The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-08-29
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morning. Mr.. Thos. @. Allcock, who
was prisoner at AndersonViIle, testi-
ned as to Wirz having searched and
Eaken nom him $50 in gold and 500 in
greenPaeks, a breast pin and ring
Mnlch We're never returned. He said
WIZ killed a weak man by shooting
MN MN with revolver merely because he
asked to take a little fresh air. The
witness for demonstrating against this
act OF cruelty was fastened with a ball
ana chain, but got loose and made his
Sergeant Corbitt gave his account Of
the Andersonville prison, representing
I'll 70 bea depository of filth. Men were
lying around the swamp then in the
most terrible condition and one man
died he believed from the effect of lice,
maggcts and flies which gathered in
their sores. The food was insufficient
and sourwhen the prisoners received 1t.
The witness testified from his own ex-
Perience by being chased by blood
hounds.
Two brothers named Brown having
been examined testified to instances OF
cruelty by Capt. Wirz.
The cross examination was resumed
and long continued, during (which the
witness said unless the men sent out to
cut wood We're strongly guarded they
would overpower the guard, and they
attempted to make their escape. A
proper guard for squad of 20 men
would be an armed corporal and six
men. BE did not know of his own
knowledge that Capt. Wirz prevented
men from going out to cut wood; knew
that the men dug one well with
whatever they could get, such as
half canteens, and tin plates and
spoons. The water of the wells was
fair; there was not room enough to dig
all the wells which were needed sphce
was required for the prisoners. He
never saw Captain Wirz order or take
away from the prisoners anything that
contributed to their health and COM
fort. He thought the police regulu-
tiOns might have been better. On one
occasion Capt. Wir5 did him a kind
ness; he had been in the woods and
lost his knife there, and Capt. Wirz was
the means of his recovering it; did not
himself know of any inhuman or viii
ful act by Wirz.
Thos. @. Allcocl was sworn testi-
fled he was captured and sent to Ander-
sonville prison in December, 1864 on
arriving there he was searched by Capt
Wirz, the prisoner whom he now recog-
nizes at the bar, was the same who took
from him his belt containing one. hum
dred and fifty dollars in gold, two hun
dred and eighty dollars in greenbacks,
n jack knife, a cravat pin and gold ring
and his pocket book /; these were never
returned to him on one occasion u
weak man asked Capt. Wirz to let him
go ont for some fresh air; Wirz asked
what he meant, and turned round, pull
ed a revolver out of his pocket and shot
him down; the man died in two or
three hours afterwards; witness spoke
in condemnation of this act to WirzNvho
said he would put him in tho same
place witness replied that he was not
afraid of it (; Wirz then called a corpor-
I'll and two guards who put upon him u
ball and chain he gradually by work.
ing ut ball and chain, freed himself Of
the weight and then made his escape.
The man that was shot was named
Wright, and belonged to the Sth Mis-
souri,. Prisoners would sometimes get
winter from the stream or brook by at
taching vessels to the end of poles !;
while doing so they were often fired at
with shell.
Examined by Mr.. Baker-Wh
did you getthe $50 in gold Wit
ness-Capturedi 1T at Jackson, Miss.
Mr.. Baker-and Capt. WirZ captured
itfrom you. Had not he n right to do
so2 49,
Witness-No. (Laughter.) Mr.. b.
That is Your opinion.
The witness on being further interro-.
gated said he found the gold Mt the root
Va ~ NANG ~ lAA0 MONAAo a AAltlAO dAAOMCNA
him where the money was; did not
know to whom it belonged. Witness
was native and lived in Ohio; Joined
a regiment from that State; the man to
whom he had referred to as being killed
by Capt. Wirz. went up to Wirz, salu-
ted the Captain in the usual way, and
asked that he might go out of the
Wirz asked abruptly whit he meant /;
the man told him when Wirz said IN
Dutch Language, Look out I" the man
was only few PAGES distant face to
face when Wirz drew his pistol and
shot the man, Who died soon after from
the effect of the wound. Witness re-
manned at prison two months after the
man was shot.
Sergt. Boston Corbett testiied-He
was in the United States service; was
captured at Centreville, Va, and con-
viewed to AndersonYille, where he ar
rived in July; before he and his COM
pnnions entered the stocl<ade, having
remained outside some time, they We're
divided into detnchments; he was ex-
Capt. Wirz for n drink of water; an
other man was sick in the stockade
and asked the Lieutenant ola squad
whether he could not be sent to the hos
pital; tho officer informed him that
nothing could be done for him till to-
morrow, anu LIltLb le lluSL 20 4ulO Tie
stoclade with the others; amer he en-
tered abe stockade he found nine of his
compapy, who had been brought there
three months previous; within two
months six of these men died; of II men
who were sent to Andersonville when
he was only two returned alive; was
one of them; when we reached there we
saw forts and guns; he noticed several
men near headquarters in chnins with
balls, exposed to the heat of the SUM-
he still bore the marks of the sun by
exposure on his shoulders.
He had seen the stocks but did moi
remember of seeing any prisoners III
them. The dehd line was a slight
wooden structure, three or four feet
high, running ~ or 10 feet from tile
stoclSade. Thep lace where the stream
entered the stockade was broken down
he had seen men killed there; the'pris
or. was in n horrible condition of filth
the swRIHpS on eaclIside of the stream
l was so offensive and the stencil 81
Il great that he wondered every maj
there did not die; he believed it wa