The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-09-27
THE wIRZ TRIAL.
Witnesses for tho Defence

Witnesses for tho Defence.
Washington, Sept. eG.-The wirE Military Com.
mission res embed to-d,y.
Several additional witnesses wore sr.rineI 6,r
the Government to show tho probable coup'icl.y Of
the rebel government with the sctI # WIZ aud
wlndcr, after which Judse Advocate ChipniAn
Dked the counsel for the defence to call thor vii,
nouea
J., B,ker said they we're mo- prcn1tei TO 60 on hut
tne Court thought Il best they ould 10 o.
o. 'hpinnn tald thst for the past tortucht .trin.
rent rrcs and tegs'ions had teen alop ed 90 - 10
pte'ent The prisoner rom committing srv cl.r 'cs.
ue acti 40 much 20 th,t he could not have an IN er.
view even With HI. wife, eYccp lnr ia me n Tcnco OF
nv. ~. ono To Or three iu.iance. have, hcucver
nole OF letter from tho p ,souer had Leen delivctei
W. sehtde, orc of hs colnsei to Nr. wiz,
sso seen 70 hand the prisoner r1cncv .,J ,lip Of
p5ler whieh he cru he'd IN his hards. Thi, morning
Yer was paired b. the p'isoner 70 Nr Schsdc and
uah.'u 70 bene'otti, one OF the Nitue0ot Such
practice, were imp oper
S, sessde did no, 'hnk IL W., ,nv hAr, 10 hand
nir'UI nom tnpiain Wirz 10 biz wifc. ~ &c related
onlI TO ptiNr'e matters. pc7haps c'othiug He raye
& re ibotey " the p-foncr cut 81 hs own PICKET TO
no-nns he received a letter rom he rri,oger, in
me @.he ,st3ee Of he oi!.cer aud not tNyir' umc 10
~! ~ i.c lc,t,T 10 Nr. Nifr he handed Il to ot
'nT r, i,ue'fes ior ma puffosc.
% he he Go1r reuesied NJ sehsdo to hand the letter
~. schade ierliad that he voulS
49, y ypdse Advocate sai tlcv lad often heard of
rmo ,s uIilng of sertrics. Money was a very ready
81, MI schsde rep cd he had no, gi,cn 'hc pr'roncr
on tse .T ve .osg At any ne nrA this ..s done
'osriV Tor his procuring better food
rg1r1HoNY ron ruE urlrNoE.
Fsiher usr'.l.ou vas called f,r the defence, and
csiuei thN' = was enrtged IN bs ininiserd duties
a. Ande-'ouvii'o. cart. " r ~, doing everything
comfort OF 'he rtiscnars.
Father wrdlan ie',fci to tho same cf,o,. lie
lNUWN ".N.
o''he pisoner-, rl;hou. he hal hear' him make
Use ~ pro,auc hucnrre. Ncu we're hunted by the
.oss, but he never tesrd that ~ them IVES tore
by hem. Cent. wirz cave HIM tYhcclanl permits
son 10 dH'rilu'c .rrrl' among tho pri,ourrs
While De wa a. Ardu unonyille he never hcnrd II
Curtain WIZ killing or str,kus inan with his
7 ol or kicking . mLl ~ thst ho died o. was
Gro. -cr.-rInci b. Co. Ctirm,n-IIc dld not .,r
thsi Capt WIZ did no DO such ihirrs hut thU n nc
DID No hon u vas probable he .hoai have helfd of
Wiz va violent "ui hsr.h.
By the Cou-t Tho v.tne., ,rid he hou~ht rom.
pr,oncr', without dl',inc'lon Of ,cri ~ ,r1ei IiS
hM frequently heild tho .oner cor. 'lsiu tho IA
spoiled meat GStrihu,ct % he va, too ~ u.h "a-
gsrcl In loOkint after tho SOUS Of Tho prisoners. Ile
could not shv to how many dy'rS ucrson, In Tho
son he hdrH Iu.H'Cfcd % l.ull cousolntion--
perlaps fifteen handfo4 or two sAou'Aud-pcrhap.
