Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-20

WASHINGTON, Sept, ie-Nr Baker mention ed
the names Of several witnesses, whom no asked
to be called for the defense. One Of them, be
said, would testify to the scarcity of provisions
in the South as connected with the Anderson
vile Departneut, and another ia regard 70 the
i'm possibility Of obtansg medicines. even for the
Confsdera,es Mr.. Bakers subpaass will be
sent to these and Others heretofore named, BY
special messenger; some Of them, perhaps. could
be reached 5y mail.
Judge Advocate Chapman tsi6 that enc mes
sengsr could not reach those witpesse. in Elk
weeks to serve the subrenas. He, therefore.
suggested that kilograms DC sent TO the nearest
military posts. to summon the witnesses. This
would save Q large amount of time and be equally
as -efhcacious as Sispstchipg q special mes.
senger.
Mr. Baker said &c Sad been inforne thsi the
railroads were now 10 such condition that the
hears Of Georgia could be reached in three days
The Court, after secret deliber alton. decided
ths, the Judge Advocate issue subpenas for the
persons named, TO the commandants of Southern
Dspar ments. The examination Of Witnesses was
| then resumed.
r. q Kesn testified be was employed under
the Confederate Government until April OF the
present year as Ohiefof Bureau of War; he iden
tilted the handwriting Of Secretary of..Wsr Sed-
don, and Assistant Secretary of War Campbell
| in connection with the report of Col. Chandler
relative TO the abuses ct the Andersonvills prison
| The document Was heretofore recsive ed as evil
| denee; witness had conversation with Judge
Campbell on the subject and did not know il Was
| acted upon by the Secretary OF War, although
| the document lay upon his table; he thought he
would have known if the papers had been acted
| upon by that officer.
Walter T Davenport, residing at Americas Ga,
testified that he was the agent for four of the
counties, and that in the year 1864, he received
fittings, 249. 765 pounds Of bacon, IS 9OJ bush.
els OF corn, g. SGT bushels Of wheat, 400 pounds
of rough rice, sl7 bushels of peas. :. 1000 gal
Ions sorghum and loo pounds of sugar. From
the lst of January to the 18Th of April, be
ceived from the same counties l55. 726 pounds
of bacon. Is ,59l bushels Of corn. SO bushels of
wheat, old crop. 2.O7I pounds OF rice. e54 bush
els Of peas, 5,Oc2 gallons Of syrup and DO pounds
Of sugar. There was also depot at Anderson
vile. The witness said be heard the ladies near
Andersonville had made two successful efforts TO
relieve prisoner. but the third time were re-
pulsed by Gen. Windsr with insult.
| Major Moves was called to testify as TO the
| facts toschng the plea of the counsel, which
they had pressed With gravity, that at the time
| OF the arrest Of WirT, the Government pledged
its faith that the prisoner should not be prssecu-
ted If be would consent to go TO Macon. In re-
| lsting all the circu instances of the arrest the
witness said he went to Wirz' house. at Ander-
| sonvile, with his wife aud two daughters Ii
was hard thing to take man from his family
The women we're crying. and caused much trou
| BILE. The arrest was made as quietly as possible
He informed Captain "irz and bis ia mily that
| General Wilson found that Wirz had done moth
| ing more than his duty, and acted ia obedience
| 70 orders, and he would probably be released
| General Wilson did not direct or authorize wit
ness to give the prisoner any promises. aud be
did not think he did The prisoner remained
under guard all the time, and was never on his
parole from Chattanooga to this city. His lite
| was repeatedly threatened, aud be would have
probably been killed by incensed soldiers il he
had no, at that time been under guard
Captain J N. Moore, Assistant Quartern as-
ter L nted States Army, testified that the nun
bes of burials at Andersonvlle were IL 9l2 ,4sl !;
45l bodies we're unknown the number of graves
in the smallpox cemetery wss sixty four; these
| included all ne had been able to find; bodies
were buried in trenches from 100 to 200 yards
long and So closely that tables containing the
| names and rank of the deceased almost touched
the graves; those last buried were not found
marked; no disintermsnts were made for rebu-
| rial.
John p Yonker, Twelfth United States infan-
try, testified that at Andersonville a sick 10 an
who had escaped from the hospital was recap
tured by hoands who nearly tore off one of hi.
ears and inflicted other serious injuries; witness
1
| the man gave his likeness TO a companion 10 de-
liver TO his mother in case of his death. which
occurred next morning; the deceased had travel
ed thirty or forty miles; when be found he was
| pursued BY dogs be endesvored to climb a tree
| but was too weak, Sc lying PROSTATE the hounds
attacked him with the result metiOned; witness
said he met the fellow who had charge of the
hounds in the graveyard, and asked him why
he mmitted such cruslties, to which he replied
/ by or1p q q a hriO y
back every Yankee s-n of b-h.
i Mr.. Baker asked the Court to disregard the
last portion OF the witnsssss statement.
The Court overuled the objection.
/ The witness said on the FIRST day of his arrival
at ADdersonvile be saw Wirz, who was threat
sning and eursing, and he came at once to the
conclusion that Wirz was q rough customer The
witness saw piece OF tin lying the ground
aud being blacksmith, thought he woul1 max G
himself pan Of it. Wnz seeing him reach for
the tia, called to the guard, Why don't you shoe,
| the Yankee son OF b-h. He did not get the
tin. The witness spoke Of the misery be aud
others endured 1t Andsrsonville, stoppsge Of ra
tons to the chain gang and the shooting ef men
at the dead line
Allen p. Stone, of Vermont, testified 10 hi.
observance At Andersopvie. mentioning several
cases of cruelty similar to those before stated.
George CONWAY, Third New York Ar,itiery
swore that be saw wirz himself, whs in a
sentry box. shoot at man who tried to recover
his tin cup from the stream into which be had
accidentally dropped il
A ID L. Orcnu and others were examined as
to crueltiss at Andersonvle, when the Cour,
| adjourned.