, 1865-03-03

The Chicago Con8p1racy-Testfu
of the Misses Walsh.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
CINCINNATI, Thursday, March 2
The military Commission in this city had &C.
c1et eE1on this morning, which lasted unil half
paet II O'Clock. The buetness transacted was in
relation to the findings In the case Of Chas. Travis
Daniels.
On the opening Of the Court Miss Letitia Walsh
WAS sworn AZ witness for the defense. She said:
l am daughter Of the accused, chas. Walsh.
hare two sisters, Maggie and Mary, older than
myself. I hare seen the witness Maurtce Lang
hoEns IN It Thu Court, bat never NV him in o6t
any cartridges made In our house In my presence,
Ay grandmother died II August last, but do NOT
Douclas, asking after my father when he was con-
citizens c'othe. that waa Walshs daughter The
Ctofs-<ramiaed BY the .,udge .Adeocate- When l
said positively that langhorne YVES never flthers
house, meant that never eaw lhim OF heard Of
his being there. There Was often gond deal Of
company at orr house. 1ncver knew Of any carr
ridges n the house.. There were some
pistols. They were dEst kept up :taiEs and then
they were taken down to tDy room. They were
placed in n5 room In ny abacnce, bnt never
asked the reason OF their presence or their pur
pose; many people Gang oa' to he house who did
until the Sunday of The arrests. don't recollect
hearing ny brother AZ why, the arms were
lasfs pnas TO m II s.9 yee1 81
wns ateent at school In the day time.
M,ss Maggie Walsh, young Indy u pseposzcss-
ine and ladylike appearance, was next examined.
charics Walsh Is my father was at home On
the Sunday before the Democratic conyenton, c1-
day. Went out On Sunday to attend the funeral Of
my grandmother, and did not return pntfl nearly
midnight Of Monday No cartridges were ever
pretence- Never .,w Lanshorne IN our house.
vention commenced on Monday, Aug. s9-
0tt hN 8rf1s x,r- -tu -
fathers honsc. ! was introduced to them BY nncle
TtEhan. They visited us once before The night
they we're arrested, but NJ father did not seq
By Jld8t Adroeate-In kagust last went with
father TO peace mass n meeting at Peoria. where
k='d he had met them before, but did not gay
where. I saw most Of the persons who visited at
ouf house, bnt vas not introduced to all. think
! could recognize anybody to whom was once
b. Judge 'Adpoca.e.- Suppose that i'll you
were TO zee gentleman with beard and mustsche
when he was introduced TO you, and he was dressed
differently and under another Eamc, would you be
able to recognize him.
HnHtss-! think not fir. ] knew Of arms In our
hou.e; There were soms guns in front chamber
upstairs, and also some pistols. The pistols
were first kept IN there and then taken into little
room . 81 the haek paslo5. and attelward. placed
before the arrest. My father tooE some Of them
in trunk to Peoria, and delivered them to a Sir.
q h be Ths
boz OF cartridges once In the house, bnt never
saw any manufactured.
By AZ. As9y-1 understood that the arms were
to- protect Democrats ut tho polls. My father
told me 20. There is no nutf-room from the
sitting room, but there isfrou the back par!or.
mas, 1s62- My father told me TINT he could not
afford to fenti me agaln, as he had spent so much
money IN helping to raise regiments for the gov..
efnM+nt- My frther WIS at 9rst made colonel OF
Illinois fHNfmhut II