The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-08-28
iThe Wirz ConannIssIon. ,


after the reading of the record Of yes
terday, DR.. A, w. Barrows, who, hnv-
ing heretofore been sworn, identified a
certain paper offered, as in the hand
writing OF Josiah III. White. The Judge
advocate accordingly moved to amend
the hrst charge on which the prisoner
IS arranged, by substituting the name
of Josiah II. White, as one of the
prisoners with whom the defendant is
charged with conspiracy to cause the
death of Union prisoners. rs II
Mr.. Baker objected to the motion to
supply the misnomer. BE argued that
the prisoner was arfaigned on charges
by order of the President, and that
until the original authority should sup
ply the deficiency, no further testimony
could be received affecting Doctor
White and the prisoner ut the bar.
The court overruled the objection,
when the name of DIR. White was cor
rected.
Mr.: Baker said that the name of John
d; W1nder also appeared as one of the
alleged conspiratOrs. The fact; was,
however, notorious, that Winder is
dead, and this court was sitting here
trying man that is not In existence.
he movedto strike ont his name.
By the Judge Adyocate-Do you APP
pear for Winder?
MIR. Baker-No. sri,s. ,.
N, By the Court1Do you mold that
Wtnder Is on trial2 lEFf
Mr.. BalSef-I hold that he Is dead
and cannot be tried for Conspiracy.
The Judge Advocate have not
been informed.th that Windepds dead.
Mr.. Baker-It Is q notorious fact of
which the world has taken cognizRnce.
The Judge Advocate Doth was dead
when the other conspirators We're tried,
yet in that case the scounsel for defense
made no objection to Booths name in
the charges.
Mr.. Buker-A military commission
can do many things not common for the
civil court do: They could try dead
mn. The court oYerruled the motion
to strike out the name John H.Winder.
DR.. Bnrrows further testified that at
Andersonville prisoners were arrested
for buying green corn which the guard
away from them is an nnti-scorbutic for
ScurVy, and is useful diet. The slops
Cfthe cook house were thrown into the
stream which passed through the pen,
tho calculations from which We're intol-
lerstble and very unhealthy. besides
this the sinks overlooked owing to
the rains which rendered the prison still
more intolerable. i4 siit.i
Human bodies sometimes lay un-
buried for three dnys. The stencil was
terrible, ssensibly affecting the atmos-
phere, and was worse than that from
any dissecting room. Complaints of
these things We're frequently made III
high quarters. Dead men were fire.
quently found among the living. The
largest number of deaths in the stock
ade for one day, in August, 1864, was
26T. The witness found Capt. Wirz in
charge of the prison when he went
there md left him there Mt the time he
made his escape. Rations were cut of
from the entire number of the twenty
y,
owing to the alleged offences of others.
The witness Remembered that wfrz
said to him that he (Witz) was of more
service to the Confederate government
than any of the poor rebels in the front.
Cross examined by Mr.. BalIer-YVas
N medical student ut Amherst, Mass,
on the breaking out of the war, and
had been licensed since he was mus.
tered out on the 18th of December last.
The writer had never seen our mon
in the army wearing a ball and CHAIN,
nor had he seen them punished in any
other way thnn by detention in the
guard house. He had seen men in our
army Inflicted with syphilis, but none
of the cases were so bad MS those Mt An
Our cases were primary,
while those in tho rebel prisons were
AS u general thing the cross ques-
tioning was further continued to show
that the rebel hospitals were deficient
of medical remedies. tt,-,
The court then at one o'clock took a.
recess till two,
1t is proper to say that Mr.. Baker did
not voluntarily appear us counsel for
the defense, as has; been stated, but en-
tered upon the duties of counsel after a
Judge Hughes, who
had just retired from the case, Il.
On the re-assembling OF the court the
cross-eXnmination of DIR. Barrows was
resumed. Lying in dirt, and owing to
chances OF recovery We're against those
who had syphilis. The questions and
answers were numerous, as this point
involved the treatment of diseases.
Assistant Judge Advocate Hosmer
here said TINT he not see the relnYency
of these questions.
Mr.. Baker replied that he had asked
the witness with what diseases the pm
tents suffered, and how tho disease
itself after the patients were
sent to the hospital, and whether the
syphilis was owing to the vaccine INIT
ter used upon them. nj
The Court-Yo GU don't give the wit
ness an opportunity to answer. You
put words into his mouth.
Mr.. BakerAI hnve q right to draw
from him any tnfornlation he has.
I
very liberal, but you must not suppose
at the same tune that we will NOT take
exceptions us to the manner of examine
ing witnesses.
Mr.. Baker-I will pursue the cross
examination in the proper way. II 1
do not the court VIII excuse me. "a .,g;i
Court-The witness must answer in
his own words. - ttei ~
Mr.. Baker further continued, when
the court interrupted the counsel by
saying, 9here is another lecture unbe4
coming and uncalled for.' -
Mr.. BalyerLI beg the courts pardon.
! The ConrtTYop beg pardon, 1t is
Mr.. ker-I hope you viii not hold
me strictly TO rule
The Court Say nothing more about
TINT, but go on. ..,s 5i-5atfi -
The cross eXaminationlyVas then re-
stunned, and finishing, thel court inter
rogated the witness, who said the rebel
force at AndersOnyiIle was between
5000 and 5000 men. The fuel for them
was cut by large force of coloretI men.
There were uxes enough to supply our
men for a like purpose
= The witness give as his honest
.