The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-09-11

the >tockude.
Washington, Sept. o-The wirr trial resumed
this morning.
NoEr pocrNESrAHY rvtprNoE.
The folio-inr paper Wa put in evidence by Judge
AdvO,ste shipmsn;
ASpYGso~vrtE. Ausu,t 1884
Cot r ~ Chiffon. A. 4. AID l. g.. Richmond IA
totosUL The icilo~ing additional report q my
insp,c At this Ioint Is respectfully submitted,
tive iutel..font' enerseue aud scalou. officer.
Csptain neufy Wiz, ia iuutaia't command OF
tn pt -on is ,ndIed to oomtucniaton Tor his Ut
trims elsrey and dCvo.inl 10 To q. harre Of the
multiisrous duties Of hs pos,tion for which lie is
the recommendation which h.. lecn forwarded
BY General Niuder for his promotion and fur-
tunr Of eubaieInr oiPc'aB s'ec cd ior ther
htuess for the pO-itous ie uruishel him H nssiss-
ans Captain H. ". Afustious, A. = C., oft the post
s'o ny ater my Aitvai on teoona elve, lochlnt ~
nearly al his looks aud p.petr. Was consequently
unable 10 maLe satisiactory examination into his
arnIs. tnoufh Information hou ue'ei was euSiteu
10 show that be r. very inefficient officer, and en-.
treiv incompetent Tor the dscheVo of he duties oil
ne position, and should NJ once 10 removed. tapt
X. B Miugor, Assistant QuArteunAster,is IL All cnet-
getc cic ent officer, " hose whoe time and at
tention eluste for the duties strictly apperain-
ina TO h. position. The additional duties uevolved
upon him by the instructions iroln the QuAttermst
ef.,,cncra's oficc, requiring hun to establish and
intend LARGE shoe factory, should he imposed
on .omc other officer oi the Departments. III. other
tah-otcers Mths post seem iui'lisenl and ,nlrieht
In tho dischAIge Of their duties, with the exception
Of captain samuel ;. Bailey, A. \: g., "ho IL neu-
tlly and physicry incapAcita'ed Tor their p'r.
SURGEONS X. y Alexander aud 4. Thorn aug,
vho represented by The chief surgeon as
heinf incompetent and ineihcent MY duv
n the officer IN CONN and OF the post, Bfr.- eu.
ii. " inder and the substitution in his pace Of some
one who unitcs roth energy and good Judgment with
ZONE feelings Of humsnitj and consic GRAFTON TOR the
Welfare ana comfort tso sr as consistent With heir
saie-keepinel Of the vart number Of uuoitunaies
does not adyoca- dehncIa ely ana IN cold hlooi the
popriety OF leaving them in their present condition
uitil their NUM- er has hccn suci.utv reduced lv
death 10 make tie present AriangemsItf suthcc for
| thoir accomuod alton; Who viii not consider It a
matter of sslf-audator, loAstne that lc never ha,
been inside the stockade plAcu the horrors Of
which 1t is difficult to dtscrihe, and which u dis
might, by the exercise OF lttle energy and judg-
| mont even with the limited mesns A. his command,
structons, sh4ll next proceed to the headquarters
Of the Army VI the IeHnotscc, and request hist any
so9 al s oa a me ,e 0lTassl ye 70 t.e
speetiuIly, your oledi. nt servant,
| u. I. CuASpLiL- A. and !. Il.
col cnAspLrE's rr-riuoNr
| D. T. Chandler late au oitcer IL the Confederate
.orvice aud the author of the above letter next
called and being sworn, testified that he had been In
| the Confederate service no had no retTtction 10
make As 20 anything Ia HE Iepor durinz HE in'pec-
| uon, he Lad a conversation with hen" Al Nin1tr,
| who seemed Indifferent 20 the Ne fare of the
soldiers, Ind luuirfO~fd n DO aiNfiunf he re-
monetntcd with General NinteE ns well - he could
| when the witness spoke to hin of IN" great mortal
ity, and ,urrested ,hs the 'ieky season. ~ com
Ing the swamp should lc drainet better tod lur
| nished, and other ssn,iary mcNuies adopted. ten
| Winder replied 10 him that he thought 1t would
lie tetter 10 let one half die, 80 that they could
| take care OF the remainder; his tChandleI'sJ ~.
