TREASON IN INDIANA: MORE STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS; Confession of the Deputy Grand Commander of the Sons of Liberty (11/6/1864)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 11/6/1864

[Homer_J_Simpson]

INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, Nov. 4.

HORACE HEFFRON, Deputy Grand Commander of the Order of Sons of Liberty in Indiana, who, for some weeks, has been on trial here for participation in a treasonable conspiracy, to-day turned State's evidence, and made a startling revelation of the schemes of the Order. He said nobody but Democrats had been admitted into the Order, or would be, if they applied; confirmed the previous evidence of the military organization in the order; of the appointment of a Major-General to command it. Dr. BOWLES, one of the accused, was Commander-in-Chief, with a Staff, of which Dr. JAMES P. WILSON, recently arrested, was Adjutant-General. He said that a Committee of 13 was appointed to prepare an insurrection, and that the insurrection was intended to release the rebel prisoners in the Northwest, arm them from the Government arsenals, overturn the State Government, kill Gov. MORTON or hold him as a hostage for captured insurrectionists, and then form the Northwest into a separate Confederacy. He said he was told by Adjt.-Gen. WILSON, of Gen. BOWLES' Staff, that $500,000 had been sent by rebel agents in Canada into the Northwest to purchase arms for the order, and that $200,000 had been left in Indiana in the hands of DODD and JOHN C. WALKER, State Agent. WILSON showed HEFFRON one thousand dollars he received from BOWLES to buy arms in Washington County. HEFFRON further swore that the Committee of Thirteen had appointed two men to kill Gov. MORTON; and a few days since the Governor received a letter signed by one of the men, declaring that the writer and his associates were sworn to kill him and would do it.

HEFFRON's evidence astounded the court, though prepared by the previous evidence for part of it.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

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Treason in Indiana: More Startling Developments – 2
Sherman’s Army: The Situation at Atlanta – 2-4
Sheridan’s Cavalry: Congratulatory Order of Gen. Custer – 4
The Frontier War: Affairs at Buffalo – 5
Southern News: Gen. Grant’s Last Demonstration – 5-6
Letter from Judge-Advocate-General Holt – 6
The Soldier’s Vote Frauds: Arrest and Arrival of Capt. Ottenot in Washington – 6-7
News from Washington – 7
Colorado Decides Not to Enter the Union – 7
Editorial: What Can We Do About the Frauds? – 7-8
Slavery and Free Labor – 8
Editorial: Copperheads and the Sanitary Commission – 8
Editorial: Vallandigham and the Chicago Creed – 8
From San Francisco – 8
The Pirate – 8

[chajin]

Very poor timing; for a minute I thought they were trying to steal the Indiana election 🤣

[jdt1138]

The new york times is not a news source. X.com is the news source now.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Thanks for the tip.

[fella]

Copperheads . . . How appropriate for today.

[jdt1138]

Oops, wrong thread.