The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-28

lclne6 and d1eb, the chances OF recovery
were against those who had syphilis. Ques-
tions and answers were numerous on the
| point involving the treatment of diseases.
The Assistant Judge Advocate Hsmer
here sold that he did not see relstiveness of
these questions.
Mr.. Baker replied that he had asked the
witness with what disease the patients suf-
tered and how the disease manifested itself
after the patients were sent 10 the hospital,
and whether syphilis was owing to vaccine
matter used upon them. He was Cross ex-
amining witnesses on this very point.
Court-You do not give witness an oPpor-
tn nifty to answer, You frequently put words
into his mouth. 1 have q right to thus
draw from him any information he has,
said Mr.. Baker.
Court-We are disposed TO be liberal, but
you must not suppose We will not take ex-
ception as to the manner of examining wit
nesses.
Mr.. Baker-I will resume cross exsnina-
ton in the proper way. If l do not the
Court will excuse me.
COurt-Witness must answer in his own
words.
Mr.. Baker--I must pursue the course laid
down in books or must retire.
COurt-Go on.
Oross-examination was continued when
the Courtinterrupted the counsel by saying,
Here is another feature altogether unbe-
coming and uncalled for"
Mr.. Baker-I beg the Courts pardon.
COurt-YOu beg pardon, it is granted.
Mr.. Baker, hope you will not hold me
strictly 70 rule
Court-sAy nothing more about that, but
go on.
Cross-examination was then resumed and
finished.
Court interrogated witness, who said that
the rebel force at Andersonviile numbered
between 5000 and 5000. Fuel for them
was cut by large force of colored men.
There were axes enough to supply our
men for the same purpose. Witness gave as
his honest opinion, that if there had
been proper food, clothes, light, and other
necessary supplies, from seventy-fve to
eighty per cent. of the deaths might have
been prevented. In the dispensary he hsd
seem some supplies, which had came by
way of Richmond, such as dried beef, say
200 or 300 pounds, and some Bologna sau-
sages. He saw several boxes of clothing
at depot; nobody in his ward saw any
thing of clothing. Once or twice little
Of dried beef was brought in but it did
not afford each man in the ward half an
ounce. Witness did not know who used
the remainder of the beef and sausages.
Robert H. Kellogg sworn-Said he was
captured ct Plymouth and with about four
hundred Others he was taken to ADder-
sonVille. This was the third of May. 1864.
The only other prisoners there ct the time
were those who had been brought from
Belle Isle, Libby Prison and other points.
They were ragged and destitute Of fclOthing.
Many were nearly naked and totally un-
provided with shelter, except tattered
blankets. The men were mere skeletons.
The prison appeared to be crowded though
thousands were brought there afterwsrd.
The men were in filthy condition. There
WAS q poor opportunity TO keep clean.
There was very little SOAP The men
would get smoked over ire while
cooking, and for want of soap could not re-
move the stains this smoke made. The
nights were cool when they first went there,
but as the season advanced the weather
became intensely hot There were twenty
one rainy days IN the month Of June. The
prisoners were not supplied regularly
and in no instance sufficiently
with fuel. Sometimes a squad would be
allowed to 90 out and bring IN fine roots to
make q fire. Sometimes the rations fur
nished were raw, with no wood 10 cook.
The penalty of tresspassing on the dead
line was death. He remembered seeing
one man who was shot for this cauaa ny
| the sentinels. If any one crossed from the
prison to the swamp he would be shot at.
Once he stepped to a brook to wash his
| hands when the sentinel fred at him the
| piece missed its object and he soon got out
l Of the reach of danger.
ndr, DakuI Ubj oOsod 80 1---ti-- -
BY the Judge Advocate, saying the same
[ body was hurt but not killed, and therefore
somebody must be hung
/ the Court rebuked the Counsel, saying
tb~t such remarks were excessively i'm
| proper and there was remedy TO prevent
their repe pe>iEion.
Objection n, counsel was not sustained by
Witness-ssid that he did not remember
whether the man shot .'Sr craving water
out of the brook was killed >uss usy t.s VI nOs'
The quantity as we'll as qualiIS o. lsSons' I'
was Irregular Some days they gos notli -
at all. on others shorS elle ~enea seo ~ =.
tbsrs there was full quantity, sucn as ~
Thirty-tWo out OF squad OF w men !,
~ y, 'ieh he was attached, were unable 70
st.J vhen ordered to form IN line by the
Sa ssauu Their inability to do SO, arose
0e e;soinaIIvy fron scurvy and diarrhea:
RRhair Riin finnSs were eoutyseted and they could
- nn' tbs-sfoTe keep their feet. The brook
mining throu, N the prison was exceeding,
iv f1thy. The .Nurface Of it vas covered
9Th gTease. We often went into 1t bare
footed. Nearly 800 out of 400 men, who
vent with him, died in few days atSsr
tbev we're uaroled. Twenty -four Of New
YORK Battery; captured at Plymouth, were
nearly annihilsted here.
The Court here adjourned till Monday.