, 1865-02-07
witness for the Government. The following
Is his testimony:


witness for the Government. The following
is his testimony:
Ey1nEscB or M: GREEN.
Ny name is Amos Green; Ihaye resided Tor the
aes q, e. ' 5ar IL e.
hye been member Of ths y; sasd n
Illinois was he presiding officer Of the Order
IN he State from the spring Of 1868 70 March, 1851
The tite then bore was oIand cosnmanao5 o. saa t. "
Corning Judd. There nre th.eee degrees to tho
Order. took them all. Thkre Is The first or sub
ordinate degree, the Grand Councillors degree q
degree, which embraces all Tho States
where the. order exists Tho surrs1ne
Council consists Of delegstea sent from he state
: Supreme Council, the first in Chicago in Noyem.
hcr or Deeember, 1868, and the second hela n
New York State On the - Of feo1a311. E8a -
attend tbs Council il York stats. On tho trn!a
met Dr.. B:rrett, Of Missouri, who was Also del-
ega,e. He is brother Of James 4. Barrett be-
S Ts sTesd ,s as1a ya Fs SSfaG IND heD to M
banT. New York Willie In Detroit l went over
to Windsor, Canada West We spent tw9 da5s n n
see III. Valindicham, and succeeded in having
an interview viii him. Or. Barrett was present
The TING During the flrat Part.ot our conver-
e sieq SS I'd s4ea to IT, e.
nature and purpose Of the Order of American
knights, and the connection of Dr.. Hunter and
myself wh Il At ~ e. TO
dncte5 him into the Order. He took 9!l ne de-
Erccs except the Supreme Co9nclslors degree.
e could not take tha bean5a 10 Tas M 1os aee
Mr, Vpllandiebam desire to state that we repre-
sented to him that the Order was loyal In its char-
acter and purposes.
+Hd1e Adcocate.-You need not state your opin-
ion as to the loynltY Of the order.
Ar Green.-f do not str, but simply make the
remark in iustice 70 Mt. Va1lanoisham, We @ used
"a o @ n5 INV 5uis ia Was he a.
that used IN the subordinate lodges, because,
though had taken all the degrees, took them all
diuatc Temples. Probably. however, It was the
came. We used, in inducing him into the o.
der, the substance. Of the ritual OF American
~ d not S 20 'SDT al tie detas Bat omsd
Eemc PORTIONS Of the ritul, and dispensed with
part ol the osth Of the second and third degrees.
Fs assds Sn nn
lion to giro lin 7iropiy "a outline o1 the Order.
our intention u indncting Mr. Valland,gham was
N. nier of tho organization and presid-
Ing officer Of a!l the States: / was then
G;and G@smm.ander. @ ot the g Order 4! -, fo5 tho
aad = new ordeT VA established called thss
"Stases Flights Association Or "Sons Of Iber-
m s II 1 o ~ l II
very little about the11 ::
When he yas elected 2 committee was appointed
to inform m. NJ. paiandlghom OF his election and
ha nannof stata va heep heg q
their duty q not, IN September, 1863, constaera-
cnSo 9onrention4 WITH Ms had inst eonc1nied and
It Wp9 arranged Tint General Singleton, Nr, uol-
1oway and myself should proceed to Washington
eihIe NJ m an1icahIn aolution of onr conntrys if
aeuites, and afecta Settlement based on the Union
~ Tnron,o ~ NV obiecthein@ to tea tte cnnfcacr.
ate Commissioners IN Capada md have an inter.
view With them on tho snbiect, Ieaw Colonel ja-
h b,1 M a a sb3et IL osea M
Of nos Governor Motion had fcplIcd to Tue request
Of Colonel Walker to ctyc up tbc arms seized by
y r.
IL rmantinneS that he had fnrn;sbe the mSnev a.
thc purehase Of these arms Do not IT, reeoliest lie
but believe It Tes S73p0. Mr. Thompson ii1en.
