The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-09-07
THE WIRZ TRIAL.
Eleventh Days Proceedings.

Wa,binoton, Sent. 6-After the record Of yestor-
asv had been read. Mr.. Baker remarked that on
looking over the testimony, he was much impress
Ell that crest eN Of It illeTa that he now ask
cd the Court uhen they came to examine IT. to treat
A. accord nglv This applied TO trothrds OF the tee
,,r,o,v aud motion In civil court to strike Il out
would he granted. But m nothing could he stricken
ont OF the record Of military COURT no would AK
that thi. court disregard me illegal TESTIMONY.
Per the reasons or the request should be stated
M B,ker replied that he noticed in several paper.
ot ,he t,.timony where the Judge Advocate asked
leading question:, the stiffness said "yeh" or mo"
Ara,her reason the Illnesses after thus replying
10 me queslons would add ruinors OF hearsay, which
had uothlng legally to DO with this case, or a. Affect
A,si.tsnt Judge Advocate lIosmor presumed that
eourt constituted like this vHs capable OF judging
.bat vas and wha. wts not testimony.
Mr. Bskor supposed be had right to object 10 What
VA. wrong, ana TO exercise the same privilege he
lie oahcial reporters made minute Of Mr.. Bakers
rFsrIMoSY oY JOSEPH ADLER
Joseph Adler testified 10 nsisneer Of suffering OF
no SICK, similar 10 those heetoiore naraed by otne
xltLe.s-s lie meuuoued the case Of ansn who had
tesn as.aied by the doss the throat had been torn
% pieces and the hoot as runn,ns from the ropnd.'
Wirz Doctors White and Stevenson, and others,
we're near at the time they did not seem to have
any compassion ior hhn Whz sad u setyed .Au
man id right. The uan cled on the spot the s'm
d. some Of the pi.oucrs had been digging a tun-
neI with ayies 10 escape; one Of thCir number be-
.oad communI5ae soOd new, II the ,C,p
,sfn Uould give him something 20 eat WIN
nlnmi,qd 10 40 so and came with six others &c
Il mn The tunnel Nirz carried a lOIJ V corr
b,sIi uuder HE am 10 give to the intOuner, mar
luoet de ad with the dllrrsLBA seeing WIZ, got ~
ironI tlU ground and -ai, reese give mo some
ihIug 10 eat have been TOO sick 10 10 Tor my 1000
Wiz had a Iidinr-whip IN his hand, with which h,
timex III man over ne head. The man went int
IN, and Was taken to tie hospital and two days AZ
nat he died. The witness had teen mon suffering
Ia he stocks OF the Il men who accompanied hn
10 tie prsoi all excepting II died, ON ono occGslo
he saw WIFE, with u sentinel man hAylng crosse
n. teAd line, WirE srked the tentinel why he Iii
not sbo0i aud instructed him 10 fIe whether IN
T,n Nrs over the desd-lIue OF not. lie further sad
10 septinel did not shoot he would have him pur
lied Tho seutiuel then shot the man, tie la
,ating ofieet in the breast The prisoners near b
conveyed tho wounded man W the hospital Tn
yitnots confirmed the statements concerning III
,hooting OF the one-legged man led "Chicsmauga;
ard was cross-eKAmIned by the counsel for the d,
hace,
TESTIMONY or W. II, JEsSIsGs.
William n. Jennings, a ne gro soldier belonging
the 9TH niied States colored TeeimenL testified tn
lhe wound which he received on his left thigh VI
lot d seed aiteT he was taken TO AndeTrCnville
vas wnippel in the month Of March, ls6A for n
going 70 work. having caught q heavy cold by vol
Ing in the swamp. The man Turner who had char
on the baie back lie was then put in the stocks {
night and day, with nothing to eat or drin
Alter beins released be uH again put into the stoe