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

days furlough-this was, / think, between the LIST
and 24th of October.
I heard Maj. Gee make the remark that they
could kill them off faster there than they could
in Lees army-this conversation was between the
LIST and oath of October-am not positive as to
whom this was said, but I think to brother Of
his, but am not certain-it was in his room at
headquarters room was next to it. At the
time the chimney fell, saw the guard shoot
man near the building where crowd was gather
ed-the man was carried to the hospital
WITNESS pointed out, on the diagram, the place
where the man was shot-aboIt ten feet from the
entrance at the north east end of the large brick
building
The rations were about half a loaf of bread and
some soup-some days got none-on 23rd, 9th,
25th and 18th of Nov. '64, we got nothing three
of the days, and the other two, only half rations
remained in the Office as clerk from Sth July to
24th Oct. was placed in the upper story of the
old factory, after was re-captured.
There was no accuracy in the report of deaths
kept in the hospital-one morning Mr.. Lyerly re-
ported to me some ten or fifteen deaths and the
officer who had charge of burying the dead told
me-
Here the witness was stopped and objection
raised by the defense to the statement, as being
only hearsay; and as not the best evidence that
could be adduced on the subject, but merely sec
ondary.
The Judge Advocate commended that the evil
dence was competent, because made by those who
were acting in an official capacity in order to make
up an official record
The Court was cleared for consultation, and on
the doors being re-opened, the Judge Advocate
announced that the question was withdrawn
EXAMINATION RESUMED.
took these reports to Maj. Gee in the morn
ing and he asked me if they were correct and
told him they were to the best of my knowl-
edge.
heard Maj Gee say on one occasion that the
rebels must have full rations of meat whether the
yankees got any or not.
CROSS EXAMINED
My residence is in Buffalo, New York. do not
know but that may have made the remark, since
have been in Raleigh, that would walk to Buff
falo to hang Maj Gee, or words to that effect
may have said SO in the excitement of converse
toni have told no one since have been here
as witness, that had volunteered to hang Maj.
Gee, nor words to that effect.
@. Have you not said that the witnesses Brown,
Richardson and Davis had made their "piles" out
of the prisoners, and now came out in their fine
clothes
[Objccted to and the objection sustainedI
@. Did you sayt any person since you arrived in
Raleigh, that every keeper of prison, North or
South, ought to be hung?
[Objected to, but question allowed
A. have, and added to it, that we should be
sure to get the right ones, if they were.
did not tell Moses G. Palmer, in the town of
Raleigh, in January last, that hoped to God
they would hang Gee, nor words to that effect
I did not tell Mr.. Taft, in Raleigh, since have
been awitness in this case, that had volunteered
to hang Gee; told him that I had received my
summons, and had come on, and paid my way,
and had drawn my mileage after got here-I did
not tell Mr.. Taft so at Salisbury.
was not out ON parole while was prisoner
at Salisbury wrote about six lines and left it in
the desk when l went out, but took no oath;
wrote that would not divulge what heard at
headquarters, nor assist any one to escape, and
there might have been clause that would not
escape myself think this was all the contents
of that written MOTEL can swear there were not
more than ten lines in it. Lyerly told me to
write it, and went .out while 1 was writing it;
wrote and signed it and put it IN the desk.
Q. Did you break that parole?
A. left and went to East Tennessee sup
pose did break it.
suppose there were six or seven thousand
prisoners at Salisbury, about three or four weeks
after they came; that 1 heard the conversation
killed by Lees army. Major Gees brother was
sick while at Salisbury it may have not been him
to whom the conversation was directed, he may
have been there and gone, and it might have been
said to some one else-I have forgotten why
thought il was to his brother the remark was
made; but knew why at the time; it was not
simply because knew he was there at that time;
knew his brother stopped there, and was there
most all the time, aud very seldom saw any one
else go into the room-the brother that is now
dead is the one have reference to- was sit
ting in my room when this conversation took
place-it adjoined Maj Gees room. could not
see who was in Maj. Gees room at the time
did not see Maj. Gee there-I knew it was Mai.
Gee who said this-I knew it by his voice-that is
the only way l knew it was he-dont think !
heard any voice but his in the room at that time
1 don't think heard any one reply to the re.
mark; paid no attention to the reply, but made
memorandum of the remark in my memoran
dunn book-I did this thinking there would be q
! hereafter, az had no confidence in the Confed
eracy. This occurred somewhere between the
LIST and oath of October destroyed my memo
randum book, and can't tell exactly-I destroyed
it. because, in escaping we were chased pretty
hard, and did not wish it found on mel can
not swear to Maj Gees brother ever being al
headquarters at Salisbury, the man that was there
was said to be his brother-I never saw him be
| fore.
The Court then adjourned to 8 o'clock thi.
| afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
THURSDAY, March s, 1866.
David S. Miller recalled and his cross exami
nation continued