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The Daily Dispatch: February 22, 1864., [Electronic resource], The movements of the enemy in the South. (search)
imilar to those which are used by the Odd Fellows, Masons, and all other secret societies, which were found at the house of the accused, were gobbled up and brought into Court. It turned out, however, that Heitse is a prominent member of an order known as the "Red Men,"and the words "meet at your grove," which had probably been construed as announcing a meeting to be held in some secluded private woods, simply meant the assembling at their lodge room. Messrs. Daniel Ratcliffe and Jos. M. Carrington, counsel for the prisoners, called up a number of witnesses for their clients, all of whom testified that there were no more loyal persons in the city. They had known them for years, and hesitated not to say that for gentlemanly demeanor and patriotic feelings their character was unimpeachable. At the conclusion of the testimony His Honor frankly confessed that he had failed to discover the slightest ground upon which he could remand the parties. There had been no distinct charg