The Portland daily press., 1865-09-20
BY TEL.EGRAPH.
rHE rR1A1 or wrRz
TO THE DAILY PRESS. 9

On s.:rsg .sa WASHINGTON, Sept. l9.
The Werz Military Commission Assembled
this morning. Mr.. Baker mentioned tbe
names of several witnesses whom he asked
might be called for. One of them. he sail said
would testify IN relation to the scarcity of nro,
visions IN the South, as connected with The
Andersonvle department, and anotbar =, t ~
gard to the impossibility of obtaining medic;na
even for the confederate service. Mr. RaLer
asked that subpoenas be sent to these and
other witnesses heretofore named by s,sc;el
messenger Some of them, perhans cond he
reached by mail. $500. -
Judge Advocate Chapman said one messen-
ger could not reach these witnesses in six
weeks 70 serve stDpenas. He therefore s,lg-
gsSeed that teiegrams be sent to the nearest
ihihtafy posts 70 summon the Witnesses. This
would save large amount of time. and he
equally as eficacions as dispatching . special
messenger.
Mr. Baker said he had been informed that
tne rallroads were now in such condition that
the heart OF Georgia could be reached in three
days.
The Court decided in earnest deliberation
the Judge Advocate issue subpoenas for the
persons named, TO the commandants of South
ern departments. The examination of the
witnesses was then resumed. ~, -
w. 1. davenport. residing at AndersonyiIle,
Ca, testified that he was agent for four coun-
ties, and that in the year 1854 he received as
fittings 247 1858 pounds of bacon. $1,000 bushels
corn, 1861 bushels wheat, 1920 pounds rough
rice, 81 bushels peas, 300 gallous sorghum,
and 1855 pounds of sugar. From the LIST of
January to the 10th Of April he received from
the same counties LII, 726 pounds bacon, 49,
5S1 bushels corn, Sc bushels wheat, old crop,
2Vil pounds rice, S54 bushels peas, 50S2 gal
Ions syrup and SO pounds sugar. There was
also 6nn0f Of An6orQor,xi1lo.. eosl
he heard that ladies near Andersonville made
two successful efforts to relieve the prisoners,
but the third time they were repulsed by Gen
Winder with insult. Y ~ yaat
Major Noyes testified that the arrest Of Werz
was made as quietly as possible. He informed
Werz and his family thatif Gen Wilson found
that Werz had done nothing more than his
duty and acted in ODE fence to orders, he
would probably be released. Gen. Wilson did
not authorize witness to give any promises,
and he did not think he did. The prisoner
remained under guard all the time, and was
never on his parole. ...eyr *
James Moore, assistant gun master o. A.,
testified that the number of ,burials at Ander-
sonville was 1912, Four hundred and fifty
one bodies were unknown. The number of
graves in the small pox cemetery was sixty
four. These included all they had been able
to find. The bodies were buried in trenches
from 100 to 200 yards long and SO closely that
I the tablets containing the names and rank Of
the deceased almost touched the graves As
those last buried were not found marked, no
disinterments were made for relatives.
John NJ. Yonker of the 18th u. S. infantry,
testified to the recapture Of escaping prisoners
by blood hounds and other cruelties perpetrat-
ed at Andersonvile. .asa aa 30 ~
/ James P. Stone of the I'd Vermont, and sew
eral others testified to their cruel treatment.
4 The Court adjourned until tomorrow. Is