The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-10-11

teu-icu 10 .ie act tlu. the ullsoler~ cOu''
not -er enough alt and Wiz .mmeliate.y
prohibited lis sale inside tile st0cSale. ana
coudscatea The supply in the hands Of the
traders -Aiter this there was - perceptb.e
taste @. SAX In the bread.
CrCss-examined hy Col Chapman There
were plenty az wells .u Tie stOckade. but
those who acquired them hy purchase. or
dug them, kep, them Tor lhe-r own Use
They would sell cup iall oi water Tor
chew OF tobacco. \ piece oi tobacco TWO
inches square. and very thin. would be sold
Tor - cents The water in the creek Vas
never ID 10 hiuk. N0t beng traveller
he had uoeNtenled opportunities for seeing
all THAI was going on In the stocSade.
About % out OF a division ~ go. under
charge az the witness. died. 10 OF item 10
the -tocha6e principally Of dlarrl0a.
>iX 0f The remainder were 100 sick 10 travel
u Muen lie saw men die Tor want oi
proper food. and not because oi Lack oi
sufficient quantity OF IT, They could NOT
eat Tie c0rn-bread, because their mouths
were too sore with Scurvy. Witness said he
had written several letters 10 tle Aelr lcrt
Daily Aer>. purportln- 10 give PLAN
statement OF the facts t0 see that justice
WIS done % a iell0wmau He selected that
paper because be- was acquainted with the
,iltor. who vas a personal friend oi his
Witness said De saw Benjamin Wood. the
proprietor of the Da III Mrs twice lu his
office. he went 20 him 20 make correction
ia his letter. he published TWO letters in
the Net-s about affairs q Auder>0uVlie.
lie did not know how be came 20 Doe sub
pUuael. The wltnesS further sad DE
wrote letters for the BroOklyn Eayle. Ia
reply % a question asked uN Col Chapman,
witness said that he did not know that Tie
Brooklyn Edyls was more dislOlal 10 tie
Government than the AeirS. Anticipating
The trial. he had written q defence 81 Capt
Nirz.
f O-Do YOU think il remarkable that YOU
selected tie New 1orS Daily N-'-> ana The
Broo6lyn Tag.
Ans-I had never heard the character oi
the Dauv Nelrs for LOYALTY. and / consider
the Eagle a hrSJ-rale Democratic news
paper
Mr. Schade again objected 20 the CUES
lions OF the Judge Advocate. on The ground
that the Ne,-s and EQgis We're NOT ou trial
, here. and a. De understood that they wore
both loyal and sustaining the policy OF
President Johnson. The court 0yerruied
Mr. Schade's objection.
Frederick Roth then testified as to affairs
az Andersonyille.
Miss Mary Rawson testified that She lived
near AndersonviNc. and frequently carried
food 10 one OF the Union prisoners Capt
Nirz had never refused or denied her amy
privilege ina, she had asked OF him. lie
was always agreeable and willing that she
should bring anything 10 The prison She
never heard ol Capt Wiz treating amy
lady in ana uukind way. The name oi her
prisoner a. she called him. Was Peter hun,
of the 10th Iowa regiment.
Rev Mr. Duncan, minister of The Gospel
and attached Ia The Tennessee Methodist
Episcopal Conference testified that n
August. l-6I bee preached 10 the Union
prisoners lie obtained pass from Capt.
Wmz to 20 I'D M Will. Witness also visited
Andcrsonvlue 90 tie following February
lie STAYED week cAch time. Ills mission
WAS 10 preach 10 the Florida artillery.
Cross-eXaminei hy Col. Chapman When
his state TENNESSEE went out of the Union
he was identified with the act. tie Went
with his country lie was man Of one
work. preachin. 10 souls everywhere lie
never thought that religion should be
mixed up with politics.
Col. Chapman here asked a question AZ
iecting the LOYALTY of the witness. The
reverend gentleman asked II that WAS %
proper question.
Col Chapman said it was. ana informed
the witness that bee was al liberty To refuse
90 answer any question that would involve
him ia the crime OF treason
The witness replied that ne was subject
TO the powers that be and that ought 10 be-
sufficient answer.
Col Chapman asked did YOU ever take
au oath oil Loyalty 10 the confederate gov
iAe witness. "A ula uoi. never NI- ,ru-
nected with the army in amy way
TIE wIRz TRIAL.
Ia Inc Wiz trial Thursday. a. Mar.ncr
testified that after be had been taken prls-
o1er to Aniersunviie Dee was paroieI aud
sent i0 Capt. WIZ Office as clerk lie
had g. carry orders to lle >tockale aud
morning reports 90 Gen. Winder's head
quarters. The acquisitions We're made out
every day. They stated the number oi pris-
oners inside and those on duty outside oi
the stOckade. The quantity of ratous was
.elt blank The commieslry would see how
many men We're present and De would then
know the number oi raii0ns Doe had to fur
n.,h.
Every morning list va, made ont 0l
The number oil ratou- each regiment AA4
TO get from the co0k-hou~e. the witness
carried that list 10 Duncan auI leif DO with
him. aud bee did not remember oi ile ra-
lions beng stopped for the prison camp.
They were sometimes stopped Iu squad
When "a man WAS reported missing A.
Su0n as the Federal sergeant could answer
for The man the ratiOus were returned d
he reported him sick cor escaped The ra-
lions we're removed.
Boxes from the North arrived three times.
some we're sent hy Sanutn Comnus-iDu.
ami some lbs the friends of prisoners. Wit
hess -aw many boVe- outside 90 abe stock
AIDE One OF the clerks told him these
boxes were ior men who could u0t Doe found
cor had died. When the second lDt OF boxes
Vas leceFei.1-.eut. DAVIS WAS in command
lie gave the contents ~ the boxes 10 the
men outside the -.ockale. There were Do
900 PRISONERS Inside the -t0esale at tHat
time.
The third lot of boxes was received in
November. They contained blankets and
clothing They were taken o. the store
house near Wirz' office H. sent down for
all The paroied men. about 800 Every one
Of them got a whole suit OF clothes. eycep,
shoes. About 90 pair oi shoes wer. To-
ceved. and he gave them % those who
were The most in need oi them. The other
things We're turned over 90 the hospital
illness bad seen some col0rei men ref
things 4 Confederate sergeant wa- in
charge OF tie colore1 men. and he came
over aui obtained some Clu-llur II.r.
may Laf- been So or 80 boxes belonging to
tne prisoners which could uv 1e found
capt WIZ bad nothing t0 DO with tle
boxes aiter they were turned over 10 tie
surgeon 'en- Nlnder gave an order 90
search >ttntm4u raiders. Tie boxes were