Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-04
Organizing Southern EmIgrati,.
Grand Turn Out Of the Baltimore
Trades Union.
John M. Bolts Running for Congress.
Associated Press Renort.
The WiPZ Trial.

NAsHTSGToN, October 3.-The Wirz
Commission reassembled to-day.
Joseph Ihurmunger of the 18th Veteran
Reserve Corps, testified that from Decem-
Der q, 1861, to the 4th of March. 1862, he
was prisoner at Tuscaloosa Ala. There
were five hundred prisoners there under
charge of Captain Wirz, who was at that
! time a sergeant.
Mr. Schade said that he was going to
show by this witness that Wirz received
500 or $500 in gold from the prisoners.
the witness being one of them, and that
they We're permitted to draw money from
time to time, and the balance was returned
without any reduction
The Judge Advocate supposed The coun-
sci proposed to prove the good reputation
of the prisoner, but such defense was an
improper one. A man NAV be honest up
to twenty-four hours before he meditates
murder. The oifenses charged occurred
at Andersonville and no prior conduct
could be admitted. He repeated that par
ticular accounts could not be offered to
show the good reputation of Wirz. He
might have committed four kind acts, but
also ninety-siX cruel ones
Mr.. Schade said the prisoner was
charged with high crimes and. therefore.
It was necessary to show that the defen-
don't was good man four years ago, while
in charge of prison at Tuscaloosa.
szia..----tlr-r1 replied to the ques-
ton Are you acquainted with the char
acter OF Wirz for humanity and kind
ness
l knew nothing of it, not having heard
Mr.. Schade said that when the prosecu-
tion closed and the defense was about to
commence, the counsel for the prisoners
asked for eight days time, in order that
they might make the requisite prepara-
tions He now asked that the Commission
adjourn until tomorrow week. This was
necessary in order to do justice TO the pris-
oners as well as to themselves. With |
view to save expense they had discharged |
several witnesses whose testimony would |
come under that character which had |
been ruled to be irrelevant. By an adjourn |
ment the Government would not be the |
loser, for they would be able to finish the |
trial much sooner.
Court-We understand that You have
witnesses in the city.
Schade-We will have to wait till the
witnesses come.
Judge Advocate-The Court is not re-
sponsible for delay. He knew from ex-
perience that the preliminary examination
Of witnesses could progress at the rate of
twenty-five dav. Every adjournment of
the Court had been of rs much benefit Of
the defense as toprosecution. Some Of the
Witnesses for the defence had been here
more than Il month and every power
which the Government possesses had been
to enable the defence to bring
them here. He took occasion to say that
certain parties mentioned in the news
papers (meaning General Lee johnson
and others had not been subpenaed, but
he had been informed that application
was to be made to bring them into Court.
The prosecution had been more than
usually liberal, including furnishing 10 the
defence a copy of the daily Record. There +
being two gentlemen engaged as counsel,
one could devote time to preliminary ex-
while the other could be in
constant attendance AT Court. The
Records showed that every indulgencehad
been granted the counsel for defence both
within and outside law. |,
Mr. Schade alluded to the fact that the
record for the prosecution occupied 3, $50
pages, nearly 1900 of which are devoted
o the prosecution. 1t was, therefore
necessary that the defense should have
ime to preliminarily examine witnesses I
IN many points inVnlVsd in so large IA
mass OF testimony.
Several members of the Commission
themselves to the effect that {
Imple time hal already been given. {
The Court after deliberating with closed {
loors, informed Mr.. Schade they under I
TODD II witnesses for the defence were i
low in the city, exclusive of those who
lad been examined and discharged. Under t
hese circumstances, the Court was of the /
pinion the counsel must go on until the s
of these II witnesses was ex- G
austed If not the Court would take the t
natter into their hands and assign the /
Judge Advocate to the examination of c
hese witnesses. o
Mr.. Schade remarked that he could not V
ay anything until he communicated with a
is colleague o
The Court-It is his duty to be here. He
nows the course of business The Court b
Ould not wait on him. r
None of the witnesses being in attend I
nee except one Italian who could not c
peak to be understood, they We're sent V
Court declaring a recess of half V
n hour to await their coming. il
Mr.. Baker, after whom an orderly had C
cen despatched, arrived during the recess. G
On the reassembiing Of the Court, Mr.. a
baker said that wheu the defence COM G.
lenced they had witnesses who had pre- C.
iously been excused. Their testimony
-as of such a character that they had been il
bic to 60 on thus far. The Court vester- is
ay could not fail to see the difficulty un- st
er which they labored. The most i'm e,
ortant witnesses mad yet to be called for E
he defense They could not put them VI
pom the stand until they had time to 90 Il
yer and arrange the testimony. 1t could L
OF be expected that witnesses should be ii
at random. This morning he m
lggested to his associate that he was try
, obtain an assistant to come into Court di
nd assist him in the examination, while W
e Baker would remain in the office and
repare the testimony in the form of evi- Sc
ence h
General Wallace said that in civil U
,urts nothing is more common than to ee
,ntinue cases, but he did not think anv CO
lses could be found in which time was ia
wen to arrange the questions and an
yers of witnesses. He thought the deoi- of