New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-07

sonyile testified that he had seen men win pan and
chain and had seen them bucked ana gagged anu In the
stocks. man who belonged 10 Ienhsy" aua ieei'
ment was about the 18th OF February last put In the
stocks nj o'clock in the afternoon, ana was Drought
hack to the stockade the next morning at O'CLOCK;
the man did not eat anything after be came IN anu ,oi
him he had been chilled thoroughly; the man soon ded
in conseonenee of exposure to the weather. Another
man TO his knowledge dled from iDJH!cS ieeo''u ~
william Willes Scott testified to the cruelty Of Capt.
Wrz In the latter part of August. sick man sitting
on hank asked Capt Wirz to be sent to the hospital,
when the latter cursed the invalid and mt nm voen,
blow over the head the man went to his tent ana de
dav or two after The witness mentioned another
case One of the guard threw q brickbat and struck
Wirz in the shoulder; WIZ without stopping to make
ingniry drew his revolver and shot Union man.
l. s. Pond of the I'd New-York Heavy Artillery tes'
fitted that he took the names of men who had been
robbed of blankets and canteens at AndersonVle Inc
witness saw Wirz take a picture OF lady ana Two
children from Michigan soldier and throwing me
photograph on the ground ground 1t beneath his heel
the soldiers wife dead and this was all ne had 10
remember her BY; another picture was taken from a
Young man. it that Of Young ady De was waitihe
npon il was passed around, the KeDei omce,s mnhns
yrIg9r remarks about it, and saying they would hke 10
eep with the original the yonDg man asker thhI tnc
pictnro be returned to him. but the heDel oces re-
taincd il and pulling out his revolver threatened 10
sboot him The witness mentioned tho cases OF shoot
ing men at the deadne OF hounds Deing scnt ou' a
prisoners, and OF Wirzs cruelty to sick man. .,,o
Rufus Monday Of the 10Th ONO tesnneu tnaI ON ,m n
with il strike sick man the lower part OF the ear
and on the 10th of March he kicked young man. Wno
had sat down. and whose mouth ana nose Deu III ""
sequence OF the assault. 49,. Il. lbs. Ia
and his felow.prisoners were taken 10 Abuersoh'ihs
tncy were robbed Of their blankets. canteehs auu
watches, which were removed 10 Iapt Irners
quarters; they were never returned to the owners
crazy man having been shot, the sentry was asAeu WI!
he did So when he replied he was acting nnder orueIs
of Cant Wjrz the latter on being asked by prisoner
,loth. han tod he en- a.
INV holesome food REPLIED 1t Is good enough ioi So
damned Yankees" the prisoner IN August Ieol' sd"
sick man AT the gate with on him as large as Tue
crown Of his hat filed with maggots and hy'Dlown
the man had been at the gate "a houTs the sergeant
asked Capt Wirz to have the man carried to the hos
ptal mo" said Wirz, =" let him lie there ana uiei
/ The man was afterward carried cut corpse. -,
Sidney Smith OF the 18th Connecticut testlted tha'
he saw WIrz knock man down with his re'oiseri ah
other man, who was sick, received severe Dayohe'
wound; almost every time sentinel snOt man ~
was relieved on a 30 days 'nrough.
Godfeldt Drummer Of the lith Connecticut resumed
that the prisoners treated well until capt WIZ
assumed command of the prison. WIZ used 10 CONT
into the stockade every morning; end II one man wa
missing the whole establishment would Do deprived
food until he accounted for the witness DeiDs
sick was not nj rocall morning; WIZ came int
his tent aud called him Yankee son OF Ditcb drew
his revolver and threatened TO Kill HIM on the spOt tn
witness replied that IL would be better II WIZ w0ulC
kill him wherenpOn Wrz kicked him out OF BEDS some
ladies' who had assembled at the gate. asked our er
what they came there TO fight or one OF the prisoner
made them speech. at which they became angry
I've Got enoug III powder and ball to kill all Of you"
Thomas II. Howe testified as 20 blankets, coats
watches money &C.. having been taken away from the
prisoners and handed TO WIZ When the prisoner ar
rived at Andersonyile il was difficult fer him 10 Ind
place 20 lie on the ground being thicky covered
with prisoners he could not at first sleep owing TO th'
wounds and groans u the sick when he walked In The
morning he saw dead men all around him.
] The above named witnesses were cross.exar1ined.
| The Court at o'clock adjourned until tomorrow.