New-York tribune., 1866-04-30
up to the latest dates.
Tnr TVInTNcR.

UP 10 luc IatcSt uslts'
TnR EVIDENCE.
Charles A. Gee svoIa1hc tc,gscd b my brother BE- re
sided In Quincy since The tWrcndcr; rotacr publicly
known Aajsr John H. Gee; taves him several iise.
conversation with conmandiie ol o. rc tow. laiue d
period Of two maiihs' he pncnca tcine fr - yca. he
war was p,rtrct uue yca-s. laow
cral occasOns bis fei tod him 20 i've TIE country d
examination; tod By AIr Thomas Doc wond Dc arrested be-
refused to go on iat eEen',on oa .esetal occi;'on D
cause i wl oot a. II hc wes yiog to get away! be would
wait al called for.
SALISBURY in September and ine es party o Oct,hcr
ls6i was called IN 'G ly Af BeuJ JsmiD 10 act ad
wiser in rcrcnce to citizen prisoner it,r from te Ulod
States army Hei tley were I'D ptt toilel ar salisbury 4a
TO look after hemily duty to ascertain teF condition
and ngmberi went at ie urgent request OF he sccrigy o
Mar had netting 70 DO Wi prisoners e Tat Mncu wen.
Salisbury th.fe ro mono there ny ir iumliion OF er
arrival dispatch received by Major Coo, directing him
bough It to me; this about the tine Con Gardner came
10 DAYS or two weeks before TIE pIuro, OF ihe Prisoners OF
war Gen. Gardoet seemed surprised bear H. know that
Major Gee fsonDicd earnestly against sending pfs0neis o
wsf there's be urgent letters 10 Gardnel saw three
be prison should Doc changed was impressed
with tie belief aa Major Gee humane and exceed
ing anxiO 20 DO hs duty b toe prisoners never saw im
before weF to Salisbury and have not seeD I'm stce i
game here
justice OF supTene Court oria have known the accused
his boyhoOdi bis father and went 10 florida
the time and lived within three miles Of each
other un his denth and since then have lived within ihg
distance of the family d. Gee has always been esteemed
ahghosed geliemin an inielSrI iuc"'l man mere
is trl; particularly prominent ~ biz character II Is Au
manity and bencyoi.aos, h charity practice
sivc than that o all tie other physcAn pat oCfer he hs
pracccd medicine think. betwcon 20 ond % .prs toa
opinion is from his nnorm character have oien heard
William r. Socston swoin--Am o farmer; live IN Quincy
Fla know the accused have known him for - year; have
both IN that IN his Office In az that
long intercourse nave known heard Of act Of
The ote and cseom eS al cosncct Win him the whole CON
munitv from parts the whole Saic feel toward him the
highest interest and The deepest regret be j. man OF E
ho"or end AGe ieenss a. pL!tsci le rs 'l I'M m
be 50 Ter as know our country 90 spareU settled nnl M
conduct more liable e. be noticed than in Ac-F .eed
community bis character as soldier s lgh my fon wa
private in tto Young Grui" wllca no prisoner c'r'
Of biz dncss ard c9c. h1fc har1 iatra sfak uanh-
fully OF hi- or O. r Children after tt company wo'
companies battalion tilui Ao siaf ofcer a ihc
lenncssrc nrmy. o. as army om r'tcia fum" l- fcil
f1r sodicIy conduct 1c Coinage lll. Eut
IN that portion o. The army blt l' Llla y sos shd o'
sPeaL Of BE salaniry particularly n t-c ae - IeIyi
field officer after service In the Tennessee army. =, c
James q. Mnrtin sEorr--I.Fe Boz AsheyIAc y & nm
stad,ine law gllicrCeneal during fhoV war, 10 spem
l-6l IN cowmagd of District of Wet North Caro-.
lima 1t included Salisbury wlcn number " pIi.oaes
there va iucfoasel directed send guard of ~
20 Sl!sbary and ii nee sy o. cs ous s O. sior
went there be had equcat conversations abou, the
oity OF snyps The condition OF the rrsouer- and waat
could be done Tor their at orlion. be was always enrol,
the prsOnlrs Us showed h c.c-l an1 TIE snfuefs 90
thei at arst iAc prisoners nous that De could uo
attend 10 tAemi thf Pfcpuaiiods wcrs not fnhciert
90 great number " men be- aad talked about shelter
and ny opinion taaf covcri1g simply would D. better
close hut, DO tie QlaTter 'r. told mo that iacy
Lad employed a III nil Ia vicinity o. saw lumber r
enlarge the ~. and aictsagt % blj s-e!icrs
Nsor Gee teerri3lri repeatedly not 90 send any
yrirones: be either shovel be grams ta4 he lMi
reported the place unfit rr large prison and tlff answered
ihit they woud seld 90 inspect ~ the orefnn n
owned small spacs Of ground there les thar ~ acres nor
more than cuc0sci-i uricT that iMlrrsua. The
ground souih Of the prison loE all damp
not a swamp-ha not close 20 the vcii tAc power O. n-
press understood 70 be lmiiel BY act Of fCcngrss foye
exercised power Attempted 10 exercise ~ Aere we're
generally officers designated IN tho quarermasie and con
mssafy artments the country was drded into sections
and the officers assigned 70 thcm never supp SOD
had the power impress real porolnl property never
examined aw,tO Whether had tie power; should
think Major Gee had no risht 10 impress he had TO make
requisiiiOn q tho officer drsgnsted 90 impress.
John A. Fnqul swornLYo N TffborOug, \. CT was In
the Confederate ont frrf Lieutenant Ia the
IAN Of 1902 remained ~ the held until May lj W., DIS
Abiod By wound ai the battle Of Chaatcofa'e anu When
1 for duty assigned - Salisbury went there IN Marcel
lr6i tie second n command ~ bradley JOAnOn eac
ua0ua the prison before MAJOR Gee took comman after
he came there change In tie rules governing the
prison. before that time Communication between prisoners
and any citizen prohibited hnd tie rules remained m
there only Freemans battalion. prison guard oi
three eOnpaniesi aitcrvaId company oi AoTih
Carolina reserves aud trth North Carolina kegi.
mont. not exceeding ZOO er 1900 men in 81;
soldiers they very indifferent tie majority we're old
and boys thoroughly ignorant u military discipline and
drill and inefficient; think tho officers The character 90
the troops they the kind Of meni my oco
with tho oommGndant Of the post al prison headquareTs
orders In regard 70 the Of the citizens aad prs
from IcAmODdi Itey that c0mmunica
tion whatever to be permitted; have frequently
persons permitted TO ys Lor friends send provisions
In through officer think there discrimination be-
Confederate
man detailed 10 accompany the provision from the
the prison bake house, his duty 70 that
the provisions issued by the commssay were conveyed In
Confederate conTic Federal desercrs after
ward pTiSoBeTs OF war;