Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-21

whose names are untnowp, siekened and died
And he, The sud Win, stin w<kedly pursnihg
dssignatsd withis the prison snclo.afe contain.
Ing said prisoners, q hdead line,' being line
nreapd the inner face Of the stockade, or wall,
enctssing said prison, and about twenty zee, dls
| 90 sstsblished aaid dead line, which was In many
places an linz, and In many other place.
marked by Insecure and shifting strips q posru
nailed upon the top Of small and lneecnre askes a
or pos,s he the said wirI, instructed the prison
guard stationed around the top Of said stock
ade 10 Ere upon and kill any Of the prisoners
afofessid who might touch, fall upon, p,ss over
or under or scross the sad dead me; ; ,n.,,no.
| tions. maiioiouHly and needlessly given BY said
wirI, the said prison guard did nre upon and XII
L q large number Of said prisoners, 70 wi, Ine
lumber Of about three hunafea. anu ~ ~ !,
VIII, -, 'sious and bioodthirsty beasts, dan ,
sna nse ls,1. 20. called bloodhounds, 20 hun,
5etous @ 70 human -, r,resaid who made teeir
escape from hls sasiddy, ana =. cite. and en-
wilfnIiy aud malicIoudy stfsf, -qle, and
courage tho said beasts 70 soife, toafi nsb ~ris'
main the bodies and limbs Of said hgltits B.,
oners Of war, which the said beasts, ineited ~
Aforesaid, then and there did, whereby q lsfFe
number Of said prisoners Of war who, during me
time Aforesaid, made their escape and were re
captured, and were by the said beasts then and
there cruelty and inhumanly injured, In so mucn
that many Of the said prisoners, TO wit, the mum
Of about my, died Aud the said wirf, stu pur-
suing his wicked purpose, and still aiding IN
carrying out said conspiracy, did use and cause
to be used, for the pretended purposes OF vaeci-
nation, impure and poisonous vaccine matter,
which said impure and poisonous matter was
then and there, by the direction and order q said
wirr, maliciously, cruelty, and wickedly dopos-
ited In the arms Of many Of said prisoners, by
reason Of which large numbers OF them, TO vii,
one hundred, lost the use Of their arms, and many
Of them, TO wit, about the number Of two hun
dra1 I'M at thereafter
died; all Of which he, the said Henry Wirf,wen
knew and maliciously intended, and In aid OF the
then existing rebellion against the United States,
with the view 10 assist In weakening and impair
ing the armies Of the United States, and In FUR .
therance Of the said conspiracy, and with thefuii
knowledge, consent, and conniyance OF his 60,
consprators aforesaid, he, the said wirI then and
there did. ....
CHARGE 2-Murder, in violation Of the laws
and customs OF war
Specification lin this, that the said Heury
wirz an officer In the military service Of the So
called Confederate States Of America, at Ander-
sonville, In the State Of Georgia, on or about the
eighth day Of July, A. d. 1884, then and there,
being commandant Of a prison there located ~
the authority Of the said so-called Confed.
crate States, for the confinement Of prisoners Of
war taken and held rs such from the armies oi
the United States Of America, while acting ~ said
commandant, fsloniously, wilfully, and Of hts
malice aforethough did make an assault and he,
the said Henry wirI eertsin pistol called are re-
gunpowder aud bullets, which said pistol the
said Henry wfrI In his hand then and there had
and held, to, against, and upon soldier belong :
ing to the army Of the United States, in his, the
said Henry wirE's, custody as q prisoner Of war,
whose name Is unknown, then aud there feloni :
ously, aud Of his malice aforethought, did shoot
and discharge, innicting upon the body Of the
soldier Aforesaid mortal wound with the pistol
Aforesaid, in consequence Of which said mortal
wound murderousiy inflicted by the said Henry
Wirz, the said soldier thereafter died.
Specification 2. In this that the said Henry
wirl, an oiicer in the military service OF the So
called Confederate States Of America, at Auder-
sonvlle, in the State Of Georgia, on or about the
twentieth day Of September, A. D. 1854, then and
there being commsndant Of prison there located
by the authority Of the sais so-ealled Confederate
States; for the confinement OF prisoners Of war
takeh sna held as such from, the armiep Of the
United States Uf America, while eeting as saiI
commandant, feloniousiy, wilfdlly, and Of his
malice aforethoughi, did jump upon, STAMP, kick,
bruise, and herwise injure with the heels " Ms
boots, al soldier belonging TO the army Of the
United States, In his the said Henry WirI 5, GUS
tody as PRISONER Of war, whose name Is un .
known, Of which said stamping, kicking, and
bruising, maliciously done and inflicted by the
said wirI, he, the said soldier, soon thereafter
died. ,,,'... -.
