The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-30
TIE wIRZ TRIAL.
Sixth Days Proccedinar.

! most respectfully ask the Commission, a. ] am
and Bater, a. / understand that on my most ierVent
entresies they have consented again TO appear for
witnesses and p,peu. nopins tha' tho Commission
VIII grant my request, sisn myself mos, respcct-
Late Captain and A. A. O., G. sA.
MAJOR Gen. Wallace said. II there va. no objection
the gentlemen would be sent for.
No objection being made, and the Commission be-
inc dispo,ed to afford every proper for de-
fence, orderly VA dispatched TOR hsssr. Baker
and Schade.
The Court vs then cleared for about thrse-qu.r-
ters OF an hour and when the door, vero opened.
the record Of yesterday was read. iMessr Baker
and sohade sssn appeared In Court a. counsel for
wirz. The RON more crowded than heretofore
vlthispectAiors, many women beius in the erOud.
TEsrINoyI ov DR. ;. @. ROT.
Dr J. a. ROY wa called, and being examined by
Assistant judge Advocate Hosmsr, testified that he
vu or duty AZ AnderEonville; he wO under the Inn
mediate charge OF Dr Stevenson; the hospital vas In
adeplorAbIe condition, there not being sufficient
supply Of tent. and bunfs; thefo we're no comforts
he v6s told there were between 9NOOg AID IS %
prisoner. there, he did not mud much difficulty Ia
obtaining nedicines, ercoptns few OF the rarer ar
ticlcs the tn,n presented ths mo.t horrible eiec-
meme of humslity he ever saw; a LARGE number n
them wore auect-d with the vorst torms OF scurvy;
ne Att.ibuled the sickness 10 long confinement sK-
pusure ana shsence Of the comfort, oi hic.
lhore weie massoss ~ the swamp near the hospital
tc patients The insects or white an'. with vins,,
such as result IRON eecayed animal and vegeta-
bic matter They numerous that Il vas dan
eorous ior man 70 opeu his mouth ,undown. The
witness heard that thsro dead line and one Of
He stated the crcum,,snces under which the prison.
| ers we're when wiz had command OF them, and ~he
ha a. in the sdministrA.ion Of his dulles A. sur-
geon All the came 10 the conclusion that
Captain WIZ had iul authority over the prison un-
dor Cen W ,nder lie bal soen the chi,i eiert Of Dr.
james bucked, aud tnquiring the reAOn, was inform
| cd that the punshment -A inflicted by order Of
! T,o,.-c1smined by Mr.. Baker. Tho hospital fund
| about which he had testiiied, and with which deli
oacies for the sick we're purchAed, in existence
| when he vent 10 AnGefsonvie. Daring the month
| OF February or Mlich asL s5,OJO ia Confederate
money drawn fto'n the fund Al that time one
dollar ereenhSck would purchase twenty OF Conied-
crate money. The witness vas At Anderuonv llo siI
| months and the "bucklng' the only instance "
hospital w better after Dr. Clayton came there I;
| Captain WIFE exercised ne more influence over the
former physicians than he did over Dr. Clayton.
TESTIMONY on DR. vASDEnErETr.
| Dr RA ysuderkieft testified that he vas on duty
he Attended TO more than 200 Of tho returned ph-
s@renic oas. S SsTrhGs seGrvy and o,Iei oeses
wero in . dying condition and osheIs had
to be treated in the hospital before they .squirsd
from Shich death opsued more than any other cau.e
va. chronic diAr:nda. Ihi, resulted from insuiii.
| cieut and improper food aud exposure. Very little
stts lion was paid 70 their condition at Anderson.
vile he ". shosn tle pholosIapa Of living
skeleton, and said lie had - many OF the returning
prisoners 10 Sirliar condition.
TEsTINoNY or hARrIS q. nvUAs.
This witness testified as TO his having been pti.
soner at Andersonviilo The men there In .
The men were % thick that they could scIrceiy
elbow their way. SOme lay IN their own fth, call.
ns for water, and crying for food but attention
was paid them lie Ao testified to he miserable quail
ty of the iood and ts Injurious edscu. such as hall
when furnished, wn Of Nj inferior quality
Men afflicted With the tcuryy would crawl upon ths
ground tho sl. ht was horrible Very many were
, clad. and. having shelter ~
IN the gronnd "A to hounds, Ae was brought back tS
prison 6y ther agency lie had seen Captain VIII,
Wth hounds trying to strike the track Of eiCapel
Irsonsr Tor atton pting y escape hol pr on sb1u
9 from Captain WiIz h5 sas fastened by the neck an,
feet and remained there Gs hour lie heard Captain
Nirz give orders that he should not have iood bu
be did get iood from pa olod coui aides Tho sto
IL Or him ho had seen three comrades put In Ia
: rtockr a, tho same time one mGn v. pgt 4
= BY rssentlne tho abuse OF Confederate soldier
o When the p.lsouefs we've being removed from An
take man by the collar became he could not val
= iaster The man worn out by disease he eoul
%pSu ps him With hi. I feet lie saw @ The man @ bssdln.
> and he died a .hor time after. IN ,he dssectn
}. saving open the skulls Of deceased prisoners an
: opening the bodies,
d he took with him knife to piotec. himself lrol
If harm hneee,s,ry !. vas Con! Con!tideTa.e ntseon
pAnions no attempted TO escsp' were provided viii
10 rcvolverr. Five loads .ele nred =. .Re party WI
frat pursued, and who We ttuClng ths dogs ate
them. The papers he signed before he attempted hi
cscape he did not consider parole Of hoEor lie al
a not know what he wa signing.
VI q. DO you believe that you 'ould have puset out
=, the prison without signnf that paper A. II ha
sgned parole Of honor, should have respected It,
\, TESTIMONY OF ). d. KIEsER.
j. D. Kieser terrified, that he WA in the [ mite
States service, captured aud sent 90 Ande sonvllC
VI he arrived there with the urpt party VI lUJ Ilen
m there WAS sufficient accommodations then hut
other, were added sfaIrt became bad and the b
gan 10 be afflicted with diArThUA, dytentry tcurvy ~
gAngTcne they lay on the ground aud were not pr
A tscled troIn the weathor H. April or may, 1854 su
~ plies received from the North some mould
a. bread or cake thrown the dc al line OF
Adj man reached beyond the line for piece Oi ii
mouldy bread cake, when the guard hted, and sh
w the through the he1I ho saw another man aft
ed he had been shot In the Abdon he had seen me
In the chain gang with Iron collars round their neek
some OF them were thus punished for auemp
,ls vas profano and oyerheA.ins to~Aru, Of
a., men on the slightest piOyCnatlOn. lie had se'
III men hucked by order OF Capt MlrE, Lhe Nitne
had seen Geu, Winner a. the prison. 4 lumbar
.v | our prisoners rushed up 10 zee hun, hen he 70
ny our " stand back. and orders 20 the gus
ms TO f. thoso who approached the gaze nearer la
fifteen ieet. The witness was tor a long time ciot
examined by the defense. He hAd never seen Cal
ne WiTz commit an assault On any Individual ps0n'
ny but be mad heard the prisoner gave ordes 10
Il. guard, enc OF them, TO cdLnne q prisoner IN u
" stocks tor attempting to escape. WIZ cAIed MN
IN damned Yankee ton OF - Inc man spOAe SN
m when Wirz drew revolver, and told MN ne sou
fix him. Tho man n sent 10 the stocks vLefe
ru- remained twolve hours
nd The Court here adjourned
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