Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-23

WASHINGTON, Sept. Pat the closing Of
the proceedings Of the wirz trial to day, an H.
diana cavslrym man med George W. Gray, tesii-
fed 10 some horrible cruclties Of the psisooer.
and among other things. stated that be had .bos
his eompsniob. when Judge Advocate Chapman
said:
Captain wrI. will you be good enough to
stand upf'
The prisoner. who had been lying all day % a
lounge. squirmed round, partly raising himself
up, his eyes liz Up with a Wild. hsggard express
son. yet glowing like those Of wild beast
brought to bay, as they met the ewes of the Wit
ness
Col Chapman 10 witne.s-Do VOC recognize
that man as the man Who shot your contradict
Witness. slowly and mphstcally-That is the
man.
Here the prisoner made an effort to contradict
the witness, mounting some incoreheut express
sion about not having been seen Nv the witness
with Lieutenant Davis; he was most ehectually
restrained and silenced by the officer in charge
Lieutenant Murphy.
The Judge Advocate appeared no, satisfied
with the opportunity which the prisoner bad for
Identification, and asked the prisoner to rise
Gathering up, az well as he could, his loose
and i'll joiRted frame, which appeared as il it
would fall to pieces, the prisoner tottered TO bis
feet, and vas supported in that attitude by the
officer OF the guard. His eyes had wild ex
preston, and il was hard to repres. sympathy
with the unfortunate man.
Again the Judge Advocate repeated hi. ques-
ton TO the witness
The witness replied this time with more besi-
fancy, and said IL think that is the man"
Another wild and fruitless attempt at contra
diction was made by Wrz. when he was partly
down, and sank on the lounge. where BY order
of General Wallace he was furnished With cold
water and famed By the officers.
The Court, thersupon, adjourned, General
Wallace ordering the rooms to be cleared in
stantly, so that the faintlng and apparently dying
man might have air. The halls ard Hobbies " ere
lined with persons waiting to see him. as he
might be carried past.
The prosecution will probably close to morrow
but it is doubtful whether wirz will live to see
the case closed
Gov. BranIette's Visit TO washington
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22-Gov. Brsmlette's
visit to Washington occasoned many surmises
among those who attach great Significance to
unimportant events Believing bis State to be
misunderstood and msrepresented it is probably
true that he is here for the purpose of contra
dieting some Of these unfounded rumors ia cir
culation. and to assure the authorities that no
difficulties need be spprehended concerning the
negroes within lts limits. lie thinks there are
not SO. 600 voters in Kentucky opposed to eman-
eipation The apparent Opposition he asserts
TO be wholly due TO extraneous causes. Neither
is there any respectable number of prisons in the
State srrayed against the Presidents plan of re-
construction
Mr. Harnev. Of the Louisville Democrat, is al
most alone in his opposition. but the Kentuckians
are divided as 10 the method of abolishing sla
very.
When the present State Constitution was
framed, its trainers intended to perpetuate the in
sttution, and placed il out of the power of any
majority to legally abolish slavery, by amending
the Constitution. in less than six years and by
then guaranteeing compensation to the owners
The present Legislature will probably execute q
flank movement on the institution. and declare
il worthless an incumbrapce, and pass the
Constitutional amendment The families of ne.
gro soldiers have been uniformly liberated in
obedience to Law. The general drift Of Kentucky
politics is finally in the right direction, and the
indications that Governor Bramle;te. General
Rousseau. Green Clay Smith, and other oppo-
nents. will become the warmest Of political bed
fellows at no distant day.