Toned tllat sum. hit did not state Wicre he Oh
fafneI IL from cnjnnci Derretf horvavcr tryd mn
4 eomr throncb H. rehci t. ten n
Canada md was portion Of The European Coaied-
crate loan.
Mr.. Brodhead considered the examination
at present was investigating the Indiana con-
spi1aey, and was perfectly irrelevant to the
Tha InIaa Hdvncoto 3ca,,ed IN ahou tho
position occupied by Thompson with these
! cnnspi, acfes In the North. so rs to corrober.
atc tha testimony OF previous witnesses, It
was f1}fenilrd IN show that the Sons of Tibe1-
~ 1yna m oTranization rsed to carr IN ami
execute the purpose Of the rebel eoyernment
in releaeinr The urlsoners at the North.
Iifnrss touftnu<d.-in Chicago | met Colonel
James A. Barrctt, Of Tue l0th Illinois cavary. lie
also belonged to the OrdcHof Knights. saw him
At The Chicago Consennon, and ~! Afterwards as .
as IN IL Pcors s At wheh snole m Anems, III
sotion viii Do1d and several others in Chicaco,
and that they had determined upon prorraluE,e
for the 1eca=c Of the prisoners In the North, and
IN the same conversation be told me that there
sbesc cnnce,c R 1s cty tad ri h st
I'D rns rontitr Ike nroicct nractcai nne 1 hnt
not oily irretieyabiy ruin ali Concerned in it but
would rum the prospects Of the election, it being
then thought That The DEMOCRATS would carry mt
nos; o1gea 20 hltn sae A a1i importance Or pre-
sontenf fo abaninn % he ente1nTite then wentto uo
Peoria where rel SPOKE at tho meetins, M % aad % WSile
| there had conyersat,on with Judd. :
The Judge Advocate objected to the intro
| competent testimony. aud the subiect was
| not dressed.
| ,Judoe ddrocmt-p,d Rarrctt INV anvtb,no to
sea e e where e 1essi;sd a. money. aae
sionefs, 10 be used tnfhe Norffern states!
Mr.. Heryey objected, On tho ground that
such testimony was Incompetent, and WAS Of
! Te1y dangerous character, unless 1t could be
/ ehown that Barrett Nas the agent Of the Sons
| OF Liberty: but because Ae ot1lr hapreus to
hc n mrmhrr. It was unfair fo chart.a Tho
merhers n Tie f,r3,er viii f,s ;niiivfd1,1 % az.
| nus4 " tno oAoeA WILL nAa Aoo''iottal W.
tleM.
Inc Judge Advocate SAID It hnd already
| been proved that the conspirators had used
| the trcas0nAble organization Us q powerful
| means of working IN and nveentfno air f1e
| e;c,. 1ho copvn.s.ticr Il, rvos+t,I n,o,.-n,9
| between two leading members Of the Order,
| All the men 3ntrodnced we're members Of the
| O,der One mcmhcr told smother member
~ o-,-. S-a-o .ao-o+od T., ~ ei,,, r.. ~
! =, rnns IIils ae'o sseteteu - tnG Guy iol tne
Illegal purpose Oh eueetns the release of Iebcl
prisoners. while the proof shows that these
aims we're in the possession Of d prisoner at
! the tar, and that prisoner Bricadter General
| nf fhc Order.
| Tra T.nr+ o1o--,,1aa tho oh,octto,
49, sss 49, ~ -. - ~ .e.:Isa oD %'
Inemoef o. tne toult 1noTeo 70 aolouin
until Wednesday morning. O"nE TO SICK.
ness in his iamtlS, his presence at home was
almost imperative.
Col, WiseWeli was opposed to the adjourn.
i mont over anv dav. 1hr rynense or. rnnn;np
| tIa cnnrt r,s nnu,,,i3s NJ sanD a 7av and s..
Wished to save Iii = possible 10 expcnse to the