Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-10-14

book Of Capt. Wirf; one Of these lestsrs va.
dated December. iss4, snd is adarssdto AS
sisssnts Charters astsrs ely, asa AN that hs
(Wirz) had received eighteen packages 81 cloth
ing for the Federal prisoners. including blankets
shoes, pants, socks and shirts, and thar be would
proceed to distribute them without delay The
other letter was dated January 18th, 1855, xnd
was addressed 70 Assistant Adjutant Thomas
asking shst ths guard 10 escort men gathering
wood, be increased rom twenty-five 20 sixty
men. a.
Benjsmin +. snlsy. of Pennsyivsnis. testified
that be WAS admitting clerk in Capt. Wirz' once
and his business was, when prisoners arrived 20
make cut the descriptive rolls; he wss also a
wsrd-master. having charge OF ore hundred and
ffy men and twenty nurses: there Was much
trading in hams, pork, beans. doar, meat, sses,
potatoes cigars tobaese, &C. :-clotbes we're tak en-
from the dead by our men and sold TO the rebels:
witness never heard Of stscks being used inside
| the stocksde the Confederates. as well az the
Yankees, we're forbidden 10 wash in the strea a ;
Capt Wirx made an Intellectual attempt TO i'm
press FIVE hundred negroes for the purpose Of en-
lsrgiag the stockade, and our men refused 10
work for fear OF compromising themselves
Among other things the witness said Captain
Wirz condemned tss rice and corn bread, re-
marking that he would act feed his negroes on
then: the mrn whs sent corn hesfto Anderson
vile should be court martialsi, a. they we're
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sick during August, and OF and on in July; wit
ness never heard OF Capt. WiFz shooting or beat
ing prisoners so they died nor did he ever hear
OF furloughs being given to Confederate soldiers
for shooting prisoners.
4 Cross Observation-Disclosures made applications
TO Capt. Wrz. to be detailed tsa clerk, having
been sick: Wml was ivery excitsbie. cross old
fsllsw, and therefore he did not have much 10 do
with aim; in May he asked DR.. White to vacci-
nate hin FOR small pox. and the doctor ia
| timated that the vaccine matter was impure aud
said he expected TO procure good matter from
! the arm of a child; in the country the small pox
was prevailing in that month; witness raid the
capital for trading was limited toths raiders:
| there were 500 Of them. who would knock down
prisoners and rob thsn; Wirz gave orders against
| the Confederate soldiers trading With our men
| for clothing but witness. did not know that
| persons we're threatsRed for doing 50; Duncan
and others committed the robssres Of the Com
misssry goods; il vas against the orders Of Capt.
| WTZ 10 trade and therefore il vas carried On
secretly
| Direct examination treatment of srlss-
ners vas better at Andersonvills than at Belle
| Isle: at the latiief men starved to death
| BY the Cou,t.-Witnsss made money by ira
ding in gresnbscks and Confederate money: be
started in BUSINESS by selling bis overcoat for S5;
| be bought greenbaeks fer 50 to t5 inside and
sold them outside at 81 to $40; he also kept
suffers store, and thus made some OF his money.
Gen. Wallace asked Numerous questions Of wit
hess, to which the latter replied Capt Wirz did
not give him any extraordinary privileges more
| than he did to eight or ten Others; he was allow
ed % &c mile in tbs country from the prison
trading was contrary to orders TO make money,
and be made il mostly frem our exn men, SUI
| fered for want of fsod. and he had seen some
| die. tt
By Mr. Baker-Wi,n.s SIS came away from An
| dsSsonvlls with Sl4o in greenbacks and forty
| i've dollar watch.
Judge Advocate Chapman tkca proceeded to
Famine the witness, Who said be had seen Dun
can specustisg in stolen whisky and other
| thngs; Duncan ks0cksd down and strsok a
couple of prisoners and would seize tho men in
| the niddls Of night and put them in stocks.
Nc. Baker objected 10 lac exclamation pre-
Gssding ~ to Duncsn.
The Court ovarslsd the obisetioH. aud sae of
the members Of the Court ssid that the Cour, was
| trying for conspiracy
The examination rssRmse-W Witness saii Dun
can and hia right hand man Rchsy reported that
they would advise wrz Whist should ts done to
men for such and such things; witaess on two
| occasions saw Dr.. Audd held bis thums on the
| arteries. sad while the smpulsting operation was
going on the DR.. would remove his thumb and
10. the blood spirit on tbs operators, and the Dr.
would laugh ssif is wss something funny; DIR.
;0ggs 9i oar men. sometimes in good and other
strike m en- over iis fsss xitGsasss- saw him twice
talking with the guard that DR.. robbed sick
nan OF hi. buttons; vegetables we're stolen from
the sick -
Cross examined By Nj Baksr-Witness san
Duncan take the whisky; he had heard Duncan
advise Wirz to punish with bucking and the ball
aud chain men WAC, had spoken fsvorsbIy of
General Fremont and Old Abe.
ID = Iii "a
be examined, bu, ewing to sickness they could
not be attended to to-day; one OF them covered
the whole subject OF Andsrssnvilis.
Colonel Chapman remarked that the Presecu-
ton va. also nearly through with the witness.
| f. w Hall WAS called for by the prosecution
| to impe.eh the testimony Of Geo. w. Lehrner
| Colonel Chapman asked witasss whether he
knew Of LshrRer refusing 10 give dying men
food
Mr.. Baker otjsstad.
| Gel. Chapman said that Lshfnsr, alias Baron
Munehagsen. sxore be never saw any Of the
prisoners die, and never refused to give them
| food.
Mr.. Bakertemarksi: Lst Lshrner's testimony
| be read, that it NAV be known from the record
what be did say.
Major General Wallace conceded with Mr..
Baker.
Col. Chapman said hs wanted to allow that the
men died before the face of Lebrner, wbo re-
fused to give them anything to eat. and also that
he was ganbler, and q rough man generally.
Mr.. r. replied that the fact that Lehrner did
not assist the prisoners and was gambler did
not affect his credtaAiiity; be Insist ed that the
record of the testimony must be referred to for
points whick the prosecution waniei to contra
dict.
Witssss esntradistsd Lehrssr's in the follow
ing PARTICULARS: haislehraes, contrary TO bis
| own statement, vas gambler; as an instance,
n starving mas, craving for something TO eat
was compelled TO give $50 watch to Lehrnsr
for 81, for which LshrueT sold bin six cakes for
sixty Eve cents spisce, and an ounce OF butter,
Lehrner was the Chief OF tbs Regulators. who,
after the six rsidsrs we're hanged, robbed AID
stole more than the raiders themselves; SO far
from LehfneF giving food 10 hungry mon. Wit
ness said that man was lying near Lshner's
sksnty in q starving condition, and On having
been applied 10 that she man be furnished
food. Lehrner remarked. Let him die; don't
care il the man dies
Col. Chapman asksi the witness what were
the character OF Lshrners partners! sc
Mr.. Baker objected In -
The Court said Il was net = question.
Col. Chapman soule then waive il He slly
wanted - show that birds of a feather flock to-
gs;her.
Cross lived in Philsdsl-
deiphia in Sept 1865 he was after that in LshI :
ner's chop or shinty, which contained onisns
tobacco, eggs, cheese, butter and many other