The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-05-26
~ KEOKUK, IOWA: FRIDAY. MAY g, 1865


Tbs A6oassaaatisa 9fIal.
4 Nsshisgtos, Nay 2s. ]
| This ssoFniBs witness ~as called shs
ss.ti6ed that on the l7sh Of A1rih he
searched the baggage Of Arnold : shor,
distance from Fort Aoaroe, and fouud
papers, clothing and . navy revolver
Tho court here spso1sced she gpistcl
which the witsees identi6sd.i III ~.
loaded then ~ il was at this time. The
court ordered the pistol 70 be discharged.
Two ethes siineesss testiisd a. to the
shocking treatment Of the sick and
wounded Union prisoners, both 10 the
hoepitai and at Libby prison. They uers
told by M.j. Tarssr, the keeper Of Libby
prison, that the tn a.mens sas good
lssough for Yankees. Out Of forty sick
men broushs 10, eight OF twelve died The
tfss night. The weakness of the prison.
ers vas owing to the bad charae,sr and
insuficiescy Of food. They ven told
shst the bad trestment vas in sstaliatios
on the ground that the rebel prisoners
had been treated woRss than lhs U zion
prisoners.
Another witsess testified that the Lib.
by Prison Was mined snd that Msi. Tar
nrr informed him that be had seen Gen.
Wioder on the ssliset. The fuse vas
ready for the mine at the lime Of KLpal-
ri k's raid.
Another witness named Mc0ee vas
called, whom tho Judge Advocate Gen
eral asked him uhsher Arnold was ever
10 the rebel service.
Mr.. ksinK objseted to the question
TIE Judge Advocate General bri. dy ar.
gaed that the in,errogatory was peril.
nens, A. history had proved The eoonee-
tan between treason and the asssssiua
tion Of the President. The sssassis alton
~ss nao'fes.iy political offr ose, and va.
the oons. qlence Of disloyalty.
Mr. Esiug rsp,nded, when the cour,
decided that the question should be an
swercd.
The witness then replied tbs. he eaw
Arnold in the rebel unif.rm 10 the city Of
R'chmond. 10 the beginning Of the var.
Three coIorsd persons testified o to
their aequsintsncs viih Dr.. Mudd. Said
his conduct shoued him 10 b ! rebel
aud stated that be had ss
sisted retel soldiers.
A young man from Georgetown testi-
fed that the morning after the sssassina.
tion he loaned Aiz.roth ten dollars, the
latter leaving with him . revolver a. Sc
ruruy. This pistol was produced. which
the witness identi6ed. Il had been losd
ed ever since.
Oa opening the court for the trisl Of tn ,
this morning, at the Z. cues,
OF Mr.. Ca the record vas corrected by |
excluding from the evidence the oath Il
.liegisnee purporting TO be signed by
y L,oehiin, Is . witness could not swear
positively to the signature
Randall testified that he knew The pris
oner, Arnold feund in his carpet bag
some letters. pspers, clothing. . revolver
and cartridges, and the revolver Was
handed Rim.
Nj Mash testified that hs Va. sn
o6 .e' 10 = Mryise regiment from 1861
To. Much 3ist, 1861 lie va, prisoner
oi var and con6ned in Libby Prison from
the LET of Juue, 1863, until March ai.,,
1864. Ssfss>ht "a 49,
To Judge Advocate Holt-I vas de-
tnncl when captured, two weeks al
Winchester, on account OF i'll health -
My health improving, / vas compelled 10
march TO S'suuton. aud vas trea'ed kind
ly BY the escort on the road. The rstioa.
At Libby Prison were small but tulerabiy
flir. A half loaf OF bread vss given each
man. with four ounces Of meat and several
spoon>fulI Of rice.
Asier iour months. meat - a regular
thing vas stopped. Then We wers de-
p,ived or wheat bread and furnished with
shat was called corn bread, very course.
have known prisoners to b without
meet three or four weeks At time. We
had few potatoes Of the worst character.
meeting Of prisoners vas held aud =
remoastrAOce sent to the authorities. Col.
Ould replied that the treatment VAS good
enough aud better than rebels got. After
being there Eve months l vas taken sick
otth drorsy from the bad treatment and
sent ~ hospital While there saw men
brought 10 from Belle Isle in starving
Q 'oduiop and ont VI forty at least eieh,
or fen died the first night. The surgeon
told the prisoners condl,ion was produced
BY want Of proper treatment.
Two Of our prisoners escaped. and Nj
Turner. in charge Of the prison, became
passionate and Insulting. lie removed u
from the ho>pi'al TO L boy prison in ;
vet room. Some Of the sick WIRE in .
dying condition and compelled to remain
there - hours without Dorsel 10 cst as
punishment for the escape Of the two Off
csrr, and Col. Fowler, on being remon
s,ratsd vith, said the treaimeos was to-
ID good for you Yankees. A man
could nut pcs-ibiy live on the rations-
For Days We lived IN What was called
corn bre,d. which appeared to be meal
aud bran u,ixed and baked il rough
con dition --on that and water slone.
Capt En- ~, another prisoner, testified
|substantislly to the Same trestDent. The
money belonging 10 prisoners vas taken
from them, sud they therefore could no,
buy food The bearing Of the keeper va
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