Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-01

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-The Wirz Military
Commission reassembled to-day. Capt. Wright,
ex Q. NJ. at Andcrsonville, was recalled for the
defence. He testified that he succeeded r. B.
Wnder at the Post. The tents of his regiment
were taken tor the use Of the hospitals. He
sought but failed to obtain moro for that pur-
pose. AS there was no lumber he was equal
ly unsuccessful, the owners not having been
paid for what they had previously furnished.
An injunction was served upon him and others
to prevent them from cutting timber. He had
never seen Capt. Wrz search the prisoners.
Mr.. Baker-Did you hear Capt. Wirz COM
plain of bad state of affairs?
Judge Advocate Chipman objected to the
declaration oc the prisoner.
Mr. Baker said he did not ask for Capt.
Wirz's declaration, but his acts.
Col. Chapman remarked that Mr.. Baker had
asked about complaints.
Mr. Baker said it was proper, according to
the rules of the law, to show the kindly dspo-
stion Of the accused in order to refute the alle-
cations, that he wilfully murder ed or maltreated
the prisoners
The Court remarked that they had over and
over again over ruled such questions.
Mr.. Baker said he designed to show that
Capt. Wirz accompanied his complaints by
acts to amelo. .ate the condition of the prisoners.
Mr.. Baker then withdrew the question and
prepared another, namely:
DO you know OF any acts on the part of
Capt. Wirz to ameloratc the condition of tho
prisoners? ?
The witness replied that he could not think
Of any. Witness never heard that any soldier
received a furlough for shooting Union pris-
oners He had frequently carried vegetables
into the stockade for tie relief Of the prisoners
after showing Capt. Wirz what he had for
them. Capt Wirz permitted Masonic honors
to be paid to deceased prisoners. 1t. Davis
was IN charge when Capt. Wirz was sick.
Cross-examined by Col. Chipman-The wit
ness had no personal knowledge of what Capt.
Wirz did in the stockade, but outside of the
stockode he knew the accused to have prison
ers put in the stocks.
Judge Hall, Of Georgia, who had testified
for the prosecution, was called as q witness for
the defence. He said he was employed by d
man named Dykes, against Col. Dibbs aud Capt
Wright, to restrain them by an Injunction from
usirg Dykes ground for burial purposes and
cutting timber on it. Dykes subsequently
withdrew his bill voluntarily, when the
witness used his influence to have Dykes paid
by the Confederate government for any loss he
might sustain. The witness stated thatthe land
in the Immediate vicinity of Andersonville was
a poor, barren pine; its chief value consisted
in its timber, which could be sold tc railroad
companies for fuel cross timbers. Captain
Wlrz had applied to witness to prosecute some
men who had been appropriating provisions
and things of the government belonging to
prisoners. He took out a search warrant to
find the stolen property, but the process was
unsuccessful. In August, 1865, he saw Capt
WiZ, whose appearance was that of a man
just recovered from spell OF sickness He
was feeble and emacated Dogs are used in
Georgia for tracking felons, violators Of law
and runaway negroes but by the laws of that
State nobody could be pursued by vicious and
savage dogs.
Col. Chapman objected.