The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-02
THE WIRZ TRIAL.
The Horrible Case of the Age
Resumed.
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uore Testimony as to the Inhu-
mainly Of Wirz.
AWFUL CONDITION OF THE PRISONERS.
Iron Collars for Prisoners who En-
deavOrsd to Escape.
WASHINGTON, Sept l, 1865.
The wirz trial was resumed this morning.

WASHINGTON, Sept l, 1865.
The wirz trial resumed this morning.
TESTIMONY OF NAZARETH ALLEN
Nazareth Allen testified that he for time IN the
Confederate service at Andersonville and was guaru
there attached tho Third Georgia reserves; he knew
that Captain Wrz commander Of the prison; ne hA
seen men the and in the chain gang; one man
died in the stocks he thus punished ior Trying
escape on one occasion prisoner stepped out Oh the
ranks to ask Captain wz to transfer him 10 ano'her
mess when Wirz Immediately ordered him back, ours
ing him and threatening shoot him; the witness tes
taed AZ length 10 the filthy condition OF the prison; the
stencil was so bad while he was on duty In .ne
stockade that 10 sick pretty much all the time ne
and others made complaints to their officers on the sub
iect: man who was sick, lying on the ground calling
in his distress for his mother, asked the witness ior
tent materials he could not give the articles as
was against orders the prisoners deprived of vege
sbes including which they had purchased at the
gate he that hounds were kept ut the prison to
scent those who had escaped
Cross examined by the defence-Witness was con
scripted the Confederate service; he had never
seen any of the prisoners shot, nor did he shoot any OF
them; he had orders to shoot prisoners VINO
crossed the dead line" the hounds were common
plantation dogs and not particularly ugly or savage; ne
had never man bitten by them.
Captain J. Heath, who had been on duty IN the An
Jacksonville prison in the Confederate service, testined
that August 1894, Wirz sent thirteen men 70 MN TO
be ironed; they brought by provost marshal at
aached General Wnders headquarters the next day
twelve OF the were ironed; one OF them had got
away when the hounds put on his scent; the man
was discovered up tree pistol was fired at him
Wirz commanded HIM to come down; the man asked
that the dogs might not be permitted to bite him; the
docs however attacked him when he descended, biting
al his legs Wrz could have taken the prisoner put ala
moi call The hounds Off the witness had seen the prisoner
knock down three PERSONS once when the move
of the prisoners commenced because one Oh them
tried to get out squad to which he did not belong
The witness examined at some length by the
defence saving among other things before the steckade
was extended he heard Captain Wirz say If any more
prisoners were sent thther thefe "ouiu NOT Do room
enough for them
The Court took a recess from till two o'clock
When the Court reassembled. General Thomas, men,
Der of the Court called attention TO an article wnch
appeared Yesterdays Erening Star, as follows -" The
records of the Andersonvile prison. captured by Gen
Wilson and furnished by the War Department to the
expedition sent to Andersonve by Secretary stanton TO
lay cemetery and mark the graves OF our soldiers
who died in the prison in that place, have turned up
missing Since the turn OF the party one OF the clerks
of the Quartermastcr's Department. who accompanied
the expedition and in whose hands the records were
last SEEN has been placed under arrest by the military
authorities until he give satisfactory account OF
4he disposition made of them 1t is thought by some
that if the records were stolen instead of lost it for
The purpose of preventing their evidence against
Wirz the keeper of the Andersonve prison, now being
tried by court martial here"
General THOMAS said he wanted the prisoner tried fair
w. and therefore asked whether 1t was true that the
Colonel CHIrMAS replied that the hospital records and
abe register of deaths, with exception, were in
charge the clerk the commission he did not know
on what the article in the S was based The govern
intended to introduce the records at the proper
time
Mr. BAKER said he knew nothing about them.
Colonel CHnMAN remarked that the allegation in the
Star indefinite that it was impossible TO tell whe-
the papers alluded TO have been In the posses
sion Of the government not He repeated the hosp
da and death registers were not soien and would be
introduced at the proper time.
