The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-26
THE WRIT TRIAL.
The Evidence Of Dr. Bates
STORIES OF CRUELTY.
,,,s ,I;Ii,ar, Trial Of Cnpini" t""rJ
~" WirII,

a, Union Line. '1f, Monroe iH" " ~ ~
W,s,uNGroN August 2J.-lhe rNaIhi
.,fi,, of Df BlteS was resumed hel"r"
fr.. Writ military COMMISSION thI' morn
II N,- with reference to the con
nt,,u 5f the ur,soAers at AndtfrohNIlIe.
According to his narration the nGhiNS
,y,.oalt to TottenneSs, With which many
tb.m suffered Many starved tu de.tth
,,,.u ut-. Of the piGcity and hnNh"ie-
.,usug,, Df the rdti0nS. aAi IN CoIse-
,,npucs of gdngrene there were frequent
limitation, aud computations ot
limbs
Some Of the patients c1ald II ii cat DO.
,,use their teeth wore loose The IA
non, were less than ~ ounca9 IA twon-
f,.f1ur hours Su.hotimoa the meat
vas GOOD aud sometimes had In conse
,ueuce Of the pauyity aud uhwholesome-
b.~,, of rdtions some of the men starved
:, death The amputation and rtampu
,ltions owing III gangenOus wounds,
.,ere numerous There was plenty OF
yood in the ncighbOrhoOd. which might
nave been cut t. answer all demands
sketch in pencil drawn by one OF the
nInatesiof prison vas exhibited I" the
.yitnass' who said there is DR.. Bates No.
examining the quality OF beef Here
- Dr Bates No , giving meat ana bones
20 cripples It was his prero-Aiiv@ as
paicer of the day to supervise W hen ra-
rions were to b. issued Sometimes 20
or lCC would surround him, implOring for
Uoues He vas represented as distribut
ING bones That was of frequent occur
renee This sketch was accurate as tar as
il went but it was not filled III Men
we're sketched hobbliug along on cTutCh-
cs Others cravled on the ground with tin
cups in their mouths. because they could
curry these articles in no other way. They
wanted to mash up bones procure their
contents for food
Nh Baker remarked tbat DR. Bates
looked much better on the witness stand
than he did in the sketch.
Witness thanked the gentleman IoT
the compliment.
The Judge Advocate proposed to odel
III evidence morning report OF the sur
gcon, acting as officer of the day and ask
ii witness to examine the hand writing
FIRST Division C 5 Ho;PIrAL,
Sept. ;, 1864
Slr:-A5 omcer oI the day for the past
"a hours. have inspected the hospital
md find it IL IS good I condition us tie
nature OF the circumstances will allow
The majority of banks are still uusup-
piled with bedding while in portion Of
The division tie ten, are entirely desti-
tute OF either bunk; bedding or straw,
the patient. being compelled TO lag upon
he bare ground
| would earnestl, ,olI y0U attention
20 the articles of Diet The corn bread
received from the bakery being made up
Without sitting l. wholly unit for the
Use Of the sick and upon examination
The greater portion is found to he perfect
" raw The beef received by the pa
tients does not amount to over two ounce,
! day, and for the past three ui fuut daI,
10 -four has been issued
Corn bread cannot be eaten Uy many 10
10 do so would increase diseases of th,
towels from which large majority AT,
utfering and 1t is therefore thrown
away All their rations, received by wa,
u suSteuance, are two ounces of Uoile(
Ueefand halt pint OF rice per day Tn
ier these circumstancesiall the skill ths
tan be brought TO bear in their cases by
medical officers will avail nothing
Another point to which | feel it NY
I0ty to call your attention is the def
-iency OF medicines We have but lit
lie more than the indigenous bark aut
roots With which to treat the numerou.
forms OF deSeaSe to which our attention
is daily called For the treatment o
wounds, ulcers &c we have literall,
Gotbing except water
Some Of them are wild with saugrene
and we are compelled to told our arm
and look quietly upon its rayages, no
even having stimulants to support tn,
s'stem under its depressing influence
he article being ~ limited Ill suppl,
that II can only be issued Tor cases unde
The knife
would respectfully call your atten
"ou to the above facts, in hope tha,
SUH.elhlng may he done TO alleviate the
'0Heungs of TIE sick
d;ant a." Sf. very respectfully ,odr ODE
lSignedl c,-,,.. D.
day ana ointer ol Tx
10 afS SSoTs, T'- T T . EnL,Hp. IN charge u
In the afternoon DR. b. Ra.a
examined by Mr.. Baker tS, 0,,,o. was cross
IS were on the stsnl "'' witness
four o'clock. quarter Il