The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-09-25
Tbe WIfs rial.

| WASHINGTON, S&Rf< x3.-Ihe NIrZ
commission asseHiI Ied this morning
Cant. Wirz immediately after being
brought into court laid down upon the
sofa. still being too weak to sit up
Serg't Gray, whose testimonStowards
the close of the proceedings, yesterday
caused the prisonerso much distress, was
cross.examined to-day. In reply to a
question by Mr.. Schade, he said that he
believed in punishment after death
When he arrived at Andersonville as a
prisoner, his pocket-book and cavalry
coat were taken from him His boots
had been removed from his feet at the
time ofhis capture The witness gave
an. affecting acconnt"i The suffering OF
the prisoners
Capt. J. Fl. Wright, of the 55th Geor-
gia regiment, was recalled, and testified
that in the abseucepf post Capt. Wirz,
he had command aBd eountersigned fur
Tough papers. Capt Wirz made requi-
sition upon him foFaxes, which he had
no difficulty in supplying. Fuel could
have been supplied If The prisoner had
been allowed TO go on, after il under
guard.
Jervis Dyer, 2tlEUuited States color
ed troops, testified that Capt Wirz pro-
posed to the colorsd prisoners that If
they took the oatlifto the South they
could choose their o IN masters, and some
of the crowd said that Capt. Wirz de-
clared he would make the white prison
ers Join the Confeilerates by starving
them. The witmesswas for some time a
servant at the house of DR.. White, and
was ordered thitherby Wirz, for which
he received no pay Capt. Wirz brought
to DR.. White three thousand letters
addressed to Union prisoners He hand
ed them to Capt Reeds wife, who was
staying there She took everything ont
of the letters, such as money, needles,
thread, pictures. etc Mrs. Reed laugh
ed ut the contents of the letters,
making fun of them and then ordered
him to burn them He had seen Coafed-
crates wearing clothing which had been
sent to prisoners. He heard one OF the
Surgen3s ut DR.. Whites say, Il have
poisoned five Yankees to-day" and
another wonld say, 'Ihave poisoned ten
to-day" laughing and drinking at the
time. He had also heard the Surgeons
sav they were going to vaccinate and
take off the arms of the Yankees. They
would be frequently laughing about the
prison. Mrs. Reed took from the letters
four or five hundred dollars, which she
kept in a box until the prison was broken
up. He did not know what became OF
the money.
Judge Advocate Chipman here read an
agreement entered into between the
Judge Advocate and the counsel for pris-
oner by which the hospital and death
register and such other records as shall
be discovered may be received as evil
dence, except in cases where objection
may be legally interposed. Judge Advo-
cate Chipmau then said the Government
wonld informally close the case to. day,
reserving the right, however, TO examine
witnesses who may be found, touching
new matters, and hes would offer some
record evidence connecting the Richmond
with the eAnGersonville prison.
Mr.. Baker said he cosiid not go it blind
by consenting to such an arrangement.
Col. Chapman replied that the evidence
referred to Davis, Lee and others of the
rebel government, and counsel had no
right to object to testimony which did
not personally affect his client.
Mr.. Baker said that the prisoner was
charged with conspiracy with the par
ties named as well as with parties not
named. He did not know who the latter
we're. If the Judge Advocate introduced
matter which had nothing to do with
Capt Wirz, then of course he had no OBJ
lection,
Mr., Baker asked the commission to ad-
journ for at least one week from next
Tuesday, giving, among other reasons,
the helplessness of the prisoner and his
own impaired health. After considera-
BILE debate, the Court overruled the mo-
tion, but agreed to adjourn until next
Tuesday morning, The Court then adj
iourned.