Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-10

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evidence adducod End the accused, Henry wlra,
as follows:
cHGRGEL
or the specification, daily, after amending
said specification to read as follows:
In this that he, the said Henry wirI. did
combine, confederate, and conspire with them, /,
the said Jefferson Davis, James A. Seldom Ho W ell
Cobb, John II. winder, Richard b. winder, Isaiah
H.White, W. s.wiuder, W. Shelby Reed, r. r.
steward at Andersonville; James Duncan, Yves.
ley w. Turner, Bepjamin Harris, and other,
whose names are unknown, citizens Of the Uni q.
ted States Aforesaid, and who were then engaged
In armed rebellion against the United States,
malictously traitorously, aud In violation Of the
laws Of war, to impair and inj ure the health and
to destroy the nves-by subiecting TO torture
and great suffering; by combining in unhealthy
and unwholesoRe quarters; by exposing TO the
inolemency Of winter, and to the dews and burn
Ing sun Of summer; by compelling the use Of
impure water, and by furnishing insufficient and
unwholesome food-of large numbers Of Federal
prisoners, to wit the number Of about forty. We
thousand soldiers in the military service Of the
United States Of America, held as prisoners
OF war at Andersonville, In the State Of Geor-
gia, within the lines Of the o.called Confed- =
crate States, on or before the twenty seventh
day Of March, A. d. 1894, aud at divers times be-
tween that day and the 10th day OF April, A. D.,
1865, to the eud that the armies OF the United
States might be weakened and impaired, and the
Insurgents engaged In armed rebellion against
the United States might be aided and comforted (;
| and he, the said Henry WirE an officer in the
| military service Of the so-ealled Confederate
States, being then and there commandant Of n
military prison at Andersouyille, in the State OF
Georgia, located by authority Of the so-called
Confederate States, for the confinement Of pris.
ouers Of war, and as such cnmmandant, fully
clothed with authority, aud in duty bound to
treat, care, and provide for such prisoners, held
as Aforesaid as were or might he placed In his
custody, according to the law OF war, did in
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and cons piracy, Inalicously, wiekedly, aud trai.
torously cOnfne large number Of prisoners Of
war, soldiers in the military service Of the United
S aes, to the number Of about forty Ave thousand
men, in unhealthy and unwholesome quarters, in
a close aud small area Of ground, wholly made
quate to their wants, and destructive to their
health, which he we'll knew and intended and
while there so conhred during the time afore.
said, did, in furtherance Of his evil design
and in aid of the said conspiracy, willfully
and maliCiously neglect to furnish tents,
barracks or other shelter sufficient for their pro-
lection from the inCemcncy Of winter and the
dews and burning sun OF summer; and with
such evil intent did take and cause to he taken
from them their clothing, blankets, camp equip
age and other property Of which they were pos
sessed at the time Of being placed In his custody
and with like malice and evil intent, did refuse
to furnish, or cause to be furnished, food either
OI quality or quantity sulhcient to preserve
health and sustain life; and did refuse aud me-
gleCt to furnish wood sufficient for cooking In
summer and TO keep the said prisoners warm In
winter, and did compel the said prisoners TO sub
sist upon unwholesOmc food, and that In limited
quantities entirely inadequate to sustain health,
which he well know and did compel the said
prisoners to use unwhOlesOme water, reeking
with the filth and garbage Of the prison, and
prison-guard aud the Otsl and drainage OF tho
cook house Of said prison, whereby the pris-
oners became greatly reduced IN their bodily
strength ard emaciated aud injured in their
bodily health; their minds impaired aud their
ntellects broken and many Of them, to wit:
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are unknown, sioksned aud died by reason
thereof, which he, the said Henry WirE, then
aid there well knew aud intended; aud
50 knowing aud evil intending, did refuse and
neglect to provide proper lodgings, food or nour.
ishment for the sick and necessary medicine and
| medical Attendance for the restoration Of their
health, aud did knowingly, willtully, aud ma.
lCiOusly, in furtheraEce OF his evil dssgos, per.
init them 10 languish aud die from want Of
care and proper treatment and the said Henry
| Wirz, still pursuing his evil purposes, did per-
init to remain in said prison, among the enact.
| Rted sick and laugushiug living, the bodies Of
| the dead, until they became corrupt and loath
| some, and filled the air with fetid and noXOus
| eXhalations, and thereby greatly increased the
| unwhOlesomCnsss Of the prison, insomuch that
great numbers Of said prisoners, whose names
are unknown, 1ickened and died by reason
thereof: Aud the said Henry Wirz, still pursuing
his wicked and cruel purposes, wholly disre-
gardng the usages Of civilized warfare, did, Rt
the time and place Aforesaid, maiiciously aud
wllfully subject the prisoner aforesaid 20 cypel,
unusual, aud Infamous punishment, upon slight,
trivial, aud fictitious pretences, by fastening large
balls Of iron TO their feet, and binding numbers
Of the prisoners aforesaid closely together with
large chains around their necks and feet, so that
they walked with the greatest difficulty; aud
being so confined, were subjected to the burning
rays Of the sun, often without food or drink
for hours, and even days, from which said
cruel treatment, numbers whose names are
unknown scGened, tainted, and died
And he, the said WirL, did further cruelty
a nd n I'M TnaliClDugly
tying them up by the thumbs, and wilfully con-
hninR them within an instrument OF torture
called the stocks, thus dePriying them Of the
use Vt their limbs, and forcing them to lie, sit,
| aud stand for many hours without the power Of
| changing position, and being without food or
| drink, in consequence OF which many, whose
| names are unknown, slckened and died And
| he, the said wiz, still wiCkedly pursuing his
| evil purpose, did establish, and cause to be
designate within the prison enclosure contain
| ing said prisoners, "a dead line, being line
around the inner face Of the Stockade or wall en-
closing said prison, and about twenty feet dis
| tRnt from and within said stoCkHde, and having
| SO established said dead line, which was in some
| places an imaginary line and In other places
marked by insecure aud shifting strips OF boards,
nailed upon the top Of small aud insecure stakes
or posts, he the said WiTz, instructed the prison
| guard stationed around the top Of said ttOckade
to lre upon aud kill any OF the prisoners afore-
said, who might fall upon, pass over or under or
| across the ratd dead line, pnrsuant to which said
orders and Instructions, maiUiously and need
| lessly given by said WirE, the said prison guard
did hre upon and kill auumber Of said prisoners
Aud the said Wirz, still pursuing his evil purpose,
| did keep and use ferOcious and boDdthirsty dogs,
dangerous to human life to hunt dow prisoners Of
war aforesaid, who made their escape from his
tody; aud did, then and there, williully and
mallciously suffer, iucite, and encourage the said
dogs to seize, tear, malgie, and main the bodies
and mbE OF said fugitive prisoners OF war, which
the said dogs, incited as aforesaid, then and there
did, whereby number Of said prisoner, OF war
who, during the time aforesaid made their escape
and were reCaptured, died. And the said Wirz
still pursuing his wicked purpose, and still aid
ing IN carrying ont said conspiracy, did cause TO
be used for the pretended purposes Of vaccina-
ton, impure and pOiSuhous vaccine matter, which
sald impure aud poisonous matter was then and
there by the direction and order Of said WirZ,
mallc!Uusly, cruelty, aud wickodly deposited in
the arms Of miuy Of said prisoners, by reason of
which large numbers Of them lvst the use Of their
arms, and Iu4Hy Of them were 30 injured that
they So n thereafter died, All Of which he, the
-aid Henry WirE, well knew and malielousy In.
tended, and, in aid OF the then existing rebe lion
against the Cnitsd Sta es, with view TO assist In
weakening and impairing the armies Of the Uni
ted States, and in furtherance Of the said con
spirncy, and with the full knowledge, consent,
and cnnuvance of his co cons PiratOrs aforesaid,
he, the said WirL, then and thore did
Ofthe Charge, "Guilty,' after amending sail
charge to read rs follows:
"MaliCiOusiy, wilfully, and tTaiturously, and
in AID Of the then existing armed rebellion
against the United States OF America, on or be-
fore the 27th day Of March, A. d. 1864, aud On
divers other days between that day and the
tenth day Of April, 1865, combining, cUnfederat-
ing, and conspir.ug together with Jefferson D4.