New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-06
Luxuriousness Of Prison Life
Half Lillion Dollars Among 6 Fourth
Of the Prisoners.
Indignation Of Counsel Baker.
WASHINGTON, Thursday. October 5, 1865.

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sed TO tie thriving business afai:s at Andersonvle
was croes examined by Judge-Advocate ChlIman. he
said he living at Cincinnati Ohio, before be en
tered the az Lagrange, n.y. IN tue @d hehtuchy
Mounted infantry. in September leb2, and WAS cup
tu-ed the same month az Newcastle. KY; he WIS an
acting second lieutenant; he never received any pay
1r bounty Eom the Government; there we're only 20
men ia witnesSS company anS l2f in the whole resl'
nent. the rerinent was uuorgahizod and was on is
way 10 CeHfrsl kentucky tor fooruits they were sur
rounded Jy Rebel guerriiias and went int the hebt
unore anzsd; ell had mus SctS Oeers and men witness
and his regiment fighting equal numbers, an
tus ore hoir III were tEaly oh iged to surrender;
NJ one fwltness regiment wac killed or wounded IN
tie fglt, Col Morris was colonel of the re lnebt;
Rebel soldier claimed that he recognized witness. and
they claimed him a spy they took from witness
fac simile of Confederate money aud parole; the
parve was not to take up arms against the
Jouicderacy while lho Rebels were In Ken
tuchy; witness had been tO Lexington Iookins
for work when the Rebels took the place. Was
c0aehnaker by trade: before leaving Cinclhnati be
tried to obtain work, but failedtO do had applied
toJ Il Z. Bruce and others there; witness arrived at
ADdersOnyle June l. lei,5, and had nothing with him
but mis- clothes started business there by selling his
dsiy Of bread for 10 cents, and subsised
OIL The balance OF bis ratiOns. which bacon, and
pint Of boiled beans; about the 10Th OF june witness
purchased 3 dozen S3 Is PER dozen; purchased
then on tick. that could be done there among men of
boLar, and witness always considered himself man OF
nor; wherever he went witness did not rob any Oe
sways considered il consistent with honor trade with
shy man; witness generally gave portion OF the money
be mnde 10 his friends when be left Andersonyie
August he had $50 in greeu0acks at one time he had
500; witness purchased and sold -four beans peas
tatoes apes, butter onions sorgum sirup etc.; mad
purchased two barrels ofsOrgum flour so sack.
and witness purchased sack each day aud some days
his sales VI -four amounted 10 1000 pOuhds pJtaioes
were $50 per sack; they wore purchased of the post
adniant; witness bought onions and potatoes daily
Sir. Baker sought to ask question of The witness
with view 10 inpeach the general testimony of AcOSe
wao bad testified for the prosecution piston shoot.
ing. erc.
Judee.A Advocate Bingham objected on the croupC
tlu6t liS be lrok ha1 Isfft tta
u md aud lad been discharged.
Mr. Brker replied that he did not propose 10 contra
diet any particular part Of Aleokts testimony, but
wanted TO STOW the degree Of weight which should be
stitched to It. lie wogd prove 10 the Count by the viii,
nss low the stand tnat Alcoke hBd stated that
theTe no truth III the testimony which lie (Acoke)
had gwen.
Judge. Advocate Chapman eaid that the language a.
leged a. Lave been useG Uttered ae AlcOkos ex
smilaiion and after Alc0kes discharge and ghen b.
(eOke) ives no longer under the olemny OF IN oail
HelCfaDmah) repeated that ia order to IDpeach Al
eokes testimony. Alcoke must be again put upon the
Eard.
Mr. Baker remarked that ha now offered 70 show
tht Sac witness Acoke. after he hld given his test
noay aad discharged told this wDess tlat there
VS. sno truth IN the matters which nc (AleCke had es
Tie Court after elaboration with closed doors said
tey had decCe % slsain the OEj ctoB Of the Judge
Advocate. but II the counsel wlbhed tn coniinGe the
cues ions under the rule VI aw the COGrt would order
tie witness Alcke be summoned blek n he stand.
TIE CONT could not violate the laN At the same
aHy wrong he d committed.
ST.. BaGei-l vii noS consent TO that
TIE Court-lou viii have 20 do 10.
Nr. IsSCT siid 10 had nothing further 20 ask tie
witness.
