The New York herald., 1865-05-13

vision was captured including General C0rse command
and al the surrender there were found remaining In the
division only Eve 0fcers-oue surgeon, captain and
he Sx 'Is m hs .no y
great that these ave were all the officers Of the division
left including the brigade stafk General Fields d.
vision was the only OF Longsreets corps that was
found 10 decent shape. The facilities afforded By the
Confederate officers 10 carry out the system OF parole
and Read were not on the rolls Of their regiment
was no proof that they not paroled II the men
were present he would, doubt soon nnd their names
The Judge Advocate claimed that the examination Of
tho rolls showed that they could not be regarded CON-
petent testimony The witness had shown that II was
not only unnecessary for the names Of Chapman and
Read TO be on the rolls or their regiment II paroled but
ina, TT was very probable th,. they were on other rolls
the testimony Of the Witnesses Chapman and Read after
the examination he felt compelled 70 reject them ovi
dence. Of
The counsel for the accused insisted that II the
had been with their commands at the date OF the surren
Ger T, their .i names would appear on the rolls
DIVISION were made out week after the surrender There
wss great T on the part Of the to 60.
paroles in order to be the first pass through
tions whore forage and subsistence might be obtained
When the commissioners frst went TO Pcketts division
they could DO nothing, rs there left 70 look
after 1t. 60 .Nt tff. ~
The counsel held that court should decide whether
the witnesses, Chapman and Read paroed soldiers
OF not The roll did not show It, and he challenged the
court to proveit
Inc cOuIt was cleared LOr QeIiDerAti0n.
On opening the Judge Advocate stated that the court
had decided TO admit copy Of the rolls evidence
Mr. Harris then proceeded TO read his defence 70 tho
court stating that he was In way connected with the
land or naval forces Of the United States and that he
not committed any offence. He had not harbored the
prisoners and had been proven that they did not od
In tho house n,which they stated they had He said
that they had stated to him that they paroed prs
oners, and asked for lodging He being actuaed by
desire % get rid OF them aud knowing their poverty
gave each OF them dollar pay for lodging at the
hotel 10 which he told them 10 return.
The defence having closed the testimony was read over
and after brief deliberaon with closed doors the court
forwarded their Judgment TO the Judge Advocate Gene
raj, and adjourned sine die fnlf
The decision will probably be published in general or
ders next week.
The Trial OF Mrs. Perrins by Court Mar
tia1. ~
wAsuxGros May u, 1885
The trial Of Mrs. Bessie Perrne of Baltimore was re-
suned to-day before the martial or which General
Chapman Is President and Colonel Chipman judge Adyo
cate Mrs Perrne Is charged with assisting the rebel
cavalry IN plunderng the train between Baltimore and
Philadelphia during the raid OF General Earv last snr
mer a. A nrs ',l7T'l =
Among the witnesses for the prosecution was Mr. A.
Perry who was on the train at the time OF its capture
lie testified that when the passengers ordered TO
leave the cars he saw Mrs. Perrne shaking hands with
the rebels and seeming very much pleascd she also
pointed towards trunk, which the rebels broke open
Charles Fisher, FIRST assistant engineer in the navy
not only saw Mrs Perrnc welcome the robcs but kss
one OF them She said she glad that thew had come
or that she expected them and, pointing baggage
told the rebels that 1t belonged Yankee ofcer After
the passengers were on tho gunboat the.witness said
boat who had welcomed the rebels and kissed them
The lady heard the remark and replied that among the
rebels were numbers OF some Of the first families OF Bal
He heard rebel officer tell the accused that thew
expected to be In Baltimore the day would cali
on her and that they would take OF her baggage
The evidence for tho prosecution having been closed
witnesses we're called for the defence among them Mn
Harper, who said she left Baltimore in company with
Mrs PerrIne. They we're going 10 Newport, r. l. After
the train was stopped by the rebels she and Mrs. Perrnc
retired 70 neighborins grove Tho left her in
iant eighteen months Old, with the nurse, while she
some others who were with the rebels were generally
known in Baltimore. Mrs. Perrine offered her fan aud
sornc cologne TO sick Union soldier who lying in
the grove.
