The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-03-24
NINETEENTH DAY.
THURSDAY, March 22nd. 1866.
Irnal of yesterday was read.

1S64-went to Salisbury on the 5th Oct, and re-
manned until they left, in Feb 1865. On one
casion officer of the guard take some pies
from prisoner That he had bought and take them
to Maj. Gees housc-this while before
Christmas-don't recollect the exact day.
Saw negro prisoner who was killed-did not
see him shot, but saw him afterward-he was ly-
ing i'll the east part Of the yard, just below the
four wooden houses-not far from the dead line
perhaps fifteen or twenty feet the inside
Witness pointed out on the map of the prison the
place where the body lay. saw him about
four hours after he shot, when L went on
guard-saw no officer thcre-there was no one
round him.
There good deal of lumber about there
lived III quarters made OF pine poles and boards
there was any amount OF timber about there to
build such quarters lived in-there was
plenty OF straw and hay in the country round.
CROSS EXAMINED.
l was not at the garrison all the time; was fire.
Qucntly off hunting dcserters-the lumber was
mile or two otf-it was hauled to make some of
the huts, and the men carried their
backS-our company had their poles hauled
have seen Senior Reserves carrying board timber on
their backs Il mle-ddnt see them carving
poles-thc wagons. there were used to haul tim
Der and firewood-when the wagons hauled tim
Der they would have to stop hauling tirewood, of
course,-When the men carried timber their
backs, they were compelled to do it, if they got
it think it was four weeks after we went there
before we got shelters-it was the last of De
ccmber
The used were made in the shop there
my company brought axes from home-never
drew any-thc men had to send home for axes or
go without them-they brought Irows and cross
cut saws, too, from home TO make the huts with.
Our rltions were pound Of flour, tin
cup full day-the cup held about Il pint--wc
geIrra!iy got thls every day-"e went one day
without. fOod-We had been after dcsrcters and
when got back, they said there was nothing
to issue TO us, and we went home to get some
thing to cat. Besides the flour, we got about
three-iourths Il pound of bacon or one pound OF
beef Il day-got this nearly every day--when we
didn't sc; meat, we got sorghum-don't know
how much; about three CT four quarts-we had
us much as we wanted-wc all Cat at the same
tablc-don't know how much there was to each
man-there were ten III my mess-1 WAS not there
very often.
Ii would have been necessary to have wagons
to haul lumber TO build shelters for the prison
erS The witness then made statement in
gard to the reg iment of senior reserves the age,
manner OF getting oUt of the service, &c, which
the reporter did not take down.
When We first went there, there was house for
the guard to go III when they came oil duty
they stuck sticks in the ground and covered
them over for shelter! and had some tents awhile
and then they built the quarters of poles-thc
men spoke OF deserving, if there not some
shelter provided for them-thcre w:s some such
talk.
l was not present when the negro shot
know nothing about it, only l the body. |
saw the officer take the pies from the prisoner
II was III the evening as they came from the grave
yard-dont know the datc-it was some time IN
December think.
l saw prisoners wash themselves in the
creek when they went after water-we made seven
or eight trips day-thc orders were to take them
there and hack-thcrc was no particular time 20 go
thirty to forty and sometimes, fifty, went at once
don't think more than fifty ever wcnt-thcy
did not ~ go that presented themselves at the
gaze, every time, because there were not guards
enough to carry thcm-whcn squad returned
another went; they did not have TO wait to empty
the barrcis-thc guard consisted of twelve or
fifteen.
The guard did not have plenty of fire-wood-
sometimes had to carry our firewood about
half mile our backs-that was, for
Shantic$-thiS was not very often, only one" in
while, when there was none laulcd-wc some
times suffered for want of fire.
REDIRECT.
/ don't know whether the prisoners could wasl,
in the priSon-they had no axes, except some at
the hospitals.
COURT
The rations we had from home was brought to
cat-Wc had bacon from home, and bread, chick
ems pies and cakes-wc got things from home
perhaps once in two weeks. The reason we could
not take Ill The prisoners to water who presented
themselves was, there were not enough of the
guard
L was never inside of the prison.
Capt. W. +. Pierce, sworn-residc in Raleigh
1SG4-corrvsnondcd frequently with Capt. James
NJ Goodman, A q. NJ, at Salisbury received
communications from him upon average, l
suppose, once Il day.
The witness WAS here shown two paper writings
and asked if the signature thereto was that Of
Capt. Goodinan'S. These papers Were reports
from Capt. James VI. Goodman \. O. NJ. Sails
bury y. {. to the Department ut Richmond. The
questions objected TO by the defense, and the
Court, after consultation, overruled the objec-
ton.
Witness answered that the signatures were those
of Capt. Goodman
The papers were then offered rs evidence and
We're objected to by the defense the ground
that they not official orders, but mere state
mcnts, and that their Introduction would deprive
the defense of the opportunity of cross examining
on ii em-tlIat Goodman is within reach OF the
Court and that his verbal evidence would be bet
ter than these papers.
The Court ruled that the Papers were admssi-
bic, because it was proved they were signed by
Capt Goodnlani i'll his official capacity.
The examination OF Capt. Pierce WIS then con-
tnucd.
These reports are in the usual forrn-thc
relating TO transportation, animals, wagons, &c,
Is made ont by the general form tI-at was used
both i'll the Confederate and Federal regulations
the other in regard to contracts, Is made out by
special forln-thc first were made out at regular
intervals, the second at amy time When called for
by certain officers Of Departments, Bureaus
Posts. The first ought to show all the animals,
&c, he WAS accountable for no matter where
they were whether at Raleigh Richmond or any
where else, and whether scrviceable not. Capt.
Goodman was not entirely under the control of
the COmmandant of the Post at Salisbury-if the
Communicates orders conIlictcd with those from
the Chief of the bureau, he not bound to
obey thcm-he was the judge of how far he was
bound to obsy his orders, under his responsibility
that responsibility was to the Department
there was special order cXcnpting him from the
control of the Commandlnt of the Post.
have had business correspondence with Mai
MOfiitt, prison g VI. at SaliSbury-hc made
frequent acquisitions on me for q. NJ. stOrts-he
MADE them sometimes as often us Twice week.
he urged me to send him the suppiies-cspecially
stoves, axes and other articles-hs letters to me
very frequent and very uroent-hc stated he
pressed for these thirGs by the CommanCant
of the Post at Salsbury--that the prisoners
suffering, especially for stOves-I had charge of 4
foundry at the time and gave order to have the
stoves made-it was not my duty to furnish them,
but as [ had the foundry was willing to do it
Motitt also sent to for ropes for wells also for
glass in large quantties-I suppose they were for
the prison, as Motiitt was only connected with the
prison. did not always furnish the things be-
cause did not always have them. 1t was my
duty first to supply my own Post, and then if
there any surplus, furnished them to other
Posts-it was Motitt's duty to get things where
he could-the regulations required that rcquisf
lions be made on Richmond, but we could never
get anything from thcre--it was the usage to get
supplies from post Tor another but not
actly in accordance with the regulations-the ne
ccSsity made the usage.
1t " ould have taken about thirty days to make
requiStion Richmond and have it filled, if
there were obs ructions to the Roads, never
made requsition on Richmond for anything.
Maj. Motiitt made acquisitions on me frequently
from Oct 1864 to Feb. 1865 at least three four
times month, besides private letters u:'ging
to fill the rcquistions and for almost every
tice of Quartermaster's stores. In his letters he