The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-10-04
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AUS C- II N" u. Snow 'u- Nrl.'fr l-
vs.
IL the VIZ Military Commission on Sal
urlay. Capt Wright ex Quartermaster n
AldeTS0uvl-e. was recalled for the defense.
He testified tlat he succeeded r. Z. Ninier
IL tea- post. The vents q his regiment
were taken for The use Of The hospital He
sought. bar failed CD obtain. more ior ,hl-
purpose As 10 lumber be was equally un-
successful. the owners nor having been
paid Tor what they had previously furnish
ed Al Injunction was served upon him
and others. 20 prevent them from cutting
timber lie had never seen Cap. NirZ
search The prisoners.
NJ. Baker proposed another question::
" Do yon know o. any acts on the part Of
Capt. WIZ 20 ameI0rafe the condition NJ
the prisoners
The witness replied t-a- he could u0.
think Of any Witness never heard that
any soldier received q Through Tor shooting
Union prisoners. He hal frequently car
Red vegetables INTO the stockade Tor tue re-
LET Of Tie prisoners. after showing Capt.
Wirz wha- be- had Tor them. Capt. Mirz
permitted Masonic honors 10 be paid 10 de-
ceased prisoners Lieut. Davis WAS an
charge when Capt. WIZ was sick.
witness had no personal knowledge % what
Capt Wirz did ~ the stOckade. bat outside
tie s,Ockade he knew the accused pm priS-
0ners IN the stocks and chain-gaug. Tur-
ner. who had charge az The dogs. told the
witness that Capt. Wirz had promised him
$50 a piece Tor capturing prisoners but The
witness refused 10 pay BIN.
Judge Hall. o. Georgia. who had testified
%
for The defense. He said he was employed
by man named Dykes against Col. Gibbs
and Capt. Wright, 70 restrain them by al
injunction from using Dykes ground fox
buria! purposes and cutting timber on b..
DYKES subsequently withdrew his bll vol
UNFAIRLY and then the witness used his ll-
huence 10 have Dykes paid by the Coniele-
rate Government for any loss he N ght sus-
tam. Tie witness described that the land
ia the immediate Vicinity OF Anders0nvlIe
was poor pine barren. Is chief value
consisted iu IL timber. which could Dee sold
10 railroad companies i0r 'uel or cross-ties.
Capt. Wirz had applied % the witness 90
prosecute sons men who had been appg0-
priating provisions and things ci tha, sogt
belonging 10 prisoners tie took out a
search warrant 20 lud the stolen property,
but thought the process was unsuccessful
In August. 1854, he saw Capt WlrZ, whose
appearance was that of a man Just recover
ed from a spell OF sickness. He WAS feeble
and emac.ate1 Dogs are used IN Georgia
for tracking fe.ous yiolators OF law and
runaway slaves, but hy the laws OF that
State nobody could be- pursued by vicious
AMI savage dogs.
Col. Chapman objected 10 the witness
proceeding any further ou that point -
the subsequent question asked Was lrregu-
lar. lie resented as unjust 90 our soldiers
vino bad perlled their lives for their cOun-
Try, that they should be put upon the
ground OF AMI pursued u common lelOns
Mr. Baker said that the use OF hounds
was first authorized and made legal by the
laws or Tie United States The COM
handing General was authorized ,o track
haman beings with dogs.
Mai. Gen. Thomas sad be knew al about
thar.
Tie Courl -aid-"Nr Baker you mean
Florida.
Mr. Baker sail he did, aud that he might
follow zap the question 10 show that Tie
people OF the South were bound by law to
DO whatever was commanded los the supa-
riOr military officers
The court having voted against The Oh
lection raised by the Judge Advocate. the
witness In The course Of his further exam
nation. said by the laws of Georgia il was
made capital felony 10 harbor or enter
tain Federal prisoners.
Cross-examlned bv Col. Chlpman-Nit-
ness said liz >ympathies had been with tue
rebellion he was u secesslOnist. and re-
NAMED ~ such until the close of The rebel
lion. lie was active ana did an be could
l3r it. De had not been acting az counsel
for The accused. He mad, however. been
asked questions about law. aud answered
them, and had been no Mr.. Bakers Office
several times He went with him % the D.
DrlrY o. The supreme Court. and pointed
.- decision iJudse smpEia.
W. Baker objected % those questions.
which mad been done in the direct eyamina-
tiOa.
Examination by Mr. Bahei-Witaess bad
not acted Us counsel or adviser lor Capt
WirZ. nor had Ae advised how the defense
ought 70 be shaped. Re had not minated
anything about the defense. any more than
M his conversation as a witness.
". d. Hammock, Ot the Confederate az
my testified mat he never saw any Of hls
men shoot Federal prisoners, but had seen
them after they had been shot. Capt. Wirz
never 20 his knowledge, promised his fur
loughs Tor shooting prisoners. The order
was that q the squads could not account
Tor then men they should BE- deprived If
their rdtiOns. No order was issued 10 take
from St0neInaus raiders anything more
than money knives and forks. aud such
other articles d they had stolen from the
residents OF The country through which they
had passed Confederate soldiers were
the same as Union prisoners.
The Commission adjourned here until To-
dav.
The trial j. expected 10 last several weeks
longer The examination OF witnesses Tor
NE defense proceeds slowly. the counsel Ia
king care 10 thoroughly SIT them all, for
the purpose, Il appears. OF establishing the
facts. namely: That the conduct
81 the accused was humane. that be was
sick and absent from AndersOuvilie when
many OF The alleged atrocities were commit .
lie 3; thar be was not responsible Tor the vac f
-lnation which resulted SO disastrOusly. +
hat he never maltreated ANYBODY or acted .
Tiliully and maiiciously; that although the F.
'ules OF the prison We're stringent, and there
vas a lack OF physical comfort. the oh
Dutch captain. as his counsel call him.
vas not responsible 20 the extent contain
FL in the charges against him; IN a word
hat the evidence for tie Government VIII .
lot justify his conviction
\ SUBPOENA for Gen. Robert I. Lee Wa
ent OF saturday morning. and it is expec-
ed that be will arrive about tie middle of
re present week
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CJ-tt>II.<
The President has received dispatch
rom Columbia south Carolina datei
thursday. announcing that the STATE Con
eation had adjourned. after most aarInO-
ious and unanimous session Of - Lavs
hey have repealed The ordinance VI seces-
~. also abolished slavery. eQual.zed the
OF the Senate. and taxation
lroushout the state. giving the ELECTION
GOveanOr AMI Presidential election % The
eople, ordered voting in the legislature 1v
.rG rOct endorsed the administration
and dirctei commission o (
lbmit 4 code 70 the legislature for the
rejection Of tie c0.Orel population. They
ave likewise appointed judge Warliaw.
fred Huger anl Col Dewkins. q commit G
e 10 visit the President ia reference % g
s1erson Davis Governor Magratl anl q
Z. Trenholm