New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-15

IALtlOh, - iALIef'F iit1( ha!NS
The Court met yesterday morning as usual,
at 10 O'Clock all the members Of tue Commission being
present
TESTIMONY OF CITIZEN or sAIImCRY.
Luke Black Der eai.ed and swo.n:.l reside In sails'
Der OF the Legisainrci nave lived IN h.wan 'onn'y
and the iowa Of sasGary sye.v visit, ! che pI,'os
serys sO was there viii basket Pov ss &C
coun1uied number OF ladies' y see ms prSl,,fsi on
OF tie ladies desired me to ask Ma Sss - 80 az W
Provisions 20 be given 10 tsc pnsohersi ssksa hS
Zee, AID he declined stitps th'tthev.vss nI'enoss
10 10 the large member 81 pFi,onps Guy good ana
would probably make a fi,s 70 sse' ,sis /. ss"ut
when there was not enough Ios y seryan. haI a lar,
substance of what vas s,d. IS slsed r saj 1919 .
.ss,, ss::; Va s..n.r
ih iV after Majr Gee came 70 Ssssseyi Capt Blas
% p9i.on lA to an @ old ssasa Z @ VS.
er. Ithink THIS was Vowed tsr a lew da after 81
large number OF prison caa { he.s; Icanncte ga
these provisions Nete lakeos " TIE prison, tus sp
Blaekmer asked nv Vi.e ~ ,ue item up for nat pr
pose; | went 70 kiel moad % toe ma'' Angus
and renamed there TO tlc month OF d. Tor q
prisoners at saIsouryi mean prisoner seized
isl army and oihgr prisoners BOT, bo 49, origin
object was for the Federal pisont IS; Tas p RE
m0ud afterward. but Tot m cVnnee Iona y, tlnt basl
not been igneG to SALISBURY, - 30 ~ That tune
but aiterv ard, made applicant, % the Conied. e Su
thorlties for prisoner called HE Count Mvor SeS
did not allow 10 50 ~ 20 vis.1 PRISONERS pst hso
bnsine,s NTH some prisoners auG MAJ Gee had them
come to headquarters 10 see nc; thilk was SV"eo
~ 90 into the prison once but an not eersan baNe
No recollection vi any Endorsement maze oy uen nass.
ner ON A memorial N regard - The Count. except
an Endorsement allowing TIE Count u pass cat OF INC
country by one OF Two or tlree routes HeA'oneui
have no recollection Of ~! OtNtf.
TESTIMONY OF UNION SOLDIER.
NJ F. Roberts cal ed tBd sworn; was United
States soldier IN lsoi 10 Con ay T. Jsth MhsSssng-
sets: taken prisoner IN Aus,s'' Ieof On wy ~
don Railroad; was taken 90 ne Llopy' tneh 10 beuo
Lilo md rom there 81 salisbury vu the stu OF otooer;
about the middle orlast Of November attended an ono
of the hospitals, thC 0he ma Aed No On VOC nss ~
would accommodato ahonl % prisoners; renamed
there until the .Oth o February iscS when iet Ior
lVlehmoud; think there were about |4O ptten's au
muted t. that hospita While was t"e'e out gu V ~
certan know rs died m u, have seen keeper ON
GERS of The prison recsuiugi ihsy offered oai ..
bread AID $50 ~ Uld as bounty; We ha1 peeh on
r,tons for some tine, tnnt J. quarter OF Doi w
bread ANA about tdird of Plat o. soap thank lno
ony chance We had 10 buy food when we went ous
after water; hId opportunities % Guy on. VIC ts1
refused let me buy II, SNOW the q, as IN 'ng a arc
were very frequent, CuLt An." 'he piVfo4Non' :" INV
tent OF 10 IN our squad three clru.
