The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-09-12

Judse Advocate hope you will sustain them by
pr1oi. lou 'sy imprope influence, pave been r.ed.
The Court-ws want TO know who the titne...
Mr.. Bster-Iiov can know They take me aside
and tell me there are no charges made. havo de-
MAJ Gea. " siires-ws axe to inter nom our re.
mark. that you uied your lsnsuAse With cAIc. You
must therefore ha,e mstured It. You cannot give
the name of sinsie witness.
hr. Bakcr--l know none of my own witne,ses eS
eept two OF three. The eyceptionnble remarks had
'MaiOr.Gsne5ai Wsilsoe"i .usse.t that tSe coui, i
give until tomorrow moInine TO enable the counsel
to inrnish the names OF the vitneaes.
Mr.. Bsker-lf can think Of the namo Of tho vii.
ncss will.
TESTIMONY or sA,cp- arSErAL WILSON.
Msor- enetal Wilson was called to the stand.
lie testified that he vss Captain Of Eng neers and
MAJOR General OF Volunteer lie had been operat-
ina in Alsbsrna and Georgia With cayslry corps in
me ,hs m,i',s diV,.on OF % Ihe % %H,.i'spg io Ns,
Georgia which could have furnisncd ,uf.
ample mean, Of Gfsordlns ccmforts TO tsc prison,
Nhch he examined about the let II j ~ , be saw
The remnants OF only zen sheds the harraIss for
the uoOJs we're far sheter could have easily
Teen erected ior the Mon prisoners as there vGs
p.onty OF tmter In the nciehhorhood, Just such a
place ~ troops would Ike encsmp In ioT wood and
vater II they wanted to winter; u would not have
becn necessary TO transpor timber more than q
miie thoie was p.enty o black labor IN the ooun-
try tho difficulty in getting rid Of the negroes
thirty men u DAY would have cut wood enough for
1900 men In winter the allowance OF wood In the
army is Just double what II 10 In the summer aud
therefore 60 men In one day could have cut enough
ior 1900 men winter. On his arrival At Macon
ht first inquiry TO the condition Of the An
dersonyillo prison and who was iespons bic for
u; be sent two officers there, Lieut. Wander
brook aud Captain Major Noyes on their
Ie urn they rCpprted that the man WIZ was slll
therc. lie Immediately ordered Major Moves 10
return aud arrest Capt. " irI, which he did, and
brought him TO Macon. 20 projection was ever
trsuted 70 Cgpt. Nirz thiodgh Cen. Wilson, who
ordered hls arrest tot the purpOse of rugng him TO
tria! and excepted him from the benefit Of the oaptu-
lat.On OF Johnson to sherman. The Nltues- rave a
souviio prison, stating thaI the prisoners had Gene
iay butGOsed IN the ground ior shelter, particularly
on the hillside these holes were Ebont the sizo OF
the ordinary shelter tent, holding iron two 10 four
men.
ON the cror--eNamina alton he said he stepped down
into several OF the excavations, he tunnp ling
under the ckads. lie wrote letter simply uaying
the man WIZ had Teen arrested, And thst he be-
Hcyed him guilty Of the iuH cton of punishtert on
rhouid he brougnt 70 ustic. There we're $50 prison
ers at Andetsuuvis shcn he reached there they
we're nothing hut shauo~e, and could not Ice moved
without enaanForinF their liyer. Many died stler
they were brought into his lines.
by MsOr Gen. Gesry-lhd you offer any safe con-
duct Tor Capt. WINS eturnf A M, Is ccpt 10 pro-
tect han until delivered him into such hsnds the
rcctets.J of War might direct. My officers said
they mad TisKed ihcir liy,s protect hiIn and
he would have been Killed.
Sever. other witnesses Save evidence to cruelty
At Andeuonvir, aud the Court adjourned