The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-22

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vile in ,he state nj GeorsA within the lines Of the
so-csed Confederate States on or tefore the frpt
,s 1,y .ld se icSs s1s di;' Het m; b.
lsvS aud he the ssid Henri wis, oAcer In tho
Milltary service Of the .o-esed Conlcdersse states
oeing thsu and there commandspt OF . military
located BY suthonty OF the .o-c.iisd Coniedei,ts
,uc con rnsndsnt fully eio.hei With authority and
IN auty bound te treat, care, md provide for ,u ch
plsced 10 his custody according TO the Law Of var did
In iurtLet,hce Of tueh comb nation. confederation
an4 ecn,p ssy, aud incited thsEeunto by tbens the
SD Rolsn 4. Ice jaime, A. seddsn. John Il.
m.ash aolu' u. Sor,hIop klchsrd y. Mhder,
,csepa Mhite ". S. waider, K. X. Stevenson. -
soOfe, and other.
tiere follows the remainder Of the ,pecihc.ion a.
already published in th. suS, detailing the close
quarters, bal -ssf food, &c, Afforded 70 the Andor
soLvillo prisonou1
And the said Henry Writ .tiil pursuins hi, viet.
ea SAD cruel purpose Wholly di,rcssrins ibe uis "a
,,ia n,se.oU.l, and wllful'y ,ugjoot th5 r-,sonss
e"ieshd 10 cruel unusual and Infamous punishInenL
y s-ye ba.. o' iron TO their ieet and bindins IA -
numbers Of the priscr era sores.id eoeelv together
WIN atge .hs!n. around their meets anu teoi that
NQy NAKED With the grcstest difficulty; aud being
% eontaed we're subjected 20 the banning Of the
sun often Without i,od dtint, Tor hou y aud even
tAs ron hioh sAid cruel treatment lsrss numheIs
70 -; ise number o. oue hupd ed. yhcs Names are
unlno~n a, s,csercd, '.nted .nd died AID he 1t.
sail " iFt- old rir'heI ciucllv trvat and nure sad
yiisonep by u alicously eoniining them rithin an
instrunont OF torture called "the s'ockL" thus de-
them 10 lie, ait and stand tor many hour. without
The power of chAnrins pc.itlon. and being
Witch many, to -it the number Of thiriy, whose
nanes aIe unknown, tiebened ant died and he, the
did es,sssb, and csus. 20 lie dsssn.,ed. ..aip ,hs
prsoa enelo.ure, containing said prisoners, "issd
,tcefade or vail onclosiBs said prison, and about
twenty feet dis ans from aud hin said STOCK ado
and having % established sad dead line (which
An m lima and m ma Inv Oth haF
places MARRIED by insecure and shifting stripe Of
boards nailed upon the top. Of call and Insecure
prison guards ,tatohed around the ,sid sockAde to
ire upon and Hill any Of the prisoners Aforesaid who
the ssd dead line pursuant to which ssid ordsrI and
ins.ruetons maliciouay and needlessly given by
iii a large sumbef Of said pr,Ons,~tO vii, the
number Of about three hundred and ihc said WirE,
@ sn sI Rss Sa saS 0sc
| human life, called blood hounds 70 hunt down
prisonors Of war sfOrossid, Who made their
escape nom bis custody, and did then
and there .ilfully and nIsciously suffer neite and
encou' .se the said beast, to seize, tear manse and
q var, shch the said beasts incitsd a, sioTssaid,
then and there did, Whereby large number Of sa,d
nsds their escape and cose lsCsp,ufed and -ore BY
the sAid boasts then and thers cruelty and inhumsnly
si, Ii. as@bef Of about i,y died. Rns he said
wiz, stil pursuins his wicked purposs and snll
N eb'ns a.,s Out ioa o Ss psnd Is
Of vaccination, Impure aud poisonous .y.o-
sHs fi6s ns %.',s saj., rs'I % :,a the Iss
IN tho arms OF many OF said prisoner, by T.sson Of
which la se .umbe /, Of .hetn % wit one hundred,
soon thereafter died. An Of which the aid Henry
Of the then eIi,dns rebellion assinsi inc United
states With tho yies to assist IN Weakening and i'm
furhersncs OF the said conspiracy, ard with the full
fn0wledr% consent and conniyanoe o. his c9n,pirs-
tors Aforesaid, the said Win then and there did
| CHARGE yooSp.
