, 1865-09-02
THE WERZ TRIAL.
Important Testimony Of fAudcrBonrlIlc
Prison <suafds-TAe Mtsktu. Kceords-
Interesting Discussion.

Important AEEtl1Q0uy OF Au4GfB0AT4kG
Prisen <suasds-Tlse Missing Records
Interesting Discussion.
WAs1usaros. Sept. 1.-The Ncsz trial Vas this
morning rcs1ned.
1Esunosr Or AK AxpEnsosv1I1r GUARD.
Nszarcth Allen terrified he was for time in the
Confederate service at AndeFsopsf1}t, and WIS
cuatd there, attached to the "a Gcotgia Reserves.
Hn knew that Capt Nerz WIS commander Of the
prison. lie had seen men in the stocks and In The
chain gang. One uau died In the stocke. He WIS
thus punished for tryfug to escape On ono occa-
zion prisoner stepped out Of the ranks to ask
Capt Wcrz to transfer him TO another mess,
Nten Ne.z ordered him back, cnsstny
him and thrcstcning to shoot him. Titnes. testified
At length to the ltby condition Of the prison. The
stencil Hnt 20 hsd sEhile be ca daty In the stock
ade that he waa sick pretty mnch all the time. He
ard Others made complaints 10 their officers On the
subject A man who WIS eick, lying On the ground.
calling In his distress tpr Iis mother asked the Wit
ness for tent material, but he could not gise the
we'd: Wce depF1cd II 8 vesetSbes %eadn: on,das Ssiea
sss e. i e. p e. e soeas sass a
grose<znna.nei " tf1saet.-WitnesE rms con-
ecz1pted into The Confederate eegv1ce~ lie had nes-
Ct sen AuE Of the pris11etF shot, nor as he made
rrironere Who crossed the dead line. The bounds
werr COMMON plantation dogs and not particularly
hal f.&-.. :.
tt.;n - ~ "'t' - 80 eee4 41A1 o'''e1 -
@N c.pr NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
t7" A.*1!is aes1'Aoat'
ronyilIe pison, in the Confederate servtce, testified
that in Augnet, 1854, Werx sent thirteen men
to be s!oned. They were brousbt by :
thc men were ironed. one Of them Ind got away.
1hen the hounds ~efs put On hls scent 1ae tosa y
him. Werz commander him to come down. The
man asked thai the doCs might not be Permitted to
bite him. 1be docs. howc!cr. attacked htn, when
lie recolh1ted Of s]ek man being put in the chsin
Hs ad not IT, o eh the nc, s diea Or
there being ladits in u the Court 1oom.
Judge Advocate Catpnar said The witness co1ld
meaestly tel' M Whist ~ all'a a. a,n,: d.. ia ,,
those wsth whom be Rae chalned taid they would
Be dan1nsd II They would be fastened 10 such man.
They bad T. t1sSel at The ssne time 70 the came
Place 1ot the same purpose, namely 10 Inc ftnE-
Witness Ind seen prisoner knock down two: or
three ptisnnets when the Increment OF prisoners
eomtneM GeSahse M one o. 1as1a .l'ed 10 get our IN
Witness nas eross-examined st some lcagth b5
The dettnee, styane, s'nong o!hcs thtnzH that BE-
s "a so1s sss
ihcre would no' Be roo1D enough 5of them.
The sou1t toos !eoess from one TIL i~o o'clock,
"oe1 II 's'tsep1nes 4np se.s Or THE RECORDS,
(,en. Thoma.. n rnrn,Jer of the eourt. called at.
tcn,io, in m ar,;cie that annsared in yesierdavs
E.rssg o,as SCI =. !, ,o,lo'ss ,,n,n,nx
Gen. Vi]suu. and fnrnished by Me War Departrncut
IN n, r1rrdttnn srrs 70 hHdersnoS;tte hr Serre.
t[.tre r nur s.,5S,Sra uhn ded IL n1,sm n th,t
sIacc, hive in1ucd IN missing. Since ths re,urn of
fhe n,,1r sa nf tse rirrls # the 0na7terrnaster
ucuartment. Who accomnanlcd the c1pcdstion. md
nsred ne4 sst n ths siiitsrs Ill 1.
I'll be can give satisfactory account Of TIE dispos.
o te sG, enaS y W4 atocn inssesS af iot
aca,asi s n'W Wer1' he respes Of he 1ndcrsopSiie
pfikop now being ttied by cpur1 r1-1na.,ia, here
Cen, Thomas saia he Wan,ed the prisoners tried
tar1y and therefore asked whether It wAs true that
the records Ind been lost q Sso!tu-
Col, Chapman replied that The bospit&a records
and register Of DEATHS With one cKcepuon, were to
charge Of the clerk TO the Commission. lie did not
know upon what the article In the Star was based.
The G,<111acz't Intended to introduce records at
~ * gio. % .iJ +. ,,o,. r,tb,nr .,>,,, Them
col Chtptpap retarked that he alleratlou IL the
SeT was IS indeGuIte that il vas iposaihie to feI
nhe4icr the nsucrs ailncd TO have ever been ID the
nosseyzfon If tue foyefuIpcnt or not He repeated
lie hoepItai md eatb registers were NOT atolcn and
Mr Bsies S1seW noshtus sbopt Tic Statements in
thcpewspapc1s. So far Is he COUNCIL for thepris-
| onet was concerned, they would DC happy 70 haFe
/ Wy tAsI11- ~ sAsA ss4.st 4-t A@' N~ F
dig. &c !2id bc.ate ihe eonit ,a ~, ,,,,e ~
~: S?,naaa r. ea1a .ne atelc eoa'a p'' ts1a'e -
IT. Baker ea,di not sneonssteni VIE tne 3 % sness
ss s G1S M a. sS w., en.e eontd 6are as.
mae'n as e tns ,e, G"onse' lot luz e'''a
90 o. yoa ean .jn f. ~ ~. ~
L. po sIiaole Z, taa H. snt ; S ~ M
xt 1ba' 4 cor,d 1 aa,s @th ynnr
| antx = N ~ S''s'" w oatte i" ''A '"'A
*; f.h,n,,,,-.4,,.. 8. .,,+hev ,,..+,,n
NJ Bsser-aT Tbat w wss - I'll We ssked, il Ii sine
1ty. tot eur c,ient:r
| ~. xn.ptonh--~1t Is not nov Consistent VILE
f~"t aa[f & 70 pfud4ce ths Papers"
~. hasc3T. We make the request dSfl5 ior In
1oEuataoa' We need Ill the papers very much"