New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-06
MORE HORRIBLE DISCLOSURES
THE BEAD LINE AGAIN
racetiOusness Of the Accused In a
Graveyard.
wAsuNeroN. Tuesday. SEPT. . 1905


Witnesses moro TO examine in the Wirz trial Their
testimony will be on particular points few only
have as vet been subpenaed for the defense It's now
upposed that the trial will terminate about the hrst oil
October The first negro witness was examined TO-
day and lie was remarkably clear in his narrative Oh
the treatment of the prisoners at AndersonVihe IN
Guiding those OF lis color. 1t is understood tna'
the prosecution viii soon introduce some new evidence
Of an important character Messrs. Ritenhouse fow-
Ter Company Of this city have consented 10 receive
donations to aid It's prisoner now on trial.
The Wirz trial was resumed from Saturday
j. Nelson Clark testified that he was taken as
prisoner TO Andersonyie about the 2eh OF May 1eo1
and confined The previous evidence as 70 the
and filthy condition OF the stoekade me SUFFERING VI tno
trisoners the coarse dirty and insuihelent 1000 &C
was repeated On one day of last year no counted lSi
dead men in the stockade The witness mentioned the
case Of an insane soldier who wandered up ana down
by the stream refusing TO wear clothes, ana VINO nal
not sense enough to know that he must COOK
his rations: he ended bis life by suicide. Another
prisoner destroyed his life, by hanging aier
remain in the stockade; when the witness taken
10 Andersonvie there were Al men IN company WIN
him and % of them had died principally at that prs
on: he said elk shot at different tunes TWO
Of whom he knew died; one of them extended his arm
too far out the dead line while dipping water Out o
tho stream when the sentinel fired another happened
TO get slightly beyond the Ines the sentinel nred
missed him and hit who was living IN tenti the
witness mentioned the circumstances attending the
shOOflQg OF the Othcr lOuI NoI Cioce4hE
inc: he did not however. or hear Capt Wirz give
he orders for tine shooting.
Vincent Harry Of the 72d New York Regiment, who
Ses a prisoner at AndeTsOnvlle having been conveyed
,hither about March !. 1894 testified that while at
-apt Wirzs headquarters he heard WiIz give orders
~ have men nut in the cbain.gaDg and have irors
oaced around their feet and also order the guard to
hoot the first man who should cross the dead iine;
Wr7 also threatened to shoot any man who wonld not
PROMPTLY fa into line witness had seen marks on me
es Of men bitten by dogs, and described the suher-
pgs of 70 men VINO had been yaecinated with poison
On cross examination the witness said some Of the
men in the chain gang had previously attempted TO
FdwardI L. Kellogg Of the Goth New.York Cavalry,
sw four men shot for crossing the dead nei shooting
vas Quite common occurrence; witness was oueked
,jx times because he had failed report man who he'd
escaped; another prisoner was bucked at the same
lime. backing consists of first tying the wrists TO-
rether then fastening the arms over the knees
Crosse xamined by the defense-lfe never saw man
,nckcd in tie United States Army, although he lad
eeard of such things being done; the reason why he
was bucked was that he did not comply with the IIe
'or reporting those who attempted 10 escape.
