The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-20
THE wIRZ TRIAL.
Resumption Of the Evidence for the
Government.
Testimony Of Captain moore as to the dor.
fible Hammer in which Our Dead
Prisoners wefe Buried.
e. &c. ke.
wAsHIN0ros, Sept. 10. 1895.
Wirs Military Commission rcassembled this morn.

Ing.
Mr. BAgsR mentioned the names Of several witnesses
he asked might called for the Defence Une Of
them he said would testify In relation tho scarcity Of
provisions in the South connected with the Andsson
vile department. and another in regard TO the mposu
bty OF obtaining medicines for the Confederate
service He asked that subpUnas might be sent TO these
and other witnesses heretofore named special
ger Some Of them, perhaps could be reached by mall
Judge Advocate CHRxAN SAID that one messenger
could not reach these witnesses In nix weeks TO
the subp~nas He therefore suggested that kilograms be
sent to the nearest military posts to summon the wit
This would large amount OF time and be
equally encacous despatching special messenger
Mr. BAKER said he had been informed that the railroads
in such condition that the heart Of Georgia
could 10 reached in three days.
The Court after secret deberation, decided that the
Judge Advocate issue subpenas for the persons named
20 the commandments of Southern departments
The examination of witnesses was then resumed.
h g. H. Kean testified that he was employed under the
Confederate government until April Of the present
as Chief Of the Bureau of War; he identified the hand
writing Of Secretary Of War Seldom and Assistant Secre
tsry Of War Campbell in connection with the report Of
Colonel Chandler relative TO the abuses ut the Anderson
willie prison This document was heretofore received
evidence
the subject but did not know that acted upon
by the Secretary Of War although the document lay
paper had been acted upon by that officer T7 :.
Waiter T. Davenport, residing at Americas, Ga test
Ned That be was the agent for four Of the counties
pounds Of bacon 900 bushels OF corn bushels of
wheat 342o pounds OF rough rice SIT bushels Of peas
D. 700 gallons of sorghum and ], 100 pounds Of sugar
from The LIST Of January the 18th of April he received
from the same counties 1856 726 pounds Of bacon 49, SOL
bushels OF corn SO bushels OF wheat OF the old crop
207 pounds Of rice s54 bushels OF peas 50S2 gallons OF
syrupsud SO pounds Of sugar. there also depot
Andersonvie the witness said he had heard that the
ladies' Andorsonvile had made two successful efforts
to relieve the prsoners but the third time they
pulsed by General Wnder with insult. ~, l.e
Major Noyes called to certify tho facts touch
ing the plea of counsel which they had pressed with
gravity that at the time Of the arrest OF Captain wrz The
government pledged its faith that the prisoner should
not be prosecuted IL he would consent to Macon In
relating all The circumstances Of the arrest the witness
said h, went to Virus house at Anderonville where he
found him with his wife and two daughters was hard
thing to take man from his family; the
the arrest made quietly possble he informed
Captain Wrx and his family that II General Wilson
duty aud acted in obedience to orders he would probably
he released; General Wilson did not direct authorize
did no. think that he did tho prisoner remained under
guard vii the time, and never his parole; the
way IRON 70 ms is city e p life was
killed by incensed soldiers, II he had not all the time
csrsais Jas II Moore Assistant Qusrscrnoscr United
Sats Army testified that the number Of burias At An
derscnsiiss was twelve Thousand nine hundred and
the number OF graves IN the smallpox cemetery was
sixyfour; these included all be had been able TO find;
tho bodies buried in trenches from hundred 70
two hnndred yards long, and closely that the tablets
containing tho names and rank OF the deceased almost
marked; no disntcrments were made for reburial
John NJ Yorker Twelfth United States In antry, testi
rea that a. Ancersonvlc SICK man VINO had csc"pea
right almost bitten on and other serious injuries
INFLICTED; witness took piece Of his shirt and tied up
the wounds the man gave likeness TO companion 10
deliver 70 his mother in the event Of his death which
urred the next morning; the deceased had ,rav He'd