The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-10-05
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A Remarkable Scene in the Trial OF
1l'iae''A' wirz. -

last sayei.ca Gssi tiH'F toI A4t) .''
At'the close of the proceedings of the
Witz trial to-day a remarkable scene
took place. A witness on the stand, an |
Iudiana cavalryman, named Geo. w.
Gray had been testifying to some out
RACES on the part of Wirz that had not !
been put 10 evidence before. He stated
that party of prisoners, in whose COM
pany he arrived at Anderso nville, were
ordered to place their blankets, haver-
sacks, knapsacks, &C., in one place, when
an officer, mOunted on a gray horse,
rode up aud told the confederate soldiers
to help themselves, and let the prisoners
have the remainder. The eoufederates
helped themselves, aud there was moth
ing left. -- .,.-,,... ...o --t: nifr |
Hewas not certain whether the mount
ed officer was Wirz or not. In June or
July, 1864, witness and young fellow
named Underwood, of the 18th Indiana
Cavalry (his own regimenD, went to the
suffers tent Wirz was there. Under
wood asked for something to rub his
wound with. The sutler said he would
give it, when Wirz said, "No, he can not
have it unless he pays me dOllsr."--
Underwood gave Wirz his only money,
which. was q ten dollar bill, and when
he asked for the change Wirz kicked
Linn out of the door. Witness was put
in the stocks four days for attempting
to escape. He knew a man to die in
the stocks, 10 August or September,
1864. The negroes took him out of the
stocks after he vas dead, aud threw his
body into wagon and hauled it off.
He knew Wirx to shoot young fell
low named William Stewart, belongiu
to the 9th Minnesota Infantry, He aud
the witness had gone out of the stock
nde. with dead body, which they had
begged, when they met Wirz. He rode
up to them, and asked them by what au =.
thority they were out there. Stewart
replied that they were there by proper
authority. Wirz said no ore, but drew
his revolver and shot him. After be
was killed, the guards took from his
body twenty or thirty dollars. Wirz
took the money from the guards, and
rode of, telling chem to carry the wit
ness to prison. 1t was witness deter.
mination, to escape if be could and for
that reason he had gone out, but he was
not attempting to do so at the time
when the prisoners were being removed
to, the cars for exchange, ....- ... ...
| Wirz gave orders TO Lieutenant Davis
to Snyorss any man who laid down on
| the road and witness had seen men,
who were crawling on their hands and
knees to the cars, bayOneted by the
guards. Witness heard Que of the sur.
geons ask Wiz when he was going to
remove the YauAees, aud Wirz replied,
Damn these Yankees, they will be dead
in a few days, anyhow" He had seen
prisoner, who had been caught by
dogs, with a part of his cheek torn off,
and his arms, hands and logs guawed
up, so that be only lived tive nty four
hours. The 6rst time be had know
Wirs personally was one day that he
heard Lieutehant Davis call bic name a,
the gate. '1''
Judge Advocate Cbipnan@4dCp
! Wirz, will you be good enough to stand
$ up?" The prisoner, who had been lying
all day on lounge, 'quirmed round
partly raising himself, till his eyes Ii,
. up with haegard expression, and ye
glariug defantly, like those of vile
beast brought to bay, met the eyes o
1.-THE witness. '' '''.'''' W.
II Colonel Chipman to witness-"DC
you recognize that man as the man whC
shot your cOmrade2" Witness, slowly
and smphatfcally, "Thst is the man.
The prisoner here made an effort to con
}, ,,ttrsdiOt the witness, muttsring some 10
's coherent expression about not having
been seen by witness With Lieutsnap
Davis. He was with difficulty re
strained and sileuced BY the officer il
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charge, lieutenant Murphy, D.
Il The, Judge Advocate appearing no
satisfied with the opportunity which th'
witness bad for identi6oatiOp, asked th,
prisoner to rise. Gathering up as vel
7 as he could his loose, iIl-jointsd frame
which appeared as If i might fall I,
pieces, the prisoner tottered to his feet
4 and was supported in that attitude b
\: Z. the officer of the guard. His eyes hs
a wild expression, aud it was hard t
\. repress sympathy with the dnfOrtunat
~ nau. Again the Judge Advocate +,
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