The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-29

The prisoners were allowed to 20 ont in
certain numbers to collect wood. The wit
ness told his comrades that the first timber
he got to outside the stOekade be would e.
cape. He made the attempt and was
hunted, but not Immediately found.
he lay concealed an hour or two, and
heard the yelping of the hounds in the
distance. Then nearer and nearer they
came, so close as actually to rub his nose,
and then made circle around him until
the hunters came up. The hunter, or SOL
dier, said that the old Captain told him to
make the dogs tear him, (witnesA) but
having once been prisoner himself he felt
for those who were in that condition.
When the witness was brought before
Wirz he asked the hunter why he did not
make the dogs tear him. The hunter re-
piled, 81 guess the dogs hurt him enough"
Wirz then ordered the witness to be taken
to the stockade.
The court here took recess until two
o'clock.
On resssembling the examination of the
witness was resumed as follows: He
thought that in September or October last,
q large number of men, 200 or 300 were
taken from the stockade to work outside
on building said to be for hospital. The
same number of men had been employed
in cutting wood. They might have built
comfortable quarters. The men would
have been glad of q chance TO cut wood.
Men being fed on insufficient food and
Sorghum molsssess, they took sick and
died. They died in cords.
Court-Whst do you mean by cords
Witness-I mean that if they had been
piled up like wood they would have made
several cords.
Gross examined by Mr.. Baksr-Wlt-
ness had seen msggots in food, and had
himself washed them of in the stream.
The counsel, Mr.. Baker, was several
times interrupted by the Court, who OBJ
iected to his mode of CROSS examination,
and finally he declined to continue the
Cross smination.
L. D. Brown, captured at Plymouth, and
taken to Andersonville, .testifsd-On or
sbout the fifteenth of May, 1864, having
written lettes to his parents, and being
about to take it to the letter box, he saw
q cripple with one leg, who asked the
sentinel TO Call Capt. WiIz. The Cap
tain came and the man asked him to let
him go out. The Captain never answered
him but turned to the sentinel and said,
Shoot the one legged Yankee Devil.
A shot was fred, and part of the mans
head was blown of, and be died in few
minutes. When he went to Andersonville
his watch and $40 money we're taken
from him, and fer one day prisoners were
deprived of food, until there had arrived
about 300 men, who from starvation had
made q raid on some supply wagons.
Jacob B. Brown, q brother of the tor
mer witness and prisoner at Anderson
vile, testified that on the 9th Of July,
1864, he saw Wirz in the sentry box, when
man went beyond the dead line to get
water, and Wirz ordered him to be shot
down. The sentinel fred and killed him,
the bullet taking effect in the head.
Mr. Baker declined to cross examine the
two witnesses last named, he having
taken offense at the Court. he said: I
desired that my relations should be AMIGA
BILE with the Court, but after what has
taken place, think 1 can be Of no further
assistance to the prisoner by remaining
any longer. had hoped the mass of tes-
timony in my possession would have
(The Court interruping.)
do YOU decline. What is your purpose2
Mr.. Baker-I must state that we leave
the prisoner to himssK
Court-We don't desire to have you.
Judge Advocate Chapman should
like to know whether the counsel have
abandoned the case?
The Court-We don't understand that
Mr.. Schade has abandoned the case
Mr.. Schsde-I have tried to stay here
10 iVae possible
The Oeurt-Do you abandon the case?
Mr.. Schade-I follow the example OF my
colleague, believing we cannot do anything
more for our client.
The Court-Then you will take your
seat. We understand distinctly that coun-
sci have abandoned the case.
Mr.. Baker-We do not; but leave him
in the hands of the Court and Judge Ad-
vocste.
The Court-Not another word from you.
You are now mere spectator.
Judge Advocate ChipmAn-I will try
to adapt myself to the interest of the pris-
oner.
The Court-We will now adjourn if the
Judge Advocate desire it, in order to
enable him to take such steps he may
think proper.
The Judge Advocate sssented, and at 3
few minutes to o'clock an adjournment
was made till tomorrow.