, 1865-01-26
| Qhifago Grit :::;le.
+ THURSDAY, JASUAR-,. >, iy15.
FROM ciHc--;;i.lAfl.
Trial Of the cas2z5o Con-
spiza*.cr3.
CROSS EXAMINATION OF JOHN
Il SEkEKS.
Testimony Of Frederick Il. Hall,
Of Washington, D. c.
STATEMENT OF THE PRISONER,
GRENFELL, TO THE SEC
RETiRY OF WAR.
ENn nc rxF FFAYAAs NnN1FR@s~rrn,
CROSS EXAMINATION OF JOHN
t. SEhEKS.
END or THE FEHIAn CONVENTION,

n. !
ia toe 'aaee Advocate, and the prisoners a
their counsel.
i 1he record of the last session was rcad
r. Inc recorder, emitting the testimony. OF viii
= acopy was furnished to the counsel and
a witness for correction,
,s a map OF Camp Douglas was here exhibit
to the Court BY the Judge Advocate, and I
!. pan Of attack as testified to By Capt. Shan
: On saturday, was shown to the CoumIss1
+ oy the Witness. BE stated that Tie artiilc
: : II TIE camp is kept in the centre OF the r,
1'son square, but that he told Fielding a
: Grenfcl they were kept In White Oak saua,
= IN other points they seemed very well
: formed indeed regarding the number a,
: position Of the scn1ries they knew u,ore +ts
: the witness himself
!ne eefoss-exam1aatton WAS then continue
By Hon- r. g. Wilson, as follows.
lenll:tcd in The Confederate army AZ beton, 81,
&C, At Anstin. Texas. After my Enlistment IN tS
couree OF weck went to San Antonio I3nmat, ~
Se @ Mefe. & o5 about fouF miles from there fof nea
Io1t Wond, Winch wss IS miles north Of San An
Ionic Remained there until j went tn r., az
Slnl1l until General Price fei back from snrfua
aeid. when our brigades advanced, and met hi5
G.s e. Cro;s Hollow, No. After staying Two days q
onet,ins !1e noloW5 S.l both mie. M back to Rosto1
Pea Ridge. think there vas difference he
t%een " regular oath Of allegiance to the Con
n,esr , G0vssnmcns ana the one took vol
with General fuford from shout he middle "a a
s,nas Ressmnnss !sss until after the bat,le .; Mnr
Va: nos 7iSs ~a sis GE Att an 1sS sd, si q
1 a. hcw the kind sop'''s Of WaYtara ~ ps' fr p.
steS ee$Sm,.sionedH9P &C. HP' oess kss~ = = !; =
Confederate States, I feit It w. 1ro,tin,ts 'nt
@ neyer knew bin OF his forces 70 biocEsde The ri,e
Two hospital boats Carrying tic hosnital san b.,
been cred Into after tic hattie Of S11
a. ana onIcsd, and the wounded men been 13died
have known It. By mover heard Of II, fncro1
aeafd Of any correspondence between Gems. Ro,e.
no; pa on MT snese; # :se VA
ontrage did not ask to be transferred from aI The
command or that account. started with Gen
s.ns aotssn on m his raid in May or June, 1863; was
year, at Or near Batlnshau, Ohio, about elcye1
cloek IN the morning. I never remember our
ffhnte5ees fhe tosn flsq sekson soe
broken open. hut never knew where, never r..
ceived any Of the stolen money, n6f did zee any
ead o. + ! believe some stores were broken op:a
o. any oanks having been rubbed, I never ssw
ans O. our mea with any greenbacks marked
Z; From The time the raid commenced In. ac
than TWO slonths> When capfErcd wa nut on
a steamboat znarkcn to Camp Murton' pas Ahont ~
fhf5e ,e E~Emsnts .eEe taken With me they were,
Enow Of anr commi' 'sIoned officer sxcsnt m1.eIf
who VCnt 10 Camp Douglas. | went amnn1 1he
rs1va,es ana pa.sed a. private. Ny Commission
bags ben was captured, bui al the- t9s vac
a ncl win ny horse: ! went with the pr1vatea be-
Tno .a1 ,n ae2g g0n On thea IN he
vlc;in* therefore though It would be saftr ia
nefsonitT pirate. l rode the sane horse all
h,c h3n59rgs The raid except o. two days when bis
55iS-ehoo:efs, and sometimes short Enfield ride.
1 qeed II when We Were attacked, which was pretty
as ,ee %oad Se nan two
Morgan "rder the 1ncn never to mulest citizens.
nat hfs order n that respect vas not always obey
eelf defense, that he object Of ihe raid w. Sot
defensive one, but when once 20: into It had to
do ny best 70 get ssteiy did not see any on.
o1t | had delivered myssif into % the hsn5s %
ofsome Of the citizen Home Guards and hey were
viii pr1Ropsf ona voas r ,. to xh1t
have surrendered to hin. At Camp % Dous.ss Tsslq
waited anil ny time Of service in the Confederate
take the oath Of allegiance. I 1acnuonrd nv In.
