The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-26
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GOLD LAST NIGHT 1873 S-8.
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
Associated Press Report.
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WASHINGTON, May Is.
On opening the court for the trial of the
conspiralors, this morning, at the request
Of Mr.. Cox, the record was corrected by
excluding from the eSidenee the oath of
allegiance pHrporting to be signed by
o 0L%ughlin, rs 9 witness could not swear
pOsitively TO the signsture.
VOltsire Randall testiaed-KnoWs the
prisoner Arnold; found in his carPet-bsg
some letters, papers, clothing, revolver
and cartridges; the revolver was handed
him.
Msjor Marsh testified that he was an
officer in q Maryland regiment from 1851
to March 31st, 1894 BE was q prisoner
of war and confined in Libby prison FROM
the 15.h of Jane 1868, 70 the 2lst of
March, 1884 1 was detained when cap
tured two weeks st Winchester, on account
Of ill-heslth. My health improving l was
compelled TO march to Stau1toD, and Wss
treated kindly on the road by the escort.
At hrst the rstions at Libby prison were
small but tolerably good. A half loaf of
bread Wss given 70 each man and four
ounces of nest, and several spoons full of
rice. After four months meat as q fegu-
ar article of food, was stopped; then we
we're deprived of wheat bresd and furn-
ished with what was called corn bread, and
very cOsTEe have known prisoners TO
be without meat three or four weeks ct 3
time. Ne had few potatoes of the worst
chsrscter. s--s- st3 s's
A meeting of prisoners was held, and
remonstrsnce was sent 70 the authorities
Colonel Ould replied that the treatment
was good enough, and better than that re-
eeived by rebel prisoners After being
there about five months, 1 Ess taken sick
with dropsy. from bad treatment, and sent
TO the hospItsl While there 1 saw men
brought in from Belle Isle in starving
condition, aud Of forty at le&st eight or
twelve died the hst MI hit. TIE surgeon
told me their condition was produced by
i want of proper treatment. Two Of our
prisoners sucSseded in escaping, which
mdac NJ, for Turner, in charge OF the
prison, become passionate and insulting.
he removed US from the hospital 10 Libby
prison, in a wet room SCms Of the sick
we're in dying condition, and were COM
pslled to remain there twenty-foT hours
without cover or norsel 10 eat, as 3 pun
| ishment Tor the escspe OF the two officers.
A Colonel fowler, on being remonttrsted
with, ssiG "Che treatment was too ID
good for Yankees" A man could not pos
! sibly live on the TatioDs. For days we lived
| on what was called corn bread, which ap-
peared TO be meal and bran mixed and
| baked in rank condition with that and
Wster alone.
Captain Emery, another prisoner, testi-
| fed substantially 70 the same treatment
The money belonging TO the prisoners was
/ taken from thsm and therefore they could
no. buy food; the bearing of the keeper
was very rude, cursing and abusing the
Drizoners. After the battle of ChicSa-
msuga fifteen OF sixteen Of the sick were
tied ON 4 cart. to keep them from falling
! of. although there were ambulsnees mol
IN use; they were tied like bags Of grain
The Committee OF the rebel Senate knew
of This horrible treatment, but did not no
lice them on their visit BE asked Turnei
for medicine. but be said he had none Z
Dive him, snd said further that the OBJ ecl
Of the treatment was 70 kill the prisoners
adding, at is good enough for you 1o'
had no business to come here II ha'
command would bang sll Of you"
BENJAMIN Swesney, formerly color ser
0esnt in the armv, and prisoner for nv
months in Bel Isle, in 1853 testified tbs
there were about 1900 prisoners there
II was in the winter about half OF ther
nd shelter; about half Of the men hA
food enough to live tni had seen me
starved 10 death; the bodies Of those VII
had died were allowed 70 lie eight or nln
days in the trenchts without being buried
thew would not allow Us TO bury then
Witness had ssked speeisi permission
DO 30. and had been reused he helped
carry out ten or. twelve per day. saw me
shot down without cause or provocAtior
his weight was reduced from ITO 70 l2i
did not thirk he would have lTed there
month longer. :,
J VIM. Bad, who was pEiso1er ct Ande
SON vile for eleven months testified th
Z the treatment was very poor. The mi
: bsd no shelter, but were compelled to
in the ewamp. Their blankets, hsts al
d cana. clothing, and generally their mon'
v,as taken from them. Their ration "
about half pint Of corn meal, two ounc
Of bacon and hall spoonful Of salt II
bacon was slive. Once and awhile we g
hold of q good pieee, but not often. ~
treatment killed the men on The lsIg'
mum Dnr Oh QEhbl6 IL .
vation was the csuse OF 20 MANY deatl
The enemy said they did not care dan
:. whether Yankees died or not How
Cobb made speech there in FeoruHl
His remarks were very bitter. De 81
T the treatment was the best they could
: snd that il the suthoritiss locked Af
2 them little more, probably they Wor
+ fare better. BE only said tsW Wor,
z and did not seem to care much shout !
re prisoners. Tire heat was intense. i
o water they had to drink had been ma
!, filthy BY garbage thrown into the ere'
The reply 20 The remonstrnnce wss II
{, thew didn't care a damn for Ysnke
I when wines went there in june
n msny as six or eight were shot desd q ds
y If man 90. half q foot over the De
: line, or nesr il, he was shot. 1t was 81
: they got iurlough OF thirty-dAys