The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-09-02

WASHINGTON, Sep. 1st.-The trial Of
tiWirz was resumed to- day and witnesses
were examined as to the condition and
cruel treatment Of: the prisoners at Al; Ans
The Court took d recess from one till
two! O'Clock. 90 GIG I5i4 i 'i'y
When the Court reassembled, Gen.
Thomas called attention to an article
which appeared in yesterdays Evening
Star, as follows:
The records of the. gAndersonYflle
prison, captured by Gen. Wilson, are
Quartermastet's department., who ao-
compahfed the expedition, and in
whose hands the records were last seen,
has been placed under arrest by the
military authorities until he can give a
satisfactory account of the disposition
some thnt the records We're stolen, in
stead of being lost, for the purpose of
preventing them being used;as evidence
against Wirz. 1siaia sos 20
Gen. Thomas said he wanted the
prisoner tried fairly, and therefore
asked whether It was true that the re-
cords had been lost or stolen. ~ - .-la
Col. Chapman replied that the hospi-
tHl records and register of deaths, with
one exception, were in charge OF the
clerk of the commission, He did not
know on what the article in the Star
was based. The government intended
to5introduce the records Mt the proper
time. ifii.e5s .7i.tlf ,...,.E.5 b.
Mr.. Baker said he knew nothing
about them.
Col. Chapman remarked that the al
legation in the Star, was SO indefinite
that it was impossible to tell whether
the papers alluded to have ever been in
possession OF the government or not.
He repeated that the hospital and death
Il
introduced at the proper time. 1900
Mr.. Baker knew nothing about the
newspapers he had received. So far as
the counsel for the prisoner was con-
cerned they would be happy to have
produced all records bearing uDon the.
Andersonville prison. He Rsked that
all the prisoner ever did be laid before
the Court. Col Chapman said the drti-
Gle could not relate 10 the papers in his
custody. iofFs-..ra8 a:-
Mr.. Baker said: If not inconsistent.
with the judge advocates duty, the rec
ords should he placed where the coun-
sci for the defence could have access to
them. t 45lfs ..trt.trt-fl.tI
Col. Chapmnn-If you can convince
me TINT / am not capable of taking care
of them j will do so. ""'- t-ta 't
Mr.. Baker-We make tho request
with the prOviso that lift could be done
consistently With your duty.
Col. Chipman-Thnt is another ques-
tiOn.a a'' 1850.
Mr.. Baker-That was all we asked,
in all sincerity, for our client, ...t,f'
Col. Chapmnn-u is not now con-
sistent with my duty to produce tho
papers. ta.s-Ir ~ fHtKI A
Mr.. Baker-We made the request,
civilly, for Information; we need all the
papers very much.
Vim. billiard, late in the service of
the Confederate army Mt Andersonville,
testified to the filthy state of the prison
and the miserable condition of the
owing to the want of the ne
cessaries of life and from other causes.
James Nathan, who was slso in the |
Confederate army, testified that he and
the Assistant Provost Marshal took
thirteen men to the acksmith's shopl
to have iron collars and Chains fastened |
on them; he received his verbal orders |
from Captain Wirz; one of the men
called "Erenchy," however, made his
''I'hat id 'Erenclly' has escaped
again." and he sent for the dogs, which !
Cotton the trail of the man, who WINS /
captured nearithe stream.