, 1865-08-15

The Charges and Specifications
Against Wertz
Yankee Repert Of Affairs
in Nfe1ico.
The FRI cdmcn In South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida.
Very Favorable Reports.
TE0.I WASHINGTON.
The xrtsl Of <1tz-T'ise Eherg:s and
Specifications 8Enln8t Him


fspt c'al D. .sp6teh to the Chicago Tribun.
WAsHtsoT1H. Aus. II.
The following ave the charges sud specifications
fer which We1,z, the Andertonvil.e j1tlor, 1s 20
norrcw to be put upon ii. E1h::
CHARACTERIZATION Of the laws Of Wit. Sp.eI-
f.atton-Farst, in this. 1hst Henry Ker.z, Al An.
tcrecuvtlle, In the State 0. GeorGia, contituou.-
II ftou the LIST day of Match, 1864 to she 10th day
IT APRIL, 1sss, then erd there being IN officer in
the military tIEice OF the eocslled Confederate
States OF America, Of the rank Of Captain. and Is
,uen officer, then snd there being commsndant
ot the prison there locsed. by the authority Of
he sc-cAliet Confederate sta'es- for the cnnanc
uept OF prisoners of war, taken ard hel3
by the fad so-cal;cd Confederate Sta'e., from the
srtuies Of The Uni ed State4 Of America, Was, "a
.uth conma1 dapt, then and there 1ally clothed
with competent Authority. AID In du'y bcune to
tsca+, cf1e sDt provide for foth perso-s belong
icc II the utited st1tse, IL were. or might le,
. actd In his custody ~ prisoners OF war, accord
tps to The Laws ana ur.gss Of wsF, and which he
ttetn md there we'll knew; bnt by shs sid H. MT
We.ts, wtllIul'y e1d msiiciuuely de.isntnc md
c1ttliy7ns to lupsis toe health nd de:troJ the
las cf frch persons 10 his castady a. p:iaores
of wsr, did, curing tho tine afo.eslla. in vo!A
t1uu of hts duty IL that snd II lur1he1ancc
Il hts sid eril tGs1gn, cnudue laFcc number Of
euch prtkote1s Of Wal, belccE!tE to The United
S,atss, TO the amount Of thtry thousand Mea. In
unhealthy and unwhrlesome Qu1tteEs, and in
Csc and f1nzll srea Of ground wholly inadequate
70 Their ~sbts. and destructive to thets nsalto+
which be veil kntw En-. tn'c7dec; ana wat!e
there 70 ccu1ped, during the TIME aforesaid, did.
In tpe1he,suce 1pf iii evil design, VII
fully End nItdous'5 neglect 10 tof'
1ish texts, barracks OF otass tneAef
eufaaent fos t-css protection from tne fne:emenes
Of winter. Erd the oeTs taa cusaife sun al fn".
| ntr; End WITH suth evil 1nseht. aia take anu
/ ctnse u he AEen 1fcna aoem* tneit elonlhg'
blA1Etts snd camp cqu'pp.2e' o1 WHICH tae5 were
! provided 1t the time oi hetos ptseea IN MS eus'
tcty, end WITH Ike maAee ano es1l tn.en'' olo II.
| fate to 1atrish. or esnse 10 ne 'nan s7eo. 1000
either OF 4 quants or qaaaasY ea"e eas
. p'esffse health and fnattn u.e+ ano se!ase Ano
rc'lt ctto 1ofnaea "ooa suu,e'ea1 1os coo.n& 'n
sun mss, and 10 Keep tttn pflse:ess Walt " III WIN
ter. a1t did compel the ssid p1'eonefa 70 euoe~.
Tpcn uowhults me 1000. ED mat IN Nmted
quantities, entirely inadequate 10 tostaa neaatn'
| whlca i: well known nno eia compel ea.o p.as-
| ouGrt to use unwho!cso0e ~Atef. with Inc nltn
ard garbage Of the ps1ten hod soo'saso. *nese-
BY The eaid prisoners became greatly IT,
! dnced IN their bodily eHencln- ana emf
| c.ated &nd injured IN nca15 oeata. 1ue'.
n,tds impaired and aheir tHtelleets broken- tnd
man5 Of them. whose names arc ahkno sn' he4
encd SID died by feasou thereof; "aleh nt' the
said Hen1J Westz' t'tn SUD 'nere wsl, kee~ aae
tntendtd, sid so knowing ahd 1lu1n2!5 lnte3e'
i-F, cid refuse and neflect 70 pso'loe pso2l
lodging, food OF En:ftn@nt sof me e1ek* aas
usteHa1y Dedlc'Le and medical A1enaance 10!
their Lea.th; s1d did. knowingly. ~naily aae
Ea'c1ouslyt IN 1ultoes*nee " Wa W. 1seen.
re1uit them to lanEufsh and die fo
ws.t Of cate ard proper Treatment
ard when dead, The eA'd Henry #ertx
st11 pursuing Bis evil purposes, did permit to re
fnsin 10 The eaia p.sscn, among the enac:atec
sick spa languIehlrg ltv:nE. The bodies 1t ths
dcat uh.il hey tecsmr corrupt aod 1o*thsoue
ard 1tled the air With noxious ef1nvi2. and there
~ guaty increased the unHho!es omcn:ss OF tn:
pr1sc. tofomuch that ereat rumter Of pr,soners
4hose nzue. a,e unknown, s'cks1ed and died b.
rfseo: thereof; all which be, the eaid Hcnr1
Wertz. there sud then veil kna1 End c7al'y an:
m.l:c'ousty dtsiened and tnt< nded.
| The stcond Specification capsgee Inc ptteone