, 1865-03-11

The Chicago Conspiracy Case-Fur-
ther neutrality-suspicious. on t:oudy.


Especial Dispatch to tho Chicago T,tbuncI
CINCINNATI, Friday, March TO-. :.
The following Is the extract from the official
record OF Francis Adams testimony In relation to
Wabash Goudy:
Question BY the Judge Adroeate In cross-erami-
ndtaon-Then did you first join the organization:
A.-1atc In the summer Of 1863. I was approach
ed upon tie subject BY gentleman, and asked
what thought upon the subject.
D-Do you reeollect his name?
enee to il. told him ohecied % to secret ct poiti
fbs 1pensda
wiz The Split Of Kepnbiiean % insti
elected in the ali 81 1853, or tie winter Of ise4.
had been pretty ffee In the expression Of my
S9s1 Is to m Rs 2s sasnd tss
there was good deal Of bad feeling in the Or der;
to alley sncb, joined;
The Military Commission assembled this morn
Ing, pnr.uant to adjournment. Francis g. Sher-
He said: am Mayor Of the city Of Chicago. lave
which have Inown Judge siorris. i lis s repat9. y
ticn il that Of Kind, humane man. As speaker
he 1s e4tfaEaeant, exngseratiye md at times ex-
.i'ed. His reputation a. loyal man has been. a.
faras know, good, except among extreme, radical
political opponents. In the GUNNER Of 1854, had
in my charge, as Mayor Of the city, soo stand Of
Of e11 or screen 6-pounaer eannons. Those arms
were kept at the Artnory. The pistols were there
In a magazine, with tho exception Of about 158
committees Of different nalonaifiea called upon
me 10 allow the arms 10 be distributed among the
eitizens. or placed In the custody. Of the Home
lttcal feeling to he tou strong to allow such dis
tr1button to be made tudicIous}y. Judge Morris
earnestly requested thtt retain possession Of the
tlon hearing that there Wefr men in the cIty ntn.
Ing and drilling. The Board Of Police comnls-
sioneIs were engaged IN swearing tn special po-
wben one German said to another, ..Now We
shall hare tWo sets OF arms. General Tufchtn
vii ~ one and We sh set one from he
caused him to be put under oatR when he said
Gen Turchin vas engaged in drilling nesrly.s00
rss @ wes IL the S9Fh 9 +,
policeman Ee OBJECTED. think, to take the osth,
sssrss sssasa g s ST.: c nsss Snsn ss s i
about drilling somewhat startled me; Indeed
many Democrats anticipated a disturbance at The
were Rcpn6licans. begged me Is tase AXE every M % pre-
caution to ensure quiet during convention week.
About that time there vas large military force at
menis, had m intc17iew With: col. Sweet VIC
told me TR1ch1n had leit the service.
-: BY .,;sage HAsonI1 know Walsh and have
known " allah for the last eight OF nine years.
His reputation Is that Of Hnd hearted man. He
vas aelive In raising several regiments fer the
Government.
t+oss examined by the Judge 4drocate-Tbe
committee who called upon me for the arms were
sent from companies OF home guards. Mr. Nor
ris opposed the distribution Of them. Judge Mur-
rlB has been successful man In life. The eIag-
crati0ns spoke OF were simply In bis style Of
speech Gen. Turchfn has been In the service.
l understand that he WIS rnising home guard
regiment in Chicago from members Of his old
command. The German who excited my suspi-
ciun. Rtatcd be was an old member of the loth
Uy' Ar. Hfrrey-He eaid he had whipped the
rebels South and was not afraid OF whipping them
In Chicago.
BY Col. Duruett-1t WIS rumored that during
the Convention week, rebel emfssaries would be
IN Chicago ffom Canada ana elsewhere.
Ihoe. u. Brown was next 8Wofn- BE said: l
have resided in Chicago for ten ycals. Am mem-
her OF the Board Of Police Commissioners. and
am also Juetice Of the Peace. Hsre Known Walsh
Ior the last eight years. His repntatonis that Of
kind hearted. humane man. Have never heard
his 1oya1ty questioned. Was present at the swenr-
ing In special policemen before the Police Com
missoncrs to defend the Temple Of Liberty or Con-
linton Building. The Jud ee here detailed the
yersAtion Of the German. narrated by MIR. Shet-
man, substantially as that gentleman testified.
By The CoHTt-1 am = Unlo1 man. Ten. Tur-
chin WIS, belieye. prior to his enlistment, IN
employee Of the Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany.
Ey lr. Marr<y-I have known Judge Norris for
nine year.. He 70 con.idered kind.bearted and
hamane.man. Els oratory Ia lmpctuous, eztrava.
giant and Cxa0ceFntiFe.