The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-08-22

many whose names are unknown sick
! encd and died; and he, the said WiFtE,
still wickedly pursuing his evil pTlr-
poses, did establish and cause 70 be
designated within the prison enclosure
contained In said prison q dead line,
being q line around the inner face Of
the Stcckade or wall enclosing said
PRISON, and having 50 established said
dead line, which was In many places
only an imaginary line and Ia many
other places marked by insecure and
shifting strips OF boards nailed upon
the tons Of small and insecure stakes
or posts, he, the said Writ, instructed
! the prison guards stationed around thai
I said stOckAde 10 tlrc upon apd XIII any
of the prisonefs Aforesaid who might
touch, fall upon or pass over, under or
across the said line, pursuant to which {
said orders and Instructions malicious
Is and neellesSly given BY the
said Henry WcrtE the said prison
guards did lirGu upon und Kill Il large
number OF said prisoners, tn wit; the
number Of about three hundred. And /
the said Wirtz, still pursuing his OWL .
purposes, did keep and uSn fcroclous
and blOOd-thiFsty beasts, dangerous 10 |
human life, called blood hounds, To-
hunt down prisoners uf war aforesaid, l
who mRdC their escape from his CuSto.
dy; and did, then and there, wllfilly /
and mnIiCiously, suffer the said boasts
10 seize, fear, and mangle, and MAIN
tho bodies and limbs Of snId fIiQitves.
prisoners Of war, which thesAid beasts,
melted as aforesaid, then and thcrc did
nlangle and mHilu 4 large number OF,
said prisoners OF wur who. during the
time aforesaid, nnlg their cs,Cape and
were re-tnptured, and We're, by the said +
BEASTS, then md there, cruelty and In /
humanity injured IN so muchthnt many
Of said prisoners to wit; the number or
about ilf1y died. And the said Writ,
still pursuing his wicked purposes, and
still aiding In carrying out said conspf-i
rauy, and did use for the pretended /
purposes Of vaccination impure and
poisonous vaccine, which Snid Impure
matter was then and there maliclously,
cruelty and wickedly deposited in the
arteries and arms Of said prisoners, by
reason Ofwhichl large numbers Of theIni
lost their arms and many of them Warei
so injured TINT they soon thereafter
died, all OF which said Henry Nyirtx we'll
knew and maliciouSly intended, and in 4
aid of the then existing rGbelliOnl
against tho United States with the Wow
to assist In weakening and impairIng
the armies Of the United States and IN
furthorance Of said conspiracy aud
with the knowledge, consent and con.
nivance Of tho cOnspirntors aforesaid
the said WOrtx then and there did.
CllAR0E IN. .
Murder in violation OF tie laws aud !
customs Ofwar. 4
Specification lSt.--In this that the said y
Henry Writ, an officer in the military
service Of the so-Cnlled Confederate 4
States Of America, ut ATlderSonVille, IN :
the State Of Georgia, OH or about tho :
Sth day Of July, 4. y. 1884, then and
there being colnmnndant of prison
there located by the authority Of said
sO-called Confederate States for the
Of prisoners OF war taken
md held nS such from the armies Of the Il
United States, while acting aS said conn. u
mandOnt ielOniOusly, wilhilly and Of "
his malice aIQTefhOught did make nn II
assault, and no tho said Writ, with u
certain pistol called n revolver, then l1
mud there loaded and charged with gIin-
powder and bullets, which said pistol
tho sald Henry Writ, In his land thCn HI
and there had und held to, against and
upon soldier belonging TO the army a
Of the United States in his, the said u
SNirtZ's custody III d prisoner of war, Il
then ntIC there did shoot and discharge
mortal wound from which he u
died.
Specification I'll In this that the said
Henry Wertz, nm officer in the military
service Of tho so-called ConfederQte
States OF America, at AndersonvlllG, In
he State Of Georgia, on or about the OF
10Th dny of September, A. ID. 1864, th0n Z
and there being commandment of IL pTis- s.
On, there located by the authority Of In
;aid so-called Confederate States, for
The confinement Of prisoners Ofwnr tr- q
ken and held As such from tho nrmiCs K
VI tile United States Of America, while 4,
acting as post cOmmnndnnt, felOnious- Ii
~, wilfully, and Of his malice atore- &
thought, did spat upon, stamp, kick,
Druise, and otherwise iniure With tho n
heel of his boot, II soldier belonging 10 II
The army Of the United States, In his, n
.he said Henry WertS custody as Il k
prisoner Of war, whOse nlnIG IL un-
known, ofWhich said stamping, kick In
ing and brlllsing, maliclouSly done md
inflicted by the said WGrts, the said =,
soldier soon thereafter died. M =
s Specification I'd, In this that tho said I,
Henry Wertz, being m officer IN tbei 4
military service Of the sO-called Con- Il
iederate States Of America, at Andof- y
In the State of GeOrgin, or Il
about the 18th day Of. June, A. D. 1854, n
then and there, being in command of u ii
prison, there located BY authority Of =
the said sO-Called Confederate Stntes, n
for the confinement OF prisoners Of war, -
taken aud held az such from the armies
Of the United States, while acting nB
said conImandilnt, did'TnHte mn assault
nnd he, the said Writ, with revOlVeri !,
then AND there lpndGd and charged :
with powder md bullet, which he held .
10, against and upon n soldier belong. y
ing 10 the army Of the United States, Ia =.
his, the said Henry Writes custody, q !,
prisoner of war whose nAme is nm.
known, was then niid there shot deadt
by said revolver in'the hands Of tho II
10 d WHIT.
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