Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-08-31

WARRINGTON. August 3o.-The Werts Con.
mission reassembled this morning. - b
General Thomas, q member Of the Court, said
he understood the prisoner had been handeuffsd
while in prison; he could see no necessity for
suehrigid treatment. sspeoslly As The prisonsr is
always attended by guards. Z =
Colonel Chapman explained that handcullnx
vas at the instance OF the counsel for the accus.
ed. a., on the day his counsel deserted him. he
said be would never again appear in court. and
as the prisoner seemed TO mediate suicide. ,s',
Mr. Baker saw no necessity for Handwriting
the prisoner, and presumed the countenance of il
arose from misapprehension, and would not be
repeated from anything hereafter said by the
prisoner or counsel.
Alex W. Persons being sworn, said he served
as Lieut. Colonel of the 55th Georgia volun-
teers was on duty st ADdersonviIle for some
time, from FEBRUARY, 1864, till the lst Of June,
same year; was first seut there TO command the
troops. and sftesward was assigned a post com
nander Capt. wertz came direct from Rich
mond BY order Of Gen. Winder, to command
the prison. The latter in bis order. said that
Capt. Wertz was an old prison officer and rela-
BILE, aud therefore capable OF conducting the
prison. Ii was dated some time in February or
March. Witness, commander Of the
post, made q requsition on the com
mander OF the troops for soldiers 10
guard the prison. These soldiers thus passed
under the control of WertI The prison vas
laid cut by W. ). Winder, son of Gen. Wnder,
and its capacity was 10 900 men. Richard Win
der was Qaarternsster Of the prison, but the
number there was from Is to 10000 prisoners
Witness undertook 10 erect additional shelter
he was just about to do go by handling timber
when be was relieved, and never went back ex
cept as counsel for some OF the men. The tim
Der had been cut down within the prison He
had commanded at Andersonville in earlier and
better DAYS. The witness drew bill for an To-
junction 10 abate the nuisance owing to the effavis
and unhealthy influence. The Judge to whom
he applied said he would appoint day to hear
the argument Oh the charges, and the prisoner
made preparations accordingly. Gen. Howell
Cobb also commanded the Department Of Geor
ga. and the Georgia militia sent him an account
asking him whether the bill was to be charged
to him or against the Government. He informed
the General that he had drawn bill which was
to be charged TO himself Cobb replied,
through his Adjutsnt General, he deemed it in
consistent with his duty to take such legal pro-
ceedngs. Discovering that he would be court
martialed if be persevered, be said to Gen. Cobb
I'll you deem il unOticer like. | will abandon
the CASE" he chose TO do this rather than be
driven from the place. This was in July or
August, 1864.
DR.. Collins testified that he Was for two years
in the Confederate army, and from May to Sep
TENDER in 1864. was on duty at Andersonville;
be saw Captain Wertz at the time the prisoners
were being removed seize a man who had fallen
out of the ranks and strike him once or twice; on
another occasion be saw a man bitten by dogs
the man was in a tree, he was ordered to come
down when the dogs seized him. Capt. Wertz be-
ing there at the time.
After the examination of other witnesses,
whose testimony did not differ materially from
that already published. the Court adjourn ed
until Friday morning