New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-13

...,,. -. missionary ot The Andersonvlle prison,
and gave many points Of interest similar 10 s;,s
tofoe elected during the trial ,nSue suffering
on1 Great mortality. The witness slaleu .hat uvn
Howell Cobb lad asked him what ne Woulu aeo e.o,o
mend should be done lie 81 honor and send them
IN Tallahassee Florida He gave Ten. Copo parti'
cuar account Of the prison AFFAIRS fupIica'oas Vn
this subject appeared IN all the newspapers Vi VIC
Jndge Advocate Chpman-The law protects You
or II clos;nc the secrets Of the confessional Please
state If you feel authorized TO 90 So 10 what cue o
I men nnder your mnistrations ascrbcd their dying
condition a., .., g.,
Father Hamiton--I cannot answer the question, Tor
the confessional is Of the most sacred ana
of orr institutions; i do not decue TO answer because
I want 10 take any advantage but because outsiders
might charge that had violated the c9niessionai;
therefore respectfully decline to answer Inc wltness
desired 10 make correction lie and Father W heean
were not Chaplans of Andersonvle Prison Dnt had
rendered gra,utous services there as priests
Charles T. Tibeis of the ith Iowa Regiment TESTIFIED
70 the cruetios of Capt Wirz and the filthy coalition
Of tie grounds the lth was buried from 1901 10 &c
inches deep Int when the rain fell it was all washed
ont filled with lice and maggots, and thls eAtenaed
throughout the prison. one occasion, WIZ sald 10
The witness and his companions Bring me Biil Cian,
dan and II give you $500 ont of my own pocket; and
Won young sons Of bitches, u make you smell hell be-
lore NIGH Won are sentenced to work in the grave
ward every day. be put half rations stand IN the
stocks at night and be the last men exchanged II you
don't work I'll put you on top OF the eeau anu %, 81
YOU ups" the next day Capt WIZ VI pursuance VI VI
ders sent them TO Florence. 800
John II. Goldsmith Of the 1ith Illinois Infantry o
prisoner NJ Andersonyie testified that be was detailed
10 perform clerical duty in Capt Wirzs office; an order
was issued nv WIZ for the guards 10 IRE upon any one
Who smoke 70 them end verbal order was given 20 The
Rebel serreanis that in case Union prisoners should
fail 10 report any Of the missing men, they shond nc
placed in the stocks. or be bucked or gagged; the
rations 10 the prisoners Just hall IN quat! 10
each man. compared with those issued TO Rebel troops
for three DAYS Can't Wrz increased the ration OF peal
and peas TO pounds day, and then put them back TO
the Old standard, remarking that as the Aankees
were getting damned saucy, he would Dring them 10
their milk" Witness heard WIZ say that he was
doing more good than in the field, and that he whipped
more men than GeD JobpstoR did this was IN the lat
! Ter part Of January last.
Tte witness while employed in Wins office, made
ont Through for Rebel soldier who said be had
earned it by killing Union prisoners the Rebel sol
der name Scott and the name OF the prisoner
killed Henry Lackmire Of the Pennsylvania Reserves
On the cross examination the witness said Capt WIZ
ordered him write out iurlough for thirty days INT
lKebe soldier saying that he had earned II.
James Culver Of the lst Wisconsin, among other IN
stances Of cruelty mentioned that chain gang OF /:
men complained because Of their number was very
offensive from diarrhea; this man was detached ant
left TO himself the pound bail still fastened TO BIZ
leg and the iron collar round lis neck the irons were
not taken from the TIL after he died; the witness
heard Capt. Wirz declare that he doing more io
| the Confederacy than any General IN the field.
Adjourned til tomorrow.