The Portland daily press., 1865-08-28
The 1rial Of Wars


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The Werz Commission met fhis n ,ss III J..
and after the reading of the record If vestas.
Gay, Dr.-A. w. Barrows, who having heratn-
tore been sworn, identified certain paner IT,
tered, as in the handwriting of Josiah n
White. The Judge Advocate aceordinglv
moved that he amend the first CHARGE in Svh;oI
the prisoner is arranged BY substifu{in@ The
name OF Joseph White, as one Of the prisoners
with whom the defendant is charged with CON
Spring 70 cause the death of the Union pris-
oners. +.
Mr. Baker objected to the motion and SIM
piled the prisoner. He argued that tho mis-
oner was arraigned on the charges nv the ar
der OF the President, and that until fbe origi-
MAJ authotlty should supply the deficiency, no
further testimony could be received affecting
DR.. White and the prisoner at the bar.
The court overruled the objections, when
the name ofDra White was corrected.
Ar; Baker said that the name of John H.
Wmder also appeared as one of the alleged
conspirators. The fact, however, was re
ceWea thatt Wlnder is dead, therefore this
commission IS sitting here trying a man not
in existence. He moved to strike out the
name of Winder.
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Mr. Baker-Noi a's $3.50 'l,.e ne.t
The Court-Do you hold that Winder is Oh
trial? -
Mr.. Baker--I hold that Winder, who is dead,
must be tried for conspiracy sssvsa aslisu
Judge Ady0cate--We have not been inform
ed that Winder is dead. l.a y. .,g
ri Mr.. Baker-It is notorious fact of which
the world has taken cognizance.
Judge Advocate-Booth was dead when the
other eonspirators were tried, yet in that case
the sources for the defense made no object On
to Booths name in the charges.
Mr.. Baker, military commission could do
many things not common for civil court to
debut they could not try dead man.
q DR.. Barrows further testified that the An
Jacksonville prisoners were arrested for buying
green corn, which the guard took away from
them. Corn Is an anti-scorbtltfc in cases of
scurvy, and is useful. The slops of the cock
house were thrown into the stream which ran
through the prison, the exhaations from which
were horrible and very unhealthy, besides the
streams overlooked owing to the dams, Which
made the premises still more intolerable. HUI
man bodies sometimes laid unburied for three
days. The stencil was terrible, sensiblg affect
ting the atmosphere and was worse than that
from any dissecting room. Complaints of
these things were frequently made in high
quarters. Dead men were in the morning
frequently found among the living. The laTg
est number of deaths in the stOckade for one
day in August, 1864, was 207. The witness
found Capt. Werz in charge of the prison when
he went there. AT the time he made his as
cape rations were cut off from the entire num-
Der of $4,000 prisoners for an entire day for the
alleged otfenses of a few others. The witness
remembered that Werz said to him that he
(Werz1 was of more service ito the Bonfeder-
ate Government than any ofthe rebels at the
front. .yilgfs
3ni Gross examined by Mr.! Baker-4Was fnedi-
cal student at Amherst, Mass, on the break
ing out of the war, and has been licensed since
He was mustered out on the 7th of December
last. The witness had never seen our men
III the army wearing ball and chain, nor had
he seen them punished in any other way than
by detention in the guard house. He had
seen men in our hospitals affected with syl-
plus, but none of the cases were SO bad as
those at Andersonviile. Our cases were pri-l
mary, while those in the rebel prison were
secondary. ~ 10 GeA
AS asgeneral thing the cross duestioning.
continlled 10 show that the rebel hospitals
were defcient of med icinal supplies. q
The court then, at 1 2. "a !, took q recess I'M
,tif2z0'elock = ga \ IA " n III ~ ss
It is proper ID say that Mr.. Baker did not
voluntarily appear al counsel for the defence,
as has been stated, but entered upon the du-
ties OF couf1se1 after a consultation with judge
Hughes, who had Just retired from the case, ;
examination of DIR. BarroWs was )resumeds
The questions and answers were numerous on
the point involving the treatment Of their dis
eases.
The Court intelrogated the Witness who
said the rebel force at Andersonville was be-
tween 5000 and 5000 1nen.s The fuel for them
was cut by large force of colored men. There
were enough to supply our men for a like
purpose. d The, witness gave as his honest
opinion that if there had been proDer food
clothing, quarters, and other necessary sup
pies, nom 10 70 SO per cent. OF the deaths
might nave Deeh prevented. IN the dlspensaTy
ne mad seen supplies when mad come by way
OF hlchhohn, such as dfled peer, say 2oo on
5Ju pounds, ana some bologna sallsaSes. ltes
saw seyeral boxes or cio11ng at the DEPART
menu. .Nopoay,lh ms WARD saw anything OF
Ine cloDiliiis ollce oIs Twice nbiie OF slth9
unisu peei was Apfoug1t, put IL dla not anord
eaG Ga man " Ia g1e Wsfu hah an ounce:
heDeft III. heHosg was sworn. he sad ne
Was capIureu d. rlylllouln, ana WIN ABOUT aOo
l 1V!s pllspneIs Wa taken 70 AndefSonvlite.
ms was !, e u "a Nay, loo4 Inc only oteT
8. sl = ,iiii5 MeIe tose aviio hd
peeil iIU,ll nelie lse, lslppy prison ana
osei po;iies lney WEE iass5eu anu nesusute
~ eiooliliS many Ny nsarly hakeu auu To-
lazy tnpfq H VIVA silelter except tattered
Man mere skeiepons-
hs.psels+ t,a llloo9h 'ilou
ss,us ameAS Gi.i1 M 4he
llle me,s !, .,n n. hrsre was
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" illse Dus 20 .ne Ssaion aqranc
~ inc meatner 9ecaue ieeiisely lot.
,H q ely uays so vi vtiie'
LAC pl,SGeis Meie lloe suppnGu lepary III
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were furnished raw with M wood tn cooE
The penalty for tresnassing on the rad linz
was death. He saw . man shot for tIis oo1,ee
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