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f;e16e88suppose There He was he had out the8e£s»ei.Sie!1it18rtgr-13siJ.Sdtitaa-ieisl-eltomP-idtobebehe58,itererbeofir-8heedadbn118oner-byhnfor aid , tole-hisantinhiseraiceID g1 A/}Treason 1 rialsThe following is the conclusion of the evidence in the case of the United States vs Andrew Huston:Daniel H. Huxrord—Live in Newburg.—Was there July 18th. Saw Huston that day on Water street above my place of business, coming down the street. He came down past the picket, and crotsed over to Bethel’s store, and was not to my knowledge challenged by t e picket. He was halted in front of Bethel's btore, but continued on. Crossed on State street where there was a picket, ban iome conversation, and then went towards the hospital. I next saw him at the crossing of State btreet, having eorne guns on bia sooulder going towards the river. 1 saw hita after the guerrillas left. I saw no other persons carry arms, but the guerrillas and a boy. He had a da. k colored hat on, broad brim and low crown.Cross examined:My shop is on Water street, one hundred feet irorn Captain Bethel’s. When I first saw Huston ho was going up Water street above Bethel 'a store. Persons were in front of it.— Recollect Franklin Bethel was standing there but no other person. Was at tho time in front of my shop Branding on the pavement. Mr. Coker lived over my shop at the time. The South front of the shop fronts on the river, the North on Water street. From the wtnd-dows up stairs one could see what was roing on at the ferry landing. I was about one hundred feet from Water street. Didn’t.stay there all the time. Was part of the time in front of the building joining it. Was at my shop when the guerrillas came in. Washalted by them near Dr. McCall’s. They would not let me go on, and I turned back, went to-‘my shop, and remained on the pavement all the time. They halted me about 1 o’clock. It was near an hour after that before I taw Huton, between two or three o’clock. It was raining when I saw him, and had been rainiog considerably hard when I saw him, and the hardest rain was about that time. The last rain was but for a few minutes. I was standing near my door when I first saw him* Could see the corner of the Main hospital. There was very little rain when he was carrying the guns down. There were little showers that evening. Only recollect that he had on a low, dark colored hat* Did not hear Huston say anything to the picket on the corner* When he left us, he went up the street. Saw Beach that day. Didn’t think Huston spoke to Beach. The last I saw of him going up, he was in front of Beach’s grocery. It was about an hour after when he returned with the gun9* He was going towards the river. Did not see him return from that direction.C... h, Hollis.—Live in Newburg. Before that lived in Henderson county, Ky. Was in Newburg, July 18th. Was druggist in the hospital taken by guerrillas ; knew some of the persons who took the hospital. Johnson and others, fifteen or twenty persons, were inside guards, and carrying arms; knew some of them, as I was raised with them. There were pickets out around the hospi tal. I came in after the hospital was taken. Pickets were thrown out a mile beyond the hospital* Passed two in going to the hospital, fifty or seventy-five yards off, and pickets near the hospital at the door. Besides the armed rebels, I saw Keeton (who is sitting here,) Mefford and Carney. Huston was standing in the entrance, where the stairs go up, and was talking with tho rebels. Mefi’ord and Carney were doing the same thing. Huston was at the door or near it. As 1 passed up stairs he said, “I don’t suppose the abolitionists will like it.”— He was there five or ten minutes. I was not in a placo where I could see him all the time. The soldiers were put iu a long room and sworn before Huston was in the hospital. He was there at the time tho paroles were issued. He was in the hospital before I got my parole. The arms were iu my charge. Most of them were in a little room, which was pointed out to the rebels after the soldiers were sworn.— This was about the same iime I saw Huston. They commenced carrying them out as soon as they were pointed out. There were a hundred guns. Somo citizens could pass the guards, and some could not; knew none but the three named. They were passing around as if not under guard. I talked with the Captain up stairs and in the dining-room. At that timo Huston was standing on the stair* way, 25 feet off. I think I was pointed out to the rebels, but don’t know by whom.