Joseph r. Aohuif Of the oath Ohio, prisoner at An
lersonvle testified that having gone out with Rebel
ruard he jumped on tho Rebels back while the two
prisoners who accompanied him took away his euni
hearing the dogs in chase he and his two companions
teattered the witness into a swamp, aud soon
Jaw five hounds and seven Rebels on horseback the
pounds were not taken of OF him for fifteen minutes
during which time he had to fight them with his hsts
be had nothing upon him but pair OF pantaloons
made of two Rebel meal sacks ne s.i! CARED tne
marks of the biting his legsi the horn was blown
as signal 10 the bounds OFF, he was taken before
amt Wirz who ordered him 10 be put IN the
,toeks; be was exposed 10 the sun; lie
was thus punished for Sc hours and during that time
mad only two drinks out of the muddy creeki when ne
spoke 10 Wirz about the treatment he was told TO dry up
or he would have his brains blown out the witness after
nepg taken ont of the stockade ironed; the rings
passing round his ankles and legs separated Ivy an
ron bar1s inches long, the legs OF the witness were
tore and scurvey fell INTO them; he was kept ~ DAYS
N irons by order of Capt WrZ; pretended that
Inc irons were remoyedb by direction Of Rebel surgeon
when the fact was they were AFRAID OF sherman-hay
ing white flag hanging ont all the time tins was In
July when q squad Of Shernan's men were brought IN
hey were stripped of everything except pantaioor
and shirts; even their buttons were split open, Wirz
ayng he had heard of money sometimes being slowed
away in buttons the were sent into the stoekade
wrz said they were raiders and ought TO De shot they
belonged 10 Sionemans Cayaryj Wirz struck Mich.
ran boy over the head with his revolver the result OF
which was that the boy died of fits The wit.
EiIed. the men had named him "Muttonhead; !"
be belongex to Illinois and silly and had lost
eg the boys having plagued him. he appealed to Capt
Wrz to 90 paroles Wrz cursed him, and threatened
20 blow his brains out the at the time within
the dead line; Wirz ordered the guard to blow his
brains OUT the guard fired the shot striking the man
n the left side; the victim carried out and died.
The witness saw Wirz lay out the dead line in April
1864 and heard him give orders at that time, II any
crossed the line. to shoot him the first night he
into the stockade, the 2th OF March, 1864 he
Wirz kicking poor skeleton around there, ana
heard Wirz curse hm he named four officers VINO also
witnessed the same cruel occurrences the SQUAD OF w
men TO which the witness attached being in tolera
Div good physical condition, could stand up in line
pretty wei, but others could not; WIZ said be
would not give the latter anything TO eat
FOR forty-eight hours, and lie Kept his word
On the 3D. Attn and 9Th of July rations cut of
throughout the stockade because some had escaped
The number Of prisoners there at the time was 5000
On the 18th Of July there great crowd at the cato
If men trying 10 get out with the sick; only Que c0ud
get out al the me there at that place two guards
Set the dead line and the stOckade; Capt. Wirz
gave orders il any stepped over the dead line TO
"blow hun through; the guard SAID he cond keep
the crowd from eneroachng upon the line; the sentinel
al the had the muzze OF his gun al the stomach Of
fine looking Pennsylvania be was ordered TO fire,
ard shot the dead; whenever man was wounded
and carried to the hospital be would never come back
George White Of Germantown, Pa, belonging TO the
Marine Corps after being wounded vas carried off to
he hospita the young requested him 10 tell bis
mother he was not afraid 10 dej subsequently be saw
White dead body at what was called the dead house
where Wirz was In company with two guards the
witness asked him he rp could =. &c not
10 IN blow your id brains out" about 40 prisoners
we're down at the creek bathing; woman on an eni
oence was soen 20 nod and wave her HANDKERCHIEF 10
sentinel who fired and shot one OF them IN the mead
The sentinel for this received furlough for 80 days 80
ne had been informed by Georgia soldier. The wit
cess described the character OF the Enferngs OF the
rsoners He applied 70 Wirz TO have the filthy grease
stopped from being thrown into the stream, as tue
water wps thus iDiared Wirz replied that the water
was good enough for Yankees aud that lie witness did
not deserve soap.
After the recess Achud was eross-exsmined, Wit
aess was in the stockade 81 mouths but never in
the hospital; Gas 10 the guard whom he and his two
companions oyerpOwered and whose gun they took
away. they did not hnn hin, but only choked him
little the guard ran back 10 the person crying murder
ne ne yer heard OF or saw soldier 10 army placed
n iirOns;- halt adosen other persons accompanied
-apt. Wirz when the dead line was laid out
BY the Court--1be witness did not hear wiz give
riders for taxing watches and other vauabes from the
rsoners; but saw him himself searching the and
ria pOaeo nrigOnprg