Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-09

told me he knew more about the Order
than did.
Q. Did understand YOU to say that the
Committee of Thirteen selected the Com
mittec Of Ten?
A. Yes, sir; they were to hold Governor
Morton as hostage for those that were
taken prisoners, or to make away with him
some way, but they never told me how
Page l35 he further SAYS;
@. This committee. YOU say, had power
to appoint ten murderers, or men who had
the dark work of taking care of Governor
Morton!
n. do not say they appointed ten muir
dcrers; | said they were committee to Sc
lect ten men to take care of Governor Nor
ton, and hold him as hostage; or failing
in that. to take care of him.
q. What do YOU understand the words
take care of him, To- mean?
a. Just what any sensible man would:
that if they could not use him for their
own purposes, they might take him out and
kill him
Q. When did You first understand that:
y. think il must have been about June
1864; and packed up my carpet sack to
80 and tell Governor Morton, in regard To-
it, but my wife was taken sick, and | did
not go. | tried to communicate with him
when ! was in prison, but | could not do it.
q. When did Wilson tell YOU this:
\. | think hc must have been 10 Chica-
20. or New \ FORK. or French Lick Springs:
| am not certain; he told me when he came
from one of these places | knew that
there was Grand Council somewhere
about June, that did not attend: and there
was a Supreme Grand Council held in Chi
cago, to which ! gave Green my proxy.
q. Were you told this before or after
you gave Green your proxy TO go to Chi
cagO:
y | can not say for certain but / pre-
sumo il would be after.
q. Then you had heard This statement
of Wilson in regard TO the appointment of
ten men 10 do this dirty work?
\. My impression is that l lad but i
am not positive.
G.. Could YOU not have Let Gov. Morton
know that ii would bc best for him to be
careful?
\. suppose could sir.
z. Did you believe these ten men wO'd
do this to Gov. Morton?
y. did, sir; had good reason for be-
licving so.
]. J. Bingham's testimony; page 1912
on the night OF the Ith OF August, 1862:
AS | walked down Washington street
| saw Il gentleman coming up rapidly and
! stopped him. Hello, Kerr, what has
brought you here" | said. He seemed
very much excited. ''DO You know any
thing he said, and said, do YOU know
anything" Yes, he replied; "What i,
it, said |. He then said. ''Thc DEVILS to
pay in our section Of the state; the pcopl,
of Washington, Harrison and Floyd coun-
/ ties and that neiglbOrhood, had got the
ide; that revolution was impending. the
farmers were frightened and were selling
their hay in the fields and their wheat in
the stacks. and all the property that could
be was being converted into greenlackS
/ Q. What Kerr was that:
y. Michael Kerr. Is that all YOU know:
| said No, said he. Then he went on
and represented TO me Just wha, Dodd had
before told me. lie went over the whole
scheme just as Dodd had rela,cd il. As
we walked along he turned around once
or twice TO see if any detectives We're fol-
lowing us. didn't let him know that
knew anything about the matter. [ said.
This is an important matter, and I insist
that YOU 20 up to Mr. McDonalds with
me and tell him what yOu have told me. -
We got him up and said to him. Kerr
has "oi some important information, and
want him to tel you the same story that
lac has told me-"
Q. Did You previous TO that time. or at
that time. as matter of safety 10 yourself.
state to Mr.. Mcdonald your whole connec-
ton with the matter:
\. think he understood that | was a
member OF the Order
Q. Did YOU give him the whole history
OF the matter:
lie understood / was member of the
Order. In this conversation with Nr. keIr
he involved Dr. Athon in the scheme.
think also that he told me that Gov. Nor
ton was TO be captured or taken prisoner
and that DR.. AthOn was To bc Provisional
Governor, and that was to bc part of the
scheme.
DR.. James b. Wilson. page rs. tesiificS:
AT the time this Was going on-thc
work of freeing prisoners and the capturing
these soldicrs-a detail of persons was to
he sent TO take care of the Governor and
secure him-in some way take care Of him;
and then the arscnals at this place were TO
be seized, and better quantity of arms
procured: those that went on with this cX-
pedition were to be as fully armed from
the arsenal as was necessary"
NoTE.-Thc VI. c. Kerr referred to in
Bin@ham's testimony is the present member
OF Congress from the Second District.