, 1865-02-07
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY u. 1866.
FROM CINCINNATI.
THE CHICAGO CONSPIRACY,
Startling Testimony Of
Amos Green.
Intimate Relations Of the Order
of American Knights AID
the Rebels.
The Chicago Arms Purchased
With Rebel Funds.
1FFpm Our Own Correspondent

,
by Mr. Recorder Pitman, and approved.
Judge Dartley asked MIR. s,rawn, former
witness who was present, If a printed pamph.
let be handed to him WAS the constitution
and bylaws Of the Society Of the Illini.
The coutants Of the pamphlet differed little
from The constitution and bylaws of most
societies, being almost II not perfectly free
lIom the trcnsonable sentiments Of the Order.
Mr.. Strawn replied TINT the constitution
and laws handed to him we're in a measure
those of the Society. It had never been re-
pea1ed, but yet the Temple never worked BY
it. niini was the local name Of the CHICAGO
lodge Of the Sons Of Liberty.
~ the Judce Adtpcafe-The laws exhibited
by Alf. Bartley were never used in the Temple
except, perhaps, to determine some pariia-
mentafy rule at Issue. The document the
members subscribed to WIS not TINT consti-
tuition, but the ritual ofthe order of Knights.
The other was probably never seen by large
number Of the members.
By request Of Judge Bastlcy, the pamphlet
waa attached to ths record ot the Court.
M a Manhan young and s genft!S;nan|y
is his testimony, rs eliclted in his czamina-
tlcn By Major Burnett:
TESTIMONY OF NE. xAuCuAN.
Sly Dme Ia John, ,Manghan. Fur the past two
yearr. when at home, Ihaye resided ut Windsor,
Ssnna wss prfysSsX II sn but
Englishman. In Windsor was Clerk and Teller
in,1he Benk Of Upper Canada. went into the en-
PRos hs q IT, md e
the bank made the acQuaintGnce Of great num-
Of refugee. from the Southern Coufedsraey, men
who had served in the Southern army. Windsor
contained q iargc number Of ihese men. They
were generally without employment, and congre-
gated much together. being very clan1sh. Among
wit 1er0 ThnMf1Grn
Ngert In Windsor he assumed the n2me Of Colo
mel Carson, but in Toronto, believe, was geuer-
ally known hy his right aan,e also knew colo-
Mclean barracks. He had been In the Southern
Amy, but do NOT know that he had ever escaped
ea ten aosn BY the nano Of naat; DfaEc, nies
lcr, Leslie, Captain Thompson. Wasson, Captain
Scott, captain Osborne, Df. Smith. md B!edsoe
see yho y Else n
generally assoc1ated with these Refugees anl Cana
dteuf Of Southern s5mpathies.. l became ac-
9us,nse1 with all shs men hare named, between
Nay or June, 1864. He WAS boarding in Windsor.
At :, tho house 3f Mr. salmony with
By men VINO had been in the Confederate army, Or
Canadian southern eyupathizers. Indeed, nearly
nll Canadians about there were IN favor Of tho
at the bank 10 60 with Colonel Anderson 70 MeEt-
co, bnt finding VIC had not Sufficient fuude, the
project wss asaaensd sai.sy ana aas le
running the blockade and JOINING Tho Confederate
army. Immediately went to Kentucky on private
nptlness o ny op md Tas ahssa' II R Gsnaa1
metAnderson, Bell, lanshornc. .Hlll.boroueh, Smith
End others, and was Induced to JOIN . contcta-
Ga II '5s
Bell, Leslie, Wa1fon, Smith, Draks, HINT a.;as
~ Anu ~ &c. ..;ti, ~,
others have no distinct recollection Of any con:
rcrsauou with him on the subject Iwn. directed
Who wonlt IN: hust nc Is to ny. fntare act.on. 1
objects ot The expedition any more than it was in
e. e sss
4aespsqp i sss s 9nssR.. Hsts! r. nezt jsy;
then passing under the naue Of Wilson Clay
Wilson waA, be11ere, tho uarne he assumed ]
sns introduced to Jacob Thompson by soae d
ss TSepsen sa =, 1 Ii 9 % the
| city Tor few days, unul he could obtain sons
necessary funds when be shou1d reqnir. me to &C
| captnn or rssor In the Sd Keutuely cavalry,
Confederate States Army IN accordance With
~ 1hS1psons 1nsnes:crs 81 %.ited .t IN Teson sS'
when he rave me package cootatns Sl0, GO and
q letter TO take to Chicago and giro to Cas-
t!cman, who. he said, should Ind there. lsn
the city the next day. I went to the Richmond
House Us directed By Thompson, and there san
ncs aa az I5 e aea1
1nan1 In the southern arny. He had been cap
tured with Gen. Morgan, and afterwards escape
| with him from tho gail at Columbus, Ohin:
N,!lsborongh. Hlh!cr. Wasson and others
whun had known in Canada. At the Rchmpnt
| House probably say fifteen Of these men, ant
met twenty Or more. saw Col. AndcEson, bu
| not at the Richmond House. ue was boarding q
dhs opposite ae ?, he stef on r.
