New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-04
Thirty.three Witnesses Secured.
SperiaI Disnatch 20 The n. Y. Tribune.

Of the Rebel officers fearful that II they came
10 Washington they would be arrested and placed in
confinement by the Government, and it not until
they had received due that they would
out from their hiding places The list Of those sub
penaed embraces the Of officers Of all grades
from the rank Of colonel down, and also a number Of
private soldiers. Most Of those summoned served
with Wrz while he in command of the Ander-
s0nyille prison.pen The Sutler C0mmssary and
Quartermaster OF Andersonvile are also among the
number. During his soourn in the South the different
military commanders cheerfully co0perated with Mr..
Emerson, and gave him every assistance in the dis
covery and summOning Of the witnesses.
To the Associated Press
WASHINGTON Saturday. Sept. Q. 1865.
The Wirz Military Commission reassembled
to-day.
William O. S. Belcher testified that be had served in
the 10th Illinois Cavalry and was prisoner at An
1904; he though. that Capt wirz assumed command
about the LIST CT APRIL occasion Wirz came into
the stockade, when cripple, walking on crutches
refused aud the cripple said he would rather be shot
than stay there the witness soon heard Wirz holoa
to the sentinel tell that if he did not 60 back he
would shoot him" the man did not return when the
sentinel fired and shot him In the Jaw; the cripple was
known by the uame Of "Chickamaugs;" Wirz after.
ward threatened to shoot the other they did not
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being divided into squads OF hundreds of the men,
owing sickness did fall in and Wrz threatened
to shoot him. and did shoot him. the ball went through
the mans hat; the prisoners were kept in the all
day. and were not allowed 20 procure water if the
squad could not give satisfactory account of any
OF their missing number they were deprived of their
ratons this the for three days early in July;
there not sufficient room in the prison. scarcely
enough for men to stand upon the limits enlarged
the north side there A. 0O0 prisoners there al
one time he had heard Wirz say he was killing more
Yankees than those who serving at the front
witness bad rs or 30 men shot the dead line
and others fired into who not the deadline
Cross examined by the defense-Q. Were there not
desperadoes there-inen who would steal and commit
other ofenses; and was not the cripple to whom You
characters there. but don't know whether that man
belonged to them not don't think that cripple
a crutch was good man to steal Laughter
During further examination, the witness spoke Of
man ut whom the sentinel fired.
Q. Did you see the ball hit him A. man must
have very good eye to see ball when 1t strikes man.
Laughter
The witness gave various instances of men being
shot, shot while he in his tent. for merely
stretching his arm beyond the dead.lne; another
shot at for treading the ne be heard Capt Wrs
order the sentinel TO shoot the crppe some OF those
shot at killed, and others taken to the hospital
James II. Davidson testified that he a member OF
the Iowa Cavalry and taken prisoner TO Anderson
vile the 9Th Of March; he described the filthy con-
dtion of the prison and the great mortality among the
prisoners; for week he drove the dead wagon; some
times % men thrown into IL at time, and on the
he would bring wood and rations in the same
cart; he had seen men with blankets shoes and shirts
them sent there by the Sanitary Commission FOR the
use of our own men; Capt. Wirz he knew made break
fast Of the crackers cheese and there
for prisoners; he had seen four or 1--WE hundred
boxes at the depot with supplies; they were marked
L. ST. 1t was a common thing for men to be put In the
chain gang; man died in the chain gang with an
iron collar round his neck; be had seen the hounds
there; there were two kinds. "catch dogs" and bull
terriers one OF the dogs badly tore the flesh from
mans leg; another man was hanging up his clothes
which he had washed to dry; one Of the pieces blew
iipa IJa slammed havonh he in 70
the piece when he was fired upon and shot In the
breast another man had reached beyond the dead line
for some crumbs OF bread when he was shot IN the
head; Wirz shot man a short time after he assumed
command of the prison. the latter sick lying on
the ground, and asked Wirz something when Wirz
shot him; Wirz remarked that he was killing more
Yankees there than Lee was at Richmond; this was
said in August Wirz at the time with the witness
in the graveyard in the wagon with the dead mem the
witness had seen men starved 10 DEATH food was
at time that some of them picked up particles
Of food that had already passed through the system
On his examination by the defense the witness
said the graveyard comprised % 80 acres and when
he left Andersonyie on the 18th OF September last IL
was about two.thirds full
The Court then. at o'clock. took q recess until
o'clock
On the reassembling Of the Court the crossexamna'
ton of Davidson Was resumed.
Witness had never seen Wirz shoot more than one
man; the grayediggers were Union soldiers.
By the Court-The dead were buried about two feet
and half deep; were buried with ana some
without clothing; witness had never seen any Oh the
dead stripped before they WERE
in trenches on one occasion 80 bodies were put into
Cant j. IL Wright and Col Tanning, formerly in the
Confederate service testified TO the signatures OF
Gen Winder and Capt. WirE TO consolidated return
for August last which exhibited to them.
Major Uosmer A ssociste Judge Advocate. was sworn
and Testified that he obtained the paper from the chief
clerk having custody Of the Rebel papers the Wa
Department.
Consolidated for the Confederate States MliGry
Pri.on, Camp Sum'er, Georgia for the month o.
August 1904.
Prisoners on hand on the last OF August, 1864: IL
camp 1885 In hospital, l,693. Total, 3l,67s. Re
cesved from various places during August, 3,O5s Re
captured 4. Total 3Oe2. Making in the aggregate
"a 760
Died during the month of August. $685. Sent ia
other prisons %. Exchanged, 81 Escaped, 80 Making
1901. t.r
OF all Of which there on the 3lst OF August; ii
camp 90 473. In hospital, 800 Total 81, osI
The same complaint has TO be made against inc cae
essness and ineicency of the guard .h,
lid 80 while on their parole of honor not 10 ese"pT
ong as they employed to work, . ou nv .on,i
balance nineteen escaped, some 10 pIio'ns ihi y,
nes with green backs. some by simply rns O
rom the guard while returning rom tho Paos
he tools are deposited at night that are useu on '
parban. twenty Ave more escaped during the month,
~. th ksn nm by the dogs before the daily re-