.istsnt, MAJOR Hal had previously reported tt
| him that General " ndef had made a timtla
| expression TO him the witness remarked he
| thought this incredible rheu Major Hal said ten
er.I Winder had Iepo.tsd tia, eSprr-'on 10 hin
| al H Niuler. IuaTte
spoken Of In his report, Il the cousin Of Genera
| Winder; the witness sad soon after his arTiysl a
Anderronvilc ho rode round the stockEde and found
that the stream was very Offensive. lie wante'
Genera wlnder to have an examination made, II
contributed TO the health OF the pr.sonert. Nor
wood might have been furnished II thc. had beer
the prisoners out to bring II in, Guarded by Ih'
soldiers. lIo should have removed the cooshous'
another stream in the vicinity, The coIlniieaIl
might have compelled the purchase OF ii'en corn
te,e wa plenty OF thee, Sa1ha e IN i'H,te
difficulty In getting lumber. ~ N ihe cIoWde
condition Of thG prson much shelter conh no no
he put up. Winder might have comP lrh rchlcn
officers TO reside At tho poe. Here N'n
fifteen or eighteen Of such oi'cer' At the prison
on. his sugreption. about hine hundred Of tue tic
were put under the trees ur,d upon The q, 1ar,
} ment the removal of Gon'Isl MtnueF leiie'ins
WInder had no inclination to e1ert himssf IN
witness had also urged NE lenc' Al o. 'he N.f'A
eomm'afy, necsqS 81 - ns pIy'ts, s3 inc
peIience, His name was Armstrong wa,h ne ~ hl
report spoke in commentator OF Capt WIZ ht M
no pu-picion OF the 4acts sui F"luep.y teFc0l u
At that cine faw ohn" 20 indicate crue uyi.iheu
4 20 the prisoners lie lac h.ue"ii been pi.soue
/ | ana Knew how unAllling p.i@uieI. were % ,nhA
con pl ut. u the plCr,uce oi nc u'Ac' i iO1 tta
Icing punlahed lie tCUE noLe ui the p.lsoheI' hsG'
| AID privately lntoIIOpHfed item. NUrt Ihlt con
. | plants against Captain WIZ. They coiLp.alped
lie want OF iood anu intd'hcleney OF c'oth'hs an
- ! shelter.
y Quettion by tho judge Advocate. Hos long Was
aitcI your report made thAt beuoia a. NIHGeI NJ
A | promoted 10 Iue supreme command Of pI.h'hs'
AOt t.ll attei Two uOutlt aud n nal ht Wa INA,
l. COmmisuiry Genera Ci PTitUu-, bllth save nm y
COutiOl over the Ia ger nuluirI' lht IsH'o'ed IA
tum the immediate command Ol item.
Cfoss-eNanIuel b. AI. BIErr--N urn ne Heht
10 tnspett the prison " M thOue4 Inn IAe iulru
objected y one pu1shing men ~ho au"hPtt,l
escn pc, he believed 'hc Oidef. TO TO hthrfG- W 4
deI's. the bakehouse he visited WH, clean; WINE
d Was there nv head no compliant maze Ebou' u
.e drinking water. .,,
nj IS tho Coult-tienera Winder wss considered
l. he ia lup enc command Of the prton 90, prs
= | regulations Sere signed By wiz bus lac lhou.
| Geu. Niutcr ICspJnrible Tor ~, m t"sLe
| nothing In Ihe regulations that Autloll zen VIZ
shocta prisoner -ithOut nAl, eAcept "a i uaies
ic self-defense the dead line was ,Atshea uih y
r. knOwledge II lot the consent OF GrneIA Miha'
h, The regulations state any man cTosslnS the ue
w line would lie shot without qualification, In sht .
- 70 question pY NJ. Bsker witness said ~ 'n0uS