New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-25

was copy or originals Col. Cnlpmah gave ~ " -.
for that purpose the prisoner did not read all oil III
only portion he sketched skipped over it; he did
not read it aloud could not swear he read single
word it, but to the best of his knowledge ne thougI
the prisoner did but he could not positively:
Capt. H. Z. Moves, sworn-I am Captain and Adjn. |
tant to Gen. Wilson; have seen the letter oelore az
Gen. Wilson's Headquarters; an officer was sent 10
Andcrsonyills and brought this paper TO Cen wilson;
the Endorsement bears the signature OF that ohcer
Cross.examined by Mr.. Baker-Was at the Lanier
House in Macon when saw the letter. 1t was handed
To me 10 read by Gen. Wilson's Adjutant- General;
returned it; this was about the LIST OF May
wont be certain; again saw the letter Wtln xeek
tant General put it into my pocket ana brought 70
Washington; gave II TO Gen. Townsend, the ASSIST.
ant Adutant. General of the Army; l never saw ~
again tin yesterday; do not know whether it is in
Capt WINS handwriting
g. C. Gibbs having been sworn, said: He had been
in the army Of what called the Confederate States
Government he resided in Andersonvie, and was on
duty there commandment Of the post OF camp sumter
An order was shown 10 him, which he recognized as
the original one assigning him to duty II Is dated
October g. 1861, and signed by Gen. John H. Winder
Witness also identified pass III the handwriting vi
Capt. Wirz, who was the commander oil the PRISON at
AndcrsOnyille The witness had no control over the
prison Wirz had exclusive control OF him; WIZ had
command Of the prison when he went there; In the
absence Of the witness, sometimes Wirz COMMANDED
the most he did not know whether the prisoner granted
frloughs or not the witness visited the prison before
he was assigned to The post about the middle OF August
last he saw that the sOneIIs were the VERY Of
the sockade from the battery; he never saw SO many
men together in the same space in his life; II was more
like an anthill than anything else; the surgeons
OF the prison hospital received their orders from Capt
Wir2 and he had seen those issued TO them the only
instance Of punishment that he had witnessed was that
of man who failed TO report the escape Of prisoner
the man put in the stocks little while until the
surgeon nterercd; "dead.ne was established he
did nat know whether Wrz had anything 10 do whlts
constructions the object of the deadline was 10 Keep
prisoners from approaching the stockade; the
stockadc built Of hewed timber. projecting
from the ground 10 or ii feet and ineosed 10 or
/ = 1.,.I. lH al H.
The stOckade was surrounded by several batteries.
there were guns only two of the four sides; II was
built well for the security az the prisoners as 10
defend the place. there were l2pounder howtzers and
sx-pounder guns, and perhaps some rife pieces there
was an outer stockade AMI leading from battery TO
battery the witness walked into the prison very often;
the prisoners at the time were comparatively icw-
600 or 1900; they were badly Oft for clothing and shell
ter the accused told him that 1900 or $4,000 prison
ers had died there sometime in the Spring. WIZ was
in command OF the prison about one year; Doco pFis
oners were subsequently confined there; witness
knew Gen. j. II. Winder. who was at Anderson
Vile several months; probably IN October, l-oii
he commanded the military prsOncast VI the Mississp
nj River; Winder and Wrz both AT Andcrsonyilc
together shortly after the witness went thher Winder
LEFT. witness Knew Richard i. Winder, who u
Qulrtermaster at one time on duty AZ Andersonyile;
he found duty there In October 1851 Capt Lawson,
who was QuHrtermaster; witness knew Joseph White;
he a surgeon at Anderson,le; W. ). Winder was
a Captain and bis fathers Assistant Adutant and was
also duty Andersonye but loft there H. X. Steven
son, after White left, surgeon at that place;
he was there till the senior surgeon came In the two
Can't Winders located the Andcrsonyle prison.
pr1haby about the commencement Of November De-
cembcr l-G3 dogs kept at the prison. intended
for the tracking of escaped prisoners they were sub
sisted food furnished by the comm'sary they were
mustered in the same horses man named Dunn
had them IN charge the witness did not know what has
become Of him he the instrument called tie stocks.
the prisoner never told him the use Of them; WIZ told
him. however. Of the ball and chain and be had heard
the prisoner at the bar speak OF the chan gang ana
that there had been such an one.
CfOsstIantned BY M Bdk0-Thc witness said that
y ,lo he Ia
October last and remained there until The 10Th OF the
ensuing April Wiz was there all that tine excepting
one or DAYS; the witness was Wits superior IA
rank; in many respects WIZ was under his command
but far IA the prison concerned he was not lac
knew there was food enough to feed ALL the nations
served To the troops and the prisoners wero equal
he could tell exactly what the milton was; be did
not remember even his own ration the ration, how
ever, included meat corn meal. peas you call them
beans) noasses and four the ration ought not TO have
varied; the requiston was made daily; witness did
not know Of any change IN TIE ration Tie quality oil
the ration was unsonnd board OF survey could have
been summoned 20 condemn IT,
Gen. Wallace said II was understood that the witness
now on the stand was for the defense.
| Mr.. Baker-If We dismiss him.
! Judge.Adyooate Chpman-Ihis witness was sub
p0naed by the defendant.
Mr. Bakcr--But was not put on the stand by the de-
PENDANT. When come 10 cross examine the witness
TO be told be is 70 be- considered orr witness
is arbitrary and contrary 10 the books We are not
10 be switched of and told the witness IS ours. DO you
not know TO the wltnesO that Capt. WIZ complained
10 the Board on account of bad food
Judge. Advocate Chapman objected.
The Cont after n dcliberation with closed doors
sustained the objection.
Maior.Gen Wallace remarked that the understand
ing OF the Court was that when the question asked
AZ 10 the ration the c0nsc for the defendant adopted
The witness as their own; but for that understanding
the Court would not have permitted the nterogatory
TO be made.
Mr. Baker-Then we strike out all quc,iions asked
since.
Major. EN- wallace-You cannot strike out anything
in a Military Court.
Mr.. Baker-Wc cannot allow ourselves TO be en-
trapped.
most respectful kind. II there Is any trapping II is not
on the part Of the Court. 1 am Of opinion II Id a
mistake Of the counsel for the defense.
Mr.. Baker-ln my mind l can conceive how the
Judgc.A dyOcate would make use OF IT,
The cross.e1amnation was resumed by Mr. Baker.
The witness said the dead line was established pre-
yOus 10 his going 10 Anders0nye; he did not know
did be know Of Wirz giving an order 10 execute any
one; the dogs spoken of Az an adjunct 10 the prison
were the ordinary farm or plantation dogs, not blood
hounds; perhaps there were not more than SIX
eighth Of n milo from the prison; he be-
lieved they were part and parcel Of the prison
discipline he did not know by whose orders they
kept; Turner had charge Of them and he was acting
using them himself Turner detailed soldier the
dogs were little, midde.sized. and big he did not
know whether they were fcrocious The witness was
further cr0ssexamined.
Dr. John G. Bates testified substantially follows:
nave resided Tour or i've years IN Georgia. have been
prhctltloner OF medicine since lrJ0 an Acting
assistant Surgeon, called Contract Surgeon" at
hc Andersonyile prison. Reported for duty there,
sept. % le4. and left there March %.
me witness here was sworn and identified pass
Bates.
was ordered to report to ]. IT, White tho surgeon