teutton, however, to Dr.. Wheeler TIC Post Sur
waited bcca1se thought when nv time Of s:Tv,ce
mt did not apply to col skinner, Int made
Arplied in June, 1851 aid took the oath On tho
5th Of December last | can give NJ rc5son fur |
e ths heiay ifo 1one !; 10 that
hat ccnld take the oath, on the eycnin. Of Ds-
:cmber 18th OF on the morning Of the 5Ih, Ileft |
he Of nna .of Si5s'Gnat an, 9a The evening Of
1r1roDers At Camp who have been engaged in the |
xork " .! dr'eenon Ike have. have talked on |
skinner and TO = detective named Kcefe. isaw
heele = h@ IL C:mp Douglas about Two or three weeks
DSlorc ~, lse "a q November, but ouIy spoka to |
e e. can,p % Doasss s f s1 b
ne evening o. inat Gay, about .ercn O'Clock, and
xeht y, :, tt, To- No WSSh:9ston street Hc aecJmps-
n<''in i!ie ststc:. saw him about dre caInutes
:!s'r 4 lrlt iha bousc en- the corn:r Of st,tc and
y 1.l;1:toa sssS:s, sno went to him. I have not
.ett aud Captain Selson. 1 did not Know a Nr.
[7nghorn nuti: a few days before VIC started hero.
y ho h.. wss., ! Lave never known him under any
Tier n:r'.., tut have heard him spoken Of once
y twice a. ..Joh1son.'' ;! have not talked to
i'm TINT tllc Judge ADVOCATE had saij We mist ,
,ot speak Of 1t to each other. lie rooms At
he he .sggse .sgenee. ..,:ilo House Win me. Before
ave spoken Of. the plot in casual conversa-
elective mined Charles storer: saw Kee;e b.. :
nee Hc might hare been with Col e Sweet 4 daiig i
'ithout my seeing him, q our offices arc cutie
,oha 'ot'aet House. Msen on Esnt Ss n to the hsh e.
ID Ar: keee was with me TIL &c GOT 10 the ho,el.
Fent there about Or o'clock IN the afternoon,
ascertain u any Confederate officers we're there.
4eSy Ssy
II, Great Britain" wrote him nots immedi-
leiy. !. snd ssw ne CLERK send Il up to hia room.
ben Il vas put into pigeon hole, to be given
m nc on ~ hts arrival | registered my name as
.ones;ca smes ahaomp.on sr5ingasld H. IN ny note
rned 1t with my assumed name. 1nade no ex-
lsnatlon Ms TO who wsF. little after O'Clock,
ca" him passing to his rom, and, recognizing
;e Contederste army; having been introduced 10 !;
!m hy Gen. Morgan when WAS in tie subsist-
e as0 hin TIE
ame, th,nE- I remained in conversation with I
rcntell for an hour. No one was ptcacnt but Us
# Kss;1 lssst aia d. not sec AsI
TUNED to the Colorels room. I was !,
!eEs introduces By him to Fielding, and rcmslf-
ID went 10 Iny room The doors were shut
ways during our interviews, and we never con-
sr srsea & &sSccpt IN TIC room. Twas artncd at the
"a al Segs.ns g. nis t.t PFetots hsss ass
I'd. Ihe second time went to his roo1a was :
a,tis '11 sa " Rast 9 ec9et %h5le there sent Tor
nd paid for In the Office, and had sent to ny ,
om: I am sure that did nut carry the bottle !
70 70 HHren'eiIs room, had no conyereation | {
:atd once that some horses had been pressed By =
men from Col. Grcnlt1l, but did not know oft :
~ ane so'i nms 1. had fre recruits who had no horses
y, no 70 more Of them, ihon.h afterwards learnt
a. thty Rad taken some OF the Colonel's horses.
men m nad m mtecsntured the horses, and arrested
II say who thcy were to tske them from. atld VA.
aeeofdance ~ With authority h.d received from Y
Mhsn y r;a was saturcd In Ohio, had about s,n
Lieutenant in Col. Jacobs rcr,mrnf rsensSa TS Il
1ney houslt the br1ndy with nj ~ Et,~s aAs | 81
or s1 to pay my hctc bi Win o. dcEas ,h ne
t1reIses: hee1e never gave me anr otna. I,u. Il
9ncy nor has an5 ono else In relation 10 this al Of
sa1ary Of $40 month and one raton as eierp t,
the commiesary Department When pr,sonrr X
ne emp some mouey WIS given me by otLer ci
sa, or IntheF M deposited tD ny account head
J, ,hlnk, whose brother knew in the Confed- III
ts my, lefs Sa5 for me. WhiIe1 was clerk to n
ma hGesa n; ths e. fost Surgeon he 5eposited SO
e. from Texas, left me SIN When told the n
1ge Adxoea,e that had received no pay or - -
pensntion % meant for my services in thls con 70 70
an now paid as clerk IN the de- iis 1s
tment Of the Commfsssry Q! Prisoners at Camp ~ ~
1eias. a ~, Ihs last remark Grenfel made his ~
ana should retire. BE did not order us to an
e biz room, bat when be said be MAS unwell, I -.
se 70 70 nae W hs wS rn shS9d M s.'f f n
not remsmns1 enc paa Stating G' a:'ask' that tb ip
,1,a hsl 1etn1n certainly d'd not return did is
seed to my room we saw i've OF six men Gu the LII
Ing going to their apartments. and Fielding cet
nc they were part of the consplraoEs. Field thu
BE said be Wae ro{nr tn Rr1dcennrf n noti