Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-13
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from Warrington.
W AsaISeroS, May l2.-lt is said that no coun-
sci appeared yesterday for the case OF the con-
spirators on the reassembling of the military
commission.
Among those arraigned yes' orday. was Edward
Spangler. stage carpenter at Fords Theatre.
Seven hundred passports were issued by the
state department during the month of April. The
present month. however, promises a larger nun
ber 367 passports having been issued up to last
night, the majority of which we're to Germans,
who propose visiting their homes for the purpose
of prevailing upon their friends to return with
them and avail themselves of the opportunities
soon to be presented at the south for improving
their condition.
The court martial for the trial of B. @ Harris,
charged with violating the seth article OF war in
harboring rebels, resumed its proceedings to
day.
zen. Shope was sworn as a witness, and in re-
ply to questions of the Judge advocate and coun-
sci for the accused. stated that he designated
by Gen. Grant to receive duplicate rolls OF Lees
army which he did. and had with him the rolls
of men reported for parole Of Corey's brigade,
Pickett's division, TO which the 35th Virginia
regiment belonged He did not find the names
OF either Chapman or Reed on the rolls. and
from the evidence Of those papers he could not
say whether the two men referred TO were pa
rolled or not.
He had the evidence however, which he &c
cided would show that Chapman Was paroed.
The latter statement was objected to being in
troduced as evidence.by the counsel for the &C,
cused.
The witness resuming, said the rolls furnished
the names of only 800 men of corps and brig
AIDES. Company X. to which Chapman and Read
protested to belong. had only the names of a
corporal and two priyates on the rolls furnished
by the commanding officer of Lees army but
many of the commands so disintegrated as
to render t impossible to specify the different
commands.
y + Hills corps had been merged into other
commands and at the time Of the surrender did
not exist; besides, just previous to the surrender
q large number of men had left Lees army tor
various reasons. to procure food, Others To
escape: after the terms were signed the men ca me
back IN large numbers 10 avail themselves of
the liberal terms offered Some OF the troops
were abandoned by their officer Immediately at
ter the surrender aud left the men to shit tor
themselves. compelling u to adopt the principle
OF permitting men to be taken up by any com
handing officer aud paroled
Gen Lees provost marshal, Major Bradford,
took up a great many
Gen. Fzhugh Lee. upon coming in, detailed
his assistant adjutant general. Captain Cox, with
our permission, 10 take up men OF all commands
and parole them
Before that in very many instances, where
men had reported to be psroled, they had been
sent back to the lines OF the enemy with note
authorizing any commanding officer to parole
them
Large numbers of Lees army were not parol
ei at Appomsttox G. H., but at Lynchburg aud
along the South Side Railroad original papers
were signed by the convention OF both sides IN
ciuded IN the terms OF the surrender. OF all the
troop. operating with the army OF Virginia Oh
the oih ult.
He made these statements 10 show man ;
name need not necessarily be found of the rolls
OF his regiment, brigade. or division. OF paroleu
pr soners The idea was, that ii afterwards a
man desired TO obtain any favor paroled
prisoner. he must make reference himself TO
where his name is TO be found
These psroled at Appomattox Court
House. whose names were not on rolls because
the rolls had been forwarded TO Gen. Lee.
Several DAYS previous 10 the surrender. large
party Of Plcketts division was captured. includ
ing Gen. Corse. commanding the brigade to
which the 32i Virginia reg ment belonged, and
at the surrender, there was found remaining Ia
the division only five officers, one surgeon and
one captain.
The rolls of officers we're intended TO have been
great that these were all the officers of the di-
vision left including the brigsdier's staff Gen
Nichols division was the only one of Long
str eets corps that was found in decent shape
The facilities afforded by confederate officers TO
carry ont the ~ stem of parole were very deficient
! The fact that the names of Chapman and Reed
we're not on the rolls of their regiment Was no
| proof that they not paroled If the men were
present De would DO doubt find their names on
+ other rolls
The Judge advocate claimed that the eXamin-
alton OF the rolls show ed that they could not be
regarded "a competent testimony. The witness
/ had shown that IL was not only unnecessary for
! The names of Chapman and Read TO be on the
rolls of the regimen, but tia, il was very prob
able that they we're on other rolls. as the rolls
! we're understood by ihe defense 20 discreGit the
testimony of the witness
/ After examination. he felt compelled TO re
! ect them evidence.
The counsel Tor the accused insisted that II the
men had been with their command at the date OF
| its surrender their names would appear OF The
4 rolls.
The witness resuming. said: The rolls oi
| Picketts division were made OF, week after
the surrender There was a great desire on the
part OF the coufederates 10 get away at once anc
/ many started without waiting 10 be paroled il
order TO De the first to pass through sections o.
! the country where forsge and subsistence were Il
De fonnd
When the commissioners frst went 10 Pickett
division they could do nothing. az there d,
| one Ell - look alter al
The counsel held that the court should decd,
whether the Witnesses, Chapman aud Reed
4 we're paroled soldiers or not. the rolls did no
show it, and he challenged the court 10 prove il
] The court was cleared for elaboration, and OF