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The Wirz Trias-C0nclusiOn of the Case
FardOns. Ac.

charge Of the prisoner as murders are consid
: ered-frst, cases Of death resulting from con
II tinement in the stocks and the chain-gang
: third, the killing of prisoners by the guard
t pursuant to the direct order Of the accused
given at the time; and fourth, of killing by
= the prisoners own hand. The responsibility
of Captain Wirz for the killing of prisoners at
e the dead-line when he was not present, is also
t declared.
The prisoner, who recincd upon the sofa as
usual, seemed much affected during the con-
: cIuding remarks, and when the Judge Advo-
cate had finished, asked that DR.. Bates might
examine his person in the presence of the
Court to show that he was physically incapa-
bic Of committing the acts of murder and
beating charged.
The request was granted and the Court room
f ordered 10 be cleared, the President announ-
cling that the doors would not again be opened
to the public.
The argument embraces 429 pages legal cap,
and was not completed until three O'Clock this
morning, the Judge Advocate having been en-
gagged on it all night.
THE WHITE HOUSE.
The crowd at the Executive Mansion to-
day was not large, and all had an opportunity
TO lay their business before the President
General Grant and staff called this morning,
and had an interview of half an hour z. NJ.
|. Hunter was granted an interview, and re-
manned in the Executive Office some time.
PARDoNS.
The President to-day granted amnesty par
dons TO one hundred and eighty South Carroll,
mans, among whom was c. r. Boyce former
| ly a member of the United States House of
| Representatives from that State. Boycc, it
will be remembered, was one of the three
commissioners who visited the President some
time ago relative to affairs in South Carolina.
4. II. STEPHENS.
a. Ii. Stephens, the ex-rcbcl Vice Presi-
dent. left Washington in the early train this
morning for his home in Georgia Stephens.
while here, expressed his determination to use
his best efforts to induce the people of the
| South to accept the wise and concIiatory pol.
| icy of the Administration.
| DICK TAYLOR.
The eX-rebel General Dick Taylor. brother
In-law OF jeff. Davis, arrived here this morn
ing, doubtless for the purpose of seeking
| pardon.
REVENUE.
The receipts from internal revenue yester-
day amounted to l,l2S, ,38l. 80
THE MEDICAL EXAMINATION or wtRZ
WAsnNGroS, October 22-Captain Wirz
| was ON Saturday examined, as to his physical
condition, before the Military Commission. bv
DR.. Bates. While this was in progress, Dr.
Ford, the physician at the Old Capital came
IN and was called to the stand. and testified to
the following effect: He had attended the
prisoner since June last, and frequently ey.
amlned his right arm which was much swol-
len and intamed and liberated in three places
The arm appeared TO have been broken, and
a portion Of the bones were dead. He did not
know how much strength the accused had but
his conduct was such that he could not knock |
a man kown, or lift q heavy instrument with
his right arm without mhicting injury upon
himself, the bones being diseased necrosis,
and his arm being so seriously liberated
DIR. Ford also examined the prisoners left
shoulder, and found there Il large scar. one
half of the main muscle of the shoulder being |
gone, and only the front portion being left
The effect of this was to prevent perfect
elevation of the arm above the head, but had
no material effect on the infexiOn of the arm
in other directions, as, for instance, he could
move it from the elbow, and was capable of
striking out with some force from that point
Two fingers Of the right hand are slightly CON
tracted, the result Of injury to the nervous
system. Both legs Of the prisoner are Gov
cred with dark brown sores, as though he had
been at one time liberated. There were also
traces Of scurvy. He was now much pros
trated and in his present condition could not
do much violence to any one. He was scor-
butte; and had been so for some time. He
might push person down, but could not do
greater act of violence without inhicting great
injury on himself.
The witness, in reply to the Judge Advo-
cate, said he only spoke Of the prisoners
present condition, and had no reference to
what his condition might have been a year
ago. He would not think his right arm was
in better condition in 1864 than now from all
appearances. He could not speak with GER
tainty as to that, but the wounds look as
though there had been an extensive injury to
the lines and tissues. The witness could not
say whether the wounds had ever been healed
and this was the second breaking out; but
when the prisoner came to the Old Capitol,
his wounds were in the same condition as at
present.
The prisoner. by permission of the Court
then made the following statement in
1863 his health beginning to fail, he asked and
received turlough and went To Europe. and
after an examination by several physicians he
had his arm operated on at Paris, and the
Doctor there told him that all the dead
bone had come out. He afterwards went to
England and shipped for this country, and
while on ship-board his wound broke out
airc>h as it was now
DIR. Bates who was examined. concurrcd en-
tircly with Dir. Ford's opinion He had seen
the prisoner several times at Andersonyille.
but had never made an examination He had.
however. noticed that Capt Wirz was deficient
| i'll the use OF his right arm, but did not know
| the cause Of 1t. From the present examina.
| ton. the witness found the prisoners left
| shoulder deficient from the destruction of a
| portion Of the main muscle. He considered
that the prisoner had suffered from scuryy.
and probably from syphilis. He certainly
gave indications of such symptoms. He did
not think the prisoner could use either arm to
inlct serious punishment ON any one without
| great injury to himself
WASHINGTON, Oct 22.-Capt. Wm Brad
ford has been appointed supervisory inspector
Of steamboats, at New York vice Thomas B.
Stellman.
| The Quarterm aster General is having print
ed a pamphlet containing the names of the
Union soldiers who died at and were inferred
in the Andersonville cemetery, together with
other matters of interest in that connection.
In accordance with a recent opinion of the
Attorney General, the second Comptroller has
decided that all colored soldiers shall be placed
on the same footing with white soldiers in re-
gard to bounty, and paymasters are instructed
to pay them accordingly. This decision will,
| IL Is supposed, call for on ,dJ;+;o,o1 900