Union officer, who conversed With Mrs. Perrine,
stated that the passengers the train yer, much
exced and thought sc implicated with the rebels
In breaking open the trunks.
Witnesses we're produced to show the nervous and
citable temperament of Mrs Perrinc In order
for her at the time Of the seizure Of the
By the rebels. ~
The defence then closed.
Interview With Ex-Governor Aiken OF
South Carolina.
From Washington letter la Rochester Democrat
Mr. Aiken has none Of the unc,uous solIdy OF person
which position Is supposed TO bestow, and Il the rsrthcs
remove irom those Quatebums who have 20 success
fully cultivated pompCus and offensive man1srs He IS
nve eet ter in height perhaps and may weigh hun
dred aud forty pounds His hair and fun whskers and
mnstsche are very gray, but his manners are as sub
dned aud courteous and his bright during his
memorable contest with Banks for :he Speakership
when he wasn't elected but thought he was and com
mltted 10 memory his speech OF acceptance. The Gov
crnor's face ~ scanned and furrowed unduy for q man
of sixty, and has an anxious, yiglani weary look
nv CALLS THE C0NFEDERAT % REBEIa."
His health wss toiersblr, hc said ard he had been
treated with marked respect ever since the begun
tolerated his dis from ther schemes and now by The
President and General Jeifes, of whose consideyate
Kindness he spoke in the highest erms III was notice
able that whom hc mentioned Jer. Davis ploiies, he
said "the rebeis'-not " the confederates.''j
''lhesc have been four dreadful years. he On 70
say; but told the rebels from tie beginning what the
end would be. have been disappointed In only one
resp ct-l told them would give them years he
conquered in and II has taken four They have fought
into the fght and the women checred them gave
their Jewels and treasures the cause You OF the
family In tho South bsresved and told them would
be so.r
ns Avows uyswERvise UNION SENTIMENTS.
He said, mo, have my lot with them. I
told them they were wrong from the Irst gave toast
for Vie Union at nuliacation supper in 1880, and
Offended all my young associates and since the rebellion
commenced have not been 70 Richmond or Mont
gcDey, and have declined oBce from Mr. Dayiz for my.
self and friends When Mr. Davis nv guest recently
ut Charlc.on defended the Union, and secuted ihe
ahurd doctrine OK secession In conversation with him.
Since the war began have said done thing
OF which my consc.encs accuses me act of dsioy
slty TO the nation"
MS JUDGMENT or JEFY. DAVIS.
he continued By saying that Davis net the
President and never should nsve beon chosen He had
aud had bcen very unpopular since his election
south Caroriane had denounced him without stnt-but
II was position where Impossible He had
not high opinion or Dasls' morals discretion but
seemed 10 him incredible how a OF education and
culture; OF refined taste member Of the church, who
sat AZ 'hrss table and parook OF the sancled body
and blood OF the worlds crucled Redeerner could pos
bly, harbor thought Of completely In the assassination
He supposed President Johnson had good evidence how
ever hut II such compcity proved u would msteh
ally damage his respect for human nature
THE WAR ENDED.
TIE Governor aid tho war was Substantially over when
Grant took Richmond; all the South agreed TO that No
organized guerilla warfare will be carried on The people
Of tne South v III not penot a. selfish instinct TO de-
fend themselves will stimulate them 10 hunt down
gucfas. He spoke with pr.de of having recently pre-
SIDED meeting in Charleston express regret and In.
dgpaiion the murder Of r Lincoln lie said that he
had los nearly oil his properly in the (some seven
or cilht million doars but II he ssved enough for his
support he should not MORN the loss
Tbs Is the substance OF the cOnvcrsstion II Is said,
though did learn u from bin, that the Governor s
brought here charged with aiding blockado but
even " he s II he far innocent than Robert "
Lee, who n lonzcd IN quiet way at Richmond, and 10
not menaced with trial at ALI
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