Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-26
Sherman and Stanton's Quarrel.
CEN. SHERMAN SERENADEE
&c.. &c. &c. Ac.
Trial OF the Conspisators.

GFfai OF the COnsptfatOrs.
wasHISeros. May 25 On The opening of the
Court Tor the trial OF the conspirators this morn
ing. at the request Of Mr.. Cox the record was
corrected by excluding from the evidence the
oath OF allegiance pgrporting to be signed by
o Lsughlin. az witness could not swear positively
that the signature was in his hand writing
TESTIMONY or Mr. RANDALL
Mr. Randall testified that be knew the prisoner
Arnold; he found in his carpet bag some letters.
paper clothing. revolver and cartridges. The
| revolver was handed him.
TESTIMONY OF MAJOR MARSH
Major Marsh testified that he wssan officer in
Maryland regiment from lo6l 70 1864: he
was prisoner Of war, aud confined in Libby
| Prison from the 18Th OF June. 1868 70 the 2lst
| of March, 1864 TO Judge Holt detained when
captured two weeks at Winchester. on account
| OF I'll health; nv health improving. was CON-
| PEELED To march 10 Staunton, and was treated
kindly on the road by the escort at fret the IA
tons at Libby Prison were small, but toleraby
fair; halt loaf of bread was given TO each man
with four ounces oil meat and several spoonsful
OF rice; after four months meat as a regular thing
was stopped, and then we were deprived OF
wheat bread and furnished with corn bread
which was very coarse | have known the pris-
oneis to lie without meat for three or four weeks
at time We had potatoes of the worst charac-
ter meeting OF the prisoners was held. and
q remonstrsnce sent to the authorities. Colonel
Ould replied that the treatment was good enough,
and better than the rebel prisoners received
After being there Eve months | was taken sick
with the dropsy from the bad treatment, and sent
to the hospital; while there saw men brought in
from Belle Isle in a starving condition. and out
OF ninety. at least eight or twelve died the first
night The Surgeon told me their condition was
produced by want OF proper treatment
Two of our prisoners escaped, at which Major
Turner, III charge of the prisoners, become pas
sionate and insulting. He removed rs from the
hospital to Libby Prison in a wet room; some of
| the sick were in dying condition and compelled
TO remain there twenty four hours without cots
or n morsel 20 eat, as punishment for the escape
of the two officers; Colonel Fowler, on being
| demonstrated with, said. "the treatment was too
d good for you Yankees" a man coul
not possibly live the rations: for days we lived
, on what was called corn bread. which appeared
to be meal and bran, mixed and baked in
rough condition, on that and water alone.
TESTIMONY or CAPTAIN MERY
Captain Merry another prisoner, testified to
the same treatment The money which belonged
TO the prisoners was taken from them. and there
fore they could not buy food The bearing OF
the keeper was very rude. cursing and abusing
the prisoners After the battle of Chicksmauga
fifteen or sixteen OF the sick were tied in cart
to keep them from falling Off although there
were ambulsnces near by not in use; they were
tied on like sacks OF gran. The committee of
the rebel Senate knew of their horrible treat
ment. but did not notice them On their visit
he asked II ,jor Turner for medicine, but he said
he had none to give him. An Inspector OF the
prison. named Turner, said the object Of the
treatment to kill the prisoners, adding, at
is good enough tor you; you had no business TO
come here; il had command / would hang all
OF yon
TESTIMONY OF JOHN LArrINKg.
John Lattinke testified tina, Tuner told him
that Gen. Burnside had been TO the Secre
tary OF War, and they were going TO put powder
into the building; IL was twenty five pound kegs,
about l00 pounds ia all: a hole was dug ia the
centre OF the middle basement, and the powder
put down there; the ground was then covered
over with gravel; took one of the sentries from
the outside OF the building and placed him over
this powder 20 see that no accident occurred; tie
next dsy Turner showed Us furo IL Ills Office.
TESTIMONY oT BENZ. swEESr
Benz Sweeny, formerly color sergeant in the
army aud prisoner of var for four months az
Belle Island in 1864 testified that there were ~
least 1000 prisoners there 1t was in wintnr;
about half had shelter; had about half enough
feod to live on; had men starved 20 death
the bodies Of those who died were above ed % lie
eight or ren days in 4 trench without being bu
ried they would not allow Us to bury them; wit
had asked special permission 10 do aud
was refused: he helped to carry out ten to twenty
per dsy; men shot dead without cause; his
weight l1O pounds when he went there and
Was reduced TO 1913; lid not think he would have
lived there mouth longer.
Another witness. named McGee, W.. cllIed.
when he Judge Advocate General asked him
whether Arnold vss ever IN the rebel service
Mr. Ewing objected 10 the Question
The Judge Advocate General briefly argued
that the question pertinent, history had
proved the connection between treason aud the
assassination q The President. manifestly
political cfi,nse. and the Consequence OF dis
loyalty.
Mr. Ewing responded aud the Court decided
tha; the question should be answered.
The wines thea replied that he saw Arnold
in rebel uniiorm ia :he city OF Rich snond the
beginning OF tbs war
WIN BULLS TESTIMONY.
VIM Bull who IVES prisoner At Anderson
Vile for eleven mouths. said the treatment WAS
very bad; the men had, ~ she.ter but we're com
PEELED to live in swamps; Their blankets, caps.
clothing in general and money was taken from
them: their rs lions we're about half pint of corn
meal. two ounces OF bacon and halt a spoonful
salt for twenty four hours; the bacon was alive
Win veT once IL = Wnlte We GOT uDi1 OF "A
good piece bnt not often; the treatment killed
men off: the largest humber OF deaths in a day
wes 1873; starvation was the cause; the eneny
said ,hey did not care d--n whether the Y an
KEGS died or not: Howell Cobb made speech
there in February: his remarks we're very bitter;
be said the treatment vas the best they could do;
! If the authorities looked after them latle more
probably they would fare little better: he Only
said iew words and didn't seem TO much
about the prisoner; the heat was very intense;
the water they bad TO drink had been made filth,
i by GARBAGE thrown into the creek. the reply 60
tue remOustrance vas, thel didn't care d--n for
| the faukces when witness went there. IN June.
~ many six or eighs day were shot dead;
| II = man got half over the headline, or uesr
it, he wa- shot; il vas said they got furlough OF
thirty days tor shooting Yankee
TEsrINosr OF 4. ". RIOS.
F.. " Ross Clerk in the Libby Prison IN
1 II arch, 1864 testified that the prison mined
at The time Of kilpsrick's raid; bad seen the
| iuxs in Msjor Turner'S Office, and told il
VAS 70 set the posder of. IN case OF our getting
into the cily. 10 blow up the prison and prisoners
| The Do ~der vas taken away secretly: Turner
~as subordinate Of the War Department
rEsrIxoSi LAvISA WASHINGTON
Lavina Washington said sue MAS DR.. Mudds
] slave and left his home nearly I've years ago