The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-04-24
,hich fired before the order to cease could reach

ants, confederate gray jacket, cap with oil cloth
over, and either boots shoes-never wore any
old lace, nor cape, nor slouched hat nor hat of
ny kind. There was recruiting officer there,
b elonging to Gen. Yorl's staff who wore cloak
cape and hat. This officer was there in
december, 1864, January and February, 1866
light have been there i'll November, 1864 Maj
zee never wore a sabre there-he had none
ever saw one in his ofiice-Gee told him he had
'st his sabre coming from Richmond.
There was no discrimination against negroes in
he prison-all prisoners were treated alike. Maj
5ecs department to prisoners always kind
Id courteous-saw him salute Gen. Hays respect
lilly. His labors very laborious and he X
rted himself to provide for the prisoners-was
constantly on duty-never saw him in town
cept on official business to the quartermaster or
commissary-he was on duty constantly day and
night.
Court adjourned to 10 O. clock Monday morning.
MONDAY, April. 3d. 1866
After the reading of the journal, the direct ex-
animation of Capt. Jno. A. Fuqua resumed.
Maj. Gee had no choice Of the guard, but had to
take such detailed to him, except some
from Freeman's battalion, who were detailed as
officers for the prison. He found it difficult to
lave the guard perform their duty properly
don't know to Maj Gees control over the sur
gcons he could not change nor remove them
the policing of the prison was under charge of
the officer of the day. Maj. Gee had control
over the Quartermaster or commissary-Aiajor
MOriitt denied his having control over him-he
and Maj. Gee had some trouble about wood, but
don't know what the decision at Richmond was
in regard to it. Morfitt went away from Salisbury
to Danville or to Richmond without asking leave
of Mai. Gee.
The centre of the prison yard was rocky, as if
nj tod -,
Richmond that if Hintors regiment and Capt.
Snead's company taken away from Sails
bury the prisoners could not be kept in, or ould
not be safe-tlcir removal ncccssitated a decrease
in the number of ScntinelS. Witness thinks there
were 800 or l, 10 men recruited out of the pri
son-Maj. Gee opposed this recruiting, and ut one
time refused to allow Col Tucker, who had Il
commission 10 recruit at some other prisons, to
enter this prison for that purpose. Never saw
placard under Maj Gees name posted in the
prison, and does not believe there ever was one
thinks if there had been Tic would have known
1.-THE recruits were forcigners-no Americans
were allowed to be recruited The rule in allow
ing prisoners to go outside was TO parole them
never knew an exception. 1t was easy matter
to escape under the palisadc of the prison, if
prisoners could get to it-they could scratch out
with their hands in few minutes, in many parts
of it.
At the time the officers sent away, it was
from apprehension of an attempt to escape. This
apprehension was based the fact that they lad
been seen throwing slips OF paper across the line
to the mcn-witncss saw one of these papers; it
stated that Il certain signal W ould be given, and
the MN must then rally under the sergeants of
divisions and come to the officers, who would
lead them. Mai. Gee reported these facts to
Richmond and order came for the removal of
the officers TO Danvic, hui when the order arriv-
ed they about starting.
Gen Winder was at the prison soon after the
outbreak and said to the pri Soners in presence of
witness that half of them ought to have been killed.
and in case of such another attempt, not of
them should be left alive. Maj Gee formed
very unflvorahe opinion of Gen. Windrr.
Prisoners were not allowed 10 make purchases
from citizens but officers having charge OF ;a,m
might purchase for t'.entilc-c the orders
lad seen prisoners bring i'll provisions thus pur
claSc,i-this order was 10 prevent any person out
side from having communication will! the prison
ers--thi- was the order from Richmond as witness
gathered from 4 paper that had been seat to
Richmond by Il lawyer for of the prisoners,
which WAS returned by Gen Gardner, with
endorsement by him cnqnirin.s how it WAS that
lawyer lad been allowed to have communication
with prisoner
The scntincIs had orders to fire on crowds
diSpcrSt and refusing TO DO so-this necessary
on account o. tie frail condition of the i,a!i~adc
means by crowd" 800 OF. 600 men, not - or -
or Il hundrcd-t..tre were abundant evidences OF
prisont ijviag escaped under Tie !:isadc, and
their iicq:Icilt occurrence made n necessary to
lace Il liac OF scntinels the ground outside
the I.aIie:,dc.
Witness stated that Maj. Gee had power
authority to give furough TO the lad that shot
Lieut.. Davis. Cannot say how many struggling
shots we're fired after the main firing lad ceased
at the time Of The OutbrCak-thinls not more than
half Gozen-did not see any firing. Gee and
Morlitt did not get along well togcther-AIaj- Gee
complained of Mortitt's neutrality-suspicious.
to me, i'll c0nvcrsatiOn-dont know that he re-
ported him 10 Richmond.
There Was IL garden ut the prisOn-thc vcgcta-
bIes were divided between Iiai. Gee and The hos
1pital sur.rcons-don't know what hospitals they
were used for.
CROSS EXAMINED.
Witness was ut Salisbury from the Sd March,
1SG4-w:s appointed there by the war depart
ment-thc same authority that appointed Major
Gee Before the arrival of the large number OF
prisoners, had never known persons refused per
mission to give prisoners provisions, nor after
ward, neither
Tie rutions to prisoners were pound Hour, l
pound beef or q pound bacon per day-thin!ls
they generally got this amount-witncss knows
OF no pics other food being taken from prison
crs-there order to such an cffect-if there
was such an order witness would have known it.
Some few of TIC recruited prisoners
> turned on its being discovered that they
tnericans-thc recruits were offered bounty of
S5G-tl.inls there nothing else ofered-was
often present when the recruiting was gong OIL
heard other offered.
Witness repeated his statement in regard to
Hgatcr-thinks there enough for drinking and
cooking, but not for washing. Maj. Gee lad fire.
qucntly to complain that his acquisitions were
not fllcd-there were times " hen his acquisitions
for rations not filled, because the commits
sary did not have them.
Witness made some further statements in
gard to Shelters and gave his views in regard to
Maj. Gees responsibilities in certain supposed
contingencies.
Maj Gee notified the department at Richmond
of the want of lumber, both at the time the pri-
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