The Portland daily press., 1865-10-07
BYTELEGRAPH,
r,hs TRIAL Of Wer..
TO THE DAILY PRESS.

oell .snnsyi .J go 49, s y,.as " erz
was slcA ~ S,., 1ao IL - =, Wv vas
~ coillnanu. ~ 90" W ei1 snoot
OF 6 lnlure 1 mlan. al nv Col Cb;n,,,.
,vs. 49, bastler IF Cant Werl and ontn; l.nsss
49, silo o..r:S tto stoctade haoa,,S oT'alneu
place ouaslut y sl aet ;nsida vOause lneTe was
famed Gou1ie Ia GOs ~, ne drew clothing
swLc e h,a,,sa he bear R 81 wv was SICK 10 Au-
suss, Do e. ,eo4T;ns, ~ II, VII would curse
ti,,,es mil fS,o, ana would
~ D LIZ. 81 tIs,st rao ~ roughly.
.os.ead that ba No. so vsa NeW ork cavalry,
aa 60, In oost piiSUner az Anderson
yILe no a 10y @ - ~ November LIST, 1854
M - = uy.sion Oh ninety men,
~, o.1 f So,,t .y.,oviis the dead line on
slv IN, M ,,r;sa,, ~ iag Mn.e l9is was being
.ls ~, ,-ap,,du LAY uIeslricted intercourse
Ioad s.,tia, y ADous thls time Werz Or
49,, s5 tSd S;a' lne stockade ior extor
AZ. r,u - ,.a. an. otner sergeants Inat
LIZ II We ana that provisions
W. ~ ~ anu regular Werz
Ste raIons and supply Of WOOD;
Ia e, aso pernitted 70 go outside and
GUY eoh anu ~ M oInls 10 WOOD under guard, and
sucn as. a. l,au NJ piahkets were allowed to gather
- neve. Iearu Oh Werz snootlng
IL y: any OF tne prisoners lie nearu
n a4a4o Une 'n s nen. witness confirmed the
;',a -,Iaoas u ynoius aDous STORES ana urau-
ha 3 r thro na.s wa smuggieo INSIDE ~ tne
Ss-.s r., II oMn,s ~ over Tue Walls aI nisnS III
t;a5, ~ ~. ~. Sne suusfs. ne canea Werzs atten.
a vu a ~ uS iac. tna5 Inc prisoners couo NOT
81 81 ~ e,on sal, anu Werz ihmeolaseiy proDit-
en- loI Sle N sne st9cKa9e ana connscsted me
t,SPpay ~ .le nanus oI tIauers. AIeer Ilis
is,.ssJ was peisepsloie .asts vi sais ~ te
preau.
Cross-Exanined by Col. Chipman.-There
were plenty OF wehs IN the stockade, but those
VINO acquired them by purchase, or dug them,
kepS mem ior tneir own use. Iney would
Seh cupIul Oh wafer f0r chew OF tobacco. A
piece OF tobacco two inches square and very
~ tnln Wo9id De sofa for 70 cents. The water IN
ene creek was never Ut to drunk. Abort z0
OUT Oh DIVISION OF W, under charge OF wit
Iess' ul 81 IN me stocKaae, prlncipaiy o. quar-
rnea; SIX OF The remainder were too sick to
travel 10 Mliien. He saw men suffer Tor want
OF proper 1000, and not because OF the lack OF
sulieieht quantlty OK y. 1ney couid , not eau
coIn Dread, because tneir NOUNS were 700 sore
WIN se'T'y' Witness never, IN any pattie,
was captured py Eariys advanced guard.
