, 1865-03-29

-VallaudirhnM the Martyr Sum-
moned us = witness s-Teslimony Of
rrx be;1h: e1a se he Il seas Ga%P e1
L1berty-Points OF Issue Between
Phelps aud Or. Aver.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
MILITARY CoNx1ssioS,}
C1Ec1NNAu4 March =, p. NJ
The Commission met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr. c. L. Va FalanafEham who Is expected to testify
:c-morroW, occupied seat with the counsel for
the accused.
TESTIMONY OF HEEnT L. runps.
Henry 4. Phelps. witness for the defense, tes-
t,aed az follows:
1residc at Chicago and keep hotel there known
Second streets. hive Known Dr.. |. winslow Ayc1 Yer
about year. ne ductorsd me for the throat dis
cnsc. am the person whom Aver referred to as
Of Liberty. I jofneu at hrs request lie said tho
Order was pemoeEatie ORGANIZATION. cot up -
n cet TO- fas loys the S of
been in one Of their halls, introduced by friend
OF his who was Mason. When he told me this
there vas man in his ot1ies named Ale1andess
ior me Rhen joined the Order. Aftef the frst
meeting told BIN did not like it. He said thta
was hecausc had not learned much about It, and
c1ats uld to Join before the election he said
be wa. Us anxious to have Mcclellan elected as
waB- Having recommended several Of my neigh
bridge vent up with me. When We we're tn Dr..
lie Doctor i lid not t6i1k tho organization
70 a9a edat .nnn no
piled that many Of the best men, Judges,
and the first people In Chicago. belon ged
to- Il he told rs @ ne @th9nftt tne
would arrest Va1landigham+ and that the Demo-
crsts ought to BE- on hand to fight. he sdtd they
were Ell going to be armed: aa he expected they
would not he allowed IT, vote at the election that
thtI were organized, and had officers and Briga-
dlcr Generals. and that a man named Walsh, who
lived near Cottage Grove, uas BrtgadieE Cen
This was the only time ever saw him a. saw
Tim in the court room here. When 1
rext saw d.. aver told him Of the conversation
THE Judge Advocate ohjecting to the conycrsa.
tion being related. the Commission retired and
bustaincd the ohjcetion.l
seslst in somc special service: told aver that
Walsh said he had arms, but never s3id, as he
ttatce that he had arnn snnsl5 packed that would
Tfhe judge Advocate otject,ne to the testimony
as incompetent, the Commission retired and sus-
tanned the ohtectiou.1
1nevcr told Aver that Walsh had asked me Il !
when Walsh offered to supply me with arms, as-
Eci'cd, and told u. Aver 50. 1neyer told Aver,
a. he states, thai Walsh told me he had matte de-
iLose who could be trusted. Dr.. Aver nevez
warned me, as he etates, ngainst Rny danger that
would arise 10 me IL consequence Of my Joining
me as 4 member. He proposed to me, and as-
sented. never went to his office, ss be states,
t~o or three timrs. TO talk with him On the fub-
patient. AVER spoke about hcing driven
out Of KcntucKy on account Of his political opn-
ions. hc said there ware great many 'ilecal a.
the Democracy would not be allowed to rote. lie
said he had not seen any trouble md knew no
thing Of what had occurred in Kentucky. aud that
Chicago as in Ken,ucky. met Dr.: Aver once on
the tEreet. Of h,cago. since he testified 4ere,
when he Etmsrksd. They a1e giyins those 1el-
house naked him If the Democratic were going to
arm, and If he had arms to distribute He es'd
Yes, md he asked Campbell If he had some place
%nsfs be cGud ppt eooRle o. b3 sad as9ed q a1 Ms
the same thing, and eald ho would send me two
small boxes ot arms on the horee csre.
nhs 9sdt u1s teo
1T sha+ r. In w.s5 e. mt o. hs
Brigadief General, except from Aver, nor did
ever hear OF any attempt To 1rleaee the prisoners
at Gimp Douglas and to burn and sick the city Of
Examined BY Robert Herrey, Esq-Jadee Nor
1is was at the meeting the second time attended:
He made no reference Whatever to Camp Douglas.
toaghi Iinsoa would O. rcs'ecied. bat 'a that il
the Democrats in Illinois would elect their ticket
there would be no more citizens OF Illinois arrest
ed and taken away without utal. He aleo Urged
the laws. When Dr.. Aver states ttat did
net Join the Order At hts request, he etates
Hhat IL untrue: When he states that he explained
false When he states that refused 10 take
charge Of some arms thpt Walsh bad deeired to
leave With me-. that is faIse said that Walsh had
eald 10 ule that he hnd depoatted Arms with per-
kons On whom he conid rely.
The Ju6sc Advocate objectng to the mode OF
examination pursued by the counsel, as leading
nnn advertising the witness as to the answer de-
sired, the Commission retired and sustained the
o'Jection.]
TESTIMONY OF i. 4. cAMFBE1I.
4. 4. Campbell, witness for the defense, testi-
fed as follows:
have lived in Chicago for eleven years, and
hayr been foreman or the Chicago Street Railway
for FIX years. I know the building in which the
Unfun Leag1ers met for drilling In Chicago. r
have seen Them enter, and hare heard them 90
through with their exercises, and heard the drop
ping of the muskets in their drill. ! saw com
pany Of about twenty Of them 70 out on the prai-
ne to drill. and saw them return. They wore
citizens dress, and some Of them had On military
caps: cent two men to the room. to ohtsin ad-
mission, int they were not allowed to 60 In there
while drilling waz going on:
(1he testimony beng ohjccted to BY the Com.
mission as irrelevant, Judge Wilson In reply said
itwas the puzpoee Of the testimony to show that
pr,ur to the election the Republicans as well as
the Democrats were 1r1ncd.
lFita<ss contu4utd-I Eas at Phelps house at
The nme OF ,he conversation, between him and
HF Walsh; aa introduced +s;hes nj; walsh 10 Mr.
Qnesuon--"aR aR there any conversation on that
arms, or OF Mr. Phelps' taking .nyl
The question wae objected TO By tho Judge Ad-
rneate, and Withdrawn.
The Commission adjourned to meet on Wednes.
day, March a9,h.