Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-05-26

The witness then replied that he saw
arnold In rebel uniform in the city Of
Riobmondi in the beginning of the war,
Three colored persons testified as to
their acquaintance with DR.. Mudd. They
said his conduct showed him to be rebel
sympathiZer, and stated thRt he had assist
ed rebel soldiers. 5f}TE
A young man from Georgetown testified
that the morning after the assassination
he loaned Atzerot ten dollars, and resolved
from him revolver as security. The pis.
toI was produced, which the witness iden.
ahed. 1t had been loaded ever since.
ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY. ~
WAsH1AeFoH, May 2T.-On opening the
Court for trial of the conspirators this
morning, at the request of Mr. Cox, the
record Was corrected by excluding from the
evidence the oath of allegiance purportinR
to be signed by OLsughlin, as witness
could not swear positively to the signature.
Randall testified that be knew the priso-
uer Arnold; found In his carpet bag some
papers, letters, clothing and q revolver and
cartridges. The revolver was handed him.
Major Marsh testified: was an officer in
q Maryland regiment from 1851 to March
31st, 1864; he was q prisoner of war and
confined in Libby prison from June l5,
1853, until March Al, 1854.
To Judge Advocate Holt 81 was de.
tanned when captured two weeks at Win.
chester on account of i'll health; nv health
improved was then compelled 10 march
70 Staunton, and treated kindly on the road
by the escort at frat the rstions at Libby
prison were fair, but after four months.
meat as q regular thing was stopped:
then we were deprived of wheat bread, and
furnished with what was called corn bread
very coarse; have known prisoners TO be
without meat three or four weeks at q time:
We had few potatoes Of the worst char.
acter. Ameeting Of the prisoners Wasiheld
and 9 remonstrauce sent to the authorities:
Col. Ould replied that the treatment was
good enough, and better than rebel uriso.
ners received after being there three
months was taken sick with dropsev from
bad treatment aud sent to the hospital !:
while thereI saw prisoners in from Bell
Isle IN starving condition, aud of so at least
IL died the first night; the surgeon told
me their condition was produced by want
,ofproper treatment; two of orr prisoners
escaped which made Msjor Turner, who
was in charge of the prison, passionate and
insulting. BE removed us from the hospItsI
to Libby Prison in wet room; some of
the sick were in dying confined, and
were compelled there tWenty-four hours
without cots or morsel to eat, az punish
ment for the escape of two officers. A
Col. Fowler, on being demonstrated with,
said 1.-THE treatment was too id good
fOu you Yankees" A msn could not DOS.
sibly live on that which was called bread I;
it appeared to be meal aud bran mixed
and csked in a rough condition.
Capt. Emory, another prisoner, testified
substantially to the same treatment, The
money belonging to prisoners was taken
Eom them, and therefore they could not
buy food; the bearing of the keeper was
very rude, cursing aud abusing the pris.
Oners; after the battle Of Chtckamauga Is
OF l6 of the sick were tied on cot to keep
them from falling through there were
ambulances near by not in use; they were
tied on like sacks of grain; the Committee
of the rebel Senate knew of their horrible
treatment, but did not notice them on their
visit; be asked Turner for medicine, but
he said he had none.
Benjamin Sweeney, formerly color SER
geant in the army, and prisoner of war for
four months in Belle Isle, in 1868, testified
that there were about ID 900 prisoners
there; it was in winter and about half had
shelter; had about halt enough food to live
on; had seen men starved to death: the
bodies of those who died were allowed To
remain for days in the trenches without
being buried; they would not allow us to
bury them; witness had asked special per.
mission to do so, and had been refused: he
helped to carry out 10 to 20 per day; seen
men shot dead without cause or pEovoca.
ton; dtdn't think he would have lived
there month longer.
VIM. Bull, who was prisoner ct Ander.
sonyille for IL months, testified that thu
treatment was very poor; men had nj
shelter, and were compelled to swop their
blankets, hats, caps aud their clothing il
general, and their money was taken from
/ them; rations were about half pint o
/ meal, Two ounces of bacon and one-spoon
ful of salt for "a hours; the bacon wa
aliyei oncesin e While We got hold of {
good piece, but not very often; the treat
ment killed the men OF the largest nun
Der of deaths in one day, 70 his recolleo
ton, was 1913; starvation was the cause
the euemy said they didn't care 3 dam,
Whe'her the Yankees died or not.
Howell Cobb made speech there ii
February; his remarks were verv bitter
bel said the treatment was the best the,
could do; that if the authorities look 4,
after them little more, probably die,
would fare better; he only said few word
and didn't seem TO care much about ne
the hest was intense 1.-THE WaterVe had I,
drink he'd. been made filthy by Rarba9
thrown into the creek !; the reply to the e
monstrance was that they did'nt care
did for Yankees wegos noregular med
telnes; not cent OF the prisoners' none
WAS returned TO them for nine month
witness had nothing 20 wear Init s:pair q
drawers and shirt, his cIothss had bee