The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-09-29
Horrors on Horrors.

At the close of the proceedings of thu
Wlrz trial to-day remarkable scene tool
place. The witness on the stand, an In
diana cavalry man named George w
Gray, had been testifying to some of the
outrages on the part of Wirz that had moi
been put in evidence before. He said thai
a party OF prisoners in whose company he
arrived at Andersonville, were ordered to
place their blankets, haversacks, KNAPP
sacks, &c, i'll one place, when an officer
mounted on Il gray horse rode up and told
the Confederate soldiers to help themselves
and let the prisoners have the remainder
The Contederates helped themselves and
there was nothing left He was not GER
tain whether the mounted officer was
Capt. Wirz or not.
In June or July, 1864, the witness and
a young fellow named Underwood, of the
18th Indiana cavalry, (his own regiment,
went to the suffers tent. Wirz was there.
Underwood asked for something to rub
his wound with, and the sutler said he
would give it, when Wirz said, "No, he
cannot have it unless he pays me dollar. -
Underwood gave Wirz his only money,
which was a ten dollar bill, and when he
asked for his change Wirz kicked him out
Of the door. Witness was put in the
stocks four days for attempting to escape.
He knew 4 man to die in the stocks in
August or September, 1864. Negroes
took him out OF the stocks after he was
dead. threw the body into wagon and
hauled it oft. lie knew Wirz to shoot a
young fellow named VIM Stewart. belong
ing to the 9th Minnesota infantry. He
and witness had gone out of the stockade
with !; dead body which they had begged
when they mel Capt. Wirz lie rode up
to them after they had left the BODY in
the dead house, and asked them by what
authority they We're out there. Stewart
replied that they We're there 10y proper au-
thority. Wirz said no more. but drew
his revolver and shot him. After he was
killed the guards took from his body $40
OF $50. Wirz took the money from the
guards and rode oil, telling them to carry
witness to prison. 1t was witnesses deter
mlnaton to escape, if he could and for
that reason he had gone out, but he was
not attempting to do so at the time.
When prisoners were being removed TO the
cars for exchange Wirz gave orders to
Lieutenant Davis to bayonet any man who
laid down on the road, and witness had
seen men who We're crawling on their
hands and knees to the cars bavonetted bv
the guards, Witness heard one of the
surgeons ask Wirz when he was going to
remove the Yankees, and Wirz's reply
was-''D-n these Yankees, they will all
he dead IN few days anyhow He had
seen prisoner who had been caught by
dogs with a part of hi, check tom oft,
and his arms, hands ana Ices enawed up
- that he only lived n hours. The first
time he had known Wirz personally was
one day when he heard Lieut.. Davis call
ills Name III Inc gaze.
Judge Advocate Chipman-Capt. Wirz.
Will you he good enough to stand up
The prisoner who had been lying all
lay ON a lounge, squrmed round. partly
';sl-lng himself till his eyes lii up with a
'Hlid. hagE-ard. expression. and vet DARN"
'nd defiant. like those of Il wild animal |
brought to bay.
Col. Chapman TO witnes>-Do YOU rec
'gnlze that man aS the man who shot |
'our comrades!
Witness (>lowly and emphaticallv,-i
| hat Is the man
The prisoner here made an effort to con-
rldlct ihc witness, mutterinm some inco-
lcrent expressions about not having been
seen 10y witness with Lieut. Davis. He
vas with difficulty restrained and Silcnced
~ the officer in charge
The Judge Advocate. apparently not
asked the prisoner to rise. Gath
ring up as well a. he could his loose. ill.,
olnted frame, which appeared as if it
night fall to pieces, the prisoner tottered
o his feet and was supported in that at
ltude by the officer OF the guard. His
yes had Il wild expression. and it was
lard 10 repre'> sympathy with the unfor-
innate man.
Again the Judge Advocate repeated his
question TO the witness, whose reply tins
line was more hc>itaiing. and was Il
link that Is the man" Another wild
mi iruIi!c>s attempt at contradiction was
made 10y Wirz, when he was partly drawn
md partly sank on the lounge. where, by
rider of Gen. Wallace. he was furnished
With cold water and famed by the officer
he Court thereupon adjourned. Gen.
' allace ordering the room to be cleared
instantly, 50 that the fainting and appar-
nlly dying man might have air The
allS and Hobbies were lined with persons
'aitlng to see him as he was carried past.
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