, 1865-10-07

Interesting Tcsttmony-Sorne PiRin
Talk About CopPerhcad Paper*--A
Tetuesxcc Clergyman on the Stand.

Interesting 1c1&umony-SoWe 11A4A
Talk About Coppcrhcad Paper~-A
WASHINGTON, Oct C.-Ihe Nlz Military Com.
mission rc-asscnab1ed this morning.
4. II. R1cu's rEs11Aosr.
Anguatar r. Nitlt, ot the sth fcnneylsanta cav
airy. testified that be !vas taken ns Prisoner An.
drttnuv1lle. Capt. Wiz. WA sick tn August and
continued 20 for a mouth. Meanwhile, DasIs was
In command. Lie meter heard or SAM capt- WIFE
shoot or tn}use m.n. ,,.-
the hoslcr Of Capt NiEz, and obtained place ont
side the s,ockadc because thefu was not enough to
eat within: Those eutsiae obtained dont1o snsoas.
would curte man for nothing al al, and would
rome times pull fellows along roughly.
rs. nAnRss' TEsEr4oS1.
Martin s. ua111a, Of the 9th New York CaralrF,
testified that he WIS 4 prisoner a. AnaeFs9nsille
rom Jay ern to Sots.nher 1at. lsSL ae usu, w.
Ing tbe dead line on the ltih Of September, aud
Mftle ibis u.s being done. prisoners had unse-
stssa h az a5oat s
his goods. reter1tng. the vegetables for the sick.
Mz tod hi@ snd I 9ther .Eaafs ad re h ep n1e
abundant and regular. Wiz also increased The
ratIous md supply Of wood. Parties were al.o per-
to Sc sds al suS ea sa III Bring pa L
were allowed to gather pine tops. BE nerer heard
ofYtrz shooting Or maltreatiae any Of the Prison
lie bad hea hi@ epFTs the e ssort W,Des
stoeiade 81 thc bakers throwing 4 oser the ws1ls
in the night tn bags from the sntlers: He called
could not get enough ealL and Wlrz Immediately
prohibited is sale inside The stockade and confs-
Gated The supply in the hand: Of traders After
Ctcss-enmesn.d ~ Eo.. CAipmdn-Therr we're
plcuty Of wells In the ssocknde4 bt tbose who &C.
qutred them By purchase Of dug them kept them
wsteT ior eheW Of to6aeeo: 4 pieos ol toeaeso
two inches square and very thin woaid be sold for
never # to drink. Net being Z t5aass be hsd no no
On IN the stoekade., About twenty out Of q d..
vision Of ninety under charge Of the witness died,
ten Of them a the etoetade, psinepslly q dig;
10 3i11len- He eaw Eaen die for TIC want OIL
proper 1ood, and not beealss Of lack Of q
ss a@aae @ because Ct + he FsS SSas s'as @srs
eorn with seutvy. The witness said that be had
written seyes7 letters 10 the n. Y. nsily iXsze*,
Ra1poyng to sse plsinf f statement OF sss TO- tsS
Tor. who uas personal friend Of h's:
q. DO you not know that that paper WIS IN
sympathy with the rebcluons
| A. do not
q. Did you not know 1t wns called Coppa.hea1
Sheet ard Justly 50. md did you not know that IL
neeer knew Its character uunt recently. I did
not know when wrote The letters what lind Of q
paper It was. was a%kcd by one Of the Editors e
ELS ssaHa, ,ss I'D Pa9s aia g. se' 'a '
1T. Schaae, the prisoners council, bese tntes
fercd eay1ug that be found that the New York Daily
Prcsideat JOHNSON. E. theresors dld not know wh,
| 1t should be called dis1oyal sheet
Col. Chapman replied that be was well aasasc whi
At Scfale did NOT rec II.
Measrr. Schade md Baker objected TO any eros:
examination OF their witnesses thus conducted.
I Col, Cb1pman defended his coufpc.
Tie Court did not srstaia the objection
CTos-t1naalnat,oa fxranaf: Witness said b
saw Benl Wood, the propristos q The 1aIy lN<.ss
Esse 10 BIZ 9oe He ~ vent t. htm to or m1ke e9L
the !sttrs about affairs At Andersoosille He az
| not know low he came TO BE- snbP9niEd. Ihe IL
ness further satd be wrote letter. Eo5 ne h I
| ran nttreas said he did not kDow that the Brook
iyn Asch was more 1isloyal 70 the uoysEnmsn ~ sa
Gsfhn bnS 81 i Ig tia, you sec,e
the Ne, York Daily RtMs and the nrook1Jn Ea9t,t: 9t:
4. bad never heard the character Of the Dai!
xesos for loyalty, and considered the Eagae fir
III. sehade aeain objected to the questions OF h
EmtEe Tcrr not On t1iai lee. Has be understoo
| Of President Johnsonl"
FRruER1cK ButH's TESTIMONY.
Frederick Roth then testified a. 10 affairs At Al
MES nAwsoS's TESTIMONY.
!. | Miss Mary Rawson testified that she hyed nes
AndeEsonrfltc snd frequently carried food to OF
| u thc Upior r.1souers. Capt. Wiz. bad never r
fused or denied her any privilege that she bad aske
oi him. He was always agreeable and willing thI
desra of cspt E VIZ IL tleaiss say Id; in y
! way. The ZANE Of her prisoner, a. she called Gin
| wrs Pcter Keen, Of the 10Th Iowa regiment
RET. - puEcAN's TEsT1aoNf.
Rer. - Duncan, a utnlater Of the Gospe!
| ,achcl 10 the Tennessee Methodist Eptscopal 20
icIcace tesIatd that In Auguat, 1861. he pteacht
to sbe Cufon rzisouers. He obtained pafs no
| Cant. Wiz To "a In at Wll1. Witness also vfsi {
Anderson,il!e IN the following February. Ae sta
4 week each time. His mission proper Was
u7caeh to the GeoEgin artillery.
4 ETossE Eanminad b tok G;siima4s-|hen hts 8 Sta
| tTcuncssee1 vent out OF The Union, he was 1den
fefI nth the act. He went With his country l
. MSS u1an Of one work. prcachlu: TO souls eve.
= wbssc. lie never thought that religion should
1' ce1. eEpmsn hsrs asked question affecting i
| toyailY Of The witness.
fhe reverend gentleman Asked :" Is that prop
! Col Chapman said 1t was, and informed the "
ress be wa at liberty to xefiss 10 answer any gu
" lion that would involve him tn the crime Of tn
q ri Tic witness replied that he was subject to I
Il | nowet4 that be, and that ought to be sntdcic
Tne Court osesruled an objection raised BY \
e | BAKER WHEN Col. Cfipman asked, " Did you e.
. take sn oath of ioIa,tJ 10 the Confederate Gore
r ment!"
I | vt;h the army In my Nay.
u Seycrat other witnesses we1e then eIamln
] wheT the Cppgt adjourned.