TESTIMONY or THE PR;soS suTLER.
| Lawrence lafi called aud sworh: Was sstler and
ordnance sergeant at SGllstniy during the time inc
were tnere bad control OF the yafa ana had
to pay attention 10 all the prses Ia therc a. ~ cents
head per month"; generally got my suppne' ior tuo
sutes store IN the town; can't say as 10 the amount
,f the sales; kept no accounts generally had TWO
men selling for Iae, bus dout KNOW as To the amount
sold kept cakes. pies rice salt ana TOBACCO a. gen
era stock; had pieay OF tnese, aud haa 10 take some
nsck nearly every night paid my tax Tor license 10
Lycr'y. . H., ..n,
etsulp WAS male with tie Authorizes before MAJOR Zee
went TO Salisbury. lhe prisoners OF war bau permis.
sion TO buy anything bad; there was no esreuVn as
10 quantity OF aItcies nor kind, ehceps liquors. Una.
sold the prisoners GOT potatoes, tLrnlps, tomatoes,
aud sometimes meat 10 sell. bni could not gt muen
meat on account Of tie scarcity Oh IL III town. ,
went out seyeial times ioi ~ and got hohei as u/
potatoes and turniPs. ecu q get good many IN ~
fal, season. when they Dig POI aloe that Is III heDont
of October aud November prlrupdly; when wa
sergeant. did not get plenty oil tatlonsi at hrst
were allowed third Of pound OF bacoh' whieh ate
ward was re- uced b quarter al ponhn, " I'm about
pound of -four and s0metincs-peFhaIs I'VE or
times-I went to the company 20 draw ana got hoto,
went Two weeks, Nhlo the company went W uieeh
borouen and Lit Tow OF us at SALISBURY, without X.
ting any thing but what | bought myselIi Wien we
GOT dras meat wo got some ho4isseS auu n..ie co
meal or some hour, and little salt time or two, al
| a little rice sometimes; was an enlisted man IN 20
pany b. FTeeman's Battalion.
| Rs-direct-I don't recOllect the prices charged
the articles sold lnaot swear TO the prices lreck'
cot about Is cents to 81 ~ piece for pies, potatoes
about Si2 bushe; neat w.s 80 scarce don't know'
what IL Pound; SAT- ABOUT ~ - piht-ah oou'
federale money bNc not thH iCaSs uea vi tas 9ush'
TESTIMONY OF ANOTHER SOLDIER.
| Albert Ii. Richardson called aud sworn; Wasamem@
Der OF Company H. 18th Mass achus tbs ssnent, was
taken prisoner lyta August, and carried " Sails.
bury about the 9th 5'h Of October lso4; recog-
nize the prisoner have seen hs face don't know his
name; have him at oalisDufyi L remained az
Salisbury till 2eth February about four and ahali
months; while there We got onehaif oaf 81 bread.
rico soup. aud small piece OF meat dapy when We
first ent there for about fortnight; We got after
ward about fourth loaf VI bread and meat about
once fortnight in snail quantities.; We got our ra-
tous sometimes in tho morning, sometimes at night.
some days none all went 80 hours with nothing
but rice soup; had 10 shelter, but few bulldogs.
I'M the last Of October. when VIC got few tents the
buildings were mostly occupied ~ the SICK u state
what was tue prices OF articles solg N the suffers shop
IN the prison A. The ans aDi 81 things was small
the price of salt - cents spoonfu eggs $40 dol
lars dozen, flour about dollar gill; all this In Coh
Sderate cu.re1cy think the pies were 81 rs eacbs
don't know the prices OF ese things outside but know
thew were lower than lusde when tie prisoners went
there some had United >laie3 money ana some Con
federste money: exchange wlen We first went there
was SO 10 e. and aftervard so to 81 fo gIesnbsc 70
EXTRAORDINARY sTATEAESTs.
Yesterday DAVID ). Miller WAS called and sworn Re-
aides In Buffalo, n. H., aud Was captured In Virginia
went to Salisbury in February 1894 and remained thor
till February. le9. except tho time escaped repre-
sented myself 40 q citizen when captured but belonged
to the 10th " Y Cavalry kept the books Of the prisoj
from July to October q, le6i under charge Of Ly
.rly the clerk l1he main potion Of his evidence ha
already been given but add the new ststemsnts-CoR
heard Major Gee make tho remark that they (tA( 4
ycould kill the Yankees c iaster at SasbuYt
than they could in Lees army; think the Major ms
the remark to his brother.
Miller was rgidiy cross-cIaminsd. and sdmt ted ID
effect that he broke BIZ parole when he escaped; ths
be night have said be would wax from Buffalo TO Rad
leigh to hang Major Gee bur denied saying that no
volan1n1ed for that purpose.
1t void seem that Miller Is Q reckless and exfrav(
CANT talksr. and much discsedit was thrown upon
statements by the defense lie was still on the stan.