New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-11

alike Of the negative order. OF strong passions ana
ungoyernabe temper he seems at the same YIN = ~
have had an eye upon his responsibility as souer ~
an officer AT any rate, IN ms cpnaucs suHnI, with
manliness. and manifested oil the coinuenso .s III"
manner of one about 10 meet m innocent dea'n. a
Father Boyle. who spent the niaht WIN n, anu aa
minstered 10 himithe last sacrament says ne pass,,u
very comfortable night and hrmiy anu co,Stt! 90 t "a
protested his innocence, and expressed his iah III e
holy religion. - .u.
Major Russell then commenced to read the following
specifications md charges with the various aud several
orders OF the Courtconcerning the case; s,,.s
CHARGIs AND spECIFiCAIIoNs
WAR DKPARTHg..T ApJUTlST- GESKRALs Oifics'
WASHINGTON, Nov: ., 1872
GENERAL CouRr MARITAL ORDERS No oy'.Vt gifa go ee
fore Military Commission which convened az
H. C.. August p. 1865 pursuant to paragraph . Spcc"
No 49, s'ed "a Aqsa s,sa ~ S s"1 s War Drpafmen
Adjuant enera's office Washington and of which MSJol
GEN Lewis Wallace, L. 5. Volunteers, Is feslaeh' wa"
aTraigned and tried.
HENRY wIRz.
CHARGE l. Maicouy wilfuiy and trsitoronsly and IN ava
Of the existing named X. beon again, the un9i
1864 and divers otle days between that day and he w,
together Viii John H. Winder Richard b. wnder, Joseph
White w : WindeT. X. II. Seyenson and others
nure the health and destroy the lives OF soldiers m c
military service OF tbe United States. then held and b,s
prisoners within the lines OF the SO called
States and IN military prisons thereof to the snd t' ne
armies of the United sts might be weakened and impaired
in violation Of the laws aud customs OF wSI =
CHARGE urder in violation Of the laws and customs oi
pIsqnTo which shaIs,' and lsI Pe'e''ion' the to-
Fnd1g-The Comm zion. having msiurely considered e
evidence sddaced. uds the accused Henry WIN a. iooN
OF the specification 10 charge hIs "Omlty a'e1 an -
ing aid specification 70 read a. follows:
" In This that he the Henry VIM dd combine T.
aI.'i 'ss ssddSn diSaPIS s'd cobS o6a @ IL wn
WndeI, Isaiah H. White. W = Winder ". sh' ~
hospital steward Ander.ouvile James Dsnean We ey
W. Turner Berjsmin hsris. and Others whG'e u ies s
efg
states msicouy rsitorously and In violation Of III
by subjectius and great suffering by eouin' IN
tgltby and unwh0lesone quart'r by exposing % W q"
comency OF Ninr aud to The dews snd burning OF
ner, by conpele the Of iopure water aud by iui'l
ins isrfcrn aud unwhole.one food-ei lrse numb, 4
soldiers military service Of the United s'qes OF Amer
lea held pr Of at Andcsouye u the State OF
Goorga within the lines Of the called Ccn'cdrs,e sste'
on or before the eth day Of March A. d. t9i and at divers
times between that day and the 10Th day 4 rn, \ d.
1865 to the end tLRt the armies Of the United STATES
might be weakened aud impaired, and the insurgents
engaged In ernrd rebellion against the United stars
might be aidr md coiancd be, the foid Henry WIN
ON oicer iu -erico Of the so-caed Conitde,e States
being tar-c eommandant OF military prison a.
rsoi IT, in the State of G.orsa. located by authority
Of socalcd Cond rate States oT the eonhnrmn ni o
prisoners wgr and such eommardsnt fully cloth "h
such prisoners held Aforesaid wrrc OF might be placed In
bis custody occarns &, The law Of w'r did Ia ighefunes
or such combination, condefilion ond e0uspisey. IN.
licousv wickedy srdtrtoronsy corhue large number o
pusoncs OF colder in the military service o. the tLed
states 10 the number abou, ,j0 So mhtaby rui
foue quagtrrs ia close and small Er,a Of rrouud
wholly IN f,1aa'c 20 e wsu. and dcitru,tive tcr
health wc he vet ilow and u', ndrd; ana While then 90
hlrthcrsnce 4 his evil de-u. in sid the .-iI
,e 5ar, r. or other shelter .nfeeni fr iher projection
froui the iucemcucyo Winter and e des and burning nu Of
Summers and with ueh NJ intent did 'use aud cause TO b.