| Murder In violation Of the laws end oustoms OF
srxcrvIoArIoz FrRsr divestcd Of its legal v.rbi.se
| declares that the said Henry WirE, about the
5th day ofJuy, 1854, committed murder by vilfully
and mAliciousv shooting With revolver soldier Of
ths United state, (nAme unEnovng,hod Ha prisonef
| srEoISroATios srcoro oeol.-,s that wirz on the
bruise anu olhervho ipJuIe with the hssls of hi,
boots soldier Of tho United 5tate- army, prisoner
thai said solder soon after died.
srLclrIoAIIos IniRp declares that WirE on OF
| about the l3th Of juno, 1854 did vilitly shoot,
with q revolver soldier Of tho Lnited States name
unknown, prisoner OF war, aud Inflicted mortA
wound, Of which said prisoner thereafter died.
| srEouIoATIos FouRTH declares that said Win
did, about the Both OF May, 1854 shoo prisoner
Of ssr,s soldier Of the United sIasea namo unknown
| srtOEIoArIos FUTH declares that said wirz, al
Andersonville, on or about the 2oth day Of August
1854 aid oonnne in an instrument Of torture called
| athe steeiA"s q soldier OF the United States name
| unknown, prisoner Of war, and in consequence oi
s.a .nd cruel treatment said soldier ''0n thereafter
srkouIoAuos sISTB-Declues ths, the said
% aid 1ifniis and msiieou.y eo"sSs .oiaisf u II,
u. D., prisoner Of war, usine unknovn, IA the said
"steekhs and In consequences Of said cruel treatment
| aid soldier soos after died.
srEoIrioArios sEyEsrH-Deel.res hst on the
aOth day Of July, 1854 the ssid WIZ, While se.ini
| a. said conmnndAnt Of tho AndsrsonvDlr pr.lon
feoniousy and Of Ln malice aiorethoughL did faster
and chain together several persons, soideu DC ons
| Henry WTE's custody ~ prisoners OF war, ~ho,s
names arc unknown, binding the nects and feet "
70 carry sres, burdens, wiL large Iron bAs chained
70 heir feeA hat in Consequence OF hs tald efue
WirI, {. sfoIessid Que OF ,aid soldiers Prsoner
var = Aforesaid, shoss name 10 unhaoun died.
.bsrt .he is.h q Nay, 1854 he sale WIZ did wi
fully and mAliciousiy order rebel soldier 20 ht
upon a soldier belonsins 70 ths army OF the ni'ec
| btz .es q prisoner oi vas, name unknown, AID n
OF said order, sAid ebe solder did ,hoo
said United stAtss soditI, inh'etns rount iron
the effects Of rhich said prisoner soon shor died
BTIonIoArIos NIsTH-Dselsres that or or abou
tho ist Of July, 1864 the said Wirz of malice sfore
thouyht did order q rebel soldier on duty Al, sen
tnel or gusTa 10 the prison, 20 M upon soldier
the United Statei amy priIensT Of war, nam,
Setal sodi.r dis in. hi. mu.ie. killing lie s..c
srTGrs,oI r.os TEsru-Declare, tia, en- or sbou
tbs 9th OF August, 1904 the ,Sid henfy Wan
cd Tebel soldier 10 hTe upon prtsynero OF war
soldier OF tie L nitsd states, nAiae uuknosn, ans
sAid rebel did shoot said soldier hO Gfon after aied
| bP2OiTIcAIIoE ELyyINTu --Dcclsfes thaI on o.
about ,he ls Of July, l5Ci- Of sDsoe aio ethought
| uil cause, incl,e ana uigs certain iViSclogs anS
h.oo4thiIsty alplsls, called hloochOunds, 10 pIrrus
at.sck vOUno and tear In pieeeL solder ou.ousinl
| 70 ths A my OF the United stttes, An fis uIc ss,
| WiIz's custody, A. pT.soner u var whose name
unkno IN, and Ia consequence Lueieof the sat botd
hounds aid then and ttels, Win the knowiedse, en-
e,lrsrepent aud Iastigaton of him, the ssid WIZ
, lnEliC ously aud mrrdsrouty oven " hun, .tt-e
and morally Nouud the ssld sol1 er IL couseiuenc
Of which .Aid mortal vouad, he, the taid prisoner
| soon InuTeaitsr sed. ,
srroIyIuATIos TWELFTH declares that on ~ sbou
the Iith day Of .IuIy, 1861, ;ho rA4d h,u. NilL IN
fsouIo ousy and uslic.ousIy order !eLs! 'eutintI