New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-13
ANDERS0NVILLE.
THE WIRZ TRIAL YESTERDAY.
TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENSE.
Union Prisoners Consume General
Lees Supplies.
Illness OF the accused His Arm.
a Confederate Surgeon Re-
examined.
Illness OF the accused His Arm.
WASHINGTON. Thu rsday, Oct l2, 1865.

last that the position OF the Judge Advocate the
point OF excluding witnesses for the defense prom
nent Rebel officers. the ground Of ineompcency, by
OF their having been engaged in Rebellion.
ruled on and sustained by the Commission. Such was
the fact The counsel for the accused 10 reply to
inquiry by the President Of the Court, stated that
he would not insist On tie attendance Of those wit
nesses, and there the matter ended, the President
Stating that there was nothing before tie Court Tor de-
cision on that point
The Wirz Military Commission re-aSsembied
today.
Mr. schade counsel for the prisoner. read from the
6tter-tOok OF Capt Wiz the fUl owing;
LDQRs. CoyMANDXR uF PHlsoNErs.
CAMP 81 ATIR, june c. 1861.
CAPTAN; most respectful call the attention OF ,he
COUBei commanding the post, through you, to the fol
lowing facts:
m bread which Is issued TO prisoners il Of such
inferior quality consisting OF Ie.eghth husk that il
is almost unfit for useaDd it increasing the 0yse"teiy
= and other bowel cDmpaints.
would wish that tie Commssary Of the post be no
thed have the meal boil or some other coDtrivance
arranged sif the real before issnng it. If the neal
euch is used, siited the bread ratOns would
fall short fully one qasrier OF pound.
There Is great deficiency Of buckets. Rations of
rice bears VINEGAR aud nOssses ctnn0t be issued 70
prisoners Tor the want 0f buckets at least 500 men
beine In the sioekade without anything Of the Sort III
ny Information is CT any nrmber Of buckets can
be got from Columbus Ga II the Quartcrm Of the
pest woald make tie requistion for the same.
Hoping that you Will give this your attention as coon
g. possible.
Iremein, Captain, most respectfully your Obedient
servant H. WIZ
Captain Commanding Prison.
Capt. A. ID. CHAPMAN. 4. ACjrtant of the Post
JnogeA dvocate Chipman Oijec;ed to this letter be.
ing received as evidence. The around that tie
prisoner eouid not testify in his own behalf The
Government, however, would allow The natural
iniererce from bis acts whether favorable other
wise The Judge also referred to tbe agreement here
t0fore made between hUself and counsel. that the
htterboos Of Captain WIZ was to be put in evidence
sutject TO sny proper objection.
Mr Sehsde also read the following from the same
letter-bock
HDQRs. CoHNANDYR or Prisons
CAMP SUMTER, feb 26 res. )
SIR: l have the hODCr ~ call your attention to the
following facts There is st th post lage number Of
paIOed prisoners II war WHO doing work Tor the
6oyerLmeDt which If Dut done by them would bave 10
De done by iuPressment hire. and thus b. heavy
without exception bsrefooted. having been SO long at
work that what shoes they have entirely worn out
wish 10 know II cannot be- auth crized 70 make
reQu'son on the Qurteruasters Depa tmeHt 10 supply
their in this line, buy the leather through
the CuartermSster and have tie shoes made there
ere p.eUty 0f shOelnakers among the prisoners.
Recommending he statement TO your favorable con
rid ration, Sir, very respectfully yopr ebedient
servant. H WrEz Captain Commanding Prison.
TOG. ". McPHAII, A h. c. snd A. a. L.
Judge Advocate ChipmaB made the sane objection
20 this letter as he did 70 the bs one but the Court re-
fused 10 sustain the objection.
Mr. Baker desired that the prosecution would
cude the examipstion Of their remaining witnesses IN
order that the deiese might have the remaining time
The Cour; ssd that Mr. Boxer had heretofore agreed
that the prosecution sbon introduce Witnesses after
The defense conn cnced and now be wanted 10 cut OIL
rbe Jndge-A CYOcate from the privilege grar ted.
Nothing was frequent than 10 examine witnesses
the wey OF accommodation to both sides.
