The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-09-16
THE wIRZ TRIAL.
Fifteenth Days Proceedings.

day had been road, Mr.. Baker brought 70 tho auen-
ton Of the Commission, q matter in relation W Wit
nc0es fjr the defence which he thought Il would be
bet.er 10 steud 70 IL a. thi, time. The Judge Ad-
vccate had suggested to him that II might be sub
eet outside Of h' authority and therefore pro-
pcily belonged to the Court. Some time before this
trial commenced the gentlemen who were then act
ing a. The prisoners counsel requested that NUM-
her Of witnesses for the defence should ho sent ior
and on their Application this was some. some Of
them could not be found. and Others, Who were
found had no. yet reported. The roston for This
neglect. the council for the defence Did not know.
teveiorad witch showed the necessity OF other VT
heinz summored, ~ order 70 meet mes points
te ed, mostly Ia Ceorgis, snd NAV. be found
in lev dnv-; hut In some places thele
'hen by Written commupicsliOn.; therefore,
II ~, no, probable they could be leached by tue
me thev we're wanted to testity IN this court uder
these circumstance. It -u ior ,hs Govern to
Iat hether the defendant should have he iteiues
which the uoyernment could snord' or ~hs.aer ne
vts an absolute necessity that thc d,io ndsnt should
have 'hc vitnesse. in thi, rsy oT n9i st sll me
couusc believed thtt do. endant could show an snpe
dofcnco tits their tinceIo tehoi. aud 1t Wa
Tor th, to 'k that the prisoner have the mean. OF
makitg his defence. IL 1t ". within the iuusdic-
ton of thi. Court he asked that messenger be dee
patched With iubpnnss for such lSisons, whom be
iet 4 absolutely necessary toeumnon or the oeirnce
OF the accused. SO far re- ates 70 New foik, kch.
mond and in the ncis hboThood, the witnesses would
a. son, for nj the e. rense of the defence Bnt fur
ther south, there UCins sIeater diitcutes snd IN
srcascd eXperres Il bocf me ah,oucly necessary that
the Government 'hond uant the accommodation IN
jude Al, o1ate Chlpman replied tina, the Court
were that iroui time to time he hsd urred hat
the is be complied with. namely that list o vites
a. he ffu shed That had net fully done and ihs
morning the Court was called upon 70 meet the ie-
I.e,t o. de council that another special meoenFer
i@ cent South. lie slid four ~teks go thnt one
,ouid BE- ueAps,ched 70 hrcure winegses mort LOT
i.,,er sa'e manly here Al the t,rne he bsli'f
vsnt TO the Old Capitol Prison, and after ths ae-
isuaant had been furnished r,ih a coy o. We
char er aud pccfcatiour againlt him. q hs OF NJ
n, .,es WAS made out by the prisonei ,ulel Nhea
M,,srs Hughes, Denver ana PECK, at ulat TINE his
cvunsel to which was sttschsd this tnaoL'e,e. "
,apt Wirz; "The above named ~iiaesses are NJ
Je'uire ia nv Gaze" All OF the w.tneetes' except
cn.rted for by the fact that several IN Eurce
and The others In Texas lie hai ony % say tha. ~
IN he proEs'' q TINS defence ;.s thai sddioSs
Siines,es we're necessary, II was ohiy
lair 20 the eoyernmt nt that hs sb,Se Il,V tbsr
eouId he found and alec vhGt they erect 70 prov
by them On SATURDAY he snbp1nacd io.S witnesi,. -
| Snyelope. for msiins A fat M III" counsel hAi
urnisiei him with the naino' oi ~itne'sos ne hAd
W BaSe said II might be well in reply to the 'qs-
eeston OF the Judge Advocate to call attention 10 t9
taet that many witnesses v ho had been sui pWnsei
ir lie prosecution had been examined on tue part o
| de Government. and sometimes sltnes'es co.
p.inea th. m % hen .omsShs for the pfo.ecu-
| ion. He hardly believed the jude Ady"ate
| would attempt 70 use the inhueheo VI tns
| LoVernm.nt 10 frighten or pres OUT OF
our Witnesses snythins for the prosecution and ne
would no, charge II. But the witnesses came mere
| under very peculiar oireumstances many oil tht IA
feel u necessary ior tnein 70 shl - s ., " ~ - @ /,
ossr,, TO .hos their ffendship good teelne to It's
government Witnesses hai remarked 20 MN " rnen
xou 'npvo.s win leave anything undone 10 save my
own headr ~ 1hiI Mr.. ksker said without reluirihs
any pressure the part Of thc oihcesC OF tLt koeh-
| usui uould account for the vi'nesret summoned tOr
tue defence appearing willing az the Judge Adyo' s,e
antnnA,ion femerked that Tie ahenet Of the Wit
nl,sa. referred necesstated the presence o olhsI-
IN an their place With regard " the tutge -loh o
IN, uIge Advocate, that he should make an ahdhy1i
seSe.bnt he prcposed 70 prove by each sitness he
| te,Ily could not DO 20 for want OF time WE SoI
Void haze TO ADJOURN for ssIk W enable him u
! do so
! -, .oar da,;h.r.tins Win closed door,
The Court amer u'''' ,N', '. -.
announced its deeisoh Ee'IuVe " 'ne '4''
| 1,., ,ha d.fsnaan, should present TO the Court
,, ~ 20 re n.lae, OF the :, vera ue-ies,
places Vl Iesiue@t NJ cc,5I,, a. fbS tscLs he gxsri,
~ " ioun.' h 80, move by e,ch Of them: iIuu
,b,s ,h. Court MAJ DEL. rmine the liaiy y: ia,
| e'lae"yy, 49, ..it ,ha Ionrt unIorstogd rom hi
u' bsho So, a,h ali The lin III counsel could giv,
suart ihsv could not with u Ell ote cute,
10 ms tuuJecl' u'ey .tsd.vits ia %. gllIing
how aIh" W - Ipny1hins in In. power 10 give th.
hoseNvE " 6siy sstu,e and must from necessity
after the pio,., u,iIn nGu S rI,t rcaiifed ever
IA pIuii " 90 .ort dav and uigpt 20 n at the ~ b
nrn,. might I've sent ~ econ A. ,o.s,ble.
nAiLe. u .hS a' do i,c,, Wien he e1p cte 4
cOue "As - a W a "a NJ M. he Isul.d M Ia. morn
prove ~ Ihose Nh'se u-i-''' 1' A' "
ms. Nh. ..,,i.1 ,h., 4, ,.ou,r,d .itpe
MI MI pshI pp,os leg Iii n rtguife ou TO draw
nsn, ~ 90 80 ''
the hinue'he =. 49,. A.. workine sten1 q
~ NJ nyen,s q, ~ 'biitv it.,s.s,. eould "a.