The crossexanination yves resumed. The witness
SAD be- haa never committed nor ne charged
VIII The commission n aGy crlHe; ho never in |
re Penitentary he did not take the oath u the Rebel
Government or make any prUIaiseo 10 it be delheae
b fas hed on interim tbe sLookade at Anderonyilc
IN caninr the Iiglt 20 be treated olccr; there
were al AuaersohA1le fifty wells and 70 huIdred md
fly springs. none II which, howeye-, yielded bucket
f. OF ti1le; ID water was pure aud clear.
The crOse.e1amiuatOn OF tie witness was searching
az ichg continued during which he said there were
20 kefs nlLe ssOekade, all of whom hal bac.hoasCs
AHeersohvihe was cry; tsere were hifa dozen real
eta acs IN the stocSade, y ho soll sites on the
pfc ai avenues and streets: eyefybndy In turn was
WOO mschalt; he 4pd scen thirty tie str cts at
nns; Wee ais) Dc ieIs III han, nnd eggs beef
fteaAs honey fruits, cakes beer ony one COO ret
aces fu. ESQ IL prceEDdcks ana b. fnnls ed wh bis
er coffee. ffieI 81 AK o'iOts aud pJtetocs; tlm.
ht a u whisky sold III -, we had many a.
~ barber shops open at one time of the BARRIERS
acted doctors and had medicines ~ sac. and also
dyed The whiskers Of the prisoners; lie had men
euiLclr own thf0ats and die; he did not know the
ieiS,p Cr their DONG excepting they skin and
t'ic and in deslitate condition.
oade e-Adyocste-Did you not soy yesterday you
Lever knew Prisoner 20 suffer ron buulcrt
Nitness-l sad 40 yesterday.
Judge Aeyeeste-Wlly yoa explain the Inconsistency
h!dpr two statements.
,Wiaess-ihe men were wasted by sickness in
E.shingtOn
The Jndge.Advocate wanted the witness to confine
insef to slaiTs at AndeTsogyille.
Inc witness SAID that the dealers 10 etices could eet
eiw paying tue sergeant al the gate eJ lie used 10
nAks puTchascs at house five miles distant of but.er
s.g' oel piumS, apples and tobacco. TO be sod to
sasslSgs IN the siockade. He used 70 sell medicine
HFelafinra OF 81 q OF 81 30 for cupful lie also sold
sslri'es. Tor retail, 10 the BARRIERS.
e NIless said thai Ie sold the bread portion OF lis
'slols the prisoners and ate the remainder.
.Sg"ge Advocate Chipman asked the witness
Is HIet ef he WAS sure ot thot"
mar naih p ' 80
he Jrdee Advocate replied: If you ask ny opinion.
49, n21 LOOK as If II mattered tO YOU whether you
m. me codit informed Col. Cipmsn that bis remark
~ ~ bekeT-Never mind; ! sIn going to object.
~ nonIl-- There is no need OF objection
~ taLe- Have not q r, rht 10 Do sos
AfLeate "e"N' 'AoP'''4"Hoeu TIC "uuse-
Daxer SAID that this examination had gone to an
ttA'et hey before Witnessed or course be could
, I've no objection 10 any questions which might be
tpp a-hed to discredit the wtness-but he desired
Ljan-ls eu! eatoehising sboud cease. Th.s wltueos
c.,ess99 70 a very respectable family
1l S1 IN! !maisI do not know thai
yum '' '"' % as fesi"ct-oie Dc
L Chipnan objected TO the counsel defending the
sussfaelei u tue witness at this time.
ci l, 11esAef-> on must listen to me-
"a ~ Shlpmsn-I must not
naArf SAID he had certificates from rren whom
al 'h'ss h0d assIsed By lending them s.D ard S40
Weta.M v'hef. Whom le had s1Ted from starvation.
sase ueea listening for tle last two or three bonys
tsaiy cub = kind Of criticism Lat Us 20 back 10
nade MI ias o. law and there are any points to be
uAse IN NJ. have placed none but respectable
les Sitlesscs on the stand. II the prosecution can
TS H ...H testimony down. let them do 1t. -
te.p,1 examination Of the witness then again
hi,fm5en Wallace asked II clothing wos so plentj.
rIs 10" Was II that ~ many were ragged