Mr.. Bde- 'ei', he urto'"ool IVA tHc.o t-o 1T
nasses hs made otot'olS tov.sr'I ~ N,fry rr hI,
rplrtue advisers but 'rev could not oh'a,l pclinis.
noe o.. lie row d's,cd 'h'' th"y b, utnifhed Nilh
cer'.hc,ie' th't They have tc,',tcd.
Tho tCu-'.-Ne hive 1CtuiAg 10 10 with that II
~rs ior 10 oi,Icer o. the prson, " arrnnrc-
mont with ~" secretary nj War Therefore tho ap-
Col Faunr, oi tho fir'' Eerimcn, of Georgia Re-
s"rycf. tefiiied fhst undo der itUm Cen tolh,
lo vent /" Anieispnvlto ." the 9ih of Sta, 1854,
aud Iculinr' 'he until tloiH,il O ~ : p. eui,t.
A. fr., the 'ulti dd uoi NUM- ,r more In, two
thioe hundred, tui IT, m'fcss. until th,ra wore
iuti i"'Ne 70 hit"n huuor,l men. |Hcir 1'rs
No" l1r, Tor 'hn rf"t pat iut and s'. oi 10 kI.
Capt WIZ could 10. puUsh or - 'u'I ihu guam.
20. nh ill ur they hs1 done. lie cOlid Wrnt f'f-
o o,iy F9'3 , ne ~, m s', ,ohp5ai, a. m
BE va IN conmlnd, ~ uillu. ioias pvel to a
10, d ior shooting lnlon prirole,
Que.tion b. Mr. Rkor-pd C-pi. Wiz ever
hppr % Won n hfvc fu- ouch given TO Luy qua.
iur sh,otig- a ZION p-i,urerr
| Tho juatD A-vo, d, objected 10 ihc question.
The Court the Section, 10 rHsci 10y tho
/ Q,a..,n- p.d ever quart aprlv 10 yor 'or
.ta ca ~" ground oi Hlu, tr' Mon pstHpi CF
W. Hr-I do no. kuow OF any such n"pIca,inn upon
do. A.ch A he.n rllulci G., luour'd 60 his tr.-
/ mont 1h's rluu IN iuly VHB cYuirt 81 g.. t,'1.
Mlrd'r 10 .ep'lt 20 l,r, wH.r', uc did, and en-.
Nth,'r or' ei Inn Co o,ule Puck Of tost. IlUso
doss were empio, ei to hlut Couic-e'g.o As well rr
lnion d'to.tot. The sentences 20. Ioucdo. ate. hl
eoui ,s-mastiy y YER j.. Ing W. jumps gni TIC hnll
treated nion p sCutrs II n rr'ls 10 ths' hc should
! have Ie'td Of II. lie irc4u, g.. made fciu,ruon'
7 on the Quat'ertL VT for tCU't iuf "Hs unable Ia
Obtain them. Th' vssu god rcll on eumtlinc
/ emorf the t"ri''oin'c trooi afof The iat'ue Nd
1rso'. l,N, .rcul "i i.om ihs '-u O.. ,CHp,. WirE
! W. sict last srmucr rcar And roIvile, art yas
f'lght ti"in the pls r0lr WCtts. lhA. .s IN Au-
/ gust. Wines uconcnuy Ges'd vhoopnt "a 'ho
ttockhle nt rrh', and l. ytn the sound Ot the cEf
aul fcto ms knew that dshiius Wqs FOlus on. 1hia
A. .he zine The 'TAiIe.. e. iluCh H4s.uThOd lho
camp. six OF the i-,t.r weie ta4ped, Cap. WY
having prcviou7lr TUNED them over 70 J'f.Y OF TIC
Alol prisoners, Who iOdnc them gu!ty.
Tho Commission horo ao oIgncd'