Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-02


WAsHEGres, Sept. l-Wertx' trial was re
sumed this morning. John Allen testified tina,
he was for q time in the Confederate service al
Andersonvlle, and was then attached to thu
Third Georgia Reserves. He knew Capt Wertz
the commander Of the prison; he had seen men
IN the stocks and on the chain gapg; one man
died in the stocks he was there punished for try
ing to escape; on one occasion prisoner stepped
out Of the ranks TO ask Wertz 20 transfer him to
another mess, when Wertz ordered him back
cursng him, and threatening to shoot him Wit
ness testified at length 10 the filthy condition
OF the prison. The stencil was so bad while
be was on duty in the stockade that he was sick
pretty much of the time, the others made com.
plants to their officers the subj sct; man who
was sick aud laying on the ground in distress for
ns mother, asked witness for tent materials
but he could not give him the article as it was
against orders; the prisoners were deprived Of
vegetable. including onions which they had pur
chased at the gate; be knew that hounds we're
kept at the prison TO scent those who had es-
capped.
Cross examined by defsnce-Had been con
scripted into the Confederate army; be had never
seen any Of the prisoners shot, nor did he shoot
any Of them; never had orders to shoot prisoners
who crossed the dead line; the hounds were com
mon plantation dogs and not particularly ugly OF
savage: be had never seen a man bitten by them
Capt. Heath, who had been on duty at Ander-
sonvills prison. testified that in August, 1864
Wertz sent thirteen men to him to be ironed they
were brought BY a provost marshal attached 70
Gen. Wertz' headquarters. Twelve of them
were roned One Of them hid and got away,
when the hounds were put on his scent The
man Was discovered up a tree and a pistol shot
was fired at him Wertz commanded him to
come down. when the man ssked that the dogs
might not be permitted to bite him They, how
ever, attacked him when he descended, biting his
legs badly; could have taken him prisoner, but
did not call the hounds of He recole cted of a
sick man being put on the chain gang; he did
not know whether the man died or net. He did
not like to tell what allied the man, there being
ladies in the court room
Judge Advocate Chapma an said the witness
could mOdestly tell what allied him.
Witness then said the man had the darrhra
and those with whom he was chaned said they
would be id il they would be fastened TO such
man they had TO travel at the same time from
some place for some purpose namely, to the
sink; witness had seen the prisoner knock down
two or three prisoners. when the movement of
prisoners commenced, because one of them tried
to get out of the squad
The Court took a recess from one TO two
O'Clock. When the Court reassembled General
Thomas, member of the Court, called atten-
tloh 10 an article which appeared In yesterday 9
Evening Star, charging that the records of the
Andersonville prison missing, and asking
the Judge Advocate if such was the fact
Col. Chapman replied that the hospital record
and register were in the hands Of the clerk to the
Commission He did not know on what the ar
ticle in the Star was based. The Government
INTENDED to to introduce the records At the proper
time
Mr.. Baker said that he knew nothing about
them.
Col Chapman remarked that the allegation in
the Star was so indefinite that il was impossible
to tell whether the papers alluded to have been
in the possession of the Government. He report
ed the hospital death register was not stolen, and
would be introduced at the proper time.
After rambling discussion between Colonel
Chapman and Mr.. Baker, other witnesses were
introduced, whose testimony did not differ ma
terially from that already adduced, after which
the Court adjourned