The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-09-16

ment; and u not made in the form OF charge tv
the eoursel Of the deondsnt u comes At lest ir an
sts,cd are true, Il IL tany In the power the
counsel 70 sive The name, Of the witnesses.
Mr.. Bakcr-I don't know them.
After further conversation by members Of the
Couit General Bragg ,aid a, Mr. Baker tuSdo tie
charge he Was rn6cf oblieation 10 ,uhstantiA'eit
Mr. Rakef-luu srr lawyer, and therefore know
wis, the usual courtesy is. ,housht guNrtcd my
Ten. Wailscc~Ifsny ofaeer ha, urcd any improper
means te influence witnesses you NAV be 'ure hc sl
Mr. Baker-I retrsct any inference that the Judse
Advocsto did any such thing.
Ma. Cen. Wal llace-Or sny BODY else.
NJ. Baker-why, surely, l cannot take my words
Judse Advocste-I bopc you will .r,t.in them by
pruof. lou ssy improper influences have teen utel
Mr.. Bater-Thc reporter has got what said II 10
ths LANGUAGE Of Witnesses.
The Court-we want to know Who tho witnesses
Mr.. Batcr-Ho~ eau know They take me aside
and tell me there are no charre. made. | have de-
nied any intention or thousht o; m, king chuse,
MAJ Gen. WAlieee-We Ne to infer from youI re-
mark that you used your lAreuagc With care. You
the Fefore have mailicd It. Ivu c4unot siys us
the name of sinsle witncss.
Mr.. Baker--l know none Of my own si.' ESQ. ox.
cept two or three. The exec piionab,c afks bHd
been made by couple who caught me by t.e arm.
Aaor.Gene al Mailsce-l sugsett that the Court
to iurnish the names OF the witnesses.
Mr.. Bster-n l can think OF the name Of the pit-
meas will
TTsriNoyY oT MAJoH-0rNErAL WILSON.
Msor-G euersl Wilson wa. called to the stand.
He testified tha he was Captain Of EnRiueers aud
Major General OF Volunteers. lie had teen opeisi
the military division OF the Mi,sirspri. he was
now stationed at Macon. The rebels curing the war
GsorsN 'Vff which " could Ss' have fnrni.hSd saf p
hcient supplies 10 Andeitonville. There we're
wh,ch he Examined sbouI tho lot Of july ; be .sw
the remnbns Of only ten sheds the barracks Tor
tue uoors were lair shelter could have essily
teen erected for the mon prtsoucfs, as thete vas
p.env Of tmier IN the ncirh' ofhood. just such a
place as tIoops would Ike tneamp Ia ior sood thd
saer u 'hev wanted to winter u would rot have
ieen necessary to Transport timber more than =
mile there wss enty OF blAct LABOR in the coun-
thirty men cay would have ctit wood enough or
1000 men in winter the ALLOW anee OF wood IN the
amy 10 Just double shat II - IA the summer; and
therefore tQ men day could have cut enough
Tor lbOup men IN Winter. On his arrival At Macon
his trst Inquiry wW as to the condition OF the An.
de,ouville prison and VINO tesponsltle for
~ Le sent two ofhtors there, Lieut.. Wander
ieuru they = pSr' ed ihs, ths mar wiz VS. .,ii
there. lie immediately ordered Ns.or soyos 70
return and ssIesl Capt, wir,, hich he dad, and
brought him TO hscon. so protection ever
sranted lo Capt. wirE ihIoua G,n " on, who
ordered ls arrest for the puf oi 1rnlins him 10
lation Of JOhuton 10 sherman. The rltues' gave q
particular ae,c,ipton OF the grounds At the hnder.
tonNllo piison etaung that the piisonrrs had GENE
rally bu roved in the ground for shelter pa.tcui6ry
On the hillside the.e hocs wore about the siyo oi
mo ordinary shelter tent holding ifon two to iour
men.
ON the cross-eSAmination he said he stepped down
INTO several oil the excavation he 'a' no tuhn'llnE
under The sockade. lie wrote lester, sin ply ing
the msn Nirz had teen srtestcd, mo thii he be-
levod him guilty VI the inhcuon Of punrhmout On
pIisonerr ht Andci ie, and that the mircteant
should be brought 10 Justice There 250 prison
ep Ut Ande sonv vide vhtn he reached the'e they
were nO'hing but shadoyH, ami could not IL moved
| without endsnseIing their lves Many died alter
| they we're bTought into his lnos.
/ BY MAJOR Gen. Gcsfy-Did you offer anv safe con.
duct ior Cap, WiIz's teurnA \. No ,Fcept 10 plo-
tecI him until delivered him into such hands me
1 Secretary OF War might direct. Ny officers sad
they had rrted their own Nytr 10 pio ec hln and
but for MAJOR Noyos- the post guard at Chattanooga
/ he would have been killed.
Several other vitnes.e, rave evidence n 10 cruelty
/ at Andcronvile, and the Court adjourned.