The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-25
The Murfulk gost.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1865.
Hors Testimony Against wirs-A Rsmsrka-
BILE scene-Ths Probable Death Of Wirs Be-
fore his Trial Ends.

Hore Testimony Against Wirs-A Rsmarka'
BILE scens-Ths Probable Death Of Wirs Be-
fore his Trial Ends.
At the close Of the proceedings of the
Wirz trial to-day, a remarkable scene
took place. The witness on the stand,
an Indiana cavalry man, named George
w. Gray, had been testifying to some
outrages on the part of Wirz that had
not been put in evidence before. He
stated that the party of prisoners in
whose company he arrived at Anderson
vile were ordered to place their blankets,
haversacks and knapsacks, ETC., in one
place, when an officer mounted On a
gray horse rode up, and told the Con-
federate soldiers to help themselves, and
let the prisoners have the remainder.
The COnfederates helped themselves,
and there was nothing left. He was not
| certain whether the mounted officer was
Captain Wirz or not.
In June OF July, 1854, the witness and
O young fellow named Underwood of
the Seventeenth Indiana Cavalry (his
own regiment) went to the suffers tent.
| Wirz was there. Underwood asked for
| something to rub his wound with. The
sutler said he would give it, when Wirz
said, "No, he cannot have 1t unless he
| pays me q dollar" Underwood gave
| Wirz his only money, which was a ten
| dollar bill, and when he asked for the
| change Wirz kicked him out ofthe door.
The witness was put in the stocks four
days for attempting to escape. Heknew
a man to die in the stocks in August or
| Septem Der, 1884. The negroes took him
| out of the stocks after he was dead,
threw his body into q wagon, and hauled
it off. He knew Wirz to shoot q young
fellow named William Stewart. belong
ing to the Ninth Minnesota Infantry
He and the witness had gone out OF the
stockade with q dead body which they
had begged, when they met Capt. Wirz
He rode up to them after they had lei
the body in the deadhouse, and aske'
them by what authority they were on
there. Stewart replied that they wer
there by proper authority. Wirz sal
: no more, but drew his revolver and sh'
him.
After he was killed the guards toe
from his body twenty or thirty dollar
e Wirz took the money from the guard
$ and rode off, telling them to carry ii
. witness to prison. 1t was the witness
determination to escape if he could, an
for that reason he had gone out, but
! J was not attempting to do SO at the tim
When tlae prisoners were being reno
r ed to the. cars for exchange, Wlrz ga'
orders t., Lieut.. Davis to bayonet ar
man who. laid down on the road and Il
y witness had seen men who were craW
' ing on tn cir hands and knees to the ca
bayoneted by the guards:
Witness heard n of the surgeons q
A Wirz when he was going to romoye t
Nirufa ronIv Uaa hDnr
tboeo thSy-spin allhA-daadi
II few DAYS anyho WIZ he had seen a pr
oner who had be en- caught by the DO
with a part of his cheektorn OH, n
arms, hands and le. gs gnawed up so u
he only lived TWEEN ty-four hours. !
first time he had known Wirz perst
N ally, was one day he heard Lieut.. Da
call his name at the gate. ~
Judge Advocat tie Chapman /: Capts
tn Wirz, will you be good enough to sta
o. up? ,u.,.
day on a lounge, 8 quirmed round, par
raising himself till his eyes lit up wit
wild, haggard expression, n yet q
ing defantly like t hose Ofa wild amir
. brought to bay, met; the eyes OF he v
ness.
Colonel Chapman to the witness.
you recognize thi man as the man v
shot your comrade
The witness, Slowly and emphi
cally) That is th e man.
The prisoner kere made an effort
contradict the witness, uttering some
coherent expressions about not havl
been seen by the witness with Lieut|
ant Davis. He was with difficulty
strained and silenced by the Off Ger
Lo,co T ;nut Murnhv
The Judge Advocate, apparently I
ID satisfied with the opportunity which t
:. witness had for Identification, asked &
prisoner to rise. Gathering up as WI
as he could his loose iIl-jointed fran
which appeared as il it might fall
ry pieces, the prisoner tottered to his fet
and was supported in that attitude
the officer of the guard. His eyes b
a wild expression, and it was hard to
press sympathy with the unfortuns
VT man. -
Again the Judge Advocate repeat
his question to the witness. The W
ness reply this time was more hesit,
u ing. and was, ~ think that is t
man, Another wild and fruitless
Tempt at contradiction was made
N7irz, when he was partly drawn al
:, lily sank on the lounge, where, |
ord,e r of Gen. Wallace he was furnish
with cold water and famed by the of
Ger.
The Court thereupon adjourned, &c
Wallace ordering the rooms to be clear
instantly, SO that the fainting and q
parently dying man, might have q
= The halls and Hobbies were lined wi
persons, waiting to see him as he mig
he carried past. The prosecution W
probably close tomorrow, but it is doul
. - .uIofhnr INirz will live to 600 n