The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-06-03
The Conspiracy Trials.
THB EVIDENCE on TuURsDAY.
Washington Nay 25.--Tb. Court met At haii-pM.t
ten o'clock


ten o'clock,
TEsTtsosN o. yOLTAIrE RASDoLPn.
Ihif witness stated that he know the prisoner Ar
mold Tic eI unned the pri -onei's carpet bag, and
Ard c,prtss rcsov"f va .Ssn h.nsdS so s
NuncsN mo said this Ia the same revolver, The
'ourt then ordered the pistol to he DISCHARGED.
rraTMoNy ~ MAJOR MARSH
The evidence OF this wtnos. was ~ the effect that
he sr Cd IN the military service, a. an officer, In or
Of AWusL ls64. He occupied the p,'ition OF Lieut.
enhpt-Coone when he lett III" ~ Ivica. lie was
p!isoner Of war, AID cOnhned ~ DIV prison
ION the 10Th Of June, sos "a i -lsi OF March
1864 was Ia General MIoy't @. %. ma aud was can
Inied % 1eneial E.tlL. coLrs and aiken TO Vim
sccoint Of ~ health. | sonIrvhat sica on ac-
count 81 eIoess OF duty, and eNpo,urc. Al the
expiration Of tao weeks my health having
improved vas oompellCi 20 march to staunton.
vac usascd sindly on the Ioad " officers vi the
were email, bat too rnhy fair Al ft-t hall loaf OF
bieai was EiVen each man, with four ounce. Of meat
and ''yetd sIoonsiul of nee. After We mad been
there tour months, the meal A. regular thing
sioppei, and Ve received 1t only occasionally. The
aud gave us what they called bread. II was Of
a coarse character, | have known the prisoners to
be- without mcst three or lour woke At q time In
addition % the miserable CON bread fcw rot toe.
wen OCCASIONALLY distributed u tho very wo'-t char
actOT THIS toni uuod 10. A0ne lime Whom the O0i-
GERS held f,oting with regard 10 the bad lgoatncnt
obey had i"erNed, \ letter W.. sent TO Coz. Ould
COM Hinins Of the treatment and asE'nr Tor M I'M
pioymeni. I o TINS Col Ouli fenlied that ,he ttesi
M'nt was good clUueh, and hctIc. than tue r,i,i
20. Ould We. the rebel tommi-si ner NJ EIrhAnse
Alter hNd heen an Libby Prison ave months va
taHeu sick TN dfopsY Tor want Of LrOp.r uouri IN
ment and cent 10 horpital. While 'hele saw men
bic IA the eNreme; was satisfied they ~cie In n
sthrN inc condition Ont 0t folfv A. least eight OF
twelve died the first night. / asked she Sp-geon in
chaIfe Of the hospital who very bInd NJ frat,
what Wa the matter with there moIy' Iin replied
heir condition was owing 20 tbs Of proper fcg,.
ncn' ana neglect had been Their sbout ~ weeks
when tao OF our officers made their esraDc Major
lG,ueT WIS pAssionstn and insulting shcns yer he
chos' TO peak lie took IL into hi. hcid remove NJ
hack iom the hospital W libby l'rr0n TN, room To-
which ~ we're removed wet with the ~a.hiu~
Of u ot some NJ the sics SCre In d"inr condii on
ana s'Te compelled 10 remain there twenty tour
n,shment hecause the two officers e,c,pcd. Tho
ne lunent Tepea', Yves very harsh COT FoE Ter
spoke to Mai Turner with egsrd TO the had tieat.
meu when The latter replied cit Ia too GOOD Tor ou
treatment VS. whcn thu men were brought 10 The
hofpta he's wC!C cinaciAied ion plt Oi TODD When
WA mought Fihln their reach tncy Tc eager 90
gCt it, ALTHOUGH thGv totcred. thrv Uo.4 T. an Al
tho result OF necedsIiy, that they hal not food
onought a. All tle reply could get va that 1t Uas
matter OF retaliation, AID that tbsiT pInoneIs woe
treated Rorsn than ours man could poss by live
on villa, Srs dIst gi'en although not full ration
A ~ N could not Is~sihly i've " an the tiur
What was sled t1T'ud, gupehrei 10 ~ meal aud
bran miyei and baked IN 1ough condition. For
dayt ge ilycd on thai and Sa'et atone
Tr,IIHQsi OF carr ESLRy.
Th. Fitness heinz swCrn stated that be wa, in the
mlIa,y seylcc ana w o'pmred A. Miuchester IN
ttantiay the raUe A. that Of the .ecetins yltnes.
IN csuect 10 III. ,O1d and had treatment the Iulon
Prisoners rsceNcd. The money btiolElLs TO prison