The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-10-19
TUB wIRZ TRIAL.


Wuhngion, Oc' is-ThS wirs Military Com.
rl',ion Fe-1sscnh'oi today.
Aaer the reading OF the re,-ri of Saturday, Col
Chirnsu stated thai, o prevent ,ny rr7carsnco Of
prejudice he nod csuso1 10 le n-c0s5cd IN s-,ument
f1r ,lc 'sCrcr, which vas ey m cd ard revised by
tho .ccuri nnd unlimited i,h bis approval.
Mn. IN witch he re,oci'zei the hand-ritur of
Rotor on. This % per wns sndoi'od by Cen.
samuel + Hi7t tc,tiGcA M. r. four The letter
" priv .. DO Of Gen. Wuaer, immediately alter
" b ", a.ksa leave 70 examine ttep psr--.
Gen. wallace un eu!ood ,has Gr. Baker Lad With
NJ Z k,r ,-ii that ,rch "a M. rrpo,r
upon hs record lie had merely submitted tho
ssvs-'l r1,rnNers cf the Court ,toasht that
NJ. Ns'c. lnl Wa lravn, willie tnue othels
q 'urh that 10 had rcItcd the doieace without with
". Baker vt, ,liovci 10 p-ocee,.
The .C,fC- from ol crt Oull, Gdircr'sd 10 General
a. n foa'. L es,ca 10 NJ The hillary lri poli,
deal r.Isouefr erco9'iur cicerF and said tina. tAs
sTEnl.u eats Tor the EXCHANGE q prisoners worked
i1rrey ~ .ur ffyor as we ret I'D oi ares of nj e.
ale hes ami gos some Of the hes, material
N. a.rurcat on tch,lf Of the seculOd was thon
read Cup Of the oflUcl reporter
CpiCuoi Lhpnun Itkci FOX tweuty-f1ur hours
b prepare his eloslus argument tor tho Govorn-
Tho Cou,t iArn adjourned urH Friday.
The following Is tho substance the plea male by
tie prl oucr in bis own behalf
The cra'ci s'7sh be lrpsArs TO p1t record his
.ef TO The oayres on which he is arralFnel ana %
hr rn,,oy; uo demanded justice. There were 10
ssvs thee dsncs parts Ia which iho prosrc' ou and
First tsl 10. s- chartel, muciousy, complied with
JCLn H. Ni0dCr rnd o'hets 90 iuluIC the he IA md
eefI0, tls lives e tOdicrF In hu military service u
ths uitei stucsf -ocoli and was he the person
-ho vts 9' ell rfc1p1.' q for the pIive ION. sud
Apd. N ~. he'd he comm tci tho crime oi murder
orpofcirati any o. the ato'uei ieid 70 HE charge.
te,iimo 70 nr 20 suta.autstc he hare oi cousrr.
acv. Of ;he Co. VitaesIes who have tet.It,i. one
ever head .. utter syllable, Or do 90 tct iu.lc'-
live OF iis kica Cise OF the srnce OF soo htliah
plot Capt " ,r1 arrues thai tAo r0yeruncui isclidi
not tsatyu b. tl Nis.succ ul no col D sry, tom
The fgc. tuat he names oi kotCT I. L., mes A.
ked-on, Luc,us Nottulop and l'f A.ooio, wlo Fc'e
i.dicteI vt,h ile rccutsd vhcn hs vas fin. rr-
Taicret, had to'n stricken gut, ie le evo1 that
what the Ju.lc Ai'Or. . iDo.pAily relied upon as
Z dim iWia thw ne va o. mCro scfv .s 20 :.
ConIe.e.i.e .o't.NWsni than any l'fmeni
Ienr 10 that IN r1o.her part Of tho teioao1.
lurhemoIo, II be tao u su4g crn OF or, simpy
eDc, eli the ie .al o.GIrs Of his sUIeIl.s In The
eischa-ce Of Z Off a duties lc ceul. 10. 10 h,I
TCFpou 3D., 80 tht 40 4'e taat ot.e fuyh oyaeia.
hndcrrorvillo be louId not hr lie Ie'pJr bic for
tho crowded Cu4ditH1 Of tie f.ucAaut, &C., ID 't
CWirz' tcm corphcity In thc te.ecaou Of tte
location, over cf, dag no ttOcs-Gu, is.lu.e 10
ihud caaue, tAI Of murdet, the fec.ac4tions
se,used Am o. r2 ie. th'n, thirteen di,
1luDt NrlEFa the grade If UutsCr: vet
NJ 10 iuttanee we're tAe u.uc dss, irgiment or
fe-a.d % the grippe &c. icFlunuFa" he was shot for
ANCiatluu oil noe OF psisou u4s pine lgupg out
sile 'lc dead line. sue ahso.u.ey Necessary 10
AuLc aouvile ana one oufu Ced "a uosrIv
all the military pIsons In the scuh. Win
rcearu 70 the only u.ltr nj ercd case Il shoOtil 9
which b. ne Oh u'e eyiDeLce To sus'Aiu a. i.
dn iei ioIl .AstO tuickgp.u-g ~ tlat lac ale ci
y!cin. "N.l.lu s.ra..it' bad ne stJa iIr.a.l
never 10 hryr ltrI o. tuc A..,r .Ouvi. stO,t ltc.
r.. man CC4,G ut b. ,CuA4 Cl ;Hu 'cyga q. {. 0
pr.sou, the hOsItI record, o. tLc ,e- Icru & q.
SPAN wa A.s Hloupcs thc tea .Iuou, tutl LC ID
no uug % 10 vi t'e euplU lurut u. I.r aul-. ITO
Ac.AtOu tha' I4Utu. uf Nc4u .A.CN 10 t0lliUrs
Tor shooi.ng c.s i pronounced an Ebfuid cal p
ruu.or ~ do4is tnu, tho pnsouos We o
ever jcpugci oil rntuus sg pII .shu lt.
lie douis he eNe c'1s oi pt.1u4Il O!e..e toward
tie prisoners. liIs lnrtlrl. u1iiul rurh a. :
b. coul4 Mt have kng. sd U man down. he l q
knOnIe4leH tna. two ~ Tie prl.tue vt!o Ehrl-I },
". ha. j, .ol lsrg.. uf himself ~ nrsio, LA 40
while AIy. 4I0 Ccllrs hryiuS u.ri the cxpfes-
sion, that lie vas doing r.9Ie Tor The LJI-
tottrHcy THAI ouy le.4.c4t ~ the i0nt.
lhc ltira-a made wac iAlt re A7i q are, ,lmm. !
tlAu an r,LcI-. "a taC fed, lIt t.S WLa toturcl
intU TIE .gD.a.A H,tt .LJye ul, ,.a.t l.a IouIar
o. the fia,e yGid. that "tLt Aarltgs NU|e retfiIg
Usl-u4 t..y C.:4G tIr" " ~ EC'uEI. uaar, tut moi
b. Inn tNuEl, lut b. auOirer CiJur Who was
cent. Al er ring iL cola pitut4t4rv 'c.m 10
Inc iu,ulltls ol tie COtuhIhb.uu, COPS. Nlrz con.
e.u4es llls '4uu statement winch uuU r.o,e D. IA
piOIaby survive lle aaq yOu allkg; wlll Aui a.
eompe c autreI ~ uI tho Iuaas 0. me loaDLtation
heLprl u-aI4st me. May God q lllegf and Fnlpbt-
en yoI IN y,lg delLe at3ouL th4t yCuI cl.!apttr
for i'm ygItil.lty and justice ma Js pIuttctot-my
ebH.cI.T Gsle-dsa, and tne lev tsyI Oi w aAlIa