The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-09-16
TIE wIRZ TRIAL.
Ninder's brutality He thinks u B-tter to
let the Nrnhces die Instead OF EnlarginG
the s-inrl 1 IL


the ~fociGde.
Wdshtagtoa, Sspt. o-The wrz trial was resumed
this morning.
AosE DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE.
The follo~ins paper Wa put in evidence by jude
Advocate shpnan.
ANpIRsoNyuil, August, 1854.
Col r. " Gallon Al 4; and : g, Richmond, va. ;
Colonel Henry fomes, In immediate command Of
tive, intelligent, energetic and nenIoul of.ce-
Captain Henry Wirz, In immediate command Of
the prison, 10 entitled 70 esdAtion for his
uring Emery and devotion TO the discharge Of the
mutlisriou. duties q his position. for which lac 10
pIe-emlnently qualified. respectfully concur In
b. General Winder for his promotion, and fur
Their recommend that not less than threo esp
tains or lubalteIn., especially selected for their
htnes. tor the positions, be iurushed him az sssirt
anita Captain j. W. Armstrong, A. ;. c., left the port
nearly all hi. books and papers. Iwas consequently
unsDle TO make satisfactory examination into nj.
10 o. hs =. ss s,' s nS
reiy incompetent for the dischape of the duties OF
his poisson and should At once he removed. Capt
sete and effe 'ent officer, whose whole time and ut.
ientlon are requisite for the duties strictly appsrain
Ing 70 his position. The additional duties devolyed
upon him BY the Instructions nom the Quartz rmsst
er-OenerA. othee, requiring him TO establish and
on come other officer Of the department, Tho other
- ih at shs bsi sem ntelien! and ete.ent
Of Captain samuel \. Bailey, A. A. o., who Ia mcr-
tally and physically ineapseitsted for their per-
formsnee- and snryeon z. sheppard and Assistant
being incompstsnt and incftcisnt. W duty
requires me respectfully TO recommend q chanss
IL NE officer in command Of the post Brir. Sen.
H. Winder and The ,ulstitntion In HE place Of ssne
some feelings Of snity and Tor tss
welfare and comfort $50 tar Is consistent With their
.sle-teepnFl q he vast number Of unfonunates
tn . H.
does NOT advocate debera ely and In cod blood lie
p'opreb Of leaving them Ia thelr pre-ent condition
death to make the present arrangements .1fce Tor
their accommodation; who vlll not COZ .idrr 4,
been inside tho stockade-A place the horrof. -
which II IL diihcult to describe and which /, de-.
might, by the exercise Of little enersy And md
ment, even With the limited means at his command
Ivs 1 SSo"sss In GeedenSs in
OF the Army OF the rsnnefsee, and request mat 1ny
communicating, for me be iorv aIdsd there % The
I!ectfully, your obedient servant
ID. I. CnASDLrH A. A. and q.
ooL. onAspLRRs rEsrrAosy
u. 7. Chandler, late an officer In the Confederate
service and the author OF the above letter wa, mar,
called, and being testified that he had been IN
the Confederate service he hsd no retr.ct,on N
make As 70 snythns IN s,s report, dGTing hi, nspec.
who seemed very indifferent to the weliarr Of ths |
soldier. snd v. indi.p9'ssd to do nyihinr he re-
when the wtnes, spoke TO him OF the great moral
ity and suggested that - the soky ssSon wss eom-
ing on, the swamp should be drained, better Tod f,
nished, and other sanitary measure. adopted Cen
Winder replied 20 him that no thought il would |
be better 10 let one half die, 80 thai they ro,Id
lake care OF the remainder his iChsnSls,,. could
.istsnt, Major Hall, hsd previously reports5 Is
him that General Winder had made sint,a
thought this incredible when Major Hall ssid ,.. no
er.l Winder had repeshd that expression TO lin
tpoken Of in his report, IL the cousin Of Hsnaei
WPder the Si'ns , ssaa 'II Se after his arrival q
IN - ,oaT, IN very offsn,rs and found
Gener.l wpder 70 have an examination MADE IN
order that II might DO drained This would have
wood might have been fnrni.hea II there had nor
no other mesns Of proccrns y he nish have ,,pnaa
lAs prisoasn 0si v fxiAs y " manlG - - 30 |