fndiana were arrested before the time a3ed
9 snd
armtnR tho order was discussed DR.. Bow!es said
that be knew nun who would, II pafd for them,
tnnnsies tgnsh 81 i the that w5s sued and
to eject the purchase or else solicit them to snb-
scE1be money to astsin that end He said that II
he Order IN Indiana. but only 4oo6o Of them were
counted upon for active service. In ILLINOIS, out
Of &, eco members. e0,000 were rolled upon. Mis-
eouri would furnish 81, coo men, and Ohio and Ken
lucky also large number. though no definite
ham was the Supreme Commander Of Ill he
States, Nr. Dodd tha Grond&Commander Of In
dinna, Judge Joshua Bullitt Of Kentucky. S. Cor
ming Judd, Of Illinois, and ME- Hunt Of Missouri.
P. C. Wright was the first Supreme Commander Of
The Order. I never had any interview With Col.
| the Chief OF S StH OF Mr.. V7nand,gham. I have
heard Captain Hines spoken Of. He was formerly
one q General John Morgan's command, aud es-
capped With Morgan from prison at Columbus,
| Of prisoners at either Johnson'a Island Of Rock
| Island. He was to hare charge Of tho attacking
party at the one place. and Dr. Boves at the other
hi. Mitchell Was the General D1sbussing Agent oI
! the Order at Chicago. Massey vas Secretary oi
the Supreme Council and also was Grand Com
freely teed as The Supreme Commander, esps.
cially at meeting held at Indianapolis On the 13th
| Of June. He was elected to the position about
| February 14th, 1864. ata Convention Of the 81
premc Council: At the meeting in indianapolis,
il June, bis election was officially announced
d1cbem's staff, aud acted as General
| Commissioner or Agent. At that meeting Com
| mfttee on Military Organization Was appointed,
consisting Of Or. Bowles, Dr.. GatlIn, Mr. MILL
| gan md two others whose names do not now re-
ate:oreanizattnn and arming OF the Order. There
we're then four Major Generals in the State Of In
| diana, namely: Df: Bowlea, Mi1ligan, Humphrfcs
and Dir. Aeatman. Owing to tho resignation o'
Major General DR.. Meatman, Colonel john G.
| place. It was stated by Dodd> Bowles and other
leaders of the organization that the members
| would be required 10 cooperate with the rebel
| prisoner On cfectfng their Ielease.