Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-10-05

PROCEEDINGS TO-DAY.


The wirz trial was resumed thi. morning a
10 clock, when the room was CROWDED by
spectators Among those present this morning
is Robert Onld, late Confederate commissioner
After the reading of the proceedings, George
w. Fechnor, witness for the defense, re-
sumed the stand.
with the witness Above, and stated that has
object was to Impeach Above.
Judge Advocate Chapman objected, and said
that the proper ground had not been laid for
the impeachment of the witness. The alleged
language was made use Of by Above after he
had left the witness stand, and he was not then
under the solemnity Of an OATH.
Mr.. Baker stated that he had right TO show
by this witness what he proposed He WAS
not contradictIng Above as TO any part of his
testimony. but rs to what weight should be
given 10 II. He proposed TO give TO the court a
denial of the testimony as given by witness
who stated that his testimony was untrue.
MIR: Baker submitted his question in FORM
and the room was cleared for deliberation
On se-opening, the President stated that the
objection Of the Judge Advocate was sustained
but they would give him subpoena for the
witness Above, TO bring HIM back. The Court
could not violate the law, and at the same time
they We're not DESTROYS of protecting Above in
any wrong he had committed.
Mr.. Baker said that he could not consent to
the arrangement
The Court.-Iou will have to DO II.
Mr.. Baker, have nothing further to ask.
The cross-examination was resumed:-WTt-
ness never was convicted of a crime; never took
the oath Of allegiance to the Confederate Gov
eminent. Was tried as a spy twice, but each
time the trial was interrupted by raiding par
ties. Witness, alter making his escape from
the rebels, once took the name of Charles W.
Ross. Witness deliberately falsiied when he
entered the stockaGe. Witness was exchanged
under the name of G. W. Ross, I'd lieut.. Ken
lucky mounted infantry. Knew that there
was no such officer in the service Witness,
on arrival at Annapolis, registered his correct
meme. Witness, since he LETT Andersonville,
has been travelling on private business, and OBJ
iected to giving the nature Of il. He was not
gambler.
Mr.. Baker objected, but was overruled
Witness resumed:-Witness visited This
brother in Paducah, Kentucky; his sister i'm
St. Louis; went 10 Chicago to hunt up a man
owing him money. illness gambled some
times for sport or something TO drink but never
for money. Witness arrived At Anderson Vile
on tho LIST OF June. 1864, and renamed until
August oath. There were about 50 wells and
$50 springs inside the stockade. The diameter
of the wells was about three feet, most of them
COPIED with barrels. Witness only saw three
tunnels. There Were about twenty vacant lots
in the stockade. Witness shanty was on the
main street near the main suffers shanty
Witness was not IN partners with the sutler.
His shahty was about six feet square,
and was occupied by witness and party and
three others. Witness took the others in EN-
ploy because of humanity; one of them was a
boy. Witness bought one lot for S5 and an
other for ST. The lot trafficing was generally
known. witness has frequently seen wagons
in the stockade with wood and rations. They
were driven by our own men. and If the pris-
oners did not get out of the way they were run
over. Has seen men " no said they had been
hurt by being run over. There We're 500 bake
houses in the stockadP. about eight feet by six;
the largest would bake 2aU biscuit at a time
About half the wells were covered and slept
on. There Were about half dozen real estate
dealers, and they prosecuted their business up
to the time witness left Andersonyiile was a
city-all that il lacked was the women All
KIND OF trades We're carried on which Were
necessary 10 comfort. Everybody in the stock
ade was a wood merchant in turn: has seen
thirty in the street at one time. There wers
half dozen shoemakeIs. There were quite
a number OF gamblers, about one hundred and
fifty, halt dozen tailors, about thirty pole
merchants. They got a thimblefull of whisky
IN the StoC kade for -. good meal of yIctuals
could be had any time in one of the -estau-
rants-ham and eggs, coffee. steak and onions.
potatoes-for so in greenbacks or $40 in Con-
fCGerate notes. BARRIERS acted as doctors
The bakers would bake biscuits. pies, pud-
dings, sometimes green or dried peach aud
apple and blackberry nies. After the rpgula-
tors were organized There was no danger from
the raiders. Witness has seen men with one
thousand dollars ana upwards. Witness has
ceen twenty barber shanties at one time
The BARRIERS dyed whiskers. There were about
twohundred carried to the south gate sick every
day. Witness has seen numbers of men die in
the stockade. Saw men cut their threats be-
cause they were so emaciated-skin and bones
Witness does not know that thousand men
were sick in the stockade, and that they We're
dying At the rate OF thirty or forty per day.
Men frequently died on their way 10 the sick
CALL number of the prisoners went out
on paying five dollars TO the sergeant. Wit
ness frequently got tobacco, eggs, cakes,
honey, plums, &c, from house outside.