Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-08-30
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ody as prisoners of war, did, during the
lime aforesaid, in violation of his duty
n that regard, and in futherance Of Ms
said evil design, confne large number
'f such prisoners of war, belonging to the
United States, to the amount of thirty
thousand men, in unhealthy and unwhole.
some quarters, in close and small area
of ground, wholly inadequate to their
wants and destructive of their health,
which he we'll knew and intended, and
while there confined during the time afor-
said, did, in furtherance of his evil de-
sign, willfully and maliciously neglect to
furnish tents barracks, or other shelter
sufficient for their protection from the in
clemency of winter and the dews and
burning sun Of summer, and with such
evil intent did take and cause to be taken
from them their clothing blankets and
camp equipage of which they were pos
sessed at the time of being placed in his
custody; and with like malice and evir
intent, did refuse to furnish or cause to be
furnished, food, either of a quality or
quauity sufficient to preserve health and
sustain life, and refuse and neglect to
furnish wood sufficient for cooking in
summer, and to keep the said prisoners
warm in winter; aud did compel the said
prisoners to subsist upon unwholesome
food. and that in limited quantities en-
tirely inadequate to sustain health, which
is we'll known; and did compel the said
prisoners to use unwholesome water, with
the filth and garbage of the prison and
prison guards, whereby the said prisoners
became greatly reduced in their bodily
strength, and emaciated ard injured in
their bodily health-their minds impaired
and their intellects broken, and many Of
: them whose names are unknown sickened,
and died by reason therof, which the said
Henry Wertz then and there well knew
and intended, and so knowing and evilTJ.
5 intending, did refuse and neglect to pro-
8 vide proper lodging, food or nuthtment
for sick and necessary medicine and med
ical attendance for restoration Of their
t health, and did knowingly, willfully and
maliciously, in furtherance of his evil de-
S signs, permit them to languish and die for
want and care and proper treatment, and
: when dead, the said Henry Wertz,
: still pursuing his evil purposes, did permit
b to remain in the said prison among the
s emaciated sick and languishing living,
S the bodies of the dead, until they became
+ corrupt and loathsome, and filled the air
Q with noxious effluvia, and thereby greatly
: increasing the unwholesomeness of the
e prison, insomucb that great numbers Of
e the prisoners, whose names are unknown
= sickened and died by reason thereof. All
n which he. the said Henry Wertz, there and
h then we'll knew, and maliciously de-
n signed and intended. .E.
l. The second specification charges th'
,e prisoner with "willfully and maliciousl.
ID intending and designing to injure tn
health and destroy the lives Of the pris
ID oner under his control, to the end tha
D. the armies Of the United States might b
weakened and impaired thereby.
In the third specification he is charge
with maliciously ordering, causing, pre-
curing and melting soldiers 10 the servic
~ of the so.called confederate states to shoe
~ and kill such persons as were in his cut
tody as prisoners of war, upon slight, tEi'
~ ial and fictitious pretensious, by NEAR
:. whereof large numbers of soldiers fro'
" the armies of the United States were wal
a.y tonly killed and murdered while prisone1
il, '.' ....'.....
~ of war. r.H#
=. In the fourth specification Wertz is
A. cused Of willfully. and with malice afOr
- thought, killing and numbering dciensele
Of prisoners
IN The fifth and last specification charg
nd him with keeping and using ferOoious' al
es. blood-thirsty beasts, dangerous to huni
of life, called bloodhoundss to- ha'as. doV
zen prisoners Of war who had made essa
eut from his custody, and did thus and the
at, willfully and malici0usly suffer the sa
NJ, beasts to seize, tear, mangle and main
Oh. bodies and limbs Of fugutives which tn