The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-01-11
Testimony.

/ lumbia { ounty, saith 81 know WilliaI|
Appleman and know that he was anxiouI
to raise bounty moneys to secure the fl |
ing of the quotas of the said township.
Was present at three meetings where hI
supported the proposition This was in Il
Spring and Summer of 1864. was at
meeting at the Ash School House as it
called near my residence. Il vas In tt
latter part of Winter, nearly two yea1
ago. Mr.. Appleman was there. A Soci
ely OF club was formed in which | v3
sworn as member. The Oath was,
support the CoDstitutioH's Of the Unite|
States and Of this State. A man namd
Hadley was there. He swore me. q
made some remarks before the 'Socief {
was formed. There was DO opposition (
the laws proposedi in organizing,he Societl
l. was political, and in opposition TO Il.
Union League nf
l attended also at Peter Kase's aftet|
wards, in the same spring, at meeting
| understood It was a Union Club. TheI
was no understanding or agreement 4
the members to resist the Conscriptid
Law. It was in the. evening, and theI|
were some Is or 30 persons there. Non
were sworn in while was therea I dou.
recollect OF attending other meetings. n
meetings have been held since the Spri1|
of 1863 to my knowledge, nor haveI
heard OF any.
know Edward McHenry and liv|
within two miles Of bin. Heis not
man of good character lOr truth aad ve
racity. aiula
The report was in the neighborhood I'd
several days before the Rsntz meeting i
August / ls64, THAT the soldiers were con;
ing to burn and destroy. was at II
Rantz Meeting a short time in the morI
ing. Did not go thereon purpose. n
companies were formed or proposed Will
was there. went home. Iswent dow
again ia the afternoon about the time th|
meeting broke up. | was told general
by the men saw that the soldiers wei
to be treated well aud nothing to be done
HIRAM ASH.
Sworn and Subscribed before me th|
5Oth day of November, A. D. 1864.
JESSE COLEMAN,
ErokhonotGyy.
WILLrAx ASH OF Benton townshiu
says l attended one meeting at I'd
School House, second one when Had
ley was not there. Ed. M'Henry spok,
and the doors were not closed. He mad
political Speech. I was not initiated q
a member. saw several sworn, to sur
port the Constitution ofthe United State
and of ,hi, State William Applema
was there. There was no agreement o
understanding to resist the laws. Ther
was nothing said about it.
| was afterwards at meeting al Pete
Kase's, when Hiram Ash was ,lhere.-
! Philip Kline read the. Speech, of Senate
Douglass believe his last speech mad
in Congress. 1t seems to me a few me-
were sworn in that night. There wa
nothing in the proceedings like resisting th
Conscription Law. The meetings wer
introduced year ago last Spring and th
last Of them were held in May or Jun
1863. There bad been no U. s. draft a
that time. i bslieve there was nothing Il
legal in any of the Club meetings ths
we're held.
l was at the Rautz meeting, in Angus
last. between three and four o'clock il
the afternoon. l was coming hume frou
a visit to my sister. This was two o
three weeks before the arrests we're made
The conclusion heard was, that the peo
pie should go home and mind their ox
business, and treat the soldiers kindly
they behaved themselves. This was th
general talk among them. The meeting
was about breaking up when / came.
saw Mr.. Appleman there. s'oaa
Edward M'Henry's character 10 no
good.
| know that Mr.. Appleman was in IA
vor of raising commutation money by th.
township, and heard him advocate it sey
eral times a. meetings. 49, ssi as,
WILLIAM ASH.
Sworn and Subscribed before me, tn.
? 30Ih day of November A.aD. 1864.
JESSE COLEMAN.
r1 fs@ frotho'aofcry.
s,i vsfse. ~
PETEE KAsE Of Benton tovnshipsssish