The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-08
THE MINISTER TO DENMARK.

TRnns HAurn, Ind. March q -Uaitsd States
Ninisssr . Denmark John Z. Rialey, Of New
York. fscsutly named for that placs b Prssi-
dent Clev Gland, Wae . resident Of Terfo Haute
during the wsf, and while here vas inst law
student in D ". vooehsss' Law once, and later
- seams kis partnse. while the waf was in
progress b married Mis- 1oliie VOORHEES, -
Covinston. The old homo Of the voorhees, lam
ny.
In those days Rislsy vas considered the
handeomest man In Terre Hauto He was
strong sympathissr with the Southern Con-
federacy. He Was under Is as the time ne Nc.
urod - principal in the charges made against
him here today, which are that he ahsconded
with q 500 Of the funds Of the Sons OF Liberty
that was raised to buy arms In New York and
intrusted 70 his cara
The Sons OF Liberty and the Knights OF the
Golden Circle were organisations of southern
sympathissn that nourished In Indiana
throughout the war, and this county, In wnacn
. largo number Of southsrnsrs had settled
had many members In both.
Young Ris!sy was outspoken and fearless In
the leading spirits in both movements. Another
member quite - prominent was Joseph II.
Blake, now . well-known lawyer here. who mas
served term - county commissioners OF this
county, and who has always been Democrat
Mr. Blake said today:
''1n those days Democrats lie was hardly
safe In this part OF Indiana. and Ne made up
our minds that It was necessary Tor ~ TO have
arms 20 We might defend ourselves IN case u
was necessary. The Sons Of Liberty OF this
county raised about q. 800 for the purchase Of
arms, and We gave the money to Risley, with
instructions to 60 down to New York and -.
cure arms for rs. The money was raised BY
subscriptions Of IS and 80 among the mann
borA
40. - ,.as.- -~- a>-.., ns~-~-
who lives south OF the city, collected $500 him.
self and turned II over to me. He raised the
money in his neiRhborhood, whore We had
many msmbera turned $500 OF the sum
raised over 70 ex-Couuty Recorder John B.
Ayer. and he gave IL to Risley.
"Rislsy took the money and went down to
New York. and he did not come back Neither
did We see any arma We waited patiently, ex-
pecting each day to get them, but they never
came. God only knows where the money went,
but suppose John spent It down in New York
after he got there. never saw any OF the
money after Risley got IT and guess nobody
else ever did but Rislev. Maybe he was hard
up at the time and needed the money. and that
guess accounted for It
II remember the time Voorhees, once was
searched during the war, and the knights OF the
Golden Circle rituals were found there which
caused such stir. Mr.. Voorhees, said he knew
nothing about them, and that Risley must have
brought them there, and We all knew that was
the TACT about it Mr.. Voorhees, had nothing to
do with It It was about the umo the money
was given to Risley that he married Miss Voor.
bees and they went on . wedding trip to New
York. Risley did not come back for some years
and no effort was ever made 70 get the money
back Some OF the fellows were pretty mad
about Il, but there was nothing ever done"
In another interview Samuel T. Jones, OF
Honey Greek township, now prominent Popu.
list, says he knows that his brother-in-law and
another relative each contributed $40 to the
fund 70 purchase the arms, and that they never
got the arms or their money back. and tina: Ris-
ley took the money down TO New York and
never accounted for it
II heard lots about it ct the time," he says,
''and most OF the members were pretty hot, but
they could not do anything"
Samuel Rigney. who is alleged by Blake to
have raised $500 Of the money, 10 the father of
ex-Township Trustee Charles b. Rigney, OF
Honey Creek township, this county. and ex-
County Recorder John H. Meyer, who u said to
have given $500 Of the money to Risley. 10 one Of
the best-known German residents here.-Nes
York Sun