Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-10-06
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Tho WirZ Trial.
A WRITER FOR THE NEW YORK NEWS
ON THE STAND.
MIR. SCHADE CLAIMS THE NEWS TO
BE A LOYAL PAPER.

After our report in the first edition closed,
the cross-examination Of Harris was continued
as follows:
Witness never heard of prisoners being shot
at the dead-line after the 10th of September.
When WirZ ordered the suffers shantv to be
cleared out, he reserved four or Fl We bushels of
potatoes. An ordinary price for water was a
chew of tobacco for drink. The chew of to-
bacco was very small. Witness never bought
or sold in the stockade. The rations were
cooked and there was enough wood The bread
was baked and the beans cooked. Witness did
not know much outside his own squad. The
two main avenues were lined with trading
shanties. The area Of the shanties was about
five or six feet square Every time the rations
were delayed il was said it was because of the
arrival Of prisoners. Witness heard some pris-
oners say that they would rather stay where
they were than to go to other stockades Some
times there We're as many as six of witness
squad taken out sick, about twenty dying, half
OF them in the stockade Never saw a physi-
clan inside the stockade. As witness squad
would decrease other live men would be put
in. Witness was in the stockade from Nov LIST
to Nov. 21st Never applied to be detailed.
witness, as sergeant of ninety, received an
extra ration, which he paid for shelter. The
prisoners had enough to sustain life if
they could eat. Witness saw men die of hunger
because they could not eat the rations. Some
times raw rations Were issued to the sick.
some had sore mouths and would not eat the
corn bread. Death would ensue from their
abstinence, but not from lack of food. Salt was
luxury because 1t was scarce. 1t was impos-
sible to get it except by purchase, and about
one-third OF the prisoners used to buy. They
would purchase usually about spoonful
each.
Witness never was in battle; was taken by
Earlys advance guard; had been intoxicated:
was lying down asleep at the time, but not
beside jug of whisky. Could not tell how
drunk he was at the time. There were three or
four rebels who captured witness; never made
any attempt to get away. Witness suffered
from heavy marches and exposure Suffered
at Andersonville from heat, diarrhna and
confinement Witness has done nothing since
he left the army; wrote two or three letters
to the New York Ne,cs, because he wanted to
see Justlce done, and because the editors were
MS friends. Witness never read the paper
until he was out of the army. Mr. PLAT asked
witness if be could give the public a PLAN
statement of the facts about Andersonville.
Col. Chapman asked if he did not know the
paper, in sympathy with the rebellion
Mr.. Baker objected that the character of the
paper was irrelevant.
Mr.. Schade saw no reason WHY this paper
should be styled a disloyaI sheet: he saw the
President.
Col Chapman said that he was well aware
why Mr.. Schade did not see the reason for
bringing this paper In. II witness after four
years in the army, in which he had not been
IN battle, comes home and writes letters to a
notorious sheet, it shows pretty conclusively
that such witness is in sympathy with the en-
emies of the Government.
MIR. Baker said he had never yet reflected on
one OF the Union soldiers Col. Chapman was
the first man who did so. and if he (Mr Bakery
did SO, he hoped he would be pitched out of
court.
Col. Chapman said when a witness attempt
ed 10 show Andersonyille to be a place of milk
and honey he would consider il his duty to at
tack him.
Witness resumed Saw Ben Wood twice.
and spoke to him about this case Witness
went to the office to make a correction in one
OF the two articles published. Witness does
not know how he came TO be subppnaed Wit
ness wrote also to the Brooklyn Eagle Did
not know that paper was more bitter than the
NeUs. Witness never heard the character of
the NetgS as TO loyalty spoken Of Witness
sympathized in the present course Of the edi-
tors of those papers.
Mr.. Schade asked If they were going to try
the present Administration.
The Court DO you object, Mr.. Schade
MIR. Schade:-1 do protest. The editors of
those papers We're friends of the President and
they should not be called in question
Col. Chlpman.-1n one Of the lsst speeches of
the President he said s'deliver me from my
friends"
Mr.. Schade. will see who are his
friends.
The Court.-Go on with the examination
Witness at one time at Anderson willie took a
blouse from dead body to put on a comrade,
put never took anything from a dead body for
ms own use. Witness never denied ANYTHING
to diminish the horrors of Andersville
by the Court:-General Winder was respon.
sibie, as also the prisoners in many cases by
their conduct
BY Col. Chipman:-Witness treated his COM
rades kindly. Witness has remarked in Brook.
lyn that he had plenty to eat and drink and
found it first-rate down South, but did not re.
fer to Andersonyille.