, 1865-09-04

we,z to consolidated 1etuta for Az
IL, IT. whsh Sas Ga e1nesS ho ts s ss
suorn and testified. that be obtaiued the p,pcr
fEuu the chief officer having custody OF The rebel
DspSfs At tns W. Ths R.Pftd ~
return for the Confederate States MihtaH Prison,
Camp sqm1er, Geagta. fos the mouth Of August
sSGtn T. s7ng sss5; u hosptta t,e9s' total
Il Il: ass1sste Re'sI & Died during tse monih s
sent 70 ether gFis9n dsf e 3 e1sh.nSsS aa Efss
hoepital s,se0-to:al, 31,aR The same complaint
nas TO pe sde against the ea,elgssness md 1qst
escaped, eleven Of them did 20 while On thelr
parole q honor not To- sspe a. on: thy were
e %ess e5as % 'Rs aaa seaes's
oT IioS he cuara while retulnins ION TIC plses
81 hfFs E. n M spS,d @ nnt 4a. t,st
dve .no1e escaped during the month, but they were
taken up BY the dogs before the daily return WAS
made OUT sna for III. rea:on they a.e not on the
lecAlturrd, is owing 10 the Mct that neither the
guard nor lhe ohicers Of the guard reported a man
escaped. The roll+cat IN the morning would ehosT
MN mis- sing, but he would be too Far gone then
to be tracked As Ee hare no general couxt-snar-
taal here, all euch officers 70 unpublished. q. uearIy
80.
tsigncd} 50 II. WEHz
Captain ComnE1dip
Ths endorsement q tse r:peti. = follows; Is:
anu inspector sess ss 'sass Nfsnss. D: General.
"sspteEber 6, 1soL"
testified That he beloassd t to Tic he Marine Corps and
yas rr}soucr at Andezzony1lle. He had charge Of
Fquad OF ninety ptts0ncre hut only one out OF the
cntise nt1nhtz eurE1red;; They caSe bin suother
idl.. A good many Euuk down from exhaustion
and etaryatlon, aud could not grt up: Capt. WerE
Threatened that II they did not sise he would hlow
threatened to fse grape and carnIstar into them.
lie had seen mans leg that had alsNo1 lraen tom
Oh BY enc Of the hounds. 'Meu were vaccfnated in
twice a. large Is silver half dollar and hle1 With
nageots. he heard sentinel remark. after ehoot-
ing nant "I1l get q fnsiough for that, and II
thorEht I wonld Sc, tusaonsh for sixty days,
49,. DR. VIZ EAzER
testified that be had: nrted in the q. s. army hs
assistant surgeon. When at Jacksonville he al
tsnded i d., as nRnhe5 Of fo Ande;s9n. e. o.
:ss's:es:; ofSas Ss'nsasS = g5I:ess.. Tnes
requi1c medical Treatment, aud that one-hsI Of
fh0ee who Survive Ht1 never BE- ft to resnme their
former occupations. Some Of these aiafctef~ with
removed from the awa and other parts Of The bodies
Of the sufferers.
5AEEa CIAxrr,
of tle sSth New York, who IVES prisoner at An
acsons fife testified to the shooting the men for
crossing the dead line aud also to othe. Gaets pre
tfonsly established. =
OLIVER r. fAtnhANKs,
Of tho Eth Ncr York cavnlzy, testified that he was
prisoner at Libby prixou md Afterwards talrn 10
Andenonville. Tie treatment at Libby prison Mas
better In ereIy respect than II was NJ AndeEsouyic.
He MAS examined On other potnis, to-oboraling
previous descriptions OF the prison and its tninates
| lie taid SSet1 gencn1fJ salutcf the men with
You id Yankee son Of h-h." The step.tc-
tEer Of witness was als0a a prisoner, md affected
| With tic scu1ry, md was lying On the ground and
coaM cot etraighten his ArInt. Ver1. approschins
| him, Eaid, "y0n id Yankee sop Of = h-h, lwont
g1,c sou anything to eat" and stopped hia fatona
Tor tneuty- -four hour, Wefx a1ko Kicked his STEP
| father, causing h,m great pain. The tather OF
| the winners died In: The prison shout a
n,oulh after The occurrence: Tho wdtnes. further
/! testified that be refused 10 be saccinated* when
Capt. Werz punished him by Putting him In the
cham ganE, and In order to he relieved ftom the
punishment be concluded to be vacctnaicd hu1
aitc1 The operation had been performed, he washed
| the matter with soap and water, and thus c1caped
the poi.o..jng. uctold Others what be had done,
and they wsshsd out tae poison In the
statement 10 hin about ten minutes before he
tietl. The witness placed his hand On the rtp..
a1at wrote what Was Low presented 10 The Court, III
| follows:
| CAxr SCxrER, ANDEnsoNy1LLE, Aug. -, 1864. !,
O11rEn:-l die from cheer starvation, and don
| for The world tell your mother Or the awful con
aiinn which I ssa compelled to die II. -
| The Cont then adjourned till Tuesday. =