Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-07
Trial Of Henry Wrzl.. :.
UNITED STATES MILITARY COMMISSION
erN. LEW. WALLACE, President.
.a- Col. N. P. OHfPsAr, I r,aoo Advooates
NAL A A. HosMER. ( i'"ueo N'


GEN. LEW. WALLACE, President.
SGl Sa; \. 4 T T. GE,rsas moss.n, Judge Advocates
f SATURDAY, October 7, 1865.
The Commission met this morning at ten
O'Clock; all the members present, the Judge Ad-
vocates, and the counsel for the accused.
The record Of yesterday having been read,
Colonel Chapman, the Judge Advocate, asked that
the Court bo cleared, and at twelve O'Clock the
Court was cleared for deliberation. 81
At quarter past one o'clock the Court was re-
opened, when t,I
Mr.. C. NJ. sELPH 'N
was recalled. He testified that he was Assistant
Adjutant and Inspector General at Richmond
Had nothing to do with the Sanitary goods sent
to Anderson Vile, but superintended the dis
patching Of the goods to Richmond. On one oc-
casion heard that some Of the goods had been
stolen; sent detectives; they found some oil the
goods, and arrested the parties In whose posses
sion they were found. The boxes had been
opened and nailed up again. Knew that goodo
sent to Lees army had been broken open. haC
seen vaccinated men who had the small pox had
recovered and were on duty before those VINO
had not been vaccinated.
Mr., Baker said, "If the Court please there Is
no other witness that have fully ready to day.
As have have but four or Eve witnesses who
have been here for any length Of time, would
most respectfully ask the indulgence Of The
Court TO examine them. Il will require some
time for me to sift out their testimony. under
stand three or four witnesses have arrived during
the last twenty -four hours. have endeayored
mi. ,veer 10 In ont and prepare all the testi.
mony 1 oould without putting too many wit
nesses on the stand. We have now not over
eight or ten witnesses here, and during the re-
cess shall also endeavor to see II any witnesses
subprnaed and not absolutely necessary for
the defendant may be discharged. II so
will telegraph to them to remain. So that when
wa again eommeuce VIC will be able to close the
rial In a yeTy law dayH. -
Gen, Wallace In what time. Mr.. Bak or, do you
think Won will close the case, should the recess
he aronted 0'.-T-
Mr Baker. II the Judge Advocate does not
taIa anv mora time in Ria oross-examination
than I do on nv examination lin .chief 1 think
We ean eIose lie case in one week from next
Tbprsday have worked hard. and II the Court
will indnIOe me- by adiournipp until next Thurs
S.m wiis ba fnily prenarsd and can close the
defenes in one week from that day. During the
rocass I 90 N ston many witnesses who have been
.,,n,rnaa and whn,o n a. not aetnsily mecca
sarn ~ ax,mIna
'"fy x " Chinman s.id hs had potbino 10 saw. He
Ian ths matter entirely to the discretion Of the
Cnnrt - .. ~
Gen. Wallace said: Mr.. Baker, our only OBJ +.
toe, In grantIny tbIs 10 Won will be to hasten the
lev ,'ro,nai ,n ;nn. ~ ,ha conrt ~" "- w w
TLs ansa h,vin1 basr tatep Gen Wallace
.oia .Wr Parer the CONT seams willing 10
giys Won nnti Wednesday morning. at ten
SSioocy ", uA''-
7, ,h. corrt will g,xe ma I'M
rhr.,daw iii asL No mora bnt am satisfied
NV -, t,nt rnad~ In t,yn dsys
Soi ShInmsn saiS So wonId sygvest that tbe
c1t Sot iipn All ThnSsJoS anS sStsr tbat ali
,"jthonI yeSara n bnnTs They sonld commence
", niUa IN he marning and sit until three. or
nat az tan ana sit untSl four He Thought the
iiSao oorI5 Ne ,nads mn In that rav and me gen
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HiSt TIs, Tkt,,n .otd bo thorobt a hia dutv
ooiVnet ~ ~ Pasia1s r. nraorsss of this trial
W sa.e Una ,uss LIB ,rasa os rabei functiona
sHne ns a,aa ,"r 80 s,nas.as for The de
fes s na' ne GeeI IA sSanoa tbs snhn%na for some
,uttr., no,,.ino re ns mas INT had aftarwards
% witnou, noss ,Ss smh one ~ hed no dssire Ia az
IesvAeu w tI,oa., h,, hora xara raasons good
GIuue ~ ' NY - ,hnan ,nassas sho~Id not testify
ni, ~ iaM ' ~ 80 60. Inhnson stsrLia and sew
et w. shr,tIas -, aho raj narty in The
eIa, uni ,,Si.snan, oanno, Ia msda yitness for
aanlo an iasansant '"AA'' ~
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..tns rhs the corn.aI bnt Who will he com :
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peeu pI, w H. UnI,sa s,at.s fioyernment
MsI, !, as @ onas ~ sn"nitted no one of
. INN sno{ W. pan;ttaS ~ tasiifv for his asso
snea oIetn 'ouiu w p''A'''N W
NJ p.,or s.,d ba d,d not CARA about these
mi. naAo, .%n .so haS aana 90 Sr and taEs n
nah - but ,hars ,ssrs one or two which he
uon 1%o.ht ~ ~ ~ 80, ~ baSo ~
7, So tosttsaS on Tia mari of tbe nrosecutiop
,hat Tehh haa go snoacb al Andersonyille
sns. ~ aaha, oIftors 10 mnrder and kilI