Mr. BAKER knew nothing about the statements in the
newspapers He had read them So far as the counsel
for the prisoner concerned they would be happy to
have produced all records bearing upon the Anderson
vile prison He asked that all the prisoner ever did be
laid before the court
Colonel CHPMAS said the article could not relate TO the
papers in his custody.
Mr. BAKER asked If not inconsistent with the Judge
duty that the records should be placed where
the for the defence could have access TO them
Colonel CHipMAS-If you can convince me that ] am
not capable Of taking care Of them will do so.
Mr. BAKR-we made the request with the proviso that
If it could be done consistently with your duty
4, Colonel CHrMAy-That is another question.
Mr. BAKFR-That all we asked In all sincerity for
client.
Colonel CHrpMAS-It is not now consistent with my
Mr. BAKEn-we made the request civily for inrorIna
lion need all the papers very much.
TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM DILLIARD.
vii lam billiard the service Of the Confederate
army at Andersonvle testified to the filthy state Of the
prison and the miserable condition of the prisoners,
owing the want of the necessaries OF life and from
other causes He gave facts in connection with men in
abe chain gang, or hunted by hounds
TESTIMONY OF CALVIN HoNEvcUTH.
Calvin Honeycuth who also In the rebel service at
Andersonville said he Captain Wirz draw his pistol
and threaten to shoot man who was sick for not
STRENGTHENING up in line Prisoners attempting to escape
were hunted by hounds He saw one VINO was torn in
ahe leg by them Another man was whipped the
back with stick because he BACKED his face and at
tempted to escape with gang OF negroes
TESTIMONY OF JAMES MAHAN.
James Mahan who also in the Con- ederate army,
and duty at Andersonve testified that he and the
Assistant Provost Marshal took thirteen men TO the
blacksmths shop to have iron collars and chains fast
ened ON them he received his verbal orders from Cap
wrz, through orderly sergeant one OF the men,
called "Frenchy,' however, made his escape. Captain
Wrz said when he heard Of it, "That damned Frtnchy
has escaped again and he sent Tor the dogs whch sot
tIa trnil of tha man ,thO
Wrz got of his horse and went alongside OF the
dogs The witness judged was wirz who fired the PTS
aol at the man; the mans torn by the
dogs He did not know whether the flesh injured.
Witness had heard wirz remark that he wished all the
prisoners were In hell and himself with them.
The witnesses above named were cross-exam ned at
aength. The last said II was laborous and vexa
ahnk that any would be ambitious u nave the situa
tion.
TESTIMONY OF JUDGE HALL.
Judge Daniel Hall, Of Georgia. residing ten mines from
Andersonvie, die frequently visited the
vicinity Of the prison December 1894 the place was
80 crowded that there really seemed to he room for
more over Captain wirz Offices a sign bearing these
words -sCommandant of the Interior Prison. while
aherc he saw him draw acquisitions Tor ratons the ACT
of the Confederate Congress required tenth OF the
farm products TO be delivered TO the government and
paid In as tax the act generally complied with the
supplies gathered Mt Ogethorpe which Is ten miles
Mr. BAKER, in the crosse examination, asked the wit
ness whether he knew how the prison came TO be 81
crowded The witness replied that he only knew from
what General Winder told himviz that the prison was
bn for ten thousand only but that the rnsnng OF an
htonal prisoners from Libby, Belle Island and othe
30 nts nearer Richmond, in consequence OF DahiBren
and Kilpatricks raid crowded the prison; Genera
Winder proceeding 10 enlarge the prison, but he
found he could not procure sufficient timber and labor
Tho General Informed him that he had impressed all the
sawmils he could and unable to furnish all the pr
foners with shelter The witness was asked by Gencra
Wnder 10 contract for two houses at Ogethorpe, II
which TO place Of the sick from Andersonyie, but
be could not succeed In renting the premises.
Az four O'Clock the court adjourned until TO morrow.
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