Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-28
Trial Of Henry Wirz.
HIGHLYIMPoRgASTTEsTIMosT
A Tale Of Suffering and Misery
SERGT BOSTON CORBETT on THE STAND
-
HORRORS OF ANDERsoNvILLE.
A COLD-BLOODED MURDER.
The Counsel for Wiz Abandon the Case.
OF ANDERsoNvILLE.
A COLD-BLOODED MURDER.
tn, Counsel for Win Abandon the Case.
SEVENTH DAY.

1th' LEW WALLAoh, rrosiuen''
S1L unssss Judge Advocates.
The Commission met this morning at 10 o. clock,
al, tho m.mbers p,esent and the Judee Advocates
~, 80 ,I - ~. -.,.
"nen ,ne doors were h's' openeu .n,' "o'n'ns
persops not coming in until the examination OF
v,,r..... ,r.. .ommere.d xvbieh was abopt l9
~ ~,''NU,'-. - A.. ---i. ...,. ..t.,- =.
o CLOCK most oi 'no mornins SoSS'on po'ns oo
oupied each day in reading the testimony Of the
previous session.
A ...ha, o,I.a,.. ,voro ,-o.o,, ana o,c, MAD
number OF ladies' were present. ana occupied
seats In the room
The prisoner was brought into Court about 10
4, o,eloek and shown To his usual ssat In appaar-
80 -. ~. -. =. 80, n.,,.. M "a
1nn ~ ,ha ,s.,imnnS thIs morning bs M re.
ns ,s.s,,s ~ a.,aa J ,onnsr.a,ian ,.tth IL. sann
qIepM.y saS s5Sgssed In conversation with MS eoah-
NJ NJ. ~. ~ ,ho om.i.i .onoxt.xs h.1ar
n, Sne 10 o ,,,nnn ay ,s ,,;nn,o. .vssa ~,
~ o;cIonr sns closed at Ian minutes nsst n
nY,iosr sisnN S''
''o'>' no,.,-u x,,,ooo
hobhhr n s nL,Vee, -.
Ihe wnness sworn On Ssa,tt,uIaay, was cross 'ek *
nnhineo ~ Mt; Da ~. = a pses ees IN .'' sne
Union army from lith u oausus.,, ioos, unui
June i, 1850 wascap,ured zVth april 1904 was
taken 70 Andefsonvnie; was IN prison
Charleston and NJ Florence hter ne was In
AnaersGnyiiis; ni,. & a.. u,,,,o, =, ,s ,.-
Question. what was the condition OF the pns-
onets In those PRISONS ,,..,., A., .
The Judge Advocate objected, on the ground
that the condition Of prisoners In other prisons
had nothing to do with the trial OF this case Col
Chapman said that unless the gentleman would
oonhne himself 70 cross -examinatlon hereafter,
he would ask the Court 10 enforce the rule 10
compel the gentleman to reduce his questions to
writing.
Mr.. Baker argued that II was with view to
show that the prisoners at Andersonville were
treated the same as those In other prisons
Col. Chapman said the condition Of other pris-
ana had IN Ia wi ha ri nf n "A
The Commission sustained the objection Of the
Judge Advocate.
Gen. Wallace said that some Of the members
voted with the understanding that the counsel
might proceed, II he would adopt the witness as
his own.
Witness resumed Enlisted as q private; was
sergeant major at the time Of capture; had no
They were all treated alike. Raub was not re-
spected there.
Witness was In the stockade all the time, ex-
cept when he went out under guard after wood ;
was confined In the south part Of the stockade.
They came to the conclusion that those on the
hill in the stockade died as fast as those near the
swamp. Some parts OF the prison the soil was
soft, In other parts 1t was hard red clay. The
swamp occupied four or Ave acres The whole
prison covered sixteen or seventeen acres.
The prisoners were turned In the stockade, and
then had to shift for themselves; they could go
70 any portion OF the stockAde except the dead
iinei was out OF prison four times, under
hours.