Specification s. In this, that the said Henry
s @F, e SCssrss sssS 81 sass % " hnss sssS at %S
thirteenth day Of June, A. D, 1854, then aud there
being commsndant Of prison there located BY
the authority Of the said so;callsd Confederate
tsksh and held d such from the armies Of the
United Statbs cf Anneriea, while acting IS said
commandant, feloniotsiy and Of his malice af0re:
thought, did make an assault Ard hei the said
Henry WirI, certain pistol called fssol+er
then and there loaded and charged with gun
powder and bullets, which said pistol the said
Henry Wirr In his hand then and there had and
held, to, against, and upon = soldier belonging
10 lha IN nf n ri 1aA Etut IN Ia gnl
Henry WirI's custody as prisoner OF war,
whose name Is unknown, then and there felOni-
ously and Of his malice Aforethought did shoot
and discharge, iunicting upon the body OF the
soldier aforesaid o mortal wound with the pistol
aforesaid, In consequence OF which said mortal
woundi murderously inflicted by tho said Henry
Wirl, the said soldier thereafter died.
SDecifcdtior l. In tlis, that the said Henry
wirI, an ofieer In the military service Of the So
called Confederate States Of America, at AndetI
sonvllle, In the State Of Georgia, or about the
tbirtieth day Of May, A. D. 1854, then and there
the authority Of the said so-ealled Confederate
States, for the confinement OF prisoners OF war
taken aud held as such from the armies Of the
United States Of America, while acting as said
commandant, feioniously and Of his malice afore-
thought, did make an assault and he, the said
Henry wirz, q certain pistol called ~ revolver
then and there loaded and charged with gun
powder aud bullets, which said pistol the said
Henry Wirz in his hand then and there had ard
held, to, against, and upon 4 soldier belonging
to the army Of the United States, In his, the said
Henry VIRUS, custody as prisoner OF war,
whose name is unknown, then and there, feloni-
ously and OF his malice aforethought, did shoot
and discharge, inhicting upon the body OF the
soldier aforesaid a mortal wound with the pistol
Aforesaid, In consequence Of which said mortal
wound, murderously inflicted by the said Henry
wirz, the said soldier thereafter died.
Specification 8. In this that the said Henry
wiTI an officer In the military service Of the So
called Confederate States Of America, at Ander-
sonvile, In the State OF Georgia, on or about the
twentieth day Of August, A. D. 1854, then and
there being commandant Of prison there located
by the authority Of the said so-ealled Confederate
States for the confinement Of prisoners Of war,
taken and held as such from tho armies Of the
United States Of America, while acting as said
commAndant feloniously and OF his malice afore.
thought, did conhne and bind with an instrument
OF torture called ''the stocks,' soldier belong
lug to the army Of the United States, In his, the
, said Henry wirz's custody as a prisoner Of war,
whose name Is unknown, /, In consequence Of which
said cruel treatment, malietonsly and murder
ously inflicted as Aforesaid, he. the said soldier,
soon thereafter died.
Specification 8. In this, that the said Henry
WiTE, an officer In the military service Of the So
called Confederate States Of America, at Ander-
sonvile, In the State Of Georgia, on or about the
first day Of February, 1865, then apd there being
commandant Of prison there located by the eu-
thOrity Of the said so-called Confederate States,
for the confinement Of prisoners Of war taken and
held as such from the armies OF the United States
OF America, while acting as said commandant,
felouiously and Of his malice laforethought, did
eonane and bind within an instrnment oftorture
called "the Stocks, soldier belonging to the
army Of the United Staten, In his the said Henry
Wirz's, custody as prisoner OF war, whose
name Is unknown, In consequence OF which said
cruel treatment, maliciously aud murderously
inflicted as Aforesaid, he, the ,aid soldier, soon
thereafter died. "
SpecidcGtion 7. In this, that the said Henry