a., "a rom them their clothing baue camp -qui ma
other topcityot wchtaey wc.e possssed s, tie tme q
c ia rcfusc % rn. 70 be irrni.hrl food either
ofa gnsy or 'asesni - rssis~ hsth s a., .ss .
ior cooking In slnm"f ai - u" SAD pigi fis ~I "
quate & sustain health whirh Dr. vel suow and dd compel
thc ,iid prisoners 10 nwIoletgn~ water, cekL "ii
tho nth ard g,rbeso Of the prison snd on Fiolnd anI
the ohal .nd drainage of the wash nolss q aid
Pg ~S,G wnT,Sy sns P, sHd ar1S r. tei bol5
heth; ihef minds injured I'D thci n ce,, 1.ssn 80
by reason thereof wh le the said Henry N l.n and
t.lc cl know aud inil and 20 knowing add VI. ly In
icnans do r.iose aud to provide props, e1,.nS.
Inedc. attendance for tie rest en Of ttc health ,nJ
,yil designs. permit hrm ~ Lusulsh ani oi ifon want o.
care sorer reuueuf and 'e said Henry Wiz ,tli pur
,a,ss ,s5i i the s' epseglsd d ns". living the bod
Of tLc d,-d anti tcy became e3uP aud onb,ome ini
thereby greatly iIcrea ID the uuRholesomenets oi the
III. on iisomuch tlat greet numbcls OF said Tn.ou.
bv hecof; end the nd Henry wiz sil pur.ans hi.
and cruel purpoe wholly rreardns the l.sg's Of
eiousy and vIy .u'j~c' the prisoners s'orrs1d 20 crue
uHasual ana riainou, gl,,amen. ef1n sYht n.,i e.d
and binding nunbes OFT prisoners ai1fctd closely together
with are chains around ,r ncck' aud feet 90 that thty
were subcctod the buIng rbys o. te sun, oc without
food and drnk or hour Gnd eyeu days io which s,d cruel
iro tnient nunbsr whose nafnes Ne unknown Achrnri
fed and died rnd b.. tus aid Wiz did further croely
aud uJurr t1rl prioncrs by maAinsy tn- Mem up
.pt Of called tho osioe thns drpryins them ohe
ofthcir limbs sld orur them to e and rnd of many
ug without food drink in C1naequtnte Of which, naly
who,e nance ere ~ sss'ira 90 "a "a u,a a, Ia N .' ~
m aud cause 30 be dc guacd within the prison incostfe
containing sal prisoners, dad nue., pong n, around
sbou 70 distant uud wi.n sld stocsnde and hay-
s 30 established sad dead line which in places IN
1ns 9as rps e o qbs baaa "a S 0ae po the iop Of mail
stakes posts he the fod Wiz, nsru tel the prison
sHd sota S sy Of ne sYa ponsr. foed I'D o might m upo
psls over, under aeC, o s'id dsad hge Fusua1,
essly given by sail Wiz, the laid priion guard did
bre upon anl Nh number Of said prsonersi ;
rose dd keep and nee friou. aad boody dog. danger
to human Ito 10 hun, down lioneI. Of VIZ aoisli
there wiluly and naicouy suffer ce aud encourage the
ssd dogs 70 teze tear, angie and MAIN the bodies aud
cited said then and there did whereby large number
OF prisoners Of who, during the time l1fead uaer Their
escape and recap tuTed died and the sid IL stu pu
suing h wicked purpose and -til sidng IA oul a
piracy did cause be used for the pretended purpo 81
ssid impure vaccine then and there by direction
and order Of said Wir macousy. crpeY 1nd wcAedy de
posted IN thc OF vl ~
which large numbers OF them Lost the Of he and
many Of them injured that they soon thereafter died
all OF which lie, the said Henry WIZ, well Knew ald maic
ion,y ard i aid of tho exiting Rebellion agns'
the United states with the view 20 assist In weakening nnd
imparng the lee Of the United States and In ithennee
OF the sad conspiracy and with the toll knowledge consent
and pa,ors aforesaid he, the sald
Win, then and there did. -
OF charge l." Guilty" after amending said charge to read
follows:
"Msllcouy, wiuly and trstoron'ly and IN aid Of the
then existing Rebellion against the United States OF
America, before the nth Day OF March A. lBbi and
divers other days between that day ana the ION day o
April 1865 combining ang nnd consprng together
with jefferson Davis James Seldom Howell Cobb, John
II. Windcr Isaiah ii. White w. ). Winder W.. shelby
Reed, X. r. Stevenson 4. 4. Moore - Kerr late hos
pita steward at Andesonvle, James Duncan Wesley W.