The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-09-07

Crime, and "Starkey on Evidence"
Mr.. Baker replied that these autbo.
rites showed that where conspiratora
were TO be tried, the Court might, on
the application of counsel, elect 10 sep.
arate and try the parties separately /;
but in this case, the alleged conspira.
tors have never been before the Court
TO ask for separation. They were
not even in custody; they were
at large. 1t was not known that they
ever would be tried. In civil court,
be could ask that the charges be quash-
ed.
The Court decided 10 admit the pa
per, which was read, as follows:
"FIRsT DIVISION G. s. NJ. P. HospI.
tai, September s. 1sG4.-SIR-As Of
fcer Of the Day for the past twenty
four hours, have inspected the hos
pital, and find it in as good condition as
the nature Of circumstances will allow
A majority Of the bunks are still un-
supplied'w bedding, while in por.
tion OF the division the tents are dest-
tute Of either hunks, bedding or straw,
the patients being compelled to lie up.
on the bare ground. l would earnest
ly call your attention to an article OF
diet. The corn bread received from
the bakery, being made up without
sitting, is wholly unfit for the use ol
the sick, and often, as in the twenty.
four hours, upon examination, the in.
ner portion is found to be perfeclly )
raw. The beef received by the p;.
tients does not amount TO over two
ounces per day, and for the past thl ee
or four days no -four has been issued
The corn bread can not be eaten by
many, for to do so would be TO increase
diseases Of the bowels, from which q
large majority are suffering, and it is,
therefore, thrown away. All their ra.
tions received by way Of sustenance. is
two ounces of boiled beef and half Il
pint Of rice soup per day. .
Under these circumstances, all the
skill that can be brough: to bear on
their cases by a medical officer, will
amount to nothing. Another thing to
which l feel it my duty to call your at.
tention, is deficiency Of medicines
We have but little more than the in.
digenous barks and roots with which
10 treat numerous forms Of disease tc
which cur attention is daily called
For the treatment of wounds. ulcers
&C., we have literally nothing except
water. Our wards, some of than arc
wild with gangrene, and we are com
PEELED TO fold our arms and look quiet
ly upon its ravages, not even having
stinulants tosupportthe system under
its depressing influence; the article
being so limited in supply, it can only
be issued for cases under the knife.
II would respectfully cali your earn
est attention to the above facts, in hop
something may be done to alleviate tn
sufferings Of the sick.
~ am, sir, very respectfully, you
obedient servant.
. J. CREWS PILOT,
"Assistant Surgeon, P. A., G. S. an,
Officer of the Day.
"To Surgeon ERLAND, in charge 0
1st Division C. S., NJ. P. Hospital.
The Court at one took recess til
two o'clock.
DR.. A. W. Burrows, being sworn
testified that he had served as ply
sician to the 9th Massachusetts,; wa
taken prisoner at Plymouth, and final
ly found his way to Andersonville
where he was paroled by Captain
Wirz, and placed in charge OF wv,
wards of the hospital. He RENAME,
there six months, till the 9th Of Octo
Der, when he made his escape; sine
which time he had practiccd mcdicin
at home.
When he went to AnderSonvillC
there were 600 or 700 patients lyiny
on the ground. They were PARTIAL,
naked. Some had broken limbs ant
gangrene, scurvy and chronic dia
rrhea. Nine-tenths OF the patient
were lying on the ground, while tn
others had insufficient shelter. Cap
tain Wirz would say, when any pris
oner escaped or attempted to escape
he would starve every damned Yam
kce for such attempt The prisoner
were punished in stocks or chail
gangs. The stocks consisted of fran
fork six feet high, with boards shut to
gether with room for u man s neck
Some men thus fastened could stanc
on their feet, while others merel,
touched the ground with their toes
The chain gang was sometimes com
posed of six men and sometimes o.
eighteen. They wore handouts, ant
chains were passed around their neck
and legs, and to these chains a thir
ty-two pound ball was fastened. Th
gang would be held together one O
two weeks, the men meantime beinl
exposed TO sun and rain,. which haC
the effect of weakening and reducing
them. He had no doubt of the fac
that some died in consequence.
Another kind Of punishment wa
putting the feet in the stocks, the fee
being elevated, and the other part o
the body lying on the ground. Tn
witness never got from DR.. White wha
he asked for, there always being som
evasive answer. Anti-scorbuties wer
much needed, but not supplied. IL
proposed, but the authorities refuse'
him to take menand cut timber, whicI
could have been procured ton rods dis
tant.. Hands were kept near the hos
pital to get the trial Of escaping pris
oners, who, when caught, were bro
back and put in the stocks. The wit
ness knew of case, where u ma