— Johnson and GrifliQ were in the hospital at the same time with Huston. Had seen Huston for four years.Cross-examined — When they first came over I was at home, about two squares from the hospital. Had started down about the time they got to the hospital,where they had been some ten minutes when I got there. Tried to escape, but found pickets behind me and could not get away. Had been at the hospital two hours after I went down before I saw Huston at the hospital. Saw some citizens arrested. They didn’t permit any in the hospital, but passed them up above the hotel. Was passing up stairs within two feet of Huston, when he said he didn’t the abolitionists would like it, were five or six around him. in his shirt sleeves. I think an old black hat on. Turpin made paroles. Had tho book with their names before I came. A parole was made out for me tco. I took it, and toro it up right before Johnson. Belonged tothc25th Indiana then. Dr. Tillman was in charge. Did not “sss” Johnson when I met him, for I feared he would call up an old grudge.Mr. Scales was called but his testimony wasunimportant, and tho prosecution rested.The defense then called their witnesses.Nathaniel Stanley.—I live in Kentucky. On the 18th started from my brother’s below, and bad come up to a blacksmith’s shop, when a man came in and said the guerillas were going up the river. I lived a mile or two below Newberg, on tho river. This shop was on Green river. It was Robinson’s shop. It was between 9 and 10 o’clock. I went up the river after getting my work done. Came up to Noah McAllister’s. While there read Johnson’s proclamation and took dinner. Found Huston there and three ladiea—a eehool-mistress, a Miss Robinson. No other men were tbera but Huston and McAllister. Wbila eating, the proclamation was read aloud by the school mistrets. I was aak-ask whero I thought the guerillas were going? McAllister said they had paeacd. I said they had crossed at the mouth ot Green river before I did. I said I supposed they were going to Newberg or Owensboro. Huston said, “If they were going to Newburg he wanted to go there; that some of the company knew his sod, and he was afraid they would induce him to go with them.” They got their horses and went np with me. When I got home it rained and I went in, and didn’t glt; up farther. Huston was McAHibter’s overt eer. Knew of no acts of McAllister’s sbowr'ng complicity with the rebels. I rode up with them a mil© or a mile and a half. My house is a mile below Newburg. McAllister spoke of going to his brother-in-law’e, Mr. Shelby. Do not remember anything said of Huston’s family being sick.Cross-examined—Huston said his boy was in Newberg. He said he wanted to go and keep them from getting hia boy to go with them. My house was 170 yards off the road. Saw them two or three hours alter I went to my house. Saw no teams going to Newberg, but coming from there. There were two or three teams, McAllister’s team, a mule team and wagon was one. Don’t know what was in it, nor who drove it. My team was driven by an overseer. I think they said they loaded it with guns. There was another team brought from over the river. They took my team that night but sent it home. The overseer came back that night but didn’t bring the team. He left that night and didn’t come back. McAllister has no grown eon.I knew Capt. Johnson and Lieut. Griffin when they were boys. The guerrillas were in Henderson when I was there the day before. They had pickets out; didn’t pass any. They were in the town, but only across the street, near the Hancock House, white they were getting the guns. Did not know they were going to take Newburg. I told McAllister I supposed they would, because they had been at Henderson the day before. Did not know that they were in the neighborhood till then. My overseer was Cosby; he had been there all the spring.Direct, resumed. The rebels asked me for ray team and a driver. I told them it was against the law, and I would not give my consent, and my wagons should not go. The other guerrilla said he must have a team, and told Cosby he must go with him. This was without ray consent They took my wagon down from ray own field, and took McAlister’s alter to put the guns in. They got it alter I had been home two or three hours. They took McAllister’s (John McAlltstor’e) wagon alter that. He lived half a mile below me on the Indiana side of the river. I live four miles above the mouth of Green river. When the guerrillas passed I gave tho alarm to no one, became there were no persons passing then. Don’t Know that McAllister gave any alarm All tho people along there lived on the river roari, which passed my house.Elias Murphy.—I saw this Newburg raid. 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Indianapolis Daily Journal
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Sat, May 16, 1863
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