Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-28

man 70 20 outSlde o. the dead line AND pe snotl
rather thAn live in the prison. One day rebel
sentinel bad Just shot one of our men another
prisoner said We would retaliste when the sentry
Reloaded his piece, took aim a the man and said
would XII him Be S,tsrsd another yoId; IT,
stenoh, Thought The stencil eansed the death Of
many efthe men. Had ssen the soldiers digging
through maggo,s 10 get roots. BAD seen sick and
serss hlled with msggots aud dies. In one in
ktance knew q man 10 die from lice. when the
clothes were taken from his body the lice ap-
peared - thiek on his body as the cloth.
The food was insu hcient. There was no medi-
cine given inside the stoekade.I Witness was
sick. The only medicine he got was sour meal
water. The sick were carried out at the south
gate. The sergeant would have To- see the sick
belonging TO bis detachment were In one place.
In some cases the men would die while waiting
10 be carried out Tho surgeons would come aud
have one or two sick men out OF twenty orthirty
sent to the hospital. The water In the stoctade
was often very nithy In the portion Of the
stoekade whore witness was confined there were
some wells, very deep, but no water In them
had seen men dying from starvatloni had seen
onions sell for sl each, In confederate money.
The prisoners in many cases seemed totally dc.
pIaved and demoralited. ..L "'' .
mrhe nearer We got 10 the stoekade the more
clear was the water the men would go and reach
over the dead line as far as they could, for the
purpose Of getting clear water. During the month
| Of October, 1884, some Of us were allowed to 90
out undor guard 70 get wood witness went out
with party oftwen!y; made his escape; found
good Siding plade; heard the yelping Of hounds I;
finally came up to witness yelping; one Of them
put his nose against the face Of witness; witness
was retaken aud carried back 10 wirz, who said
him ~ Witness was then taken back to the
| stookade. The man told witness he had been
prisoner himself once and he did not like to make
the dogs tear him.
The court at this hour q o'elock) took recess
Al two O'Clock the Commission reassembled,
and the examination Of
SERGEANT BOSTON coRBErr
was continued. He testified that scuryy was a
general disease; witness was affected with II |;
some were unable TO walk q comrade had II so
bad that q second roof formed over his mouth.
In September or October two or three hundred
men were taken from the stockade to work on a
building outside; had the same number Of men
been allowed to gather timber, they could have
built good shelter inside the stockade. The
men were perfectly willing to go out and work.
A number Of the sick men received nothing but
boiled beans aud molasses; a great number Of
them died; they were brought out BY cords.
Witness suffered very much from hunger.
Many died from not havieg sufficient food. Saw
stout, robust men come in they would in short
Cross examined: Did not know who the sutler
was. Saw several mon In the suffers place
They were Union prisoners. The sutler was al
lowed to go out. He brought goods in the stock
ade with wagon. Witness had seen maggots
in food given to him to eat. Had seen them on
the sores OF soldiers.
The maggots were caused by men not being
able to go to the sink saw maggots about there
a foot thick. Witness saw the man who was
with the hounds; did not know his name; II was
not Capt. wirI
Question by Mr.. Baker: Have you ever seen
Capt. Win commit any acts Of yiolenceH
The witness replied that he had heard Of him
committing such acts, and knew he did. He
must relate all the circumstances that he knew
in regard to II.
Mr., Baker-You must only state that which
you have seen.
Gsn. wallace-The witness can state all the
facts he knows, and the sources from which he
obtained his information.
Mr.. Baker-I object to this.
Gen wallace-The witness must be allowed TO
go on, sir. Take your seat.
Witness said while he and others were being
taken from the stockade to the cars heard Wirz
swearing behind him; did not zee wirz strike
the blows, but knew blows had been given, and
saw q man down and wirz by him.
8. n. BROWN
Testified that he was In the United States service
from 1881 to 1895; was taken prisoner at Ply
mouth and taken to Andersonville; saw Capt.
wirr There was q crippled prisoner. He asked
Capt. Win to take him out Of the prison, his leg
him, but turned to the sentinel and said shoot
that one-legged Yankee devil The sentinel
fred, the ball took effect In the head and killed
the mau. (witnoss here recognised Capt Wirz)
thirty day furlough. Witness had seen the
hounds; Capt. Wirz and another man was with
them. Saw man who was wounded by the
doSs; ,.,,,..
they were searched, aud everything they had
taken away from them. Witness was robbed OF
his watch and sl75 in money. On the LIST Of July
the prisoners had nothing to eat, because some
Of the prisoners had taken some rations from the
ouartermaster. Capt. WirI would not allow the
prisoners to have anything to eat until they
found out rho had taken the rations from the
ouartermaster.
JACOB d. BRowS testified that he was In the
military service from January, 1862 till 1855 was
prisoner at,Andersonville from the Sd day Of
May, 1854, until the 9th day Of September, 1865.
About the 9th Of July witneSs saw Captain WirE
with 4 sentinel near the cook house. The pris-
oners were there to get water from the brook
Captain Wirz ordered the sentinel to fire upon
any prisoner who should reach over the dead
line. prisoner reached over with his cup, TO
get some water; the sentinel fired, and the ball
took effect In the man head, from the effects Of
which he died.
On another occasion saw Capt. wir1 order a
sentinel to shoot man the sentinel fred, and
the ball took effect In the mans breast Witness
was sure he recognised Capt. Wirz. 1t was re.
ported he had been sick, and he looked very
thin at the time On the Sd OF May Capt. Wirz
ordered the men to fall in; the men were riek
and slow In getting into ranks, when Capt. Wirz
said II they did not hurry they should have no
rations, aud should be shot down.
witness saw one man torn by the dogs. The
wound was In the calf Of his leg 1t was u terri
BILE wound. Witness was deprived OF rations
from the LIST to the 4th Of July, from the ID to
the 9th +; was not sure about the dates
Col. Chapman: Gentlemen, you can take the
witness.
Mr.. Baker: We have no questions to ask, sir.
He said With many regrets feel II to he my
duty, after the frequent occurrences which have
taken place between myself and the President Of
the Court, to say that cannot be Of any further
assistance to the prisoner by remaining Ia the
case any longer He had hoped that with the
mass Of testimony In his favor
Gen. Wallace. What is your purpose, sir2 Do
you decline to act any longer as counsel for the
prisoner
Mr.. Baker. III can do so consistently.
Gen. Wallace. What Is your purpose sirY
Mr.. Baker. wish to state that must leave
the prisoner now to take care Of himself
Gen. Wallace to the Court. Does the Court de-
sire to hear him :
Several members replied that 1t was not neces-
sary.
Gen. Wallace. The Court does not desire to
hear you, sir.
Col chipman Mr.. schade, will you examine
the witness
Mr.. Sehade: No, sir.
Gen. Wallace: Do you abandon the case?
Mr.. Schade: II the Court please, | have tried |
to stay as long as I could, but deem It my duty |
to follow the example OF my colleague,
Gen. Wallace: Do you abandon the case, sirH |
The Judge Advocate will take care OF the rights |
of the prisoner. |
Do we distinctly understand the counsel for |
the prisoner abandon the casef
Mr.. Baker-We do not abandon the case, but |
leave 1t In the hands Of the President and the |
Judge Advocate.
Gen. Wallace-That is enough, sir. Take your
seat.
Mr.. Baksr-we believe we could make out the |
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