Oouu. not ten now drunk ne was az the tline
Of capture. he was lying with ms face down,
asleep, lWnen tne repeis look NM prisoner.
wllhsss sala ne 4ao Wrislen several ietIefs 20
tne new VOTE Daliy News, pufportng 70
give pii1h stateinenn Oh iac1s, 10 see that JUS
Z
tlat paper because nc was acquainted with
the editor, VINO was personal friend OF his.
sQues s, you knoWi lnat paper was In
sympathy with the rebellion? edI :wol8t uid
An MS 40 not Ies laaa .4sg ss.g If ban
Question.-L,ld you not Know 1t was called
acoppernead sheet, and justly SO; and did you
not know II attacked the government during
Inc ware .....g,ayl..s,..s LII q. gf -
aus. 81, never knew Us character wnen J, l
was " as asAeo Dy que oi tue euiIors 70 give
Inc PuDic some Information on the SUBJECT,
anu liu SO: " 1is
MI. ccnaue.-Ine prisoners counsel here
lntefpoSea, saying that he found that the New
orK daily News was loyal paper, support
ing tne poncy OF Fresldent johnson. He, there
lore, did not know why 1t should be called q
dlsloyal sheet. lasal iau gs9 ga Qspsnas9l sIil9
Col Chapman replied that he was very well
aware why Mr.. Schade did not see it.
MI. pchade said that no objection whatever
was taken when newspapers attacked the pris-
oner; but, when. one of them says aw0fd In
his defence, offense is taken.
Col. Chapman remarked that the competence
ola witness was the basis Of all testimony. If
he be in sympathy with the rebellion, without
being in the war, and puts himself in connec-
tion with those against the government, and
seeks an interview with the editors of rebel
In accordance with his sympathy, it was prop
er to show that he was not compent witness
The witness on the stand would have sympa-
thized with the rebellion. s-.i. M .ae
Mr.. Baker said that he had not thus en-
deavored to impeach the witnesses Of the gov
eminent. When he did so, he hoped that he
might be pitched out of the window.
Col. Chapman replied that such a cloud of
witnesses had testified to the horrors of An
Io~c x.rysIl Ia - Ia.
their comrade arms, had testified that An
Jacksonville was land overlooking with milk
and money, ne suspected such a. witness, and
would attack nun under all circumstances, be-
cause ne did not believe that the presumption
was IN ms favor. de owed this much to those
suHermg Union prisoners who perilled their
nSes IN defence OF their country, and against
wnom tnere was not shadow OF discredi-
pii..y'
Mr.. Bak II replied that what the Judge Adj
vocate proposed to do was legitimate, but the
manner IN which 1t was continued did more
credit to his heart than to his head. As an
ADVISER oil the Court, the gentleman did not do
Justice 20 tne prisoner. he was governed too
mucn Dy ms 5ea. Inc Judge Advocate must
un91Istanu tnat counsei clam tnat all which
nad peen Drougns OUT ny the prosecution con-
celni.lg .ue PRISONERS az az AnaersonylLe was not
Luc a. atlac1iiig 70 Uapt Werz, and further
W " " an .n1y souiu 10 counter
~. any wIvns imp1ession maze upon the
i,lalr,S =. .iie ooulI Aney nad put and
woulu put respecIaDie Witnesses on the
ssaI9 - leuose SUCH ilnplesslons. Il tney
ooun W away VIII sne .eslllnoly Oh tne gov
efH NJ p., mi.1 .S lucy Woua 10 50.
:, MI I, DaAer lnen asked mat tnls grave triai
snouid not pe drought DOWN 70 tne level OF
case peiore Jusace OF tne peace Wnere every
Do0y Is eItner nsuiIed OF onended- .ssg. a1
III III Sllplnan saiu, as 70 the outles OF a
!page aovoca.e, Wnile IN theory according 70
cue %ri.els On nl.sasy law ne ls Dotn counsel
.pr me !, accoseu ana ior tne government. tnat
snsoo.ss pa, wnen tne accused nlmsei
pc ot soJi, anu wneh, luxe lnls usiendant,
t, - as.e J W lienus anu counSel, m me
he ;,s1s oTr y ten9ses we oDasa,iolls VI
sne Iuage aovocate 70 aes as ms counsei.
III. DaAei salu tnaS the queStlons Were u
a asl1ed ANU 'nere'ore' ougn' not 70 De
aS me-. c..