| the money and letter / hnd hrough: from Canada
md almost 1umediattly afterwards he and all th'
boJs left Chicago: Pa1t Of them returned to Can.
ads, and part Of them rep1trcd to the southeEi
portion OF Illinois. The xrasou Of the general de
partare Was that some of the men suspected tha
thes haa been ds'ssted not in sny plot but
| eled. directly from Toronto to Chicago, and me
Cast1ena an on mt arrival he must have left Canad
bcftrct did. faW him tn Toronto on the sGth Q
| at the Richmond Housc. Previous to rneetin:
anderson IN Chicago, had not seen him since nj
| arrival in Toronto: 1n the fuzmcr citT had Al
! Hschmona House, II the presence Of Beil, and ii
tesWards On tho wharf below, bT myself In hl
sa, s
that some Of the Southern soldiers In the cxpedi
ton suspected thai he vas . Federal spy Or detect
i've among the1n and that r. eosequense Of thes!
70 home. Ue did not say TINT the ezpedito,
| had failed. don't know that a0J enc told ms
that It had proved failure, the general under
proceeding to tho Confederate states-. eanno
cay why, ii we intended to 70 direct to the South
re vent to oE stared IN Chicago fa 90 not kroy o.
Tended to proceed eonthward IN force, After al
hs 6ae hoae s t6s Is sepa
!. her hud in my possession British protect&o1
papers Of The uzusl Find, 70 be used in essc ]. VA
1eiore 1eo1ing M Gansds om pAeasnder Bar
lett, the Town Clerk at Windsor. Durin!
snyenhar stsy t. GeagP CHI ats 59 moi AuEsss E'zt as
other House on any bastn - OF The expedition
did not go to Judge Norris house then, nor ha'
been there before. On Sunday, September 4th
iilinois wher u tSst % cast,ena @
was etnyinG: 1 arrived IN Msrshall On Tuesday
September Glib, and esw Captain Castlclaan: Their
whose proper name Se1it7e waa isnaho Ianuel
but who At TINT time assumed the 1ias Of Joseph
I went to Marshall specially to meet Cap
living under the aesuzned nsme oi Clay Wilson
1gaye to him some books he had directed me t
infantry Tactics, Cooks Cavalry Tactics, u Pocko
have seen Capt Gantf,ll tn Canada. LOO net re
fell on one occasion In Toronto. nerer Ecmeu,
bcr ever seeing him again until after his arrest
do noi think ever saw Daniels until be was Il
exehh,Ms o hn;s September 7th. didnothing in pardcu
X ~ HVasnnsa;,sa ;,sana the Town md annse myself
ceeded @ i 10 PaEis, USi"0 it, Az ct buggy and Pr
Marshall was declined some se nss bv r,}n nGn
asd 51t feen s poftt1s
man MAJ gave nc pesais.son M ' 70 1etsrn io chiese S
until he ,. should 1eer,Ee ns. Ihc reason WY
such email place Is Marshall. Tho other ne
with him were like myself under Lis control, IN
some had Eerycd under his command In tho Cor
September oh. and went as uEu.l 10 the Rici
raord House. had with me !. letter from Cap
Cpstleman to Mrn- Morris, which delivered
hour, talking on general subjsets It
MN IgnatEo who I saw with Castleaan
Mazrhsii vas spaniaFd, but had been ", y ths Co
/ jid not SEQ her husband. the defendant. II
t Letter 1 delivered to her was directed In Cast
man's hand Whiting. She made no iR4aizae. = alh "
dnfipc which time Waited Mrs. Morris hon
frequently. had nevcr been there before l d
notn'ng S r In dns eapsedon e next M
ceiycd INSTRUCTIONS from Capt cast1cman to pr
ceea to 81. Lopis, anu on tae morning ot sePts!
At St. Louis met casuemsn, Thomas and Ignati!
: Thomas had two aliases that knew oi, naiaea
= Snyder and Alexander. lremalned IN 81 L2G
- twu dave. and saw tas1seIoaH eaC0 0a1 NAIA
: dire ;tel3 nc to 20 to Louisville, and walt nnhl
. rec >fyed lcttcra from him Or Tor him.
4 letter was here handed to the witness +
{irs rspectlon by the Judge Advocate.
lIitnfss-Ihat letter is in Capt. CastlcnaL
handwriting, and the slip Of paper attached to
note Is also written hy him.
The mtmolnndum book found By the ri
ness Mr. Magulre of Sullivan county. mt
t. ana, concealed in the bed room Of "H. IL
Wilson, after his arrest, as testified to y
terday, was nov hEnded 10 Mr.. Maughan
Major Burnett.
lt1fness-Tha cutries In this book are IN I
handwriting Of casuemm. am familiar with
handwriting for hare eeen livery often.
Contiautd-l left ST. Louis for LoniaT1llc On