Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-03-22

vhich was answered by passing your ie''
nand across the forehead. The object o.
tho ,isp was, that If you were in crowd
Won could tell il any Democrats were
Iresent. II drafted men got into trouble
,hsy could make the signs, and i
members were near they could
,elp them If they chose.
Questiou.-What do you mean by get
,,ng into trouble 2"
cannot ssy positively whether il had
ycf.reuce to Marshals or not.
,,oss Eron,ined. Question. How did
,,o, coms to be a witness In this case
Mere YOU promised any favor to be show q
Won Il YOU gave testimony. and ifso, wha,
AID br whom?
lusv ver.-I reported at Thilipsburg and
was aeked these questions. Major Goebe
to,i ne il would be better for mo if
would teiI.whst knew.
know nolhiug about Wilhelm going
around with subscription paper excep,
from hercsay, and do not think "help'
ing each other" had any reference to
rnisis,g money for substitutes. i under
stood the object TO be for resisting the
Narshais, and demanding the release OF
tho drafted men il arrested. When Cur
ley said any one who wished TO report
.coull do so, Wilhelm said yes lie
sanctioned what Curley said.
GEORGE w. HALL, was the next witness
sworn. He testified as follows
reside in Graham township, Cleariield
county, and work on farm. | know
Jacob Wilhelm. | attended secret
meeting, last fsll, at a School House in
Graham township: Jacob Wilhelm was
President There were about twenty five
persons present Amos Huber was an
officer. Patrick Culey stated the ebject
of the meeting. He said if Marshal
came TO arrest drafted man, they would
take him away. We were sworn to stick
together, and not TO go to the army. | was
twenty years old on the first Of January.
could not vote at the last election.
also attended meeting AT Jacob Hublers.
There we're about thirty persons there.
| do not know whether saw Wilhelm or
not. He might have been there, without
my seeing him. Jacob Riuehart was
there.
Cross Examined. Jacob Wilhelm was at
our house with subscription to get mon
ey to put in volunteers. | did not hear
him say anything at the first meeting.
WILLIAM W. HoovER, sworn. u reside
in Graham township. Am a laborer
Know Jacob Wilhelm. was At secret
meeting last fall, on the Monday evening
before the State Election. Jacob Wilhelm
was President. Amos Huber and Patrick
Curley were officers. Curley stated the
object of the meeting. He said it was
for all the drafted men to stick together
and help one another, and ho and others
would stick to them. Four were admit
ted at a time. wentup with three 9th
ers. We won't up TO the desk. Curley
read the paper to US, and told us 10 hold
up our right hands. He then swore US to
the papers. | suppose there were twenty
five Or thirty men present. They were
eearly all drafted men. | attended q
second meeting at Jacob Hublers Jacob
Wilhelm was present. There were about
Lwenty-four persons there. think
Patrick Curlcy was President. John J.
kyler read the constitution Of the moet
ing Afterwards as many of us as could
got around the table liz another room,
and he gave US the passwords. To enter
the lodge, tho outside word was Jack
son." the inside word Washington" II
was called the Democratic Castle" The
contents Of paper to which we were sworn
Eere that the drafted men to stick to
gether aud help one another. 1t wa!
very long. They were 70 stay at home
aot TO 60 to the army. am drafted.
Ooss Examined. Samuel Lansberry cal
cd the meeting al the School House, the
frat meeting.
Question. - Did not Jacob Wilhelm ex
ert himself at all the GRATIS 10 raise money
70 fill the quotas and did he not do 81
about the time of these meetings
Answer.-Yes sir, he did. | under
stood that the object Of the second meet
ing was merely to promote the interest o
the Democratic party at the Fresidentia
election. Most of those present at th'
second meeting we're dra fled men.
The case for the Government her
closed. G. l.. Reed was the first witnes
called for the defence, and testified a
follows:
am forty years old, reside in Clealfeld
Pa. and in the lumber business. | hav
known Jacob Wilhelm for twelve years Q
more. He is as far as know a good cit
xens and loyal man. He came TO me j
1868 10 raise money to pay commutatio
for his son. think we gave him Sl25
what he needed to make up the amount
He came again after the draft last fal
and wanted money 10 put in subsltut,
Think he came twice. We had no moi
ey to spare and could not let him have i
He came the third time and we assiste
him to raise the money.
JoHN G. GRAY, sworn | am betwee
SO and 81 years Old Live in Bradfol
township, in Clearfeld county, am farm
er. Have known Wilhelm over eigl
years. We held meeting in Graha
township and formed a club. Wilhel
was at the meeting and done all he oou
to get mer to subscribe. | was not
the meeting at Polk School House.
heard him say the evening Of the clu
meeting that he wanted all the draftc
men to 60 to the army that wanted 10 c
that he did not want TO hinder any mi
from going, but at the same time he W
very anxious TO raise the money and th
they should stay at home if they coul
He took an active part in getting up
J,o,rty fund Hc had n subscrintiOn %