The prisoners selected their own men to bring
In wood when they were allowed 70 go out AZ
one time when the men were out IN the woods
they captured me guard and made their escape
never knew OF Capt nzpreyenting men going
OUT 70 get wooa' hiter me attemptsto escape the
waSS hx sows oPs The nrisnnss sons a Ihs nv 70 Ss.
wU1a SsS pr some yuy n,p ne t aug me weiis
with spoons or hall nal eanteens pieces Of plates, or
Any'nns 'hey I oouia se' hoia o. inc prisoners
~ at aIi LII ,,oai Ine pSt,ee squaa
sIdaI ~ tSs s,ncIads toarda ~ ,om posh h
saan nrsanar. o conaa ~, inc centre neg
%nnaP IN S,nr nsnHiiia SomsnS,, eAM seyeiai
Isis Nayar ssw Can't Win, ,aL ,ae ~, nsr A. p,ah
sron anw 90 U.S p, hn.ssaS 'ne ny , unkets
robbad ~ their bIanLsts hnt did no, psonyh,s hs
robbsd tbsm Tbs nonS,t,on Of iha n,i.ou ,aht mhV
hSvs pssn in n,ravsa Can, w " me P'sos mign.
naIIoa raanIspions ns -, w .atns naue is INV
pf"nsS dn tha al ~ Tn,v snd IIth y, pole, poi,os
tts nrisonsrs bsd notbina 10 as, Ma not Ius
ths TaaSon ,yhy they rssaixsd noIhS,n Ano"
wi, Al - 49,. ~ nyysnhs ,yG ~ ea'.
Ian III InIaaIn ~ a. %a s nn1o Sm Spe any Mness
and VIII, assisted Mn 4, "attiDs ~ 'oI vr,, Woou,
horght that w. an an, ~ ~ feSnk w. ""hesS
R1s,h. Inaa. 70" aSsoasta az " nLs
I'm one Say snd ssid siI tha nr,senes " anns
mns, ba ~ IN au ssu al s tno PrsonerS uo,vVl
bisnkst. wonId he Ppa...,aS n' rh VI tneir
The nav .tocEsds wss ahon, a. a., JPeuins 70
A"" Tno,'.s ' "iue'
,a.,,so. h -, ~ a. ",.I s,-,--
testneo ,na' ne was ~ the United states service;
S%e,ohssa %Nnsa ~ ,ne 20 ohio, anu was captured In
MI NJ I-.,.s- - Neay SPih"bei
Ms'' 'i,ss snen " yason, ~ anu lastly 70 anderson
vie, oa. nas sksh sa tnere some ume during the
sum suhmet OF ioot. wheh ne arrived a, Anderson
WIS ne was seaIoheo py oaptsin WIFI and his
%1ney % aha osned uaea 'n,ngs ne hsd taxen from him.
MnneSs haa szoo, s,oo IN Rold. WirI was here
a0id 70 sland up and was identhed by witness.
ihe PloPety never was Ieturned. one day
MGaptAin wrl was gong throegh the stockade,
q SICK prisoner said captain am sick, may
70 OUT and get some fresh airi Wirz said !:
mhat 40 you mean Dy thAH Wit then drew
hreHoiNer ana snot me man the ball took elect
IN MS breast ana ne died that day. Witness said
ai,er oAptah wrI eAme IN win guard and put
ball and chain on witness ! wore the ball and
ehan some time; nnaliy got them on, and made
MS escape from the prison. Witness saw the
Pislol In the hands OF WIFE WIFE was about
iour and q hali feet from the prisoner when he
shot There was place the prisoners would get
the water from-a well, with a long pole; this
was near line where they said II any OF the
prisoners went over they would be shot. Some
times there would be crowd OF men around
the well some OF them would get beyond the
line and the guard would shoot them down.
Cross-examined: Was In the I'D Ohio three
years. was prisoner from six to nlne months
was In hospital a6outtwo months. Witness was
esP.ured AZ W0I river, missisHppl, by the 18th
mlssisslppi. They look MIN 70 holly Springs,
IRON there 70 Jackson and then 10 Andersonyille.
Nnness hso peen IN the service year and nVe
montns when no was captured witness cap.
tuTed ,he Sloo IN gold mad made raid had
seen SAptAh WIFI we've or thirteen times be-
lore the assault saw MN riding around the
prison ne rode roam morse. witness on one
ocoasloh 'oIa SAP'alh WHh nc would IKE 70 go
,,. 20 ans nosPt.s. nno9' toar Gays after ne let