, 1865-04-01

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MILITARY CoMAESsIvE,
CSctsSATr, March 81. {
The Commission met pursuant to Adjournment.
Mr. He1vey submitted an affidavit as to the ma
teriaity Of the testimony Of certain rebel prison
ets; also, as to the importance Of tho testimony
Of r c. Wright, q: present confined in Fort Ii.
ibyctte.
TESTIMONY OF L. c. MORRISON.
Lewis G. Morrison, witness Tor tho defense,
testified as follows:
EIaminzd1y 'ud- 8 NS|soa.--1 reside at present
could hwcar to hfz handwriting. "a letter wye
here shown ~ The w.tncss.] This is the hand
Writing Of c. c. strawn.
The letters were cIefrd In crfdCucc and object
cd TO- ~ the JuI.;e Advocate.
JEc1e. N11son enid thai Str7wu, in this LITTER,
PROPOSED 10 sell out 70 the Chicago Ii.aes such
sfcp, from tile headquarters Of this Department,
they paid him srditlently well for so hazardous
THE cn mission then retired and sueta:nea the
3sege Wilson then offered m affidavit OF fcharlas
asking That S'zawu to Summoned to reappear be.
fure the Commission.
The Commission retired and decided thai ihe'
snaaet sEHu'd not be received. but thar an appil-
c.non ior sttaSn's appearance. II made In proper
Eaen1:aed y isoIx1t Htrzey-1 joiaed the Sons
q n9efty @ n MAJ, 1854, and was member Of the
wes no part Of the ohjrcts, eoF wa tbere anT ar.
ign taken by The Order OF the Grand Council 10
tx Yar.bwtsfn st Ganp Douglas to estsb
comfort TO the rebels, to sack und burn ne cItV
Of ch'fago; no, T. lla ever hear Judge Morris
anything In rrfcrcuce to Hese purposes. Jnd.t
Eor1ts as IN cxtrnvagunl talkef buL hls snc.c1se
we're generally confined to the election and 10 our
Icing prepared IN case Of interference at tie
POLLS. j never heard him counsel Resistance nee
to the Unstsd states authorities, but / be-.
lieEe IN cvc'5 speech be enjoined obedience
Ways talked very extravasantiy, and bis speeches
were ru1c received with disgust after
mhile1 always left when he begun to epeak- I
went further than any officers in eounse1ling action
In Of interference at the election, md alWaT5
scsmcd to 1T cndcavoEIng to st,r up feeling of
hxt1td agninft the Administration ard the Gov
ernueni. Aicxander's speeches were IN the sans
style. never heard Judge Morris indulge IN any
th1rg like eueh e1ravsgant sentiments - hare
from M aad - Sa9s A1 t
1ni5act1o9 q the censntutton. and ne suspension
- IT ,se Of es he hsas 1Ss az
in Gimp Douglas were onr st1unchest friends.
nor did ever know Of Union defeat being re-
selvfd with reloieinss remember en- .he eonveEsa; s
ton tho square "-1nesnIng We were both Maspns.
did not 1htn ssy TINT it WIS the purpose of the
Order to Ieleasc1he psisofess. nor thar It was
.! Chicago nor did ever say 1t Was part Of the!r
plan TO get 1hcir men into railway and telegraph
pEetc1t at 9 meeting IN Dr. Ayers office when
there vas sore talk about Mr.. Hull who had d.
winged the secrets OF the Order. II IS not ruc
TINT TN assented to kill Hull, NOR did III. FELTON,.
Sh9 VIZ ~as 1sesent, agscc to do anything Of the
t klno Mr. Rock Was present, but did not IN nv
9Tsa11ng 9 Or 70 my knowledgc sgrec to do the deed.
the ne nasds nesdsss hy @r. Wright I never s1w IN
IN
M wns ,e' eSer required to subscribe to It in any
It 1lt the ordsr had conc ont snn3,c;y gI ~. ~
o1dcr Sd ~. noE da ever hear in or out o{ The
thsn any other rnlcf Wa n1eseat At ,eet,ne rsas
81 q ny once = Washington ttreet Chie.po ton ths
.aa 9fnea =, d. p te wes hefe
dence.] Ihc witness conaaaeaT:a Tas offered in eyt~
That :ast1e oath tn. Dr.. AYR; ;senucs. A,e1.
nndcr, ihslge sno ssraWn took at that tarctine
time sid monty to protect the meu,bess ~ H. H.
Order from arrest, and TO assist WALSH Eorris ~