Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-07

I this was being done the prisoners had un-
J restricted intercourse with everybody.
About this time Wirz ordered the suffers
to leave the stoekade in consequence of
: their extOrtion, and told the men to help
/. themselves tn his goods but reserving the
: vegetables for the sick. Wirz told him
that another sergeants camp was organ
. lied and provisions would be more abun-
dant and regular. Wirz also increased
the,.rations and supply of wood. Parties
were also permitted to go outside
of the stockade and bring in wood un-
| der guard, and such as had not
blankets were allowed to gather pine tops
He had never heard of Wirz shooting or
maltreating any of the prisoners, but had
heard him curse men. Witness confirmed
the statement of Reynolds about stores
and trading places. Salt was smuggled
inside Of the stockade by bakers throwing
it over the walls at night in bags for the
suffers. He called Wirz's attention to the
fact that the prisoners could not get enough
salt. He Immediately prohibited the sale
inside, and confscated the supply on hand.
After this there was Il perceptible taste OF
salt in the bread. I,
Gross examined by Col. Chipman-There
were plenty of wells in the stockake but
those who acquired them by purchase or
dug them, kept them for their own use.
They would sell cup full of water for
chew of tobacco, piece of tobacco two
inches square and very thin, would be sold
for % cents. The water In the creek was
never fit % drink, not being a trader he
bad not III z Eery extended Opportunity for
| seeing all that was going on IN tine srocka,lv.
| About 20 out of 80 under charge of the |
witness, died off in the stockade principal |
! ly of Diorrohea, of the remainder were |
| too sick to travel. He saw men die for |
want of proper food, it was not because
there was lack of sufficient guam
tity of it. They could not eat corn
bread because their mouths were too sore
with the scurvy. Witness said he had
written several letters to the New York
Daily News, purporting to give a plain
statement of the facts, to see that justice
was done to his fellow men. He selected
that paper because he was acquainted with
the editor, who was person friend of his.
Q.-Do you not know that that paper
was in sympathy with the rebellion
Al do not.
Odd you not know it was called
copperhead sheet, and justly so; and did
you not know that it attacked the govern
ment during the war; hi D..
Al never knew its character until
recently. did not know when wrote {
the letters what kind of paper it was. l {
was asked by one of the editors TO give the
public any information on the subject ]
could, and did Sc,
Mr.. Schade, the prisoners counsel, here
interfered, saying that he found that the t
New York Daily News was loyal paper, t
supporting the policy of President John q
son. He therefore could not see why it
was called disloyal sheet. I
Colonel Chapman replied that he was E
very well aware why Mr.. Schade did not
see it. .. ...--- +
Messrs. Schade and Baker objected to 0
the way in which the examination of their c
witness was conducted. III f.
Colonel Chapman defended his course. T
The Court did not sustain the objection 81
Cross-examination of witness resumed
Witness said that he saw Benjamin Dodt, t;
of the Daily News, twice in hIs C.
office. He went to him to make corr9c.
ton. He published two letters in he Il
News about the affairs at AndersOnvale.
He did know how he came to be sub n
pened. The witness further said he wrote
letters to the Brooklyn Eagle. In reJly to G.
questions asked by Col. Cbipman the wit il
ness said that he did not know thit the "
Eagle was more disloyal to the Govern a
meRt than the Daily News. Anticipating a
the trial he had written defense of Capt.
Wirz. Il
Question Do yvu think it remarkable Il
that you selected the New York Daily
News and BROOKLYN Eagle. (
Answer mad never hcsta a-eas>,-shoSec
ter = Of the Daily News for loyalty, and l
considered the Eagle a first rate Demo-
crat. -s-
Mr.. Sehade again objected to the qles- {
tions of the Judge Advocate on the
ground that the News and Eagle were on
trial here. and as he understood they were Il
both loval and sustained the policy of c
President johnson. $
The court overruled Mr., Schades objec. G
ton -., \
Frederick Rath then testified as to the 1
affairs at Andersonville, Mississippi. f
Mary Rawson testified that she lived
near Andersonville, and frequently car
ried food to one of the Union prisoners. a
Captain Wirz had never refused or de- ]
MED her any privilege that she had asked
of him. He was always agreeable and
willing she should bring anything to the /
prison. She never heard of Captain /
Wirz treating any lady in an unkind way. /
The name of her prisoner, as she called q
him, was Peter Keerof, 18th Iowa regi- i
ment.
The Rev. Mr.. Duncan testified that in
August, 1864, he preached to the Union {
prisoners He obtained pass from Capt.
Wirz at will. Witness also visited An !
dersonville in the following February,
and STAYED a week each time. His mission
proper was to preach to the Florida ar ,
Cross-examined by Col. Chapman
When his State (Tenn.) went out OF the
Union he was identified with the act. He
went with his country. He was man oil
one work, preaching to souls everywhere;
He never thought religion should be mixed
up with politics,
affecting the loyalty of witness.
The reverend gentleman asked: Is that
a proper quection?
Colonel Chipman said it was, and IN
formed witness he was at liberty to refuse
any question that would involve him IN
the crime of treason.
Witness replied that he was subject to
the powers that be, and that ought to be a
The Court oaerruled the objection raised
by Mr.. Baker.
Colonel Chipman-Did you ever take an
oath of loyalty to the Confederate Govern
ment? .
Witness-I did not. l never was con-
nected with the army in any WY.
Several other witnesses were examined,
and the Court adjourned.
The Episcopal Convention.