The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-03-21
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Trial Of Major Jno. Z. Gee.
FOURTEENTH DAY.
MORNING SESSION.

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The Court met pursuant to adjournment-au
the members present. -
After reading he journal of Thursday,
David s. Miller was recalled, and cross examl-
nation resumed
Aouestion was put to the witness in regard 70
his having informed certain persons al SALISBURY
that he was once on board avessel engaged III .no
African slave trade which the witness salo he
probably had, and gave some explanations III 10,
card TO the matter; that he had shipped on poafd
the vessel supposng her merchahIlhai' anu
found after getting outside Cape Cod Light, that
the vessel was a SLAYER bound to the coast OF Al
riea. and that he made the trip. Witness SAID ne
had never been engaged in the slave trade except
on th;s one VOYAGE. Have never been engaged in
Kidnapping slaves about Norfolk or any where
else. tai
..,-1. REDIRECT
1 do not state with certainty the place where
the body of Lieut. Davis lay, nor the place where
the guard stood who shot him. have stated them
to be best of my recollection.
The Through was promised after the shooting
and on the same day. When kept the books,
was promised double rations, colored boy 10
cook them, and pass to go up town whenever
wished. Mr.. Lyerly made me the promise; IL
was never complied with in regard to the IA
lions.
John A. Potter called and sworn-reside = miles
west of Salisbury-was employed as section mas
ter ON the n c. R. R., in the fall of 1S6f-l pass
ed along the road every day-this was during the
winter of 1864 and 1s65-while the large number
of prisoners was there-the wood was hauled on
,.Dfr,, don't
know where it was procured-I passed the prison
every day except Sundays.
There was generally about 200 cords at that
place living by the side of the road saw one
time two ladies prevented from giving food to
two prisoners who were getting wood at the wood
piIe-can't tell the least amount of wood ever
saw there.
CROSS EXAMINED.
I was ten or fifteen steps off when | saw the
guard, prevent the two ladies from giving the
prisoners food-did not hear what passed between
the ladies and prisoners at the time-I know they
were prevented because 1 saw i'll heard the
ladies say if they could not give the food to the
prisoners they would take it home, for the guard
should not have i'll don't know anything more
8 about it than what the ladies said-1 saw the
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prisoners saying they were not allowed to permit
it. and the ladies then carried it away, saying the
guard should not have it. can't tell what it was
The ladies offered them-I know it was food from
hearing the prisoners say they wanted something
10 eat, and the ladies said they had something's
have stated as near as l can in exact words, what
was said saw no more than have stated-I
can't tell at what time this took place, it was in
1864
Charles G. Ashley called and sworn-was SOL
lier in the Sth New York Heavy Artillery, in
1864 and was taken prisoner at Reams station,
in August-carried to Salisbury about the Sth of
October did not keep diary there; it was
taken from me at Richmond. The average ra-
lions was about onethird loaf of bread day
sometimes half, sometimes quarter, and some
times none-about half pint rice soup day
meat occasonally-went about three days with
out rations at one time At first for 100 men we
had what wood three men could carry, then two,
and then one-sometimes We had none; don't
know how much wood was allowed for thou
sand men.
Witness pointed out on the map the place
where his squad quartered during the time he
was in prisonl
l recognize the accused, Maj. John H. Gee;
saw him three several times at Salisbury-once
on the parapet standing with two oficers-next,
at time the rebels were recruiting I think this
was the second time-two or three officers of the
guard were calling for recruits Maj. Gee was
among them-I asked what they were paying,
and was told fifty dollars in money and two loaves
icf bread-the prisoners were crowding up, and
were ordered back by the officer of the guard,
who told them that if they did not give back he
would fire. The next time I saw him was at the
& dead-house. was coming from the sink, and as
r ] passed by l heard some one say :" that man
treathes;'' saw the doctor feel his pulse This
man had just been put in the dead-cart.
This evidence was objected to, but the objec-
| ON, after consultation, overruled.
did not understand what the Doctor said
Maj Gee said, take him along, or, carry him out,
don't recollect whch-he will be dead by the
time he gets there-Maj Gee and the Doctor left
y the man was taken out by some of the prison
crs, and carried back to the hospital saw the
man open his mouth when he was taken out of
the cart-Mr. Babbitt Mr.. Harris, and others l
cannot name, were PRESENT. know they were
present. saw them-this was some time in JAN
uary-can't remember exactly-it was after NOV
edfrom the cave near the dead house. s
did not see Lieut.. Davis shot-saw the smoke
cfthe gun, and saw the man take the gun from
Lis shouldeT-saw Lieut.. Davis after he was shot
saw the guard standing on the platform; an of
= ficer went up and spoke to him-I stood there
think ten minutes, and he was there when left.
= There were fifteen Of my company at Salisbury
Irison-sevep of them died there
never heard orders given not to let persons
give anything to prisoners, but have known per-
sons ordered not to throw anything to the priso-
ners from the platform-tobacco, especially.
aI left Salisbury between Goth and 25th of Febru-
airy, and was taken to Wilmington-the prisoners
were quartered in buildings round Wilmington
they were under medical treatment at Whining
ton-don't know by what surgeons Remained at
Wilmington about aweek
CROSS EXAMINED.
The affair of the man in the dead cart happen
Gu, THINK, about the latter part of January.
ihaYe talked about this matter here with Babbett
Harriss and other witnesses that came with
Rabbit, Harriss and myself have not been CON-
Papng notes about this matter-I have talked to
them about it and they to me, did not tell them
what was going to testify-I swear positively it
was Maj. Gee heard say this-he said. either
= take him OUT or 6 carry him along,'' he will
he dead beforehe gets there, THE man was taken
back to the hospital and died-he died in about an
rt hour and a half-I only know this from hearsay.
l saw him taken quito the wagon and carried back
u the hospital was standing at the time. in
Mont OF the dead house-Maj. Gee was about ten
M OF fifteen feet from me--he stood n ,,t+, a. A.,