The Judge. Advocate said that he bad snbpenaed
other Witnesses who woDh be here IN day or Two.
They not 50 important 20 The defendant us TO the
genfTai charge.
Col =. o. Rnhin testified that be resided near Rich
nlOnd and during the was Lieutenant Colonel in
The SUbistfDce Department Of the Confederate states
army; there was a deficiency Of commissary supplies
he Nr ~ of Less
he wOnld not say that any the pOint Uf
stsvstion. bn that there wos much priyaton 30 OO9
barrels OF -four had accumulated at RchmoDd IL the
Spring Of lr3 but the whole OF tia; reserve was con
sumed by the Union prisoners therefore the army Of
Gen Lee had 10 subsis on corn bread the meal having
20 b. brought mainly from Georgia; NJ COs Harbor
vegetables were so scarce that Gen. Lee mode
Urgent application for them 20 the War Department;
the Tor want " vegetables were suffering frOw
seurvy diarrhea, &c their recovery necessary
IN order that they might return 10 tie field The Com
nisslry Department then imported ONIONS from the
sslsnd Of bermuda through the blockade.
The witness also testified that supplies were short
throughout the entire south. for reasons which he
stated
Cross.e1arnined by Col Chpman-witness know
nothing about AndersOnvle prison; but the PRISON
srs were removed from Redmond ththeI because sup
plies principally derived from Georgia; he did not
know that any Of the Confederate sodiers starved be-
csuse Of insuciency but he had heard That
OF them lost their lives because Of lts unwhole
l. H. Kellogg. who had testified for the prosecution.
rEas called for the defense.
".
did you ever hear or know o. Capt. Wirz kicking,
striking. shooting man 30 that be died A. did
not.
Cross exan.ned-wirz bad character for cruelty
and brutuilty and uas pTofane snd insulting 10 the
prisOners they were badly treated and naturally sup
Used that be responsible for the aliases Sherulans
raiders who had been brought in were robbed of nearly
everything they had; had on merely sAirts and
pants witness did not say that Capt Wr2 DID rot in
or shoot any one but that be did lot see hun DO H.
Al the suggestion OF Jndge.AdyOcan Chip'nhn the
cross examination OF the witness wss suspended IN
the sufeFing Of and creltes TO the CniSn pfohei'a
A Andersonyilie could Do sent fos
Major 5. j. french. officer IN the ConiederaN
cOmmssary Department testified 10 the delcioHct oi
supplies n the Winter Of 1865 and Spring Of le5 Inc
rltOrs IN the arrOy reduced aud vegetapes lm-
ported from bermuda through the blockade. i9r hVe
months preceding the evacuation OF Ecbm0Do toeTn
VIZ Deyer Gen days supplies Oh hand for the army Of
zen Lee. Gen. Lee complained 0f t'o redue'on Vi 'ne
ration.
Cross e1arained--Witness said that IL owing TO
7be want cf transportation facilities that corn was
scarce In Richmond; they did not import vDoat DonTi
ne knew nothing about Ancersopyilie the meal iiI'
nshed TO tie army ofGen Lee was not bolted.
By the COurf--tien. Lee had bread every dsyf bui
several times the telegraph 10 Richmond stated that be
vas Without neat; In sucl Instances the people Oh hca
lD1d HonA collect supply Gen. Lee inicrmeG hin
tgltnes that he had frequently been prevented from
moving because OF not having Subsistence for his army
Dr. Ray vas recalled fOT the defense. Capt WIZ
ne sad. Has ssck tWo thirds II not the whole oi sep
Emoeri be had never dressed IN the Anceftohfnle
hospital the wogDds u e MAD who Lad been ponndtn
via pistol or revolver; witness gaid he told Capt.
hz ,bat be- ought 10 have bis right arm treated bat
Iee captain thought II woud get well by his own treat
Slent hebeiDg himself doctor.
Capt WifS at the request OF Mr. Baker here fOok
H% Stand, and exposed Las right arm, which ID much
swollen and inhaned
r Hay, aeT looking at the arm said that 1t was M
oaa az the first day he IL he looked on gan
sso0us ncer two Of the fingers were disabled then,
now he thought the prisoner could not strike any