Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-08-28
GOV. SHARKErS PROCLAMATION
THE CIR EAT EASTE r NJ
More Swindling Paymasters,
ae.. &c.. Nc. Ac., &c.


AsHiSsfON, August ZO.-lhe NertZ trial
commenced this morning. and after the reading
of the records OF yesterday, DR.. A. W. Burrows,
who, having before been sworn, identified a Ger
tain paper offered as in the handwriting of j II
White. The Judge Advocate accordingly moved
20 amend the fret charge on which the prisoner
Is srraigued. by substituting the name of James
White one OF the prisoners with whom the
defendant Is charged with conspring to cause the
death of Union prisoners
Mr. Baker objected 70 supply the mIsdemeanor
He argued that the prisoner was arraigned on
these charges by order of the President, and M
| ill the original Authority should supply the de
| fciency, no further testimony could be read
affecting DR.. White and the prisoner at the bar
| The Court overruled the objection. when the
name of DR.. White was corrected.
| Mr.. Baker said the name Of John II Winder
also appeared as one of the alleged conspirators
The fact was, however, notorious that Win
der is dead; therefore this is setting here trying
a man not in existence He moved TO strike out
the name of Winder.
Judge Advoeate-Do you appear for
| Windery
Mr.. BAkef-No.
The Court-Do you hold that Winder is on
triall
Mr. B-I hold Winder, who is dead. cannot
be tried for conspiracy
! Judge AdvOcAte-We have not been info med
| that " lnder is dead.
Mr.. Bit is q notorious fact IF which the
world has taken cOgnizance.
Judge Advocate-Booth was dead when The
other conspirators were tried yet in that case,
the counsel for defense made no objection to bis
name in the charges
| Mr.. B-A Military Commission does many
things not common for a civil Court 10 do but
they could not try dead
The Court oyerruled the motion TO strike out
the name of Wnder
Dc Burrows further testified that the Ander
sonvllle prisoners we're arrested for buying green
corn, which the guard took away from them.
Corn is an anticObutic in cases Of scnrvy, snd is
a useful diet Tho s!ops from the cook house
were thrown into a stream which ran through the
prison, the exhalatioas from which were terrible
and very unhealthy, besides the sinks overflow ed
by the rains, rendering the RI emises more intol-
cradle. Human bodies laying Unbured three
days. the stencil was terrible. sensibly affecting
the atmosphere, and was worse than from any
dissecting room Complaints OF these things
were often made In high quarters Dead men
were very frequently found among the living.
| The largest number of deaths in the stockade in
one day, in August, 1864. was 207. The witness
found Captain Wertz in charge OF the prison
when he went there. and left him there at the
time he made his escape. The ratons were cut
of from the entire number Of the 5000 prison
ers lot an eutlre Jay, OWING 10 the aHeSeu OF
| lenses of few others. The witness remem-
membered that Wertz said to him that be
| (Wertz) was of more service to the Confederate
Government than any of the poor rebels 10 the
| front
Cross examined by Mr.. Baker-was a med-
cal student at Amherst, Mass. on the breaking
out of the war and had been licensed since be
Mas mustered out on the 7th December last The
witness had never seen our men in the army
Ill IL. IL L.. ~.
punished in any other way than by detention in
the guard house. he had seen men in our hos
pital effected with syphilis, but none of the cases
were so bad those ut Andersonyille. Our
cases primary, while those in the rebel
prison were secondary, as general thing.
The cross-questioning was further continued,
to show that the rebel hospitals were deficient OF
medical remedies.
The Court then, at o'clock. took a recess
until 2
! tits proper to say that Mr.. Baker did not vol
UNFAIRLY appear as counsel for the defence as
had been stated. but entered upon the duties Of
/ counsel, after a consultation with Judge Hughes,
who had just retired from the case
On the reassembling OF the Court, the cross
| examination OF Mr. Burrows was resumed. but
nothing further of Importance was ELECTED.
Robert II. Kellogg sworn, said he was cap
tured at Plymouth. and with abont 400 other
Sd of May, 1864 the only other prisoners there
at the time were those who had been brought
/ FROM Belle Island, Libby Prison aud other points
/ they were ragged, destitute of clothing and
/ money, were nearly naked and totally unprepared
/ with shelter except tattered blankets; the men
were nearly skeieoos; the prison appeared to be
crowded always; thousands were brought there
afterwards the men were in filthy condition,
there being poor opportunity 10 keep clean
! 81 80. 49,,
would get smoked over the pine fire while cook
ing and for want of soap could not remove the
stains this smoke made; the nights were cold
when first went here, but the season ad
vRnced the weather became intensely hot; there
were twenty one rainy days IN the month oil
! June; the prisoners we're not supplied regulary
or sufficiently with fuel sometimes a guard
would be allowed to 60 out to bring in pine root:
to make fires; sometimes the rEtons furnished
were raw with no wood to cook them; the pen
ally OF lreSpassiOg the de ad line was death; hs
remembered seeing a man shoS for this cause by
a seutnel if any man crossed from the prison to
the swamps he would DE shot at; once he stop
| ped at the brook TO wash bic hands when the
ssentinel tired at him the piece missed its object
! and he soon got out OF danger.
Mr. Baker objected to question asked by TIT
Judge Advocate. saying some body was hurt not
killed, and therefore somebody must be hung.
were excessively improper, and there was
remedy to prevent their repetition.
The objection of the Counsel was not sustain
ed by the Court
Witness said that he did DOT remember shethe
the man shot for drawing water out of the brook
VAS killed that day or not; the quantity an1
quality OF ratiOns was irregular; some days the.
got nothing At ALL some DAYS a short allowance
and Others there VAS full ouantlty, such as i
was Thirty two out of squad Of ninety met
20 which he attached, were unable TO stsn'
when ordered 10 fern IN line by The sergeant
their inability TO DO arose principally from
scurvey and diarrhes; their limos were contract
ed aud. therefore, they could no, keep their fee,
The brook running through the pTis0a vas sI
c.edipgly filthy, the surface Of II vas covere
with grease: We often went into Is 0arefooted
Nearly 500 out OF 400 VIC accompanied him q
Andersonvi!ie. died In few days after they yer
pArolsd The 9th New ork Battery. captures
at Plymouth, we're nearly annihila1ed at TIL
prison
The Court here adjourned until Monday