The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-03-14
ELEVENTH DAY.
MORNING SESSION.

MORNING SESSION.
TUESDAY, March 9th, 1866.
The Court met pursuant to adjournment--all
the members being present. -,ssl =
The journal of yesterday was read and ap-
proved.
The witness, Ireland, who was examined yes
terday, was recalled TO explain point not fully
understood, in regard 20 the amount of water
brought at one time,and explained that he meant
that two men could not carry more than half a
barrel at q time and this quantity was what was
allowed to hundred men,
John Kennedy was then recalled and his direct
examination continued.
There was disturbance in the prison on the
25th November 1854, in the afternoon-was in
formed that there was to be break out, but
put no confidence in it. was in the tent-don't
suppose tenth of the men knew anything about
it, as they were in the tents, cleaning themselves
some with shirts off. 1 heard yelling and
pretty soon firing of musketry, and three shots
of artillery started and run for the big gate
when got there the gate was closed and there
seemed to be no OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, to the
big hospital and heard 'we give up-wea are done"
many We're killed, saw one man lying near the
Suffers tent, saw them carrying men from the
tents towards the hospitals, supposed to be
wounded men-day before and on day of outbreak
and for five days, we had got oEly 4 loaf of bread
and q pint of soup day.
CROSS EXAMINED.
l was merely prisoner, and held no position
in the prison. John Mahony of the 10ith N. Y.
Vols, was Sergeant of my squad, and Moses
Palmer was Sergeant Major of the Division until
he was paro!ed, and don't know the name of
the one after.
G. Do you know the accused?
A. His face does not look familiar-do not re-
collect having any personal intercourse with him
at Salisbury. / do not rccoect what the cry
was, at the time of the outbreak there was tre-
mendous yelling-there seemed to beno system
about it, they were running about like flock of
sheep. There was rush toward the water gate
by part of them-there were some running in
every direction. was not in the same squad
with Smith, the last witnessI don't recolect
that 1 saw any wounded men brought out OF the
tents M
The stockade was made of posts about seven
feet higa, with three railings to which inch plank
was nailed, and on the outside was walk for the
guard about three feet from the top; do not
know that the stockade was supported from the
outside except by this platform. At the time of
the outbreak, the plan was TO capture the guard,
and break out at the gates opposite the large hos
ptal and the water gate-the gates were of the
same structure with the wall
Isaac H. Martin called and sworn-Agcd -
years, reside in Rockingham county, N. C.-was
q prisoner at Salisbury from 1st May, 1854 until
18th january, 1S65-was confined about one
month, and aas out the balance of the time as
fireman of the workshops-these shops were
moved outside about the 1st of October, when the
prisoners of war came. l was out on pledge that
would not leave nor assist any one else in get
ting away, but gave no written parole-I remain
ed out of the prison. as foreman of the shops,
about two months and half-I was sent by Maj.
Moffit to get the shovels that the dead line was
being cut with, to have them repaircd-when 1
got on the parapet, a prisoner called TO me and
asked for piece ofbread; Told htm had none
I got down and bought ginger cake-got back
and called him higher, so could throw it to him
he came up in some or feet of the dead line,
when the sentinel halted him, and cooked his gun
as if TO shoot him; asked him not to shoot him.
then got the shovels and returned to the shops.
had been to Nc. Motifs Office in town, and on
my way back to the arsenal met two guards,
who told me that Maj. Gee had sent two other
guards after meas soon as heard that, l went
a Gao
me- and asked aim what he wanted-he asked me
if had given prisoner piece of bread-I told
him Ihad-he then asked did not know it was
against orders told him did not. He then
said he would have to put me back in the prison,
and dordered sergeant of the guard, Berry, Think
to take me back, and was taken back into the
garrison through the gate this was about the l7th
ofJannary, 1865.
CROSS EXAMINED.
suppose could have given the prisoners food
by taking it to the officer of the day or to the
guard-this had been done, and don't know that
that order had ever been changed-I cant say
whether there was standing order or not, for
persons wishing to sendf ood to the prisoners to
send it through the off er OF the guard or the
ohicer OIL tue uay, put Know tney generaliy got
it in that way-I understood that my offense was
giving the prisoner food over the fence; don't
know that it was msrely in ing him food-I
was paroled outside Of the prison for the use Of
my tools; blacksmith and carpenters tools
suppose tools were so scarce they could not get
them anywhere else.
I ,nnr,r
rfoS'sions wer' allowed 10 go IN 'nrougn inc