New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-14
How the Clerks Grew Rich.
Baron Munchausen's Testimony I'm
peached.
Heartless Conduct Of the Gambler.
WASHINGTON Friday, Oct. la. 1865.


WILL in addition introduce testimony of general char
acter bearing on the general charge Of conspiracy
The Wirz Military Commission reassembled
this morning.
Mr. Schade read two letters from the letter book Of
Capt Wirz.
One of these letters dated December. 1861 Is ad-
dressed TO Assistant Quartermaster Nicely ana saws
that he Wrz) had received e packages OF clothing Tor
the Federal prisoners including blankets shoes pants
sacks, shirts and that be would proceed to distribute
The other letter dated January 90, 1867 was ad-
dressed 10 Assistant Adnant Thomas, asking that tho
guard 10 escort men gathering wood be increased rom
Benjamin Liey Of Pennsylvania testified that be
admitted clerk in Capt Wirzs office. and his business
was when prisoners arrived to make ont the scrptive
roll; he was also Ward Master having charge of
/ $50 men and 20 nurses; there much trading in
beans pork bacon hour meal peanuts sweet potatoes,
segars, tobacco. etc. clothes were taken iIom the
dead by our men aud sold to the Rebels witness
heard OF the stocks being inside the sockade;
Confederates well as Yankees were forbidden 10
wash in the stream; Capt. WIZ made an Intellectual
effort TO impress 800 slaves for the purpose Of charging
the and men refused TO wOTk iOT fear
OF compromising themselves.
/ Among other things witness said that Capt WIZ
condemned rice and corn bread remarkng that he
would not feed his negroes on them and that the men
who sent tic meal to Andersonyllle should be
court martialed they were robbng their OVID gov
ernment Capt Wirz was sick during August and off
! and on IN July.
Witness never heard OF Capt Wirz shooting beat
I
fuoughs being gwen TO Confederate soldiers Tor snOo
Cross.cximined-Witne made application 10 Cant
Wirz TO be detailed a clerk having been SICK WITH
darrhea; Wirz was very excltable, cross old fellow,
and therefore be did not have much 10 do with hm IN
MAY be asked Dr. White TO vaccinate him for The small
pOx bat the Doctor intimaed that the matter was ln-
pure and said he expected TO procure good matter from
The arm of a child in the country; the smallpox was
prevailing in that same month.
Witness said that the capital for trading purposes
was limited to the Raiders" there were 800 Of them
who would knock down the prisoners and rob iEem OF
their money; after Wirz had packed the men thlch IN
the stOckade Of them came ont and hepe0 10 en-
large it; there was difficulty In finding tools 10
build the fortihcations, but there was scarcity Oh
them to improve the stOckade; Wirz gave orders
against the Confederate soldiers trading with oDr men
for clothing. but the witness did not know that per
sons were threatened for doing was threatened;
duncan and others committed the robbery Of commis
sary goods Git against the orders Of Capt Wifl I'd
trade and therefore 1t was carried on secretly.
Direct oxamination-The treatment OF prisoners was
better al Andersonyile than at Belle ISLE as al the
latter place men starved to DEATH
BY the Court-Wi.ness made money by trading in
greenbacks and Confederate money he started IN ous-
by selling his 0yercoat Tor s25; be bought green
backs for 50 - inside and sold them oItsde az from
= TO sl0 he also kept suffers store and th1s made
some Of his money.
witness 10 which the latter replied that Capt Wirz
did not give him any extraordinary privileges more
than be did to eight or ten other eerks he was allowed
10 go mile the country from the prison; trading was
contrary 60 orders 10 make money, and he made II
mostly from our men; all suffered IN the stockado
for Of food. and he had seen men die N c"nse
BY Mr. Baker-wtness came away from Anderson
VILE with sli0 in greeDbacks and So watch.
Judge dyocate Chapman then proceeded 10 Examine
the witness who said he had seen Duncan Specializing
in stolen whisky and other things Duncan kIoeked
down and struck couple OF prisoners, and would sella
men in the middle of the night and place them ia the
stocks.
Mr.. Baker obI9ted to the examination proceeding az
to Duncan.
members Of the court said that tie Court was trying
The .yaminaton of the witness was then resumed.
Witness said that Duncan and his right hand man.
Richey reported the tunnels and they would advise
Wirz what should be done to men for such and such
things. witness on two different occasions saw DR..
Mudd hold his thumb artery, aud while the ain-
nntatiug operator was tying the artery the doctor
woud remove his thumb and let the blood spuft N the
something funny; DR.. Carr, a Rebel steward, would
come into the hospital disguised as one OF our own men,
sometimes 10 good and at other times In bad UNI
FORM witness saw aim twice strike men over ue % see
with his heavy pistol for talking with the guard tsat
doctor robbed dick Of bis outtoHsi vegetables
were also stolen from the sick -
! Cross examined by Mr. Baker-Wltness saw D,heah
,ake The whisky he had heard Duncan advise Wrz 10
punish with bnekng and the ball and chain nc, men
who had spoken iayorably of Gen. Fremont ana oi
NJ, BAKER said he had two more witnesses 20 he ex-
amned but owing to sickness they could not attend To-
day one Of thea covered the whole saoeet o Ahder-
sonylle .oso.,,,o, mo-. .,so
nearly through with It's witnesses .,
n W. lille was called FOR the prosecution TO .mneaeh
! the testimony of George w. ieehnor
Col. Chipman asked the witness whether he knew of
Fecbnor refusing to give dying men food
| Mr. Baker objected.
cbausen swore that he never saw any OF the
die and that be never refused TO give them food
! Nr Baker remarked-Let FechnOr's testimony ho
read that il may be known nom the record WAT he
did say. -
MglOrGen. aiiace colnClueu IN tue view oi MI
Baker.
before the face of Fechnor who refused to give them
anything TO eat, and also that Feehnog vas gambler
and a rough generally.
Ar Baker replied that the fact that Feehuor did not
assist the prisoners and gambler did not ahect
bis credibity lie insisted that the record Of the tes
tmony must be referred TO for the points winch iLo
prosecution wanted 10 contradict.
Col. Chapman. referring to the record, askeu hhn't-
ous questions OF the witness who coniradieed Jt,n
nor's testimony in the following particulars;
That Fechnor contrary to his own Statements NSs
"A gambler and every called him q mean man sra
that he heeoed or cheated the prisoners oD ol lnsI
money; al an instance, starving man ciaynb ivl
something TO eat compelled to give ~ ~",.h 20
Fechnor for s. for which sun Fechnor solu MN
small cakes for - cents piece ana ah ouuoo o ou'
ter, Fechnor had board with numbers up " Due
upon il where men gambled. and ne was aso 10 part
nership with n suer; Fcchnor was the eD'ei ~ tie
I :. Pegnla,ors gbo after the six Raiders were
! hanged robbed and stole more thsn IN. haiuefs
,bemseyes so far from Fechnor giving fQou 20 hungry
men the witness said that man was lying near Fech-
nors shanty in a starving condition and on having
been appealed to that Tue man ngnt Ve ,uI.seu Ns
l The man died.
/ Col Chapman asked the witness what was tie char
aoter of Fechnors partneri
Mr. Baker objected.
! The Conrt said IL no, question.
col Chapman would then waive 1t. He only wanted
10 show that birds OF feather would Dock together
Mr. Baker-But The birds were obliged 10 be at An
dersOnylle.