The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-28
Saturday Nights Report.
WIRZ'S TRIAL.

WASHINGTON, August &c.
The Wirz Commission met this morning,
and after reading the records of yesterday
DIR. A. W. Barrows, who, having heretofore
been sworn, identified a certain paper oter-
ed as in the hand writing of Jas. W.
White. The Judge Advocate accordingly
moved to amend the first charge on whien
the prisoner is arraigned, by substituting
the name of Jas. White as one of the Pris-
oners with whom the the defendant Is
charged with conspiracy.
Mr., Baker objected to the motion to sup
plv q misnomer. He argued that the pris-
oner was srrsigned on the charges by order
of the President, and that until the original
authority should supply the deficiency, no
further testimony could be receiVed Affect
ing DR.. White and the prisoner at the bar.
The Court overruled the objection, when
the name of DR.. White was corrected.
Mr.. Baker said the name of John 81.
'Winder also appeared as one of the alleged
,,onspirators. The fact was, however, noto-
,.ions that Winder is dead. Therefore this
is irving q man not in existence. he
moved to strike out the name of Winder.
Judge Advoeate.-Do you aPpe r for
Winder?
Mr.. Baker.-NO.
Court.-Do you claim Winder is on trial
Mr.. Baker.-I hold that Winder, who Is
dead, cannot be tried. ...
Judge Advocate.-We have not been in
formed of his death.
M Bsker,-Itis a notorious fact Of which
the world has taken coguizance.
Judge AdFocate.-BOOth was dead when
other conspirstors were tried, yet in that
case counsel for the defence made no objec-
tions to Booths name IN the charges
Mr.. Baker.-A Military Commission could
do many things not common for civil courts
TO do,t but could not try a dead man.
Court oyerruled the motion TO strike out
the name of John Il. Winder.
DR.. Brown further testified that, at An
dsraonville, prisoners were arrested for
/ buying green corn, which the guards took
| from Them. Corn is an antiscorbutic In
cases of scurvy and Is useful Diet Stops
from the cook house were thrown into the
stream which run through camp, exhala-
tions from which were terrible and very
unhealthy, besides sinks overhOwed liable
to rains rendering premises still un nhealthy.
Bodies were sometimes not buried for
three days, the stencil was terri blea, ,hectlng
the atmosphere, and was worse than
that from any dissecting ROOM
Dead men were in the morning frequently
found among the living. The largest num-
Der of deaths in the stockade for one day
lin August, 1864, were 207. Witness found
Captain Wirz in charge of the prison when
he went there, and left him there when he
made his escape. Witness remembered
that Wirz said to him that he was Of more
service 10 the Confederate Government than
any of the poor rebels at the front.
CrOss-examined by Mr.. Baker: ....--
Witness was "a medical student st Am
herst, Massachusetts, at the breaking ou
of the war, and has been licensed since hS
was mustered out of the service last winter
had never seen the men in our army wear.
ing ball and chain, nor had he seen then
punished in any other way than by deten
tion in the guard house. He had seen meT
in our hospitals affected with syphilis, bu
none of the cases were 80 bad Is those q
? Andersonville. Our cases were primary
, | while those in the rebel prison were second
ary as general thing.
The oss-questiOning was further con
: tined to show that she rebel hospitals Wer'
deficient of medical remedies.
, The Court then at one o'clock took re
cess till two o'clock.
Q Il is proper to say that Mr.. Baker did no
4 voluntarily appear as counsel for the de
fence as has been stated, hut entered upol
the duties Of counsel after "a consultation
o with Judge Hughes, who had just retire
Y from the case.
= 0Rthe reassembling Of the Court cross
examination was resumed of DIR. BaIroWs
o Lying in dirt and owing to 0insuaicient med