, 1865-10-04

Ccpt. ThuFmerger's T6s1lnlony-More
Ep1sodeA-The Defence Unprepared
to Proceed.

Crnr Tbur7t,rr~arss 1.fxvIn,nuw-fTore
Epi.oderITl'e Defence unprepared
10 ffoeeeo"
WASHINGTON, Uct a-Ihe Wirz military Com
mission ,ss.t.s, les.ss1ah'sa 1sa,s-t today: --,
=. 80 ~- - 49,. se.L ,.-..,
oseph naimes} o. ne as.n etSraa hesesse aest
ise dth q Aarrh, less he n Va p1soner at Tnssa.
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sesEeasRth ssh,a> .,,a t,,, h. ~. oo;,r ~ .,o, =,
3; b. winsss EEL shat Csp WIZ rrseved at that plaes
5o o. xsy y ~ eo'n Jpn .ae psonefs sae Wines
NAV Aluney Hun t!tne ~ nne, anq ne nal4nce
uaa sc:uzncd 10 them without aar reduction what
eEEf'
proposed TO provc good reputation. but such a
defence WIS N imptops one. 4 man may be hop-
est Up 70 tweniy-fo1r hours ol the time lie may
mediate Mprder 6ood eha5ae1er can be ahoWu
Only py GENERA! frpntaGoh- !ne ohenees charged
occurred ut Aud1sons1lle, and NO prior condnct
could be admitted: hs repeated th.t @ paftierl.r
Mr. Schade said fhAt the pri isonet Nas charged
with high crimes and therefore 1t was necessary to
Ihow iha: the defendant wns good ma1 four yeaFs
aEo y bile in charge Of apr1aon at Tuscaloosa
The witness :hen replied to the question, ''Are
you acquainted with the character OF Capt Wiz for
E. ine hsaa Ia a1?a S
enh}ect."
MORE EfIsopEa-
.nd ia esne Mas shou, to nc r. eioSH fs
a sske nr rahs sss IN or,er ~ n, taf s,e PIE
nnistfe nrensratjone lie nav asked ty1at fhe Eon,
as T rer nn IN d. ,nsce e. s
AZ we'll ~ 10 ihensseiyes wiz Tfe,[ to !are ~.
rcnse fbcv Ind dJscharrssi seyc,.i Eftnesse+
Whoee testimony would come under tEat chssas!ef
;csnt ,ta1 X nre.1nert ~ - ond nt +. r. ~ a9
{or they wonld be abIe 70 finish he trisf fnnch
ooTheIi The understand xon h.rs ,,,,.ss..
in the ettT '''4e-s1'1N -" law WITNESSES
~ Mr sriade--,. We hive"
liz. Sehadc-- We wil Gaye to wait TN tbs ,s1t-
ueesca cnrae.r ''AS VAC
Jui}re AdTocate Chipmau-t The Court Is not re-
lam esnerisnce that osem nary e9an,instion nf
Witne-1fs could nrosrces At The rte of tWrnty.hr
n savs Eycrr ad,an1Sment Of tba Conr, ~ hsd haen
II ~ yor,rh Renet ~ fhe 5efenre M IN he nrsa1
lion. SONS of The witnesses for he fiefepre h,i
been" here more than 4 month, nd esesT powcr
" cnah1e II. ernSnn ~ rir MI sbs,e h,fhsp 80
look OCCASION 70 eaY certatn nafties mentjoncd In
the uewtuaners meanfuc (;cneraIs lee Johnstnn
I'd o;ssi:: So aot 6S ~ sa5peaaed III hs had
hrior fhcm fnto Couf1. The nro.ecntfoo hsd h,,en
rnoEs than utually H1,eral inefninr thc mrnishIns
to he counsel for TIC efcnce c copy Of TIC dailT
record There bciug twp certlctncn cnrsoea n
curnkel for lbe prisoucr one OF them could devote
his time TO the preliminary examination OF these
wisnetsee while The other coad be IN constant at
tendance in Court The record showed that every
iDducrnce l,ns been rranted 10 The connsci for III
ntteo1e1. beth within aud ortside Of the Ian.
HI Schae alluded to th. tact thst the record tor
the prosecution occupied 1850 pages, oc3-iy e,10
Of which ase DEVOTED to the prorscutIon. 1t vas,
therefore, ntceskofF that the defence should have
time 10 p1elituin2fity Examine Witnesses on The
1nsny points iuyolyed In 70 large mass Of tesu-
1nony.
Several members or the Commission expressed
themeciyey 10 the elect that amc tinc had arrady
hecp given.
The Couft, after de]iberating with closed doors,
seventeen Witnesses for fba 1ief.nes yvrrc IN t5c
eity, e1clnsisc Of thoss Who lad been examined and
discharged. Under these cirea,ostauces The Court
werr Of opinion the ca4c must 70 on until the e.
animation Of ihe seventeen Witncsecs vas exhausted
If not thc Court wou]d take the matter into Their
hands and atsien the Judge Advocate to the ez-