The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-24

wit: ten thousand-whose names are
unknown, sickened and died by reason
thereof, which he, the said Henry Wirz.
then and there well knew and intended:
and 40 knowing and evilly intending
did refuse and neglect to provide proper
lodgings, food or nourishment for the
sick and necessary medicine and medi-
cal attendance for the restoration of
their health, and did knowingly, ma
liciously and wilfully, in furtherance of
hisevil designs, permit them to languish
and die from want of care and proper
treatment. And the said Henry Wirz,
still pursuing his evil purposes, did per-
nit to remain in the said prison among
the emaciated sick and languishing liv-
ing the bodies of the dead until they be-
came corrupt and loathsome, and filled
the air with fetid and noxious exhala-
lions, and thereby greatly increased the
Embellishments of the prison, inso-
much that great numbers OF said prison.
ers-to wit: the number of one thousand
whose names are unknown, sickened
and died byreason thereof. And the said
Henry Wirz, still pursuing his wicked
and cruel purpose, wholly disregarding
the usages of civilized warfare, did, at the
time and place aforesaid, maliciously and
wiIfully subject the prisoners aforesaid
to cruel, unusual and infamous punish
ment upon slight, trivial and fictitious
pretences, by fastening large balls of iron
to their feet, and binding large numbers
of the prisoners aforesaid closely together
with large chains around their necks and
feet, SO that they walked with the
greatest difficulty and, being so con-
fined, were subjected tothe burning rays
of the sun, often without food or drink
for hours, and even days, from which
said cruel treatment large numbers--to
wit: the number of one hundred
whose names are unknown, sickened,
tainted and died. And he, the said
Wirz, did further cruelty treat and in
jure said prisoners, by maliciously con-
filming them within an Instrument OF
torture called "the stocks" thus deprive
ing them of the use of their limbs, and
forcing them to lie, sit and stand for
many hours without the power of chang
ing position, and being without food Oh
| drink, in consequence of which many
| to wit the number of thirty, whose
names are unknown, sickened and died
And he, the said Wir2, still wickedly
pursuing his evil purposes, did establish
and cause to be designated within the
| prison enclosure containing said prison
| ers, dead line, being line around the
inner face of the stockade or wall, en-
closing said prison, and about twenty
feet distant from and within said stock
AIDE, and having so established said dead
line, which was in many places an inn
aginary line, and in many other places
I marked by insecure and shifting strips
of boards nailed upon the tops of small
and insecure stakes or posts, he, the said
| Wirz, instructed the prison guards sta
| toned around the said stockade to fire
upon and kill any of the prisoners afore,
said who might touch, fall upon, pass
over, or under, or across the said deal
line, pursuant to which said orders anG
instructions maliciously and needlessly
| given by said Wirz, the said prison
guard did fire upon and kill a large mum
Der Of said prisoners, to wit the number
of about three hundred and the said
Wirz, still pursuing his evil purpose did
keep and use ferocious and blood thirsty
beasts, dangerous to human life, called
bloodhounds, to hunt down prisoners oil
| war aforesaid, who made their escape
| from his custody, and did then and
there wilfully and maliciously suffer,
ineite and encourage the said beasts to
seize, tear, mangle and MAIN the bodies
and limbs of said fugitive prisoners of
war, which the said beasts, melted as
| aforesaid, then and there did, whereby q
large number of said prisoners of war,
| who, during the time aforesaid, made
their escape and were recaptured, and
We're by the said beasts then and there
cruelty and inhumanly injured, inso.
| much that many of said prisoners-tt
| wit, the number of about fifty-died; and
the said Wirz, still pursuing his wicked
purpose and still aiding in carrying out
said conspiracy, did use, and caused to
be used for the pretended purposes OF
vaccination, impure and poisonous vac.
cine matter, which said impure and
poisonous matter was then and there, by
the direction and order of said Wirz,
maliciously cruelty and wickedly de-
posted in the arms of many of said pris-
oners, by reason of which large numbers
of them.-to wit, one hundred, lost their
arms, and many of them-to wit, about
| the numberof two hundred, were so in
| jured that they soon thereafter died..
All of which the said Henry Wirz well
knew and maliciously intended, and in
| aid of the then existing rebellion against
| the United States, with the view to as
| sist in weakening and impairing the ar
mics of The United States, and In FUR
therance of the said conspiracy and with
| the full knowledge, consent and conniv-
ance of his conspirators aforesaid, the
said Wirz then and there did.
Charge Second.-Murder, in violation
! of the laws and customs OF War
Specification lin this, that the said
Fl. Wirz, an officer In the military SER
vice of the so-called ConfederateStates of
A merica, at Andersonville, in the State
of Georgia, on or about the 9th day of
July. A. D., 1864, then and thee being
commandment or q prison there located
by the authority Of said so.called Con-
| federate States, for the confinement of
prisoners of war taken and held as such
| from the armies of the United States OF
A merica, while acting as said command.
ant feloniously, wilfully and of his NAL
ice aforethought, did make an assault
and he the said II. Wirz, certain pistol
called revolver, then and there loaded
and charged with gunpowder and bull.
lets, which said pistol the said Henry
Wirz in his hand then and there hac
and held; to, against, and upon q soldier
belonging'to the army of the U. States
in his (the said Henry Wirz's) custody q
Q prisoner OF war, whose name 10 I'm
known, then and there feloniously ant
Of his malice aforethought, did shoe
and discharge, infiicting upon the body
of the soldier aforesaid q mortal wounC
with the pistol aforesaid, in consequence
of which said mortal wound, murder
olisly inflicted by the said III. Wirzy tine