The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-02
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champ FergusOn's Trial.
sixfsss5H plT.

Harry shoeker, for the prosecution, was
sworn, fnd testified as Ellowss I belong 50
the I2tb Ohio Cavalry. Ifaw Cbsmp Fer
susoB on the Sd Of October, at saltville. I
vas taken pri-oner. law The prisoner in
the morn ing Tointirg BIZ revolver down At
prisoners lying on The Geld. I heard the
report = O pistol aud tie scream Of the
men, by partner and myself were takoa
prsoneTs while lying on the Geld close To-
gsther. When Ferguson was coming To-
wards us I ersvied away about 40 feet, and
stretched myself out. He the asked my
partner, Crawford Hszlewool, what be was
doing there, snd Why be came up there to
fight with Tho d-n niggers. Champ I hen
took out q piece Of white paper and wrote
something. after which he pulled out his
revolver and asked, where viii you have il,
in the back or in the face. by partner
said, sffor Gods sake don't xii me soldier
! then heard the report Of a pistol, and ny
partner fell over dead. There was no one
with him. lie passed near me, snd went
over tOa log-houso where they were carry
ing our wounded, aud shout fifteen min
utes sfter he had done this, there were two
rcbsl 50 diers passed me. and asked them
II they would take me 70 the hospital, and
they took me TO the iog-cabin, the same one
1 saw Champ enter. There was q hollow
between The battle Geld and the cabin, and
as he got 10 the siie Of the hollow next 10
the eabla Champ was coming out it'll two
negro fo'diers, towards us. The rebel sol
dicrs with me sid, "Eait aud zee what they
DO with them" We saw him take them
into the hollow about oae hundred yasds
and shoot the negroes. he fred ten shots
with e revolver. Ialted the rebel soldiers
70 hurry me 20 tho hoipital. I was afraid
he would oyeriaks and shoot me, and we
got 20 the hospital before Ferguson got back.
He took two moro negroes out when ne re-
turned, and not long afterwards / heard a
ri tol fre. Ferguson had on something
like q butternut tuit. Hh hair and heard
wss long then. I afterwards saw him at
Emory and Henry hospitals, where tho
wounded prisoners Of the saltville fight
we're taken. Il was two days after. He
came into my rom, where I was lying. It
was in the mornings and he had another
msn with aim. When be entered he ssid
how are you getting along, boys.
There was a boy out Of the nth Michigan
cavalry, who was wounded, lying with the
negroes. Tbs man who was with Champ
faid: "Therc IS that boy now. I saved his
life" Champ ssid elf I'd seen you lying
smong the negroes itwouli have been ell
day with you." The other man asIsd the
boy II Be haa any meney, to which be Sid.
NO" TIE man ;hon pulled out as1o Con-
iedersts note and told him that would keep
him in tlbscco. Champ then eaid TO me,
"Did you know Lieut. smthg'' told him
NE" He said Eyes you Do, you id
Yankee, you know him we'll tnoa b, but
you dont went 70 know him now" Re
said well do yoa know bin or not then" I
msds no reply and they both got up t~olehve,
sud when they get % tbs dor ChsmP said;
j have o grudge against Smith; ven fad
an. Alter they were gone about ten mia
utes 1 hcsrd the report Of Esgun, which
sounded above me. Iwas on the second
aoor Of the building. We were treated first
rate al the hospital, and Champ Ferguson
asked me whst command I belonged to, and
after l told him, be said, 81 suppose ) GU
have hssrn tsli Of me. lam Champ + sr-
gusoB."
Capt. F. Bougbton, for the prosecution,
was sworn and testified e. follows: rank
IS Captain ia the lst regiment Of Michigan
Engineers and Mechanics. I was on the
train on or about the 18th day Of March,
ls8l. going from Bridgeport. Il was cap
tared near Esells spripn. Z was robbed
Of S2ao. aud al my clothes and watch. Two
men OF cur regiment were wounded after
they had surrendered, and one man, a resi-
dent Of EdgcGold was shot, and died tho
next day. Other officers we're robbed. They
were attacked BY copt Hale. Of the l2sth
New York regiment, and driven Oh. They
hsd me pris Nor, but / escaped. could
not swear that CHAMP Ferguson was the
man I ssw there, but I thiak he Is tie one.
Hehsd long black hair and whiskefs. Som
said Hughes wss in command, and other
said Il was Ferguson.
Adjourned 70 